starcraft unit cheat sheet

StarCraft BW units

Unit properties as seen or measured in Brood War version≥1.08. Also see the StarCraft 2: LotV and HotS tables.

source ▼	name	cost	gas	build	size	attr	HP	shield	⛨	attack	dps	range	sight	speed	specials
Protoss
base	Probe	50		20	1	1	m	S	40	50%	-	5	4	▽		1	8	2.7	⚒
	Photon Cannon	150		50	B			L	200	50%	-	20	16	▽	△	7	11	-
ground	Zealot	100		40	2	2	o	S	160	38%	1	2× 8-11	13-18	▽		-	7	2.2-3.3
	Dragoon	125	50	50	4	2	m	L	180	44%	1	*20-26	6-15	▽	△	4-6	8	2.8
	High Templar	50	150	50	2	2	o	S	80	50%	-		7	1.8	(ps) (hl)
	Dark Templar	125	100	50	2	2	o	S	120	33%	1	40-49	24-29	▽		-	7	2.7	cl
psionic	Archon	100	300	+20	4	4	m	L	360	97%	-	30-39⁜	27-35	▽	△	2	8	2.7
	Dark Archon	250	200	+20	4	4	m	L	225	89%	1		10	2.7	fb (mc) (ms)
aerial	Scout	275	125	80	F	3	m	L	250	40%	-	8-11	5-7	▽		4	8-10	2.8-3.7
			2× *14-17	11-28		△	4
	Corsair	150	100	40	F	2	m	M	180	44%	1	*5-8⁜	6-18		△	5	9	3.7	(dw)
	Carrier	350	250	140	F	6	m	L	450	33%	4	4-8×	17-49	▽	△	8	11	1.9
	Interceptor	25		20	F	0	m	S	80	50%	-	6-9	2-4	▽	△	4	6	7.4
	Arbiter	100	350	160	F	4	m	L	350	43%	1	*10-13	2-5	▽	△	5	9	2.8	cs (sf) (rc)
robotic	Reaver	200	100	70	4	4	m	L	180	44%	-	100-125⁜	30-37	▽		8	10	1.0
	Observer	25	75	40	F	1	m	S	60	33%	-		9-11	1.9-2.8	cl
	Shuttle	200		60	T	2	m	L	140	43%	1		8	2.5-3.7
Terran
base	SCV	50		20	1	1	mo	S	60	-	5	6	▽		-	7	2.7	⚒
	Missile Turret	75		30	B			L	200	-	*20	12-24		△	7	11	-
barracks	Marine	50		24	1	1	o	S	40	-	6-9	7-11	▽	△	4-5	7	2.2	(sp)
	Firebat	50	25	24	1	1	o	S	50	1	~16-22⁜	3-18	▽		1	7	2.2	(sp)
	Ghost	25	75	50	1	1	o	S	45	-	~10-13	2-11	▽	△	7	9-11	2.2	(cl) (ld) ns
	Medic	50	25	30	1	1	o	S	60	1		9	2.2	hl (rs) (of)
factory	Vulture	75		30	2	2	m	M	80	-	~20-26	3-15	▽		5	8	3.6-5.6	(sm)
	Spider Mine	100	100	80	-		m	S	20	-	*125⁜		▽		3	3	8.9
	Tank	150	100	50	4	2	m	L	150	1	*30-39	7-19	▽		7	10	2.2	(sg)
	Sieged Tank	150	150	80	-						*70-85⁜	8-20	▽		12		-
	Goliath	100	50	40	2	2	m	L	125	1	12-15	10-12	▽		6	8	2.6
			2× *10-16	8-26		△	5-8
starport	Wraith	150	100	60	F	2	m	L	120	-	8-11	5-7	▽		5	7	3.7	(cl)
			*20-26	8-21		△	5
	Battle Cruiser	400	300	133	F	6	m	L	500	3	25-34	15-20	▽	△	6	11	1.4	(yg)
	Science Vessel	100	225	80	F	2	m	L	200	1		10	2.8	dm (ep) (ir)
	Valkyrie	250	125	50	F	3	m	L	200	2	8× *6-9⁜	7-20		△	6	8	3.7
	Dropship	100	100	50	T	2	m	L	150	1		8	3.1
Zerg
base	Drone	50		20	1	1	o	S	40	-	5	4	▽		1	7	2.7	⚒
	Overlord	100		40	T	-9	o	L	200	-		9-11	0.5-1.9
creep	Larva			20	-	0	o	S	25	10		4	0.1
	Egg				-			L	200	10		4	-
	Sunken Colony	175		20	B			L	300	2	*40	11-22	▽		7	10	-
	Spore Colony	175		20	B			L	400	-	15	18		△	7	10	-
hatchery	Zergling	25		28	1	½	o	S	35	-	5-8	11-24	▽		-	5	3.1-4.7
	Hydralisk	75	25	28	2	1	o	M	80	-	*10-13	6-15	▽	△	4-5	6	2.0-3.1
lair	Lurker	125	125	+40	4	2	o	M	125	1	20-26+	10-13	▽		6	8	3.2
	Queen	100	100	50	F	2	o	M	120	-		10	3.7	ic ps (es) (sb)
	Broodling	100	100	80	-	0	o	S	30	-	4-7	5-8	▽		-	5	3.3
	Infested Terran	100	50	40	-	1	o	S	60	-	*500⁜		▽		-	5	3.2
	Scourge	12	38	30	F	½	o	S	25	-	110			△	-	5	3.7
	Mutalisk	100	100	40	F	2	o	S	120	-	9-12⁜	5-7	▽	△	3	7	3.7
	Cocoon				F		o	L	200	-		4	-
hive	Guardian	150	200	+40	F	2	o	L	150	2	20-26	12-15	▽		8	11	1.4
	Devourer	250	150	+40	F	2	o	L	250	2	*25-31	2-6		△	6	10	2.8
	Defiler	50	150	50	2	2	o	M	80	1		10	2.2	(cs) ds (pl)
	Ultralisk	200	200	60	4	4	o	L	400	1-3	20-29	24-35	▽		1	7	2.9-4.5

source ▼

gas

attr

shield

⛨

attack

dps

range

sight

speed

specials

Protoss

base

Probe

50%

▽

2.7

⚒

Photon Cannon

150

200

50%

▽

△

ground

Zealot

100

160

38%

2× 8-11

13-18

▽

2.2-3.3

Dragoon

125

180

44%

*20-26

6-15

▽

△

4-6

2.8

High Templar

150

50%

1.8

(ps) (hl)

