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Zerg buildings can heal on their own.  If you leave a damaged Zerg building before it is destroyed, it will eventually return to full health.  Zerg do not need a barracks to train units.  They have a Hatchery which produces Larvae.  The Larvae can morph into units.  All units are produced at the Hatchery.  To produce units faster you must build additional Hatcheries.  Zerg buildings must be built on the creep.  Since Zerg buildings are alive, it must be morphed on the creep which keeps it alive.  The creep can grow and expand with the help from Hatcheries and Creep Colonies.  Unlike other species, once a Drone morphs into a building, it cannot morph into other buildings.

 

Hatchery

The Hatchery is like the heart of any Zerg cluster.  The Hatchery produces Larvae which can morph into units.

- Burrowing
Allows all Zerg ground units except the Ultralisk to bury underground.

Lair

The is an upgraded Hatchery.  It has more armor and hit points.  It also includes Overlord upgrades.

- Ventral Sacs
Allows your Overlords to transport units.

- Antennas
Increases sight range of your Overlords.

- Pneumatized Carapace
Increases Overlord speed.

Hive

This is the most upgraded (most evolved) form of the Hatchery.  The Hive has more armor and hit points than the Lair.

Extractor

Build this over a Vespene Geyser and it will package the gas allowing your Drones to transport it back home.

Creep Colony

A Creep Colony grows and maintains the creep that your Zerg buildings need to be built on.  Use Creep Colonies to expand your base.

Spore Colony

One of the buildings a Creep Colony can morph into is the Spore Colony.  A Spore Colony will fire at air units and detect cloaked or burrowed units within its range.

Sunken Colony

The other structure a Creep Colony can morph into is the Sunken Colony.  The Sunken Colonies defend the Zerg cluster from any aerial assaults.  It will fire at any enemy ground units within range.

Spawning Pool

Building this allows you to morph your Larvae into Zerglings.  The Spwaning Pool can also upgrade the Zergling speed and attack rate.

- Metabolic Boost
Increases Zergling movement.

- Adrenal Glands
Increases Zergling attack rate.

Evolution Chamber

This is where you can upgrade ground armor and weapons.

- Upgrade Melee Attacks
Upgrades Zergling and Ultralist's claws.

- Upgrade Missile Attacks
Upgrades the weapon for Drones, Hydralisks, and Lurkers (Brood War).

- Upgrade Ground Carapace
Upgrades the ground armor for all your ground units.

Hydralisk Den

Building this allows you to morph your Larvae into Hydralisks.  You can also upgrade your Hydralisk's speed and range here.

- Muscular Augments
Increases Hydralisk's movement.

- Grooved Spines
Increase Hydralisk's attack range.

- Lurker Aspect (Brood War)
Allows your Hydralisks to morph into Lurkers.

Nydus Canal

The Canal allows underground transportation for Zerg units.  Once one Canal is built, you have to use that Canal to build another one at a suitable location.  Once those two are built, you can then travel from one base to the other more quickly and efficiently.

Spire

Allows you to morph Larvae into air units.  Air weapons and armor can be upgraded here.

- Flyer Attacks
Upgrades the air weapons for Mutalisks, Guardians, and Devourers (Brood War).

- Flyer Carapace
Upgrades the air armor for the Mutalisks, Guardians, Devourers (Brood War), and Queens.

Greater Spire

The Greater Spire is an upgraded Spire.  It also allows you to morph Mutalisks into Guardians or Devourers.

Queen's Nest

Building this will allow you to morph into Queens.  Abilities for the Queen can also be upgraded here.

- Spawn Broodlings
Kills a non-mechanical unit by infesting it.

- Ensnare
The Queen can vomit on enemies to slow them down.

- Gamete Meiosis
Increases Queen's energy.

Ultralisk Cavern

Allows Larvae to morph into Ultralisks.  If you have Brood War, the Ultralisk's speed and armor can be upgraded here.

- Anabolic Synthesis (Brood War)
Increases Ultralisk's speed.

- Chitinous Plating (Brood War)
Increases the Ultralisk's armor by 2.

Defiler Mound

Allows Larvae to morph into Defilers.  Defiler abilities can be upgraded here.

- Plage
Causes damage to anything trapped within the cloud for a linited time.

- Comsume
Allows you to devour your own units to recharge its energy quicker.

- Metasynaptic Node
Increases Defiler's energy.