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CardName: Zergling Cost: G Type: Creature - Zerg Minion Pow/Tgh: 1/1 Rules Text: When Zergling enters the battlefield, Spawn 1 (Create one 1/1 green Zerg creature token/s with haste that attack each turn if able.) Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Duel Decks Starcraft: Remastered Common

Zergling

Creature – Zerg Minion

When Zergling enters the battlefield, Spawn 1 (Create one 1/1 green Zerg creature token/s with haste that attack each turn if able.)

1/1

Updated on 13 Dec 2018 by jameschanlee

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2014-08-14 12:10:13: jameschanlee edited Zergling

by jameschanlee:

Strange that no one really complained about this card. I mean, it's a 1/1.. that grows an army of other 1/1s. I mean, Precinct Captain didn't get that high reviews, but it was a two drop, and a rare.

by Alex:

It's terrifyingly strong, certainly. But it feels like Zerg should be all about the early rush, and this certainly accomplishes that.

2014-08-17 12:01:39: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

before: Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, put a 1/1 green Zerg creature token onto the battlefield.

by jameschanlee:

the second biggest change, other than making Zealots 2/1. Now prevents runaway Zerg wins: Before, Forest -> Zergling, Swamp -> Hydralisk, start turn 3 with 3 creatures and spell backup is a common opening (Z and H are two-ofs) that's impossible to recover from, especially if you're Protoss. Now you have to choose between making a Zergling turn 2 or casting a 2CMC unit. Also now has more reasonable power level.

by Alex:

That does make sense.

2014-08-20 11:33:22: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

removed flavor text

2017-06-13 01:45:52: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

before: When Zergling dies, put two 1/1 green Zerg creature tokens onto the battlefield.

2017-06-18 23:17:41: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

before: When Zergling dies, Spawn 2 (Create two 1/1 green Zerg creature token/s with haste that attack each turn if able.).

by jameschanlee:

Before:

Zergling {g}
When ~ dies, Spawn 2.
1/1

There was always a flavor disconnect there. The key point for zerglings is that there are two of them hatching from the same egg. Not three. And why do the other ones only appear when it dies? They're not broodlings.

Anyway, changed with this. Added haste to the primary card for more lategame relevance and early game punch.

2018-11-16 11:30:53: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

made spawn ability grant token haste, because people were making mistakes of attacking with the tokens immediately. removed haste from Zergling

2018-11-18 02:39:27: jameschanlee edited Zergling:

Zerg creature type flavor update! Normal zerg are minions, Zerg which breed or are toxic or explode are carriers, change shape are Shapeshifters

2018-11-26 06:37:00: jameschanlee edited Zergling

2018-12-13 04:20:08: jameschanlee edited Zergling

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