Swann

Zagara

Vorazun’s Emergency Recall and Strike from the Shadows have great synergy with Lurkers. Kerrigan can also burrow units that are near death, thus saving them via Emergency Recall—this is especially useful for Kerrigan herself.

Karax

Abathur

Alarak

Nova

Stukov

Fenix

Dehaka

Han & Horner

• Ultralisks and Hydralisks are useful for pushing into bases. It is an easy map for Kerrigan and she is capable of ending it quite quickly As such, mass Zerglings is also a strong option.
  
• You can place Omega Worms near the Locks in order to intercept enemy attack waves.
  
• Place the Worm at the furthest corners of the Locks, not directly on it, so that they don’t die to trickling enemy units.
  
• Use Immobilization Wave for the bases in front of the further two Locks.
  
• Burrow a Drone or Zergling at captured Locks, so that the occasional enemy units that are sent to the Locks can’t re-capture them.
  
• Kerrigan can solo the closest three Locks - use this time to build up your army. When assaulting the left or right lock closest to the base with a solo Kerrigan, try to lure the enemy units away from the static defenses instead of simply charging in.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. Omega Networks are very useful in this map in allowing you to defend the Locks effortlessly, but it is not necessary to build excessive numbers as Kerrigan can usually complete this map fast enough.
  

• Omega Worms can be placed at every Suppression Tower spawn point to allow you easy access to any Suppression Tower that spawns. Omega Worms placed near Suppression Towers prevent them from attacking for 30sec or until the Omega Worm dies. Be cautious - later Suppression Towers (4th and 5th) spawn defenders, so a quick reaction time is needed in order to keep the Omega Worm alive. Try to set up your Omega Worms by the tower spawn points before Aurana’s Transport reaches the Security Terminal.
  
• Enemy units are separated into smaller groups instead of large fortifications, so Kerrigan can solo most areas of the map. Use her independently from your army when you need to.
  
• Deploy an Omega Worm at the bonus areas so that you can come back and research the Purifier Personalities whenever it suits you. Units will attack once you start to download the AIs, but Kerrigan alone is enough to defend those waves.
  
• It can be a good idea to save an Immobilization Wave for the units protecting the double Suppression Towers that spawn when the timer of the final Security Terminal reaches 0:55.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 4-6. This is a large map that requires mobility, and as such, more Omega Networks is preferred in general. Spawning Omega Worms at the Aurana’s Transport helps to divert enemy attacks away.
  

• Kerrigan can defend the first and second Ships by herself.
  
• You can send Overlords/Overseers to the edge of the map, then move them in in order to scout the Ships & Bonus Objectives and deploy an Omega Worm, allowing you to skip the walking distance.
  
• Ultralisks, Lurkers and Brood Lords are all viable anti-ground options to defend Ships 3-5, but you will always need at least a small force of either Hydralisks or Queens as an anti-air option. Out of all of these anti-ground options, Lurker compositions provide the most cost-efficient defense while Ultralisks and Brood Lords are the better choices for clearing out buildings and dealing with the Eradicator bonus objective.
  
• The bonuses have weak long-range anti-air, making Brood Lords an efficient choice to destroy them with.
  
• You can park Brood Lords in the dead zones behind the Ships, where they will be safe from damage.
  
• Infested Banshees are your biggest threat; you can use 13 Mastery Points (43% increase) in Immobilization Wave damage to one-shot them. Additionally, you can use 30 Mastery Points (+30 attack damage) in Kerrigan Attack to two-hit them. If you are below 90 Mastery Levels, 7 points are enough to 3-shot Infested Banshees.
  
• The Ships take 2 minutes to launch, while Immobilization Wave has a cooldown of 2.5 minutes (after upgrades). Taking travel time into account, you should have one Immobilization Wave for each Ship. Note that if Ships are not manually launched, it will take them 3 minutes to launch instead, but no enemies spawn during the first minute.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 1-4. At least 1 Omega Network should be built to bring Kerrigan back to defend the expansion when necessary. Omega Worms also allow you to directly reinforce onto the battlefield, thus avoiding the zone wherein the Infested spawn. A Brood Lord-based army will not require more than one Omega Network, while up to four can be built for armies that require Omega Worms to tank for them, especially Hydralisks and Lurkers.
  

• Kerrigan can defend the first two waves of bots on her own, but you should look to have Hydralisks ready for the second Harvesting Bot attack wave if you are facing air compositions.
  
• At 10 minutes, an attack wave will spawn in the middle of the map. You can use Immobilization Wave to clear both this wave and the defenses in the middle.
  
