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Given the astounding success of the baneling in almost every matchup, Blizzard continues along these lines with the newest addition to the swarm, due for realease in the coming expansion.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: The Banelisk!
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Now, one might wonder what attributes the Banelisk might possess:
First and foremost, in addition to a regular attack, the Banelisk is able to explode. This explosion is somewhat like a cross between a nuclear missile and fungal growth, but has a larger area of effect.
The Banelisk can be burrowed, allowing it to one-shot any unsuspecting army passing over it.
The Banelisk can hit air units.
In order to construct the Banelisk, one must place a baneling nest on top of an ultralisk cavern. The Banelisk is then morphed from a regular ultralisk.
The morphing animation of the Banelisk is the size of a hatchery.
The Banelisk explosion is subject to friendly fire, which means that a viable tactic against it is to snipe it next to friendly units. However, you won't need any other units if you already possess the Banelisk.
The Banelisk benefits from the centrifugal hooks upgrade, adapting a rolling animation. It also benefits from the metabolic boost upgrade, adapting wings. However, it does not receive any of the bonuses to movement speed from said upgrades.
In order to drop the Banelisk it has to be carried hanging between four overlords.
If the Banelisk is loaded into a nydus worm, the nydus worm will be full. The Banelisk can be detonated inside a nydus worm, splitting the effect of the explosion between all entrances.
The Banelisk generates its own creep highway.
When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating.
Further, one might be curious as to why this unit is being implemented, and why it wasn't in the game from launch.
After all, this unit seems so obvious I can't imagine that it wasn't thought about from the beginning of development.
While we can only speculate as to why it has taken so long for the Banelisk to be implemented, I think we can all agree that this unit is what the game has been missing up until now.
I don't want this to turn into a balance discussion, since the Banelisk obviously will solve any and all balance issues, imaginary ones included, even in matchups not containing any zerg player. Indeed, focusing the metagame on one unit is the way to go!
With our greatest desires fulfilled in such a way, we can only dream of what more the future will have in store!
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Does the banelisk get stuck behind Zerglings?
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On April 21 2011 22:30 frucisky wrote:
Does the banelisk get stuck behind Zerglings?
it probably blows up when it hits them, even if they're friendly
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Can't wait for a big hug from these guys 
I bet they'll still suck though :p poor Blizzard
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On April 21 2011 22:31 JPoPP wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:30 frucisky wrote:
Does the banelisk get stuck behind Zerglings? it probably blows up when it hits them, even if they're friendly
badass. would love to see this in a custom map just for the lols
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Does the Banelisk splash dmg kill all the SCV's trying to repair a Planetary Fortress?
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Finally we got ultimate toss deathball killer!
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Does the Banelisk trample Forcefields?
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The Banelisk would absorb all of the swarm units it came into contact with, increasing its mass and explosive potential.
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When it explodes the area will be covered with Creep
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When the Banelisk produces creep ontop of an already creeped area, does it make super creep?
And if it does, what does super creep do?
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But the real question remains: Will it blend?
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On April 21 2011 22:27 SoundProof wrote:
The Banelisk can be detonated inside a nydus worm, splitting the effect of the explosion between all entrances.
This. I want to see this. So badly :p
Teleporting atomic bomb
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On April 21 2011 22:40 LowChucky wrote:
When the Banelisk produces creep ontop of an already creeped area, does it make super creep?
And if it does, what does super creep do?
obviously what creep does only better....
Creep give vision? S-Creep gives Detection
Creep gives Speed +? S-Creep gives Haste+
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How come the baneliks is something between an ultralisk and a baneling instead of a mutalisk and a baneling
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On April 21 2011 22:44 decaf wrote:
How come the baneliks is something between an ultralisk and a baneling instead of a mutalisk and a baneling
Cuz then we'd have the scourge
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make it fly so it can blow up on air and rain down acid on the ground too
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On April 21 2011 22:44 decaf wrote:
How come the baneliks is something between an ultralisk and a baneling instead of a mutalisk and a baneling
Because that would be Scourge.
edit: Got beat to it
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On April 21 2011 22:45 aka_star wrote:
make it fly so it can blow up on air and rain down acid on the ground too
Hell, give it permanent cloak.
