1. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
UNIT NAME: MEDIC SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
RACE: Terran
RANK: 1st Lieutenant Heal (Spell)
Casting Cost: 1 mana point for every 2
VITAL STATISTICS hp healed
Hit Points: 60 Range: 2
Armor Class: Light Description: The Medic starts with this
Armor: 1 spell and may cast it on any organic
ground units to heal damage.
COSTS
Mineral: 50 Restoration (Spell)
Gas: 25 Casting Cost: 50
Food: 1 Range: 6 Matrix
Description: The Medic may cast this
TECH TREE spell on any unit to remove harmful spell
Built From: Barracks effects (does not affect Stasis Field, but
Pre-Requisite: Academy does include Lockdown)
WEAPONS Optic Flare (Spell)
Weapon System: none Casting Cost: 75
Attack Type: n/a Range: 8 Matrix
Damage Class: n/a Description: Targeted spell. The unit hit
Splash Damage: n/a will have his sight range reduced to 1
Damage: n/a matrix permanently (unless restored by
Bonus: n/a Medic). The unit affected should have
‘Blinded’ displayed in info box. Also
removes detection ability if the unit had
any.
NEW UPGRADES
Restoration (Spell)
Researched at: Academy
Research Cost: 100m, 100g
Optic Flare (Spell)
Researched at: Academy
Research Cost: 100m, 100g
Caduceus Reactor (+50 Mana Capacity)
Researched at: Academy
Research Cost: 150m, 150g
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2. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
UNIT NAME: VALKYRIE FRIGATE SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
RACE: Terran
RANK: Lt. Commander Halo Rockets
This is the Valkyrie’s only attack. It is an
VITAL STATISTICS Air to Air attack that fires a volley of 8
Hit Points: 200 small missiles at a target. The missiles
Armor Class: Heavy will hit at and around the target within a
Armor: 2 3 x 3 matrix area. Each missile does a
small amount of splash damage in its
COSTS target area.
Mineral: 250
Gas: 125
Food: 3
TECH TREE
Built From: Starport
Pre-Requisite: Armory, Control Tower
WEAPONS
Weapon System: Halo Rockets
Attack Type: Air only
Damage Class: Explosive
Splash Damage: Yes (Small area)
Damage: 5 per missile
Bonus: 1 NEW UPGRADES
None
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3. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
UNIT NAME: LURKER
RACE: Zerg Attack while Burrowed
RANK: n/a The Lurker may Burrow himself. This
acts exactly like Burrow for other Zerg
VITAL STATISTICS units, but while Burrowed, the Lurker
Hit Points: 125 may attack. The Lurker always has this
Armor Class: Heavy ability, it does not have to researched.
Armor: 1
Subterranean Spines
COSTS The Lurker may only attack while
Mineral: 50 Burrowed. The attack is a series on
Gas: 100 spines that rip through the ground in a
Food: 2 straight line from the Lurker to the target
to its maximum range. Every enemy unit
TECH TREE in the path of the spines will take
Built From: Hydralisk damage.
Pre-Requisite: Lair, Aspect Research
WEAPONS NEW UPGRADES
Weapon System: Subterranean Spines
Attack Type: Ground only Lurker Aspect
Damage Class: Normal Research at: Hydralisk Den (after Lair)
Splash Damage: Yes (Straight Line) Research Cost: 125m, 125g
Damage: 20
Bonus: 2
SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
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4. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
UNIT NAME: DEVOURER
RACE: Zerg Corrosive Venom: The Devourer has
RANK: n/a an attack that can only effect air units. It
will damage its target and splash all
VITAL STATISTICS surrounding targets with a corrosive
Hit Points: 250 acid. Units that are affected will take
Armor Class: Heavy longer to fire and will take more damage
Armor: 2 when attacked.
COSTS
Mineral: 150
Gas: 50
Food: 2 NEW UPGRADES
TECH TREE none
Built From: Mutalisk
Pre-Requisite: Greater Spire
WEAPONS
Weapon System: Corrosive Venom
Attack Type: Air only
Damage Class: Normal (special)
Splash Damage: No
Damage: 25
Bonus: 2
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5. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
UNIT NAME: CORSAIR Neutron Flare: The Corsair fires short
RACE: Protoss quick bursts of Photon energy that are
RANK: n/a very effective against groups of small
flying units.