Dark Templar

125

100

120

33%

40-49

24-29

▽

2.7

psionic

Archon

100

300

+20

360

97%

30-39⁜

27-35

▽

△

2.7

Dark Archon

250

200

+20

225

89%

2.7

fb (mc) (ms)

aerial

Scout

275

125

250

40%

8-11

5-7

▽

8-10

2.8-3.7

2× *14-17

11-28

△

Corsair

150

100

180

44%

*5-8⁜

6-18

△

3.7

(dw)

Carrier

350

250

140

450

33%

4-8×

17-49

▽

△

1.9

Interceptor

50%

6-9

2-4

▽

△

7.4

Arbiter

100

350

160

350

43%

*10-13

2-5

▽

△

2.8

cs (sf) (rc)

robotic

Reaver

200

100

180

44%

100-125⁜

30-37

▽

1.0

Observer

33%

9-11

1.9-2.8

Shuttle

200

140

43%

2.5-3.7

Terran

base

SCV

▽

2.7

⚒

Missile Turret

200

*20

12-24

△

barracks

Marine

6-9

7-11

▽

△

4-5

2.2

(sp)

Firebat

~16-22⁜

3-18

▽

2.2

(sp)

Ghost

~10-13

2-11

▽

△

9-11

2.2

(cl) (ld) ns

Medic

2.2

hl (rs) (of)

factory

Vulture

~20-26

3-15

▽

3.6-5.6

(sm)

Spider Mine

100

*125⁜

▽

8.9

Tank

150

100

150

*30-39

7-19

▽

2.2

(sg)

Sieged Tank

150

*70-85⁜

8-20

▽

Goliath

100

125

12-15

10-12

▽

2.6

2× *10-16

8-26

△

5-8

starport

Wraith

150

100

120

8-11

5-7

▽

3.7

(cl)

*20-26

8-21

△

Battle Cruiser

400

300

133

500

25-34

15-20

▽

△

1.4

(yg)

Science Vessel

100

225

200

2.8

dm (ep) (ir)

Valkyrie

250

125

200

8× *6-9⁜

7-20

△

3.7

Dropship

100

150

3.1

Zerg

base

Drone

▽

2.7

⚒

Overlord

100

-9

200

9-11

0.5-1.9

creep

Larva

0.1

Egg

200

Sunken Colony

175

300

*40

11-22

▽

Spore Colony

175

400

△

hatchery

Zergling

5-8

11-24

▽

3.1-4.7

Hydralisk

*10-13

6-15

▽

△

4-5

2.0-3.1

lair

Lurker

125

+40

125

20-26+

10-13

▽

3.2

Queen

100

120

3.7

ic ps (es) (sb)

Broodling

100

4-7

5-8

▽

3.3

Infested Terran

100

*500⁜

▽

3.2

Scourge

110

△

3.7

Mutalisk

100

120

9-12⁜

5-7

▽

△

3.7

Cocoon

200

hive

Guardian

150

200

+40

150

20-26

12-15

▽

1.4

Devourer

250

150

+40

250

*25-31

2-6

△

2.8

Defiler

150

2.2

(cs) ds (pl)

Ultralisk

200

400

1-3

20-29

24-35

▽

2.9-4.5

Legend

cost: minerals and gas required to create one unit; includes total expenses if based on existing units
build: relative time needed to create at least one unit; excludes construction of dependencies such as buildings and +parent units
size: Transports can fit upto 8 non-Flying cargo units; number of command points taken while alive; abilities may hit only organic or mechanic targets; affected by Small, Medium, or Large damage
HP: total number of hitpoints (including shields); everything zerg (except for eggs) regenerates one point every 4½ seconds
shield: percentage of HP in shields; does not take armor bonuses, but upgrades can decrease damage to any shield hit by upto 3; recharges one point every 2½ seconds
armor: base unit armor; can be increased by upto 3 at various facilities; each point decreases damage per hit by one, upto a minimum of ½; reduction applies to initial damage, before size penalties (so a plasma hit of 12 to 4 armor large deals 2 damage, not ½)
attack: damage per single hit; some weapons fire multiple × times, multiplying armor penalties; splash damage hits all objects nearby ⁜ or in a straight line +.; *explosive damage does only 50% damage to Small units, 75% to Medium, 100% to Large; ~concussive/plasma damage does 25% to Large, 50% Medium, 100% to Small units; dps indicates relative total amount of damage done in 1 second of time on Fast game speed; targets ▽ ground and/or △ air
range: maximum hex distance a weapon can fire (note Sieged Tank also has a minimum)
sight: range in which the unit detects other units; emphasis indicates ability to detect cloaked units
speed: top movement speed in hex per second; acceleration and deceleration ignored
specials: parentheses () indicate that it needs to be researched first; passive abilities are always enabled; hover for description; range is maximum distance allowed to activate; cost describes energy loss percentage on spawn and when fully charged

When two values are given (1-2), the second value indicates the attribute after all possible upgrades.