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First I read "Baneblade" and almsot wet myself
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On April 21 2011 22:46 Telcontar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:45 aka_star wrote:
make it fly so it can blow up on air and rain down acid on the ground too Hell, give it permanent cloak.
Give it Burrowed Movement
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When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating.
Can't stop laughing. It's just like the colossus...
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On April 21 2011 22:50 mike1290 wrote:Show nested quote +When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating. Can't stop laughing. It's just like the colossus...
Well you see Colossus is a mobile siege unit, Which don't make any sense how siege units can be mobile, but Banelisk is just an awesome unit
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The Banelisk generates its own creep highway. - like a boss
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On April 21 2011 22:50 mike1290 wrote:Show nested quote +When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating. Can't stop laughing. It's just like the colossus...
Yup, that was the best bit of an entire epic article. I would actually race switch from my beloved Protoss if Zerg got a Banelisk.
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On April 21 2011 22:54 Hamster wrote:
The Banelisk generates its own creep highway. - like a boss
And every 25 seconds, it shoots out 5-10 tumors 
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On April 21 2011 22:55 Xerberus wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:54 Hamster wrote:
The Banelisk generates its own creep highway. - like a boss And every 25 seconds, it shoots out 5-10 tumors
nonono...... It shits out tumors as it walks
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On April 21 2011 22:52 Blasterion wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:50 mike1290 wrote:When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating. Can't stop laughing. It's just like the colossus... Well you see Colossus is a mobile siege unit, Which don't make any sense how siege units can be mobile, but Banelisk is just an awesome unit
Hey, Reavers are technically "mobile." Build it early enough, and it should be able to reach the enemy's base a bit of time before the map mines out.
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On April 21 2011 22:56 Blasterion wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:55 Xerberus wrote:On April 21 2011 22:54 Hamster wrote:
The Banelisk generates its own creep highway. - like a boss And every 25 seconds, it shoots out 5-10 tumors nonono...... It shits out tumors as it walks
But that would make it soo OP :<
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On April 21 2011 22:58 eviltomahawk wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:52 Blasterion wrote:On April 21 2011 22:50 mike1290 wrote:When microed well, the Banelisk can be devastating. When microed poorly, the Banelisk can be equally devastating. Can't stop laughing. It's just like the colossus... Well you see Colossus is a mobile siege unit, Which don't make any sense how siege units can be mobile, but Banelisk is just an awesome unit Hey, Reavers are technically "mobile." Build it early enough, and it should be able to reach the enemy's base a bit of time before the map mines out.
Reavers crawl at the speed of Broodlords, Colossus run at pace of Marines, but both mean nothing in the presence of Banelisk
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On April 21 2011 23:00 Xerberus wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:56 Blasterion wrote:On April 21 2011 22:55 Xerberus wrote:On April 21 2011 22:54 Hamster wrote:
The Banelisk generates its own creep highway. - like a boss And every 25 seconds, it shoots out 5-10 tumors nonono...... It shits out tumors as it walks But that would make it soo OP :<
Don't you know? banelisk's existence solves all balance problems imaginary ones included and even those that in match ups not involving zerg
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Finally, TvP is fixed! Thank, Banelisk! :D
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On April 21 2011 22:34 LowChucky wrote:
Does the Banelisk splash dmg kill all the SCV's trying to repair a Planetary Fortress?
No. The banelisk splash kills all of the Planetary Fortresses trying to protect the SCV's.
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On April 21 2011 22:44 Blasterion wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:44 decaf wrote:
How come the baneliks is something between an ultralisk and a baneling instead of a mutalisk and a baneling Cuz then we'd have the scourge
Well, instead of the Defiler we have an Infestor, maybe they will make us a nice baneling-mutalisk!!
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On April 21 2011 23:06 Alejandrisha wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:34 LowChucky wrote:
Does the Banelisk splash dmg kill all the SCV's trying to repair a Planetary Fortress? No. The banelisk splash kills all of the Planetary Fortresses trying to protect the SCV's.