VITAL STATISTICS
Hit Points: 100 Disruption Web (Spell)
Shields: 80 Casting Cost: 125
Armor Class: Medium Range: 9 Matrix
Armor: 0 Description: Can cast a web of energy
in a small area of effect that disrupts all
COSTS attacks that are within it. All ground
Mineral: 150 units, including photon cannons, spore
Gas: 100 colonies, sunken colonies, and bunkers,
Food: 2 cannot attack while within the Web’s
area of effect.
TECH TREE
Built From: Stargate
Pre-Requisite: none NEW UPGRADES
WEAPONS Disruption Web
Weapon System: Neutron Flare Research at: Fleet Beacon
Attack Type: Air only Research Cost: 200m, 200g
Damage Class: Normal
Splash Damage: Yes (Small area) Argus Jewel (+50 mana capacity)
Damage: 5 Research at: Fleet Beacon
Bonus: 1 Research Cost: 100m, 100g
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6. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
UNIT NAME: DARK TEMPLAR
RACE: Protoss Permanent Cloaking
RANK: none Dark Templars are always cloaked, just
like the Observer, they can only be
VITAL STATISTICS attacked if detected first.
Hit Points: 80
Shields: 40 Dark Archon Meld
Armor Class: Light Two Dark Templars may combine into a
Armor: 1 Dark Archon.
COSTS
Mineral: 125 NEW UPGRADES
Gas: 100
Food: 2 none
TECH TREE
Built From: Gateway
Pre-Requisite: Templar Archives
WEAPONS
Weapon System: Warp Blades
Attack Type: Ground only
Damage Class: Normal
Splash Damage: No
Damage: 40
Bonus: 3
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7. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES
Feedback (Spell):
Casting Cost: 50
UNIT NAME: DARK ARCHON Range: 8 Matrix
RACE: Protoss Description: Targeted spell that when
RANK: n/a cast on a unit, that unit lose all of its
mana and will take an amount of
VITAL STATISTICS damage equal to the mana lost.
Hit Points: 25
Shields: 200 Mind Control (Spell):
Armor Class: Heavy Casting Cost: 150 + Shields
Armor: 1 Range: 6 Matrix
Description: The Dark Archon may take
COSTS control of any unit when this spell is
Mineral: 0 cast. The spell costs 200 mana and it
Gas: 0 will drain all the shields from the Dark
Food: 4 Archon when it is cast.
TECH TREE Maelstrom (Spell):
Built From: 2 Dark Templars Casting Cost: 100
Pre-Requisite: none Range: 8 Matrix
Description: Area of effect spell (same
WEAPONS size as Ensnare) that will stun (cannot
Weapon System: none move or attack) all organic units for
Attack Type: n/a several seconds.
Damage Class: n/a
Splash Damage: n/a NEW UPGRADES
Damage: n/a
Bonus: n/a Maelstrom
Research at: Templar Archives
Research Cost: 100m, 100g
Mind Control
Research at: Templar Archives
Research Cost: 200m, 200g
Argus Talisman (+50 mana capacity)
Research at: Templar Archives
Research Cost: 150m, 150g
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8. StarCraft: Brood War
Unit Design Specification
NEW UPGRADES TO EXISTING UNITS
ULTRALISK
Chitinous Plating
(Improved Ultralisk Armor)
Researched at: Ultralisk Cavern
Research Cost: 150m, 150g
Description: This will give all the player’s Ultralisks an addition +2 to their armor.
ULTRALISK
Anabolic Synthesis
(Faster Ultralisk Movement)
Researched at: Ultralisk Cavern
Research Cost: 200m, 200g
Description: This will greatly increase the speed of all Ultralisks.
GOLIATH
Charon Boosters
(Increased Goliath Missile Range)
Researched at: Machine Shop (also requires Armory)
Research Cost: 150m, 150g
Description: This will increase the Goliath Air attack range. This does not increase his
ground attack range.
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