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Carapace
From The StarCraft 2 Wiki
Carapace is a defensive upgrade that is available for the Zerg that enhances the armor rating of all ground walking units. Each upgrade is accumulative and automatically adds to the base armor.
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StarCraft II
Costs
The research time for each armor upgrade has been reduced considerably since StarCraft I.
| Upgrade Level | Mineral Cost | Gas Cost | Research Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 150 
| 150 
| 140 
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| Level 2 | 225
| 225
| 170
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| Level 3 | 300
| 300
| 200
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Affected Units
The Zerg in StarCraft II have 13 units that can benefit from the Carapace upgrade:
| StarCraft II Unit | Armor Bonus * |
|---|---|
| Drone | +1 |
| Larvae | +1 |
| Egg | +1 |
| Zergling | +1 |
| Baneling | +1 |
| Roach | +1 |
| Hydralisk | +1 |
| Lurker | +1 |
| Infester | +1 |
| Ultralisk | +1 |
| Queen | +1 |
| Infested Terran ** | +1 |
| Broodling *** | +1 |
* The armor bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.
** Infested Terrans are automatically created when an Infester infests a Terran stucture.
*** Broodlings are spawned when the Swarm Guardian attacks an enemy unit.
StarCraft I
Costs
Each armor upgrade from the Evolution Chamber costs an extra 75 , 75 and 32 , and a max level of 3 in the open multiplayer.
| Upgrade Level | Mineral Cost | Gas Cost | Research Time | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 150
| 150
| 266
| 
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| Level 2 | 225
| 225
| 298
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| Level 3 | 300
| 300
| 330
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Affected Units
The current StarCraft I units that receive a benefit from the Carapace upgrade include:
| StarCraft I Unit | Armor Bonus * |
|---|---|
| Drone | +1 |
| Larvae | +1 |
| Egg | +1 |
| Zergling | +1 |
| Hydralisk | +1 |
| Lurker | +1 |
| Ultralisk | +1 |
| Defiler | +1 |
| Infested Terran ** | +1 |
| Broodling *** | +1 |
* The armor bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.
** Infested Terrans can be created when a Queen infests a Terran Command Center.
*** Broodlings are spawned when the Queen uses the Spawn Broodling ability on an enemy unit.
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