Banelisk actually melts away the mineral patches and Geysers and actually remove resources from the map
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Hahaha that would be some awful
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On April 21 2011 23:08 Jayjay54 wrote:
it also shoots banelings
So far When a Banelisk Explodes.
1 it hits air
2 it creates creep
3 it does nuclear damage
4 it fungals everything in range
5 it destroys resources
6 it makes banelings
When a Banelisk walks
it shits out creep tumors
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On April 21 2011 23:11 Rain.cz wrote:
how he can hit air
How can Nuke explosions hit air?
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How does a Banelisk build fare against a 6 pool?
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On April 21 2011 22:27 SoundProof wrote:
The Banelisk benefits from the centrifugal hooks upgrade, adapting a rolling animation. It also benefits from the adrenal glands upgrade, adapting wings. However, it does not receive any of the bonuses to movement speed from said upgrades.
adrenal glands is the crackling upgrade and doesn't have anything to do with speed/wings
other than that great job :D
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On April 21 2011 23:23 Ohdamn wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2011 22:27 SoundProof wrote:
The Banelisk benefits from the centrifugal hooks upgrade, adapting a rolling animation. It also benefits from the adrenal glands upgrade, adapting wings. However, it does not receive any of the bonuses to movement speed from said upgrades. adrenal glands is the crackling upgrade and doesn't have anything to do with speed/wings other than that great job :D
Fixed.
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It can ram itself through cliffs right?
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On April 21 2011 22:41 Jojo131 wrote:
But the real question remains: Will it blend?
obviously it won't, it will blend the blender instead
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Banelisk can also Infest CC (OC or PF) even with 100% hp and make Banelisk from Infest CC outright
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could also go with, if u have a banelisk on the field, all banelings are free of cost
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The Banelisk is made of highly reflective materials. Any laser-based shot, as from for example a Colossus or a Void Ray, is reflected and does full damage to the unit firing.
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I suppose this is a joke?
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On April 21 2011 23:08 Jayjay54 wrote:
it also shoots banelings
Banelings have default no energy requirement "Copulate" ability. It takes 2 banelings to do this. Then 10 Baneling eggs are laid and hatched!
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can i make a banelisk from merging an ultralisk with banelings? :D
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The banelisk counters 4 gates, void ray/collosus, two port banshee, and Battle.net 2.0.
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On April 22 2011 00:06 dc302 wrote:
can i make a banelisk from merging an ultralisk with banelings? :D
No. That would be IMBA!
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A spawning pool will be required to build the banelisk. It will benefit from both melee and ranged attack upgrades. Ranged upgrades will increase the explosion radius.
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Finally, something almost as good as the Collosus... or the Marine
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The only counter to the banelisk is Chuck Norris I take it?
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Blizzard on implementing the banelisk
"Since adding destructible rocks adds to a lot of interesting dynamics in play, we thought that putting a banelisk in all matchups would allow for many creative strategies. In every matchup not including a zerg, we've decided put to put a frolicking banelisk in the middle of the map. Like destructible rocks, players can use this banelisk for outside-of-the-box play."
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On April 22 2011 00:10 MechaCthulhu wrote:Finally, something almost as good as the Collosus... or the Marine
The Marine? Link pls... didnt find in search... 
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Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
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On April 21 2011 23:58 AmericanUmlaut wrote:
The Banelisk is made of highly reflective materials. Any laser-based shot, as from for example a Colossus or a Void Ray, is reflected and does full damage to the unit firing.
The laser will then refract off the damaged unit's shields or armor, creating a blast equivalent to a nuclear explosion.
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On April 22 2011 00:14 Topazas wrote:
Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
Troll?
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Sounds balanced.
Now, get terrans building to suicide for AoE, marines in medivac able to shoot and protoss to be able to warp units and building anywhere on map, and we got the second best STR after Forged Alliance.
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Chuck Norris makes Banelisk jokes.
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It sounds like an ok unit i guess, can the OP comment on if it would have extremely large amounts of armor and health otherwise it won't be worth it imo
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On April 22 2011 00:22 Zimmerman wrote:
It sounds like an ok unit i guess, can the OP comment on if it would have extremely large amounts of armor and health otherwise it won't be worth it imo
I am not at liberty to discuss exact numbers, but the unit is definitely balanced in all aspects.
