Previous Zerg Unit: Hydralisk
Units
Baneling
Basic information
| Race: | Zerg |
| Life: | 30 |
| Armor: | 0 (3) |
| Movement: | Normal |
| Cargo Size: | 2 |
| Attributes: | Biological |
Production
| Producer: | Zergling |
| Hotkey: | E |
| Requires: | Baneling Nest |
| Cost: |  25  25 |
| Supply: |  - |
| Build time: |  20 |
Combat
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160General Strategy
- Ground demolitions unit.
- Heavy damage against lightly armored foes like zerglings or Marines, as well as structures.
- Can do high levels of damage very quickly when massed and allowed to hit the same target.
- Since buildings cannot dodge or evade, they make ideal targets for groups of banelings, as do slow-moving troops and infantry.
- Do ’splash’ damage (lesser damage in a small range around the ’blast radius’) when detonating.
- Can burrow with the [BURROW] upgrade.
- Able to detonate while burrowed.
- Can upgrade their speed with [CENTRIFUGAL HOOKS].
- Effective against light infantry – Marines, zealots, zerglings.
Tech Lab Upgrades
- Burrow: Allows the unit to take cover underground, rendering it unable to attack. A burrowed unit is invisible unless revealed by detectors or effects.
- Centrifugal Hooks: Increases the speed of Banelings.
Countermeasures
VS Terran
- Use Siege Tanks in siege mode – their immense range can allow them to detonate banelings before they get anywhere near the tanks.
- Armored units take less damage from baneling attacks – place them near the front of your armies.
- Attempt to ’kite’ banelings – flee from them with a large group of units while allowing one unit to lag behind and take the brunt of their explosions in a sacrifice play.
VS Zerg
- Groups of ranged anti-ground units like Hydralisks and Roaches (particularly with upgraded attacks) can destroy Banelings before they are able to detonate at key targets.
- Use Roaches as a meat shield.
VS Protoss
- All armored units are good at tanking Baneling damage.
- It’s possible to kill the Banelings before you engage using Psi Storm.
- Immortals also take minimal damage from Banelings due to their armor, and can strike them at range.
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Actually, i made this like a rhyme from the song Chamillionaire - Ridin'. They are not OP. I said that just for rhyme.