Zerg Information

Basic rundown:

The Zerg are said by many to be the most powerful race because of their speed and large numbers. Because the Zerg have such weak units, they have to prevail in numbers. Early games are where the Zerg truly shine, and they can really show the enemy that rushing is something to look out for. In the later game the Zerg will have air units, another one of their strong points. Playing the Zerg requires little skill, but mastering them is something different. Master Zerg players are always the hardest challenges.

Units:

Unit Name	Minerals - Gas - Food	Unit Description
Drone	50 - 0 - 1	Drones are the backbone of the zerg economy. Not only do they mine minerals and gas, but they are needed for morphing into new buildings. For every building you make you need a drone. Like the Terran's SCV's, you'll need about 2 per mineral field and 3-4 per vespene geyser.
Zergling	50 - 0 - 1	Zerglings are the basic Zerg ground unit. They are great for rushing, because you get 2 zerglings for 50 minerals and you can build them really quickly. When fully upgraded later in the game, they can be deadly in great numbers.
Hydralisk	75 - 25 - 1	Hydralisk's can be considered the Zerg's best unit. Not only are they really cheap and take up only 1 supply, but they can attack both air and ground with a fast and fairly strong attack. They work wonders in numbers of 12 or more. They are also very low up the tech tree for the Zerg so they are also a great rushing unit. They are also great units throughout the game.
Overlord	100 - 0 - +8	Overlords are the heart of the Zerg. They are the Zerg's supply depots, they fly, they are detectors, they can scout, they are also the Zerg's transports once upgraded. They are slow to start off but once upgraded they can become quite fast. They are also really cheap at only 100 minerals.
Mutalisk	100 - 100 - 2	Mutalisk's are the Zerg's weakest air unit. They have no special abilities and they aren't very strong but they are still a great unit. They don't take very long to get to on the tech tree, and they are also very cheap, don't take very long to build, and are fast. They are great rush units and great in numbers.
Guardian	50 - 100 - 2	Guardians are the Zerg's later game air unit. They can only attack the ground but they have a really long range. Their attack is also quite powerful once upgraded. Work wonders in killing defenses in numbers with Mutalisks. However, they require you morph a Mutalisk into one at the price of 50 minerals and 100 gas, and they require you have a Greater Spire.
Queen	100 - 150 - 2	Queen's are the Zerg's air unit spellcaster. They have 3 useful spells and one special ability. Their first spell, Parasite, can be casted on an enemy to give you sight range on that unit and see what they are doing for the cost of 75 mana. Their second spell, Ensnare, can slow down a unit by a lot or if cast on a cloaked unit it will let you see that unit also at the cost of 75 mana. Their last spell turns any one non-mechanical ground unit into 2 Broodlings. The Broodlings aren't very powerful but still you can kill almost any unit for 150 mana. And their special ability allows them to take over a severly damaged Command Center to create Infested Terrans. More about them below.
Defiler	50 - 150 - 2	Defiler's are the Zerg's ground unit spellcaster. They have two spells and one special ability. It's ability, Consume, allowes it to eat(kill) another of your Zerg units and get 50 mana. It's spell Plaque, can be casted on units and buildings for an extreme amount of damage to their hp. Does not do anything to shields however. It's other spell, Dark Swarm, casts around a rather large ground area and any ground units inside of it are not hurt by attacks coming from outside of the Dark Swarm. The Defiler however is very high up the tech tree and is not used very often.
Scourge	25 - 75 - 1	Scourge are Zerg kamakazi air units. They are really cheap and you can get them at the same time as Mutalisks, and you get two of them in one egg. They kamakazi into an air unit for extreme damage.
Broodling	0 - 0 - 0	Broodlings are created when a Queen casts Spawn Broodling on any non-mechanical ground unit. You get two of them for one cast, they both have 30 hp, do 4 damage, and have a short life span energy bar.
Infested Terran	100 - 50 - 1	The Infested Terran is created at an Infested Command Center created by a Queen. You must infest the Command Center when it is severly damaged. Due to these extremly uncommon circumstances, the Infested Terran is most likley the least used unit in the game. However, if gotten, they can be dangerous. They are cheap, and they can kamakazi into a ground units or buildings for a whopping 500 damage plus splash damage.
Ultralisk	200 - 200 - 6	Ultralisk's are the Zerg's power ground unit. At the cost of 200 minerals and 200 gas they can take up a lot of resources. They also take up 6 supply which can be a hassle. And they take a long time to build. But if you are playing a long game, they are a great unit to have. They have 400 hp, very good armor, ok speed, and a good attack once upgraded fully at the Evolution Chamber.

Buildings:

Building Name	Minerals - Gas	Building Description
Hatchery	300 - 0	The Hatchery is the most important Zerg building. You need it to morph every single unit the Zerg can get, because it produces Larva and you morph the Larva into other units. And it is the place where your Drones bring your minerals and gas back to. They are also cheap at only 300 minerals compared to the Command Center's 400 and Nexus's 400 minerals. So that makes it easier for the Zerg to expand early.
Lair	150 - 100	The Lair is an upgrade of the Hatchery needed to build more advanced Zerg buildings. It requires a Spawning Pool to build, and allows you to build the Spire and Queen's Nest.
Hive	200 - 150	The Hive is an upgrade of the Lair that allows you to build the most advanced Zerg buildings. It requires a Queen's Nest to build, and it allows you to build the Nydus Canal, Defiler's Mound, and Ultralisk Cavern, and upgrade you Spire to a Greater Spire.
Extractor	50 - 0	The Extractor is placed on top of a vespene geyser so your Drones can harvest gas.
Creep Colony	75 - 0	The Creep colony expands creep allowing you to build on more creep. It also allows you to upgrade to a Sunken colony or a Spore colony.
Sunken Colony	50 - 0	The Sunken Colony is the Zerg's ground defense building. It attacks very quickly and does 40 damage making it a great defense structure.
Spore Colony	50 - 0	The Spore Colony is the Zerg's air defense building. It attacks very quickly and does 15 damage making it a pretty good defense structure. It is also a detector.
Spawning Pool	150 - 0	The Spawning Pool is the first Zerg building that allows you to build Zerglings and upgrade Zerglings, and allows you to build Hydralisk Dens.
Evolution Chamber	75 - 0	The Evolution chamber is where the Zerg upgrade their ground unit's attack and armor. It is also very cheap and can be gotten very early in the game.
Hydralisk Den	100 - 50	The Hydralisk Den is the building that allows you to produce Hydralisks at a Hatchery, and also upgrade them.
Spire	200 - 150	The Spire is the building that allows the Zerg to produce air units, and you also upgrade air units weapons and armor there. It is also upgradeable to a Greater Spire once you have a Hive.
Greater Spire	100 - 150	The Greater Spire is an upgrade of the Spire that you can get once you have a Hive. It allows you to morph Mutalisks into Guardians.
Queen's Nest	150 - 100	The Queen's Nest is the building that allows you to produce Queen's at the Hatchery, and research the Queen's spells. It also allows you to upgrade your Lair to a Hive.
Ultralisk Cavern	150 - 200	The Ultralisk cavern allows you to produce Ultralisks at your Hatchery/Lair/Hives.
Defiler's Mound	100 - 100	The Defiler's Mound allows you to produce Defilers at your Hatchery/Lair/Hives, and also allows you to upgrade the Defiler's spells there.
Nydus Canal	150 - 0	Later in the game, the Zerg can build a Nydus Canal, which allows them to build a Canal and then you can build another canal off of that one on any other creep on the map that you can see. Then you can transport units from one canal to the other just by right-clicking some units onto it.

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