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Flyer Attacks

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Flyer Attacks is an upgrade that is available for the Zerg that enhances the damage output of all air units. It is researched from the Spire and, like all weapon and armor upgrades, it has a research time that is noticeably longer than the units build duration.

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Starcraft II

Costs

The research time for each weapon upgrade has been reduced considerably since StarCraft I.

The hotkey to Evolve Flyer Attacks is: A

Upgrade Level Mineral Cost Gas Cost Research Time Icon
Level 1 100 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 100 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 160 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_attacks_level_1_icon.png
Level 2 175 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 175 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 190 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_attacks_level_2_icon.png
Level 3 250 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 250 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 220 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_attacks_level_3_icon.png

Affected Units

The Zerg in StarCraft II have three air units that can benefit from the Flyer Attack upgrade:

StarCraft II Unit Ground Bonus * Air Bonus *
Corruptor -  ??
Mutalisk  ??  ??
Swarm Guardian  ?? -

* The attack bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.

StarCraft I

Costs

Each Flyer Attack upgrade from the Spire costs an extra 75 Image:Mineral_SC1.png, 75 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png and 32 Image:Build_time_icon.png, and a max level of 3 in the open multiplayer.

Upgrade Level Mineral Cost Gas Cost Research Time Icon
Level 1 100 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 100 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 266 Image:Build_time_icon.png Zerg Flyer Attack
Level 2 175 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 175 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 298 Image:Build_time_icon.png
Level 3 250 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 250 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 330 Image:Build_time_icon.png

Affected Units

The current StarCraft I units that receive a benefit from the Flyer Attack upgrades include:

StarCraft I Unit Ground Bonus * Air Bonus *
Mutalisk +1 +1
Guardian +2 -
Devourer - +2

* The attack bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.