Roach
Roach is a starcraft-2 zerg unit
The Roach is a new unit to the Zerg army in StarCraft 2 and is the armored unit in between the Zergling and the Hydralisk - it is a tier 1.5 unit. The Roach is a durable and semi-fast unit with a short ranged attack. The Roach is effective in large groups and can counter most tier 1 light units including Marines, Zerglings and Zealots. The Roach is not a high damage dealer but in groups it will definitely get the job done. Also, the Roach has the ability, once upgraded, to move while burrowed - allowing for many interesting strategies. For strategies and tips on using the Roach check out the videos on the right. The Roach and has a unit type of Armored - Biological. Check out the Starcraft 2 Roach article on videos and strategies of the Roach


[The Good]

  

[The Bad]

Strengths

  

Weaknesses
Burrowed Sneak Attacks, Early Game Stacks, tier 1 ground units   Marauders, Stalkers, Air, Well Defended Positions (short range)

Good vs

  

Bad vs
Marines, Zealots, Sentries and Hydralisks   Marauders, Stalkers, Colossus, Templar, Banshees, MMM

Hard Counters

  

Hard Countered
Terran: Marines, Reapers
Protoss: Zealots
Zerg: Zerglings		   Terran: Marauder
Protoss: Immortal
Zerg: Mutalisk

[Cost]

Minerals

Vespene

Supply

Build Time

Sight
mineral cost of the unit75 gas vespene cost of the unit25 unit supply food required2 units build time27 9

[The Basic]

Health/Shield

Armor

Energy

Movement
145 1 2.25  

[Ground Attack: ]

Damage

Speed

Range

Ground DPS

Attack Info
1x16 (+2) vs Normal 2.00 4 8.0 vs Normal

[No Air Attack]

Abilities

  • [Rapid Regeneration]
    Rapid Regeneration is an ability of roach The Roach regenerates health at an extremely fast rate while burrowed.
    Type: Passive
       

Upgrades

  • [Burrow]

    Hotkey: (B)
    Burrow is an upgrade of the unit roach 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
       

  • [Missile Attacks]

    Hotkey: (A)
    Missile Attacks is an upgrade of the unit roach Increases attack damage of all Zerg ground ranged attacks. 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 roach 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
       

  • [Glial Reconstitution]

    Hotkey: (G)
    Glial Reconstitution is an upgrade of the unit roach Increases the movement speed of all Roaches.
    Requries Roach Warren, Lair
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building100
    Duration Duration cost of the duration110
       

  • [Tunneling Claws]

    Hotkey: (T)
    Tunneling Claws is an upgrade of the unit roach Enables the Roach to move while burrowed. While burrowed, the Roach also has increased health regeneration.
    Requries Roach Warren, Hive
    Vespene Vespene cost of the building150
    Duration Duration cost of the duration110
       
 

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