Hatchery

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The "command post" equivalent for the Zerg. It is the basic Zerg Building built by a drone. It generates larva that mutate into the zerg units.

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StarCraft II Building [e]
Hatchery
Race:	Zerg, Tier 1
Role:	Tech
Unit Statistics
Size:
Type:	Biological
Slots:	N/A
Hit Points:	850
Plasma Shields:	N/A
Energy Points:	N/A
Offence
Armament:	N/A
Ground Attack:	N/A
Air Attack:	N/A
Range:	N/A
Defence
Armor:	1 (Armored, Building)
Sight:	x
Cooldown:	N/A
Special Abilities
Production
Hotkey:	N
Supply:	N/A
Resources:	400 0
Build Time:	60
Produced by:	Drone
Prerequisite:	Spawning Pool
Builds
N/A

The Hatchery is at the center of any Zerg Base. It serves many main functions that are vital to the Zerg. It is a drop-point in which Minerals and Vespene Gas can be deposited in, from there it distributes the minerals to the swarm, whether it be a unit, a building, or an upgrade. It also produces creep. After it is hatched, it will immediately begin producing life-providing creep for the swarm, on which buildings can be mutated, and units will gain a small speed upgrade. It also generates larva, which can be mutated into many of the Zerg units. The larva themselves are very well armored, as to survive any small raids, and when mutated, in egg form, gain even more armor bonuses. The hatchery also contains the genetic code for upgrades that effect the swarm.

[edit] Upgrades

• Evolve into Lair
  • Tier 2: 200 200  ? - Requires Spawning Pool

This will evolve the Hatchery into the Lair, enabling more upgrades, units, and buildings. The Lair enables most Tier 2 Technology

• Extra Larva
  • Tier 2? 0 0 40 - Requires Queen

This requires the Queen. It targets the hatchery, producing 4 larva aside from the 3 produced from the hatchery itself. The hatchery, after being targeted, will create a green sac, which will then burst, leaving the additional 4 larva. This is useful in times when a few extra units are needed fast.

Navigation - Protoss - Terran - Zerg [e]

Zerg Units (StarCraft II) [e]
(i) = Infested (z) = Zerg-evolution (g) = Swarm Guardian spawn
Ground Units:	Hive Queen | Larva | Drone | Zergling | Baneling (z) | Roach | Hydralisk | Lurker (z) | Nydus Worm | Infestor | Ultralisk
Air Units:	Overlord | Overseer (z) | Mutalisk | Swarm Guardian (z) | Corruptor |
Additional Units:	Broodling (g) | Infested Terran (i) | Infested Protoss (i) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings:	Hatchery | Extractor | Creep Tumor | Spawning Pool | Spine Crawler | Roach Den | Baneling Nest | Evolution Chamber | Spore Crawler
Advanced Buildings:	Lair | Hydralisk Den | Deep Warren | Spire | Nydus Network | Hive | Greater Spire | Infestor Pit | Ultralisk Cavern
Cancelled Units:	Shrieker (z)
Cancelled Buildings:	Sunken Colony | Spore Colony | Swarm Clutch

Zerg Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e]
(q) = Queen-infested (z) = Zerg-evolution
Ground Units:	Larva | Drone | Zergling | Hydralisk | Lurker | Defiler | Ultralisk
Air Units:	Overlord | Scourge | Mutalisk | Guardian | Devourer | Queen
Additional Units:	Broodling (q) | Infested Terran (q) | Egg (z) | Lurker egg (z) | Cocoon (z)
Basic Buildings:	Hatchery | Extractor | Evolution Chamber | Spawning Pool | Creep Colony | Spore Colony | Sunken Colony | Hydralisk Den
Advanced Buildings:	Lair | Hive | Spire | Greater Spire | Queen's Nest | Nydus Canal | Defiler Mound | Ultralisk Cavern | Infested Command Center (q)
Hero ground units:	Torrasque (ult) | Matriarch (qu) | Infested Kerrigan (it) | Unclean One (def) | Hunter Killer (hyd) | Devouring One (zlng) | Infested Duran (unk)
Hero air units:	Kukulza (mut, grd) | Yggdrasill (ovl)
(ult) = Ultralisk -- (qu) = Queen -- (it) = Infested Terran -- (def) = Defiler -- (hyd) = Hydralisk -- (zlng) = Zergling -- (unk) = Unknown -- (mut) = Mutalisk -- (grd) = Guardian -- (ovl) = Overlord