Swarmling

The swarmling is a variant strain of the zergling that appears in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.

Game Unit[]

The swarmlings are able to spawn in groups of three and morphs almost instantly (two seconds). This allows the player to amass a huge army of swarmlings quickly.

The swarmling still take 0.5 control per swarmling, or 1.5 per cocoon.^[1]

Swarmlings can be very handy if the player wishes to amass a large number of banelings in a short amount of time, and at slightly less cost per zergling. Their short hatching time is useful for times when the player's base is attacked while the main army is away: defenders can be made in seconds.

Heart of the Swarm[]

It becomes available with the raptor after completing either Shoot the Messenger or Fire in the Sky.

During Kerrigan's resurgence, Abathur discovered the swarmling strain in a feral zerg brood on the planet Astrid III. The brood's hatcheries developed the means to reduce the complexity in Zz'gash dune runner core thus allowing the production of the swarmling. The simple sequences allow three swarmlings to hatch from a single egg with an almost nonexistent gestation period. However the dorsal projection of the dune runner has resurfaced in the swarmlings.^[2][3]

Legacy of the Void[]

Swarmlings are available in the final StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Epilogue mission "Amon's Fall".^[4]

Co-op Missions[]

Zagara's zerglings automatically upgrade to the swarmling strain when she reaches Level 12. Unlike the campaign, Zagara's swarmlings use the Leviathan Brood skin.

Upgrades and Abilities[]

Development[]

The swarmling used the model of the raptor in development.^[5]

Trivia[]

• The swarmling figurine was available as part of the zergling plastic "army men" set.^[6]

References[]

Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus units and structures Terrestrial units Larva Drone Zergling Baneling Roach Ravager (LotV) Hydralisk Lurker (LotV) Infestor Ultralisk Queen Swarm host (HotS) Aerospace units Overlord Overseer Mutalisk Brood lord Corruptor Viper (HotS) Spawned units Broodling Changeling Infested terran Locust (HotS) Basic buildings Hatchery Creep tumor Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Baneling nest Roach warren Automated defenses Spine crawler Spore crawler Advanced buildings Lair Hive Infestation pit Spire Greater spire Hydralisk den Lurker den Nydus network Nydus worm Ultralisk cavern Transition units Baneling cocoon Broodmother cocoon Brood lord cocoon Egg Impaler cocoon Infested swarm egg Lurker cocoon Overseer cocoon Ravager cocoon Ultralisk chrysalis Others Creep Campaign and Co-op Missions units and structures Terrestrial units Aberration Blightbringer Brutalisk Defiler Impaler cocoon Infested colonist Infested diamondback Infested marine Infested trooper Infested medic Infested SCV Infested siege tank Omegalisk Pygalisk Pygalisk cocoon Swarmling Volatile infested Aeropsace units Guardian Leviathan Sac Scourge Swarm guardian Infested banshee Infested liberator Buildings Impaler den Infested terran buildings Infested command center Omega network Omega worm Scourge nest Toxic nest Virophage Automated defenses Bile launcher Scourge cannon Spore cannon Sunken colony Impaler colony Infested bunker Infested missile turret Variant units Zergling Strains Enthralled zergling Raptor Swarmling Baneling Strains Hunter Splitter Baneling spawn Roach Strains Corpser Roachling Vile Queen Strains Aiur queen Broodmother Swarm queen Hydralisk Strains Enthralled hydralisk Hunter Killer Impaler Lurker Ultralisk Strains Enthralled ultralisk Noxious Stank Torrasque Swarm host Strains Carrion Creeper Locust Strains Flying locust Mutalisk Strains Enthralled mutalisk Brood lord Viper Guardian Strains Swarm guardian Canceled Zerg Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Bassalisk Behemoth chrysalis Bone wasp Cobra Dracolisk Fiend Fury Gigalisk Gorgeling Huge queen Incubus Infested protoss Klurken Large queen Larval queen Leech Lilev coccoon Magnasaur Magnathar Mantalisk Mantis Miasmalisk Morphalisk Nihilisk Primalisk Prowler Scavenger Siegeling Spore host Swarm Swarm guardian Swarm larva Terrorling Trichinella Removed Buildings Broodling nest Creep colony Creep tower Infested protoss buildings Nydus destroyer Nydus warren Shrieker Spore colony Swarm clutch Swarm infestation Underfiend

