Mutator: Aggressive Deployment

Additional enemy units are periodically deployed onto the battlefield.

Difficulty points	3
Available in custom	Yes
Rollable in Chaos Studios	Yes

Detailed Mutator Information

Drops will prioritize player units which fulfill particular conditions. These are:

It has a weapon (ie. can deal damage).
It costs more than 0 supply.
It is not a queen

The drop will spawn 7 units away from the potential target. If no potential target is found, the drop will spawn between 25 and 40 units away from the player's base.

Drop Pod Details, along with their Strength and Tech levels are shown below. For more information on Strength and Tech levels, check the Enemy Compositions page.

Wave	Time	Tech Level	Strength Level
1	4:50	1	1
2	7:00	1	2
3	9:10	2	3
4	11:20	2	4
5	13:30	3	4
6	15:40	4	4

After the 6th wave, Drop Pods will drop every 2:10 and have Tech level 6 and Strength level 5.

Commander-specific Tips

Abathur: Units spawned from Aggressive Deployment drops do not drop Biomass.
Alarak: The Mothership is not a valid unit for Aggressive Deployment drops.
Dehaka: Units spawned from Aggressive Deployment drops do not drop Essence.
Kerrigan: Assimilation Aura can be used on the drops to gain additional resources.
Mengsk: Units spawned from Aggressive Deployment drops do not provide Royal Guard experience.
Stukov: Units spawned from Stukov's Infested Colonist Compound are valid targets for Aggressive Deployment drops.
Tychus: Tychus is not a valid unit for Aggressive Deployment drops.
Vorazun: Time Stop delays Aggressive Deployment timings.

Mutator Interactions

Alien Incubation	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops spawn Broodlings when they die.
Avenger	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops give out and receive Avenger stacks.
Barrier	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops get the Barrier buff.
Black Death	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops can carry Plague.
Chaos Studios	A single 1/1 Aggressive Deployment drop will spawn once the mutator rolls out.
Concussive Attacks	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops apply the Concussive Attacks debuff.
Evasive Maneuvers	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops get the Evasive Maneuvers buff.
Fatal Attraction	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops trigger Fatal Attraction when they die.
Fear	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops can apply the Fear effect.
Fireworks	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops do not launch Fireworks when they die.
Gift Exchange	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops can capture gifts.
Hardened Will	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops cause Hardened Will to activate.
Heroes from the Storm	Aggressive Deployment drops do not contain Amon Heroes.
Inspiration	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops can get the Inspiration buff.
Just Die	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops respawn when they die.
Life Leech	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops have the Life Leech buff.
Long Range	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops get the Long Range buff.
Naughty List	Aggressive Deployment Drop kills increase the Naughty List count.
Polarity	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops all have Polarity applied to them.
Power Overwhelming	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops move can cast skills.
Scorched Earth	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops set the ground on fire when they die.
Self Destruction	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops create an explosion when they die.
Speed Freaks	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops move faster with Speed Freaks.
Transmutation	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops can Transmute.
Void Reanimators	Void Reanimators can resurrect units from Aggressive Deployment Drops.
Walking Infested	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops spawn Infested when they die.
We Move Unseen	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops are cloaked.