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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

[edit] StarCraft II

[edit] 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 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 150 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 140 Image:Build_time_icon.png
Level 2 225 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 225 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 170 Image:Build_time_icon.png
Level 3 300 Image:Mineral_SC1.png 300 Image:Vespene_SC1_Protoss.png 200 Image:Build_time_icon.png

[edit] 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.

[edit] StarCraft I

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.