Spine Crawler

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The Spine Crawler is a burrowing Zerg defensive structure in StarCraft II that attacks ground units with powerful melee-style spines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf StarCraft II unit
Zerg structure
defensive structure
static defense
appearsInGame StarCraft II NERFINISHED
attackStyle melee-style spine attack
attackType ground-only
canBurrow true
canMoveOnCreepWhileBurrowed true
cannotTarget air units
canRoot true
canUproot true
controlledByPlayer true
counteredBy air units
ranged ground units
faction Zerg NERFINISHED
gameMode campaign
multiplayer
hasArmorType Armored
Structure
hasBurrowedMovementSpeedSlowerThan Zergling NERFINISHED
hasRangeAdvantageWhenRooted true
hotkeyCategory Zerg static defense
introducedIn StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty NERFINISHED
isAvailableToAllZergSubfactions true
isBiological true
isDetector false
isMechanical false
isMobileWhenBurrowed true
isPsionic false
morphsFrom Drone
mustRootToAttack true
primaryRole ground defense
producedFrom Drone
race Zerg NERFINISHED
replacesUnitFromStarCraftBroodWar Sunken Colony NERFINISHED
requiresCreep true
requiresLairTech false
requiresResourceMinerals true
requiresResourceVespene false
requiresStructure Spawning Pool NERFINISHED
strongAgainst early ground aggression
targets ground units
usedFor early game defense
holding expansions
walling off ground paths

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Zerg defensiveStructure Spine Crawler