Overlord

It is believed that the semi-intelligent spacefaring leviathans known as the Gargantis Proximae were first inducted into the Swarm so that their heightened senses could benefit the Zerg in battle. Whatever their starting point, Overlords were rapidly evolved to relay commands and keep the Swarm coordinated during combat. The importance of this function is underlined by the sheer number of Overlords found accompanying Zerg forces. Overlords are extremely flexible in their support role, often serving as advanced scouts and disgorging creep to prepare the way for further Zerg conquests. With the correct growth stimuli, Overlords are even capable of evolving the ability to transport Zerg warriors within their hollow carapaces.

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Unit Statistics

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Basic information

Race:	Zerg
Life:	200 Regeneration: 0.273
Armor:	0 (3)
Movement:	Very Slow Acceleration: 1.0625 Turn Rate: 999.844
Attributes:	Armored - Biological

Production

Producer:	Larva
Hotkey:	V
Cost:	100 -
Supply:	-
Build time:	25

Combat

Upgrades:	Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 1 Upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 150 150 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 2 Further upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 225 225 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 3 Maximizes the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 300 300 Build time: 220 Pneumatized Carapace Increases the movement speed of Overlords and Overseers. Hotkey: P Cost: 100 100 Build time: 60 Ventral Sacs Allows Overlords to transport units. Hotkey: E Cost: 200 200 Build time: 130
Ability:	Morph to Overseer Advanced aerial observer. Provides the same supply as an Overlord. Can use the Spawn Changeling and Contaminate abilities. Detector Hotkey: V Minerals: 50 Duration: 17 Generate Creep Makes the Overlord start to generate creep. Creep will only be generated when the Overlord isn’t moving. Creep feeds nearby Zerg structures. Bonus: Zerg move faster on creep. Hotkey: G

3D Model

Basic information

Race:	Zerg
Life:	200 Regeneration: 0.273
Armor:	0 (3)
Movement:	Very Slow Acceleration: 1.0625 Turn Rate: 999.844
Attributes:	Armored - Biological

Production

Producer:	Larva
Hotkey:	V
Cost:	100 -
Supply:	-
Build time:	25

Combat

Upgrades:	Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 1 Upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 150 150 Build time: 160 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 2 Further upgrades the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 225 225 Build time: 190 Zerg Flyer Carapace Level 3 Maximizes the armor of all Zerg air units. Hotkey: C Cost: 300 300 Build time: 220 Pneumatized Carapace Increases the movement speed of Overlords and Overseers. Hotkey: P Cost: 100 100 Build time: 60 Ventral Sacs Allows Overlords to transport units. Hotkey: E Cost: 200 200 Build time: 130
Ability:	Morph to Overseer Advanced aerial observer. Provides the same supply as an Overlord. Can use the Spawn Changeling and Contaminate abilities. Detector Hotkey: V Minerals: 50 Duration: 17 Generate Creep Makes the Overlord start to generate creep. Creep will only be generated when the Overlord isn’t moving. Creep feeds nearby Zerg structures. Bonus: Zerg move faster on creep. Hotkey: G

General Strategy

Air-based supply and transport unit.
Provides ’unit supply’ to increase the army’s capacity as more Overlords are spawned -– the death of Overlords can result in a significant drop in the army’s supply.
Can transport and drop Zerg units with Ventral Sacs upgrade.
Can scout more effectively with the Pneumatized Carapace speed upgrade.
Can excrete creep in order to increase the Zerg army movement speed on the battlefield and to inhibit non-Zerg races from building structures.
Able to evolve into Overseer detection units.
Effective but slow scout unit.

Evolutions

Pneumatized Carapace: Increase speed of the Overlord by 1.4 and the Overseer by 0.875.
Ventral Sacs: The Overlord can transport units.

Countermeasures

VS Terran

The most basic Terran unit, the Marine, is more than sufficient to take down Overlords, especially when used in groups.
Sensor Towers increase the range at which Terran players will be able to spot incoming Overlords, to intercept and destroy them before they reach key locations.
Missile Towers make short work of eavesdropping Overlords.

VS Zerg

Queens at your base can take down Overlords, while patrolling groups of Hydralisks deal enough damage to eliminate them before they can learn about your base defenses or production.
Placing Spore Crawler buildings at the edges of your bases can limit the amount of intelligence an Overlord is able to gather before it has to flee or be destroyed.

VS Protoss

Most anti-air defenses are effective at defeating Overlords – Stalkers and static Photon Cannons are sufficient to eliminate nearly any size scouting group quickly.
Small Phoenix fleets make great Overlord hunters.

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* Requires Heart of the Swarm expansion pack

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yoda #532

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yoda

11/29/2012

snore

Bladeking #792

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Bladeking

5/9/2012

I wish you didn't have to use the overlords to make creep. in the broodwar and original the buidlings made the creeep.but now if you kill the overlord the creep goes away and the buidlings start to die it is annoying!