Baneling
Baneling is a starcraft-2 zerg unit
The Baneling is a new and exciting Zerg unit in StarCraft 2. The Baneling has only one attack and that is to blow itself up. The Baneling is amazing for taking out light units as it does extraordinary damage to light units as well as it is useful to 'baneling bust' through your opponents walls (specifically Terran). The Baneling can also be used as a bomb by Overlords if dropped onto the opponents army. For tips on how to pull off these micro intensive strategies check out the videos and build orders on the right. The Baneling is a Sapper and has a unit type of Biological.


[The Good]

  

[The Bad]

Strengths

  

Weaknesses
Small Army Destruction, Hidden Destruction, Breaking Walled in Areas   High HP armored units, Air, Ranged Balls

Good vs

  

Bad vs
Marines, Zealots, Sentries and Hydralisks   Roaches, Marauders, Stalkers, Large Units

Hard Counters

  

Hard Countered
Terran: Bunker Buster, Marines
Protoss: none
Zerg: Hydralisks		   Terran: Marauder, Air to Ground
Protoss: Stalkers
Zerg: Roaches

[Cost]

Minerals

Vespene

Supply

Build Time

Sight
mineral cost of the unit25 gas vespene cost of the unit25 unit supply food required0.5 units build time20 8

[The Basic]

Health/Shield

Armor

Energy

Movement
30 0 2.5  

[Ground Attack: ]

Damage

Speed

Range

Ground DPS

Attack Info
1x20 (+2) vs Normal
1x35 (+4) vs Light		 0.83 1 24.0 vs Normal
42.0 vs Light

[No Air Attack]

Abilities

  • [Explode]

    Hotkey: (E)
    Explode is an ability of baneling Forces the Baneling to detonate and deal damage.
    Type: Command
       

  • [Centrifugal Hooks]

    Hotkey: (C)
    Centrifugal Hooks is an ability of baneling Increases the movement speed of all Banelings.
    Minerals: Minerals: cost of the research ability150
    Vespene: Vespene: cost of the research ability150
    Duration: Duration: cost of the research ability110
       

Upgrades

  • [Burrow]

    Hotkey: (B)
    Burrow is an upgrade of the unit baneling Allows select Zerg units to use the Burrow ability.
    Requries Lair or Hive
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building100
    Duration Duration cost of the duration100
       

  • [Melee Attacks]

    Hotkey: (M)
    Melee Attacks is an upgrade of the unit baneling Increases attack damage of all Zerg ground melee units. 3 Levels
    Requries Evolution Chamber
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building100/175/200
    Duration Duration cost of the duration140/170/200
       

  • [Ground Carapace]

    Hotkey: (C)
    Ground Carapace is an upgrade of the unit baneling Increases the armor of all Zerg ground units. 3 Levels
    Requries Evolution Chamber
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building150/225/300
    Duration Duration cost of the duration140/170/200
       

  • [Centrifugal Hooks]

    Hotkey: (C)
    Centrifugal Hooks is an upgrade of the unit baneling Increases the movement speed of all Banelings.
    Requries Baneling Nest
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building150
    Duration Duration cost of the duration110
       

Comments

Starcraft 2 Fans on Mon, 2010-08-23 09:54.

Bonus Damage To Buildings

Don't forget that Banelings deal 80 damage to buildings. This is what makes them excel at busting through Terran wall-ins.

 

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