Infestor

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The Infestor is a Zerg support unit in StarCraft II known for its powerful crowd-control and disabling abilities that can turn the tide of battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf StarCraft II unit
Zerg unit
ability Fungal Growth
Infested Terrans
Neural Parasite NERFINISHED
abilityType_FungalGrowth area-of-effect crowd control
abilityType_InfestedTerrans summon temporary units
abilityType_NeuralParasite mind control
balanceHistory subject to multiple nerfs and buffs over patches
campaignAppearance StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Zerg missions
canBurrow true
canCastWhileBurrowed true (in some balance patches)
counterplay vulnerable to detection when burrowed
vulnerable to focus fire due to lack of direct attack
energyMaximum 200
energyStarting 50
expansionPresence StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm NERFINISHED
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void NERFINISHED
faction Zerg NERFINISHED
FungalGrowth_effect deals damage over time
roots enemy units in place
gameMode campaign
multiplayer
gameUniverse StarCraft universe NERFINISHED
hasAttack no standard weapon attack
InfestedTerrans_effect spawns Infested Terran units that attack
introducedInGame StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty NERFINISHED
microRequirement high
movementType ground
NeuralParasite_effect temporarily controls an enemy unit
NeuralParasite_targetType biological or mechanical units (with restrictions by patch)
notablePatchChange Fungal Growth changed from projectile to instant and back in different patches GENERATED
Neural Parasite target restrictions adjusted over time GENERATED
primaryRole spellcaster
support unit
raceSynergy supports Roach-Hydra compositions
supports Zergling-Baneling compositions
requiresStructure Infestation Pit NERFINISHED
resourceCostGas 150
resourceCostMinerals 100
strategicUse crowd control against large enemy armies
disabling key enemy units with Neural Parasite
locking down enemy bio forces
zoning and area denial with Fungal Growth
supplyCost 2
techTreePosition mid-game tech
tier tech tier 2
unitHotkeyDefault F (in standard hotkey layout, may vary)
usesEnergyForAbilities true

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Zerg spellcasterUnit Infestor