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Flyer Carapace

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Flyer Carapace is a defensive upgrade that is available for the Zerg that enhances the armor rating of all air units. Each upgrade is accumulative and automatically adds to the base armor.

Contents

StarCraft II

Costs

The research time for each armor upgrade has been reduced considerably since StarCraft I. The hotkey to evolve Flyer Carapace is: C

Upgrade Level Mineral Cost Gas Cost Research Time Icon
Level 1 150 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 150 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 160 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_carapace_level_1_icon.png
Level 2 225 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 225 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 190 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_carapace_level_2_icon.png
Level 3 300 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 300 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 220 Image:Build_time_icon.png Image:Starcraft2_flyer_carapace_level_3_icon.png

Affected Units

The Zerg in StarCraft II have four units that can benefit from the Flyer Carapace upgrade:

StarCraft II Unit Armor Bonus *
Overlord +1
Corruptor +1
Mutalisk +1
Swarm Guardian +1

* The armor bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.

StarCraft I

Costs

Each armor 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 1 150 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 150 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 266 Image:Build_time_icon.png Zerg Flyer Carapace
Level 2 225 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 225 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 298 Image:Build_time_icon.png
Level 3 300 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 300 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 Carapace include:

StarCraft I Unit Armor Bonus *
Overlord +1
Mutalisk +1
Guardian +1
Devourer +1
Scourge +1
Queen +1

* The armor bonus is accumulative per each upgrade level.