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The Zerg Swarm - Units and Structures
Drone
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Strengths:
Inexpensive; can morph into buildings; can burrow
Weaknesses:
Easily killed; virtually defenseless; lost after transformation |
The semisentient Drone is the workhorse of the Zerg Overmind and is intimately involved in expanding Zerg territory and maintaining Zerg economy. Drones harvest minerals and collect Vespene Gas. Try and maintain a ratio of two Drones per mineral patch to generate mineral resources as quickly as possible. In most cases, you will need no more than four Drones collecting Vespene Gas, since only one Drone may reside within an Extractor at any given time.
| Designation | Drone | | Hit Points/Size | 40/small | | Time to Build | 20 | | Cost (minerals/Vespene Gas/control) | 50/0/1 | | Weapon/Strength | Spines 5, +0 per upgrade | | Armor/Strength | Zerg Carapace 0, +1 per upgrade | | Special Options | Burrow |
Drones may also morph themselves into any type of Zerg structure at will. This is at once a testament to the Zerg race's resilience and adaptability and something of a nuisance. Namely, each Drone that morphs into a structure is one fewer Drone collecting resources. You must take this into account in establishing your military presence and understand that it effectively increases the cost of each Zerg structure by 50 minerals.
Drones are next to defenseless, but if you research the ability to burrow, they can escape underground in the event of attack. Should your enemy make an attempt to attack your Drones harvesting resources and you are unable to defend immediately, try burrowing your Drones out of sight then surfacing them once the danger abates.
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