Defiler

== Summary ==
The Defiler was the Zerg equivalent to the High Templar and Ghost during the Great War, though has ultimately been replaced by the Infestor, and was eventually re-purposed into the Viper. They are still frequently found in Feral Zerg hives, however, and were feared by Terrans, who described them as "cancer factories."
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: Unknown. with Plague
Name: Defiler
Origin: StarCraft
Gender: Genderless
Age: Varies
Classification: Offensive-Support Caster, Toxic Specialist, Animal, Zerg Beast
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Regeneration (Low-Mid), Poison Manipulation, Plague passes through Forcefields, Absorption, Biological Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Mind Manipulation
Attack Potency: Unknown. Building level with Plague (Brings most units it covers near death and does heavy damage to buildings over its duration)
Speed: Unknown travel speed with Superhuman reactions
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: Unknown
Stamina: Low, has to Consume its allies in order to cast its abilities in quick succession
Range: Several meters with Plague
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Unknown, can extract and process the information from Terran minds
Weaknesses: Cannot fight without its abilities, Plague cannot kill its targets and can accidentally affect allies, Dark Swarm does not affect melee attacks, Consume cannot target enemies in order to regain energy and must consume friendly Zerg
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Plague: The Defiler's signature ability, Plague launches highly highly toxic and corrosive spores at its enemies. The toxin is incredibly potent, able to bring most units to the inch of their life and can even corrode buildings. This toxin is resistant to anti-toxins, and is even potent against other Zerg, alongside being incredibly flammable. A notable feature of the ability is that it completely ignores the Protoss's psionic shields.
*Dark Swarm: The Defiler launches a cloud of small creatures that protect those within it from ranged attacks through making them hard to target.
*Consume: The Defiler can consume allied Zerg in order to replenish the energy that fuels the biological processes that produce the spores and creatures that it uses in its other abilities. The ability is able to cannibalize Zerg as large as the Ultralisk instantly.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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