Heart of the Swarm v • e

Characters Kerrigan's Swarm Abathur Dehaka Izsha Sarah Kerrigan Alexei Stukov Zagara Supporting Amon's Xel'naga Amon Emil Narud Primal Zerg Brakk Kraith Slivan the Eternal Mother Yagdra Zurvan the Ancient One Other Swarm Zerg Kilysa Naktul Niadra Ryloth Protoss Expedition Leader Lasarra Zeratul Raynor's Raiders Matt Horner Valerian Mengsk Jim Raynor Rory Swann Terran Dominion Arcturus Mengsk Nova Terra Horace Warfield Other terrans Mira Han Orlan Organizations and Concepts Primal zerg Raynor's Raiders Tal'darim Terran Dominion Zerg Swarm Campaign Mechanics Leviathan Evolution pit Nerve center Kerrigan's chamber Campaign Units Zergling Raptor Swarmling Baneling Hunter Splitter Baneling spawn Roach Corpser Vile Hydralisk Lurker Impaler Queen Swarm queen Mutalisk Viper Brood lord Ultralisk Noxious Torrasque Swarm host Carrion Creeper Locust Flying locust Aberration Leviathan Missions Swarm Campaign v • e Umoja Missions Lab Rat Back in the Saddle Rendezvous Char Missions Domination Fire in the Sky Old Soldiers Kaldir Missions Harvest of Screams Shoot the Messenger Enemy Within Zerus Missions Waking the Ancient The Crucible Supreme Skygeirr Missions Infested Hand of Darkness Phantoms of the Void Space Missions With Friends Like These... Conviction Final Missions Planetfall Death from Above The Reckoning Mission chart Versus Units Protoss Mothership core Oracle Tempest Terran Hellbat Widow mine Zerg Swarm host Locust Viper

Swarm Zerg Breeds v • e

Command Strains Current Adostra Metamorph Overlord Queen, current strain Broodmother Overqueen Defunct Cerebrate Mini cerebrate Chitha Overmind Queen, original strain Queen of Blades Core Strains Terrestrial Larva Feederling Drone Queen Zergling Baneling Roach Ravager Hydralisk Impaler Lurker Aberration Defiler Swarm host Infestor Nydus worm Devouring maw Ultralisk Anub'alisk Blightbringer Aerospace Overlord Overseer Mutalisk Guardian Scourge Queen Devourer Corruptor Brood lord Viper Behemoth Sea urchin creature Leviathan Specialist Strains Terrestrial Zergling strains Devouring One Eats the Fallen Enthralled Goblin Raptor Screamer Swarmling War Zergling Baneling strains Hunter Kaboomer Splitter Roach strains Corpser Vile Hydralisk strains Chitha Enthralled Hunter Killer Hydolysk Temple Guardian Warg Queen strains Broodmother Char Queen Swarm queen Defiler strains Plague Bringer Unclean One Swarm host strains Carrion Creeper Infestor strains Choker Ultralisk strains Apocalisk Blade Guardian Brutalisk Hunterling Enthralled Juggernaut Noxious Omegalisk Pygalisk Stank Torrasque Nydus worm strains Meinhoff worm Omega worm Aerospace Overlord strains Mastermind Yggdrasill Overseer strains Spotter Mutalisk/Guardian strains Drake Enthralled Evolved Mutalisk Gargoyle Greater Mutalisk High Guardian Kukulza Feral Guardian Skyrling Guardian strains Kukulza High Guardian Queen strains Hand Maiden Empress Eschutriarch Matriarch Siren Summoned Strains Spawned Strains Baneling spawn Bile swarm Broodling Swarmling Changeling Creep Dark swarm Glaive wurm Locust Flying locust Neural parasite Monstrosity Parasite Probe Roachling Sac Spore Symbiote Pupal Strains Baneling cocoon Broodmother cocoon Brood lord cocoon Chrysalis Cocoon Impaler cocoon Infested swarm egg Lurker cocoon Lurker egg Overmind cocoon Overseer cocoon Pygalisk cocoon Ravager cocoon Stukov cocoon Ultralisk chrysalis Zerg egg Infested Strains Infested fauna Infested protoss Infested turkey Roverlisk Infested terrans Aberration Infested colonist Infested marine Explosive Infestor-spawned Trooper Infested medic Infested SCV Mutate Volatile infested Infested vehicles Infested banshee Infested diamondback Infested liberator Infested siege tank Infested buildings Infested armory Infested barracks Infested bunker Infested colonist compound Infested command center Infested engineering bay Infested factory Infested missile turret Infested refinery Infested starport Infested tech lab Structural Strains Basic Hatchery Creep tumor Creep claw Extractor Evolution chamber Spawning pool Baneling nest Creep colony Impaler colony Bile launcher Spore colony Mini spore colony Sunken colony Spine crawler Spore crawler Spore cannon Hydralisk den Toxic nest Locust nest Sentry Advanced Hydralisk den Lurker den Lair Hive Infestation pit Infestation pustule Spire Greater spire Impaler den Queen's nest Nydus canal Nydus network Omega network Defiler mound Ultralisk cavern Constriction Scourge cannon Virophage Scourge nest See also: Primal Zerg Breeds