Roach

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Roach
Race	Zerg
Vitals
HP	145
Production
Minerals	75
Gas	25
Build time	27
Control	2
Requires	Roach Warren
Hotkey	A
Mutates from	Larva
Combat
Transport slots	2
Modifiers	Armored, Biological
Defense	1
Sight radius	9 (5 burrowed)
Movement	Normal (2.25)
Movement (Burrowed)	Very Slow (1.4062) with Tunneling Claws
Movement (Creep)	+30%, Fast (2.925) above ground, Slow (1.82806) while Burrowed
Attack	Acid Saliva

The Roach is a ranged assault unit that regenerates quickly when burrowed and can be upgraded to move while burrowed. The Medivac's Heal ability does not stack with the Roach's regeneration.

The Roach's regeneration rates are:

• Unburrowed: 0.2734 health/sec (standard Zerg regen rate)
• Burrowed without Tunneling Claws: 5 health/sec

• (29 seconds for full regeneration)

• Burrowed with Tunneling Claws: 10 health/sec

• (14.5 seconds for full regeneration)

Contents 1 Weapons 2 Abilities 3 Upgrades 4 Art 5 Screenshots

Weapons

	Acid Saliva [edit]
	Damage	16 (+2 per Missile Attacks level)
	Targets	Ground
	Range	4
	Speed	Very Slow (2)
	Uses a melee attack animation when attacking a a unit within melee range. This melee attack deals the same damage but neutralizes the effect of the enemy's Guardian Shield.

Abilities

	Rapid Regeneration [edit] (passive)
	Used by	Roach
	The Roach regenerates life very quickly (5 health/sec) while burrowed.

	Burrow (R) [edit]
	Cast time	about 1
	Requires	Burrow Upgrade
	Used by	Baneling, Drone, Hydralisk, Infested Terran, Queen, Roach, Ultralisk, Zergling
	Conceals the unit underground, making it invisible, immobile and unable to attack. Also reduces its sight range by half except for the Baneling and Infestor. Unburrow can be autocast for all units except the Drone and Infestor.

Upgrades

	Glial Reconstitution (G) [edit]
	Minerals	100
	Gas	100
	Time	110
	Requires	Lair
	Researched at	Roach Warren
	Affects	Roach
	Increases the unburrowed movement speed of Roaches. Increases speed by 0.75, to Fast (3).

	Tunneling Claws (T) [edit]
	Minerals	150
	Gas	150
	Time	110
	Requires	Lair
	Researched at	Roach Warren
	Affects	Roach
	Enables Roaches to move while burrowed and increases burrowed regeneration rate from 5 to 10/sec.

	Missile Attacks (A) [edit]
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
	Minerals	100	150	200
	Gas	100	150	200
	Time	160	190	220
	Requires	Hatchery	Lair	Hive
	Researched at	Evolution Chamber
	Affects	Hydralisk, Infested Terran, Queen, Roach
	Increases the attack damage for all ranged Zerg ground units.

	Ground Carapace (C) [edit]
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
	Minerals	150	225	300
	Gas	150	225	300
	Time	160	190	220
	Requires	Hatchery	Lair	Hive
	Researched at	Evolution Chamber
	Affects	Baneling, Broodling, Changeling, Drone, Hydralisk, Infested Terran, Infestor, Queen, Roach, Ultralisk, Zergling
	Increases defense for Zerg ground units by 1.

	Burrow Upgrade (B) [edit]
	Minerals	100
	Gas	100
	Time	100
	Requires	Lair/Hive
	Researched at	Hatchery/Lair/Hive
	Affects	Baneling, Drone, Hydralisk, Infested Terran, Infestor, Queen, Roach, Ultralisk, Zergling
	Enables all Zerg ground units to burrow.

Art

Screenshots

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