• At 15:30, a large wave will spawn from the top. Save an Immobilization Wave for this wave.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 4-6. As the enemy waves can spawn from random locations, more Omega Networks are desirable in order to react quickly to the enemy. In late game, you can potentially get even more Omega Networks if you have excess resources, as this allows you to camp very effectively at each spawn point with a number of Omega Worms, allowing you to release your army from multiple Omega Worms at the same time.
  

• Zerglings, Hydralisks, Ultralisks, and Lurkers are all viable options for dealing with the Trains. However, it is recommended that you do not to get an excessive number of Zerglings/Ultralisks as some of these units may end up blocking each other when trying to attack. Hydralisks should be the core unit of every build, as they are the most efficient choice for taking down Trains and most enemy units.
  
• Lurkers are able to hit multiple sections of each train with their splash damage. However, this is only true when the Lurkers are perfectly aligned along the straight sections of the track, which may not be worth the effort to set up. Zergling/Hydralisk/Ultralisk have higher single-target DPS/supply than Lurker, but the latter can still be useful for their splash damage in taking out Train escorts.
  
• Save Immobilization Wave for each Train - do not use it against the attack waves that come separately from the Trains, as they are generally weaker in strength. Once Ability Efficiency has been researched, Immobilization Wave will be available for every train. This allows your army to suffer fewer losses while assaulting the Trains.
  
• For the double Trains, Kerrigan can stand between the two tracks and cast Immobilization Wave, thus clearing most of the escorts guarding both Trains. The spell should be cast when the train on the bottom track is approaching, or at approximately 14:50 and 20:50 on the timer.
  
• Kerrigan’s army should ideally be unleashed from an Omega Worm near the front of the Train so that they will not waste precious time chasing after the Trains.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. The Train locations and attack waves are rather predictable, and as such, it is not necessary to get a large number of Omega Networks. Still, they allow you to spread creep easily at engagement areas, but this can also be done with Queens.
  

• Kerrigan’s upfront strength shines on this map, as she provides a good buffer for the tightness of the first timer, and is able to allow allied commanders with a longer ramp up some breathing room.
  
• As soon as Kerrigan spawns, have her clear the first attack wave. Try engaging this wave near one of the mid-size encampments directly west or southeast of the expansion to maximize benefit from Assimilation Aura. Then, clear the path to the expansion and take out all the defenses at the expansion, as well as any boxes blocking the placement of a Hatchery. Use a small group of Zerglings (4-8) to clear out the boxes at your main and at the expansion.
  
• Enemy waves on this map will either approach from the northwest or east. With well-placed Omega Worms and properly timed Immobilization Wave casts, Kerrigan can intercept and destroy a wave, before quickly returning to the front lines.
  If using Mutalisks, it’s advised to keep a close eye when engaging Hybrid Experiments—their area damage can wipe out clumps of fragile units if left unchecked
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 4-6. This is a large map that requires mobility, and the ability to maneuver your army (or even just Kerrigan) quickly is extremely valuable. The creep generated by the Omega Worms can also be helpful for taking down each Hybrid.
  

• You’ll need a strategy to defeat the first wave that hits at around 3 minutes into the game. Options include asking your ally for help, building two Spine Crawlers, kiting units with a pair of Zerglings, and tanking the wave with your main Hatchery.
  
• Use Immobilization Wave to deal with the defenses guarding the Void Shards - except for the first Shard, of course.
  
• You can use an Overseer to scout a safe-spot inside the final Shard area (on the left corner), then deploy an Omega Worm in order to skip most of the enemy defenses.
  
• When trying to destroy the second Pirate Ship, you can use an Overseer to scout the area to the right of the first Pirate Ship where there is a relatively clear area. Deploy your Omega Worm there instead of fighting your way through the defenses.
  
• When fighting the Pirate Ships, deploy an Omega Worm next to your units so that they can hide in it when the Pirate Ship charges at them.
  
• Shredding Claws (the Zergling armor reduction upgrade) is especially useful against the high hp 3-armor Void Shards). Even if you go for a Hydralisk focused army, a few Zerglings with this upgrade will let you take down Shards significantly faster.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. Omega Networks have a number of uses in this map as explained above, but it is not necessary to get too many, as the enemy waves all spawn from the same location.
  

• You can use Omega Worms to move from the left side to the right side and back quickly. Helpful when an attack wave spawns on the opposite side of the map.
  
• Kerrigan can kill Death Grip crystals quickly by chaining Leaping Strikes.
  