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That is nice.. but i want an upgrade that allows broodlords to shoot banelings instead of broodlings :D
edit: typo.
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On April 22 2011 00:13 SpaceYeti wrote:
The only counter to the banelisk is Chuck Norris I take it?
Chuck Norris will be implemented in the next patch to counter the Banelisk. His DPS (Damage per Sidekick) is gonna be huge.
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On April 22 2011 00:18 PinkSoviet wrote:
Sounds balanced.
Now, get terrans building to suicide for AoE, marines in medivac able to shoot and protoss to be able to warp units and building anywhere on map, and we got the second best STR after Forged Alliance.
Age of Empires?
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Groundbreaking! I'll be sure to direct any balance whiners to this thread.
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On April 22 2011 00:16 whiterabb1t wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 00:14 Topazas wrote:
Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
Troll?
lol, you realize that there is no banelisk right...
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The real question is not if it can hit air, but with metabolic boost and Centrifugal Hooks upgrades, can it climb cliffs?
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On April 21 2011 23:23 mike1290 wrote:
How does a Banelisk build fare against a 6 pool?
A banelisk build will hard counter any pool, extractor, overlord, hatch, CC, supply depot, refinery, nexus, assimilator or pylon-first build.
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On April 22 2011 00:36 GreEny K wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 00:16 whiterabb1t wrote:On April 22 2011 00:14 Topazas wrote:
Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
Troll? lol, you realize that there is no banelisk right...
and there is no cake either? yeah right...
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If a Banelisk unburrows under a CC, can it keep it on his back to acquire MULEs usage ?
I think if he doesn't he'll need a slight buff in the long run, when the games will get figured out...
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On April 22 2011 00:36 GreEny K wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 00:16 whiterabb1t wrote:On April 22 2011 00:14 Topazas wrote:
Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
Troll? lol, you realize that there is no banelisk right...
LOL. youre a little slow in the uptake kid
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I'm waiting for the Broodalisk. It's just like the Broodlord, only bigger and it shoots ultralisks.
No wait, the Broodbanelisk, it shoots banelisks.
F*ck yeah that would be awesome
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if a banelisk rolls from higher to lower ground it creates ramps on its way.
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Awesome artwork! But don't give blizzard ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hah, they should allow banelings to ride ultralisks so that ultralisks can carry them close up to terran and protoss armies.
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I smell a campaign mission....
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A Banelisk will automatically inject larva onto any nearby hatchery. If it is an enemy hatchery, they will be exploding larva.
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I think this is going to fix the ZvP match up greatly.
Lol jk.
Sick artwork man!
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On April 22 2011 01:02 Benjef wrote:
I think this is going to fix the ZvP match up greatly.
Lol jk.
Sick artwork man!
I take no responsibility for the art, I merely performed the photoshop.
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The Banelisk does friendly damage, but Banelisks are immuned to it right ?
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The presence of a Banelisk anywhere on the map causes Zerglings to automatically perform perfect micro when being fired upon by units that deal splash damage.
Banelisks can be carried by upgraded Overlords, they take up one slot.
Banelisks detonate automatically when a Vortex they are caught in expires. Because they deal Ultradamage rather than normal damage, units exiting a Vortex are not immune.
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On April 22 2011 00:52 FLu wrote:
I'm waiting for the Broodalisk. It's just like the Broodlord, only bigger and it shoots ultralisks.
No wait, the Broodbanelisk, it shoots banelisks.
F*ck yeah that would be awesome
Surely that would be a BaneLord. Or LordLing.
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That artwork looks like he made 2 layers and put the baneling in the back layer and the ultra in the front layer. Still it looks really good haha!
Cant we have a colloray too or maybe a colloarrier? 
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Oh jesus, here we go again. Banelisk vs protoss death ball
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You made that image? It's cool, but seems like a ton of effort for something that, sadly (well really very fortunately), will never get implemented. Probably could get posted in blogs in the future :p
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Does the banelisk get stuck behind Zerglings?
