Mutator: Laser Drill

An enemy Drakken laser drill constantly attacks player units within enemy vision.

Difficulty points2
Available in customYes
Rollable in Chaos StudiosYes

Detailed Mutator Information

The drill does damage in three separate phases, depending on the time it is left attacking a certain unit, as shown below:

Attack Time Damage
0-15 seconds 2/0.1 seconds
15-30 seconds 4/0.1 seconds
30+ seconds 6/0.1 seconds

The drill can be destroyed if players are able to reach it. It has 1000HP, 2000 Shields and 2 armor. However, it will go into repair mode and will take 120 seconds before it starts attacking again.

Note that when facing up against Zerg compositions, Creep Tumors provide vision for the Laser Drill.

The spawn points of the Laser Drill are shown below:

Mission Spawn Point
Chain of Ascension Chain of Ascension Laser Drill Spawn Location
Cradle of Death Cradle of Death Laser Drill Spawn Location
Dead of Night Dead of Night Laser Drill Spawn Location
Lock & Load Lock & Load Laser Drill Spawn Location
Malwarfare Malwarfare Laser Drill Spawn Location
Miner Evacuation Miner Evacuation Laser Drill Spawn Location
Mist Opportunities Mist Opportunities Laser Drill Spawn Location
Oblivion Express Dead of Night Laser Drill Spawn Location
Part and Parcel Part & Parcel Laser Drill Spawn Location
Rifts to Korhal Rifts to Korhal Laser Drill Spawn Location
Scythe of Amon Scythe of Amon Laser Drill Spawn Location
Temple of the Past Temple of the Past Laser Drill Spawn Location
The Vermillion Problem The Vermillion Problem Laser Drill Spawn Location
Void Launch Scythe of Amon Laser Drill Spawn Location
Void Thrashing Void Thrashing Laser Drill Spawn Location

Commander-specific Tips

Mutator Interactions

Afraid of the DarkThe Laser Drill will be marked on the minimap when it attacks you.
BlizzardBlizzards do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Concussive AttacksLaser Drill applies the Concussive Attacks debuff.
DarknessThe Laser Drill will be marked on the minimap when it attacks you.
FearLaser Drill can apply the Fear effect.
Gift ExchangeGifts do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Going NuclearThe Laser Drill has vision of the area for a short time after the nuke hits.
Kill BotsKill Bots provide vision for the Laser Drill. Kill Bots do not spawn from the Laser Drill.
Lava BurstLava Bursts do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Life LeechLaser Drill has Life Leech.
Mag-nificentMag-mines provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Mineral ShieldsMineral Shields provide vision for the Laser Drill.
MinesweeperMines provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Missile CommandMissiles do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
OutbreakInfested and Aberrations provide vision for the Laser Drill. Infested and Aberrations do not spawn from the Laser Drill.
Photon OverloadThe Laser Drill does not get Photon Overcharge when damaged.
PolarityPolarity of the Laser Drill remains fixed, even when the drill respawns after being destroyed.
PropagatorsPropagators provide vision for the Laser Drill. Propagators do not spawn from the Laser Drill.
Purifier BeamPurifier Beams do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Temporal FieldThe area inside a Temporal Field provides vision for the Laser Drill.
Time WarpTime Warps do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
TransmutationTransmuted units provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Trick or TreatThe Candy Bowl provides vision for the Laser Drill. Units spawned from Civilians provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Turkey ShootNormal Turkeys do not provide vision for the Laser Drill. Angry Turkeys provide vision for the Laser Drill. The Turking provides vision for the Laser Drill.
TwisterTwisters do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Void ReanimatorsVoid Reanimators provide vision for the Laser Drill. Void Reanimators do not spawn from the Laser Drill.
Void RiftsUnits spawned from Void Rifts provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Walking InfestedInfested provide vision for the Laser Drill.
Boom BotsBoom Bots provide vision for the Laser Drill. Boom Bots do not spawn from the Laser Drill.