Reaper (Heart of the Swarm)

This article is for the Heart of the Swarm multiplayer version, for the Wings of Liberty version see: Reaper (Wings of Liberty).

Reaper

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Type	Ground Unit
Description	Raider. Capable of jumping up and down cliffs. Heals when out of combat.
Built From	Barracks
Cost	50 50 45 1
Attributes	Biological, Light
Attack	Ground Attack:     4(+1)(x2) Ground DPS:     7.3(+1.8) Range:     5 (ground) Cooldown:     1.1 (ground)
Defense	60 0 (+1)
Hotkey	R
Sight	9
Speed	3.75
Cargo Size	1
Strong Against	Probe SCV Drone
Weak Against	Stalker Marauder Roach

Description

The Reaper is a Light-Armor Raider with excellent freedom of movement. This unit can now be produced by a Barracks without an attached Tech Lab. It still remains a costly & fragile unit; avoiding enemy fire and use of Bunkers for protection is advised.

Reapers are commonly used as a Hit & Run tactics against Workers and Melee units thanks to its ability to travel up and down cliffs, making it easy to abuse enemy unit's Melee range. With increased health and the Combat Drugs ability, Reapers can tank some damage for Marines for early rushes or harassing the enemy's worker lines; but fall quickly in prolonged fights as the original Reaper did as well.

Abilities

Jet Pack

Allows Reapers to travel up and down cliffs.

Combat Drugs

Heals 2 HP every second if the Reaper is not attacked for 10 seconds.

Competitive Usage

General

• Due to high Vespene Gas cost these units are NOT considered disposable like Marines, and need to be kept alive to keep the benefits of the threat of Reapers backstabbing an opposing player that wishes to play aggressively against a Reaper opening.
• Reapers can, somewhat, Tank damage and heal themselves, in place of Marines, in the early game for a Reactor-based rush opening.
• Having been drastically changed from the Wings of Liberty counterpart, Heart of the Swarm Reapers no longer have a specific anti-Building attack or a bonus damage to Light units.

Gallery

Quotes

Quotes
Built	Selected	Annoyed	Move	Attack	Under Attack
The grim reaper has arrived.	What, you want something? Fear the reaper man. Death from above. Got something for me to kill? I'm listening. What's it worth?	The life of the reaper man is always intense. Dammit I'm out of stims. These jets are burning my ass! I ain't got time to bleed. You can't get it cheaper, call the reaper. I'm bringing the pain and the pizza in 30 minutes, or it's free. I make dead people. I'm going commando! To Tarsonis, and beyond. I thought I was signing up to be a repo man, imagine my surprise. This is ground control to Major Tom. Ahh, I like you. That's why I'm gonna kill you last.	I'm going, I'm going! Let's do this. Oh yeah baby. Oh, that's all? On the way. Nothin' I can't handle. Agreed. Alright. Fair enough. Certainly. Yes, indeed. Ready to plunder.	Here comes the pain! Gonna' have me some fun. Geronimo! It's on now! Whole lot a' pain. Hit and run!	We're screwed!

Reaper's quotes (video and sound) - YouTube video.

Patch Changes

Balance Update #2
New passive ability called Combat Awareness added, which allows reapers to see up cliffs.

Balance Update #8
Base speed increased from 2.95 to 3.375 Upgraded speed increased from 3.84 to 4.25.

Balance Update #11
Train Reaper no longer requires a Tech Lab Addon. The Battlefield Awareness passive ability has been removed from the game. Movement speed increased from 3.38 to 3.75. The Nitro Packs upgrade has been removed from the game. P-45 Gauss Pistol weapon damage decreased from 4 +5 vs. Light to 4.

Balance Update #12
Reaper health increased from 50 to 60.