• Do not engage the third, fourth, and fifth Void Slivers without Immobilization Wave.
  
• A straightforward way to deal with each Sliver is using Kerrigan to leap in and cast Immobilization Wave, deploy an
• Omega Worm and focus fire the Sliver. Once the Sliver is dead, just head back into the Worm; it may not be necessary to clear the remaining units.
  
• Kerrigan can solo the first bonus area, but you may want to use an Immobilization Wave for the 2nd bonus area on the bottom-left.
  
• Massing Hydralisks is ideal for this mission due to the prevalence of air units guarding later Slivers. Hydralisks clean up high HP air units and can be used to snipe Slivers using the method outlined above.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. As the enemy waves can only come from either the top or left directions, a few Omega Networks will provide sufficient mobility.
  

• Overlords can be used to scout the Zenith Stones and the northeast base. This allows you to swiftly transport Kerrigan’s army with Omega Worms to clear the Zenith Stones after the Thrashers/waves have been cleared, and destroy the enemy transports before they have a chance to ferry units across the gap.
  
• Rally your Overlords to all four sides of the Temple, so as to protect the Temple from enemy damage. This is especially useful against Scourge.
  
• Ultralisks, Hydralisks, Lurkers and Brood Lords can all be good defensive units for Kerrigan on this mission.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 4-6. As the enemy waves can come from all 4 directions, it is desirable to build more Omega Networks if you intend to intercept most of these waves. Omega Worms can also be placed near the Thrasher spawn points to divert the Thrashers’ attention away from the Temple, potentially indefinitely. Extra Omega Networks will never be a waste of resources, as they can be used to stall Thrashers or attack waves.
  

• Ultralisks and Hydralisks are the units of choice on this mission since you need to be both offensive and mobile.
  
• You can place Omega Worms beside Xenon crystals in order to instantly transport drones to them. While carrying a crystal, they cannot enter the Omega Worm and will have to travel the long way back.
  
• The key is to deploy Omega Worms on every island so that lava becomes a non-issue. If you need to, Kerrigan can survive leaping through the lava.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. As the enemy waves come from random directions and at random timings, more Omega Networks will be useful to intercept them ahead of time.
  

• Hydralisks should be a core unit of your army. They are necessary for taking down Shuttles and their escorts.
  
• Attack waves spawn approximately every 3 minutes from either the left or right chokepoints. Immobilization Wave should be used to kill the attack waves, not the Shuttle escorts (which are generally weak), except for the final Shuttle wave.
  
• Send Overlords to each conduit at the beginning of the game so that you can deploy Omega Worms at each of them, allowing you to intercept any Shuttles if they reach the Conduits.
  
• At 10 minutes when the first Immobilization Wave becomes available, there will be a small wave spawning on the right choke point (headed towards the first bonus) followed by a much bigger wave at the same location,headed towards your main base. Once both waves have spawned, move Kerrigan in and activate her Immobilization Wave to clear both the attack waves and a good chunk of enemy base defences. Proceed to clear the base thereafter, but keep an eye on the Shuttles heading towards either the left or right conduit.
  
• You can get a second expansion after clearing either the left or right enemy base. This allows you to max out on army much earlier and also offering more minerals to morph Spore Crawlers at each of the Shuttle Launch Bays.
  
• The second Shuttle wave will randomly head to either the left or right Conduit. The third Shuttle wave at 12:30 will head to the opposite side of the second Shuttle wave. Spawn more buildings (such as Omega Worms) at the corresponding Conduit to lure the subsequent attack wave to that Conduit, so that you can kill both the attack and Shuttle wave at the same time without having to split your units.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 2-4. Omega Worms will be very useful in this map, as they allow you to intercept attack waves & Shuttles and spread creep. You will need the creep for building Spore Crawlers at each Launch Bay.
  

• Use Immobilization Wave on the third and fourth Thrasher spawns.
  
• Deploy an Omega Worm right beside the Archangel, then pop out your entire army and focus-fire the Archangel, denying it an escape.
  
• There are quite a few large Hybrids in the last area. Use Kerrigan or Ultralisks to tank them. Don’t send Zerglings or Hydralisks in alone to attack them or your units will die en masse.
  
• For Protoss enemies, there will be quite a few air units capable of surviving even a max mastery Immobilization Wave guarding each base, so make sure you have a sufficient number of Hydralisks to bring them down.
  
• Suggested number of Omega Networks: 1-2. Likewise for Rifts to Korhal, Omega Worms allow you to move around your army quickly, but it is not necessary to build excessive numbers on a short-duration map.