Rofl, thread should have ended there.
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The big question is it compatible with the hydraroach?
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On April 22 2011 01:15 lolsixtynine wrote:
You made that image? It's cool, but seems like a ton of effort for something that, sadly (well really very fortunately), will never get implemented. Probably could get posted in blogs in the future :p
The ultra is official artwork from Blizz. He photoshopped a giant baneling onto its back.
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I heard the Banelisk was being added in the new patch, to kind of even out the fact that Blizzard decided that the Roach's ability to burrow-move under forcefields was giving Protoss players too much of a hard time.
No comment from IdrA yet.
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I came here for the baller. Thread did not deliver.
But it did deliver on the funny. 
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On April 22 2011 01:19 Lynkilen wrote:
The big question is it compatible with the hydraroach?
I doubt so. It should be supported by banelords, though.
now that the design of the unit is ready. how much will it cost? is it an upgrade like the lurker? how long is the build time.
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On April 22 2011 01:19 Daralii wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 01:15 lolsixtynine wrote:
You made that image? It's cool, but seems like a ton of effort for something that, sadly (well really very fortunately), will never get implemented. Probably could get posted in blogs in the future :p The ultra is official artwork from Blizz. He photoshopped a giant baneling onto its back.
It's fanart from Mr. Jack who now works for Blizzard.
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On April 22 2011 00:52 FLu wrote:
I'm waiting for the Broodalisk. It's just like the Broodlord, only bigger and it shoots ultralisks.
No wait, the Broodbanelisk, it shoots banelisks.
F*ck yeah that would be awesome
Behold! The Broodbanelisk!
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/Kx6Qy.jpg)
upgrades:
Monstrosity: size upgrade
Luminescence: irradiatelike ability that instantly kills nearby enemy units. Does not kill or damge the Broodbanelisk.
Banelisk Spawn: Self-explanatory
Immortality: Can't be killed, except by Chuck Norris
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This reminds me of that other thread
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On April 22 2011 01:59 Vain wrote:This reminds me of that other thread
Hahaha good times!
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Its a micro unit, when he is going to die boom u explo him
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You'll all be pleased to hear that I've found a leaked screenshot of the Banelisk in action.
+ Show Spoiler +
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On April 22 2011 02:05 Acritter wrote:You'll all be pleased to hear that I've found a leaked screenshot of the Banelisk in action. + Show Spoiler +
That protoss deathball never saw it coming...
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On April 22 2011 00:46 Jayjay54 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 00:36 GreEny K wrote:On April 22 2011 00:16 whiterabb1t wrote:On April 22 2011 00:14 Topazas wrote:
Just what Zerg needs. ^^
Also, add the leviathan. Then, banelisk and leviathan could morph into leviathanlisk! A huge flying bug witch would spawn ultras every 5 secs ^^
Troll? lol, you realize that there is no banelisk right... and there is no cake either? yeah right...
THE CAKE IS A LIE
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+ Show Spoiler +On April 22 2011 01:42 whiterabb1t wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2011 00:52 FLu wrote:
I'm waiting for the Broodalisk. It's just like the Broodlord, only bigger and it shoots ultralisks.
No wait, the Broodbanelisk, it shoots banelisks.
F*ck yeah that would be awesome Behold! The Broodbanelisk! upgrades: Monstrosity: size upgrade Luminescence: irradiatelike ability that instantly kills nearby enemy units. Does not kill or damge the Broodbanelisk. Banelisk Spawn: Self-explanatory Immortality: Can't be killed, except by Chuck Norris
This should be called the banelord.
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I heard the Banelisk causes your opponents game to uninstall itself when it explodes...
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When it detonates, it needs to have a similar visual as a nuke
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On April 21 2011 22:27 SoundProof wrote:
In order to construct the Banelisk, one must place a baneling nest on top of an ultralisk cavern. The Banelisk is then morphed from a regular ultralisk.
Wait, shouldn't one just place the Baneling Nest on top of a regular Ultralisk unit, thus creating the beast itself?
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>.> looks like something baller made x_x
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Iam glad they finally revealed something about HotS.
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meh immortals will deal with it
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