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Hotkeys per Race
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There are "Standard" and "Grid" hotkey layouts. For example, a Marine is built with A with the Standard layout, and Q if using Grid. All hotkeys mentioned here are Standard.
Terran[edit]
The following hotkeys are only available when the player is playing the Terran race.
Building hotkeys[edit]When a Terran player has an SCV selected, pressing B to build, followed by one of these keys will instruct the SCV to build the corresponding building.
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Advanced Building hotkeys[edit]When a Terran player has an SCV selected, pressing V to advanced build, followed by one of these keys will instruct the SCV to build the corresponding building.
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Unit hotkeys[edit]
When the Terran player has the appropriate building selected and then presses the following keys, they will start the creation of the corresponding unit.
CC/OC/PF | Barracks | Factory | Starport |
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Technology (Upgrade) hotkeys[edit]
When the Terran player has the appropriate
Spells/Actions[edit]
The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Terran buildings have.
Command Center | Orbital Command | Planetary Fortress | Barracks/Factory/Starport | Any building under construction |
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Bunker | Ghost Academy | Supply Depot | Missile Turret / Auto-Turret | |
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The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Terran units have.
SCV | Marine / Marauder | Ghost | Hellion / Hellbat | Widow Mine | Siege Tank | Cyclone | Thor |
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Viking | Medivac | Liberator | Raven | Banshee | Battlecruiser | ||
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Protoss[edit]
The following set of hotkeys are available for Protoss players. There is a special hotkey only for Protoss: W. It selects all Warpgates at once. It does not work with Gateways. See Transform to Warpgate for more informations.
Building hotkeys[edit]When the Protoss player has a Probe selected, they can press the B build key, then follow it with the following hotkey to construct the corresponding building.
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Advanced Building hotkeys[edit]When the Protoss player has a Probe selected, they can press the V advanced build key, then follow it with the following hotkey to construct the corresponding building.
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Unit hotkeys[edit]
When the appropriate building is selected, the Protoss player can select the following hotkey to start forming the indicated unit.
Nexus | Gateway / Warpgate | Stargate | Robotics Facility |
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Technology (Upgrade) hotkeys[edit]
While the indicated building is selected, the Protoss player can use a hotkey to research the corresponding technology upgrade.
Forge | Cybernetics Core | Twilight Council | Templar Archives | Dark Shrine | Robotics Bay | Fleet Beacon |
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Spells/Actions[edit]
The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Protoss buildings have.
Nexus | Gateway / Warpgate | Stargate | Robotics Facility | