Spine Crawler
Health: 300 Shields: None Vision: 11
Armor: 2 Armor Type: Armored Unit Type: Structure
Impaler Tentacle: 25 Impaler Tentacle Upgrade: None Impaler Tentacle Speed: 1.85 (Slow)
Impaler Tentacle Bonus: 5 on Armored Impaler Tentacle Range: 7 Impaler Tentacle Splash Radius: None
Minerals: 100 Vespene Gas: None Build Time: 50
Source: Drone Requirements: Spawning Pool Supplies: None
Movement Speed: 1 (Very Slow) Targets: Ground Transport Size: None
Overview
Role: Defensive Structure

The Spine Crawler is the Zerg anti ground defensive structure similiar to the classic Sunken Colony. Unlike other Zerg units which tend to be very cheap and weak compared to other races, the Spine Crawler is more powerful than the defensive structures of the Terrans or Protoss. They can deal heavy damage to armored units and although the damage is weaker against light armored attackers, it has some armor to protect itself from small attacks. Several Spine Crawlers can be difficult for a ground force to break through. Unlike other defensive structures, the Spine Crawler is not a detector.
Abilities
Uproot

Uproots the Spine Crawler allowing it to move to another location. Spine Crawlers will have their health reduced to 100 making them significantly weaker and cannot attack while uprooted. Spine Crawlers gain a 150% Movement Speed bonus while they remain on the Creep.

Root
Cast Time: 12

Roots the Spine Crawler back into the ground. Unlike Uprooting, this process takes some time to complete and is best done out of combat. They must remain on the Creep in order to survive like all Zerg structures.
Strengths
Marine
Reaper
Ghost
Hellion
Zergling
Baneling
Queen
Zealot
Sentry
Weaknesses
Siege Tank
Thor
Ultralisk
Immortal
Colossus
Patch Notes
Beta Patch 11

• The root time has been increased from 6 to 12.

Beta Patch 9

• Attack period increased from 1.6 to 1.85.

Beta Patch 7

• Damage has been increased from 20+10 armored to 25+5 armored.
• Attack period decreased from 2.2 to 1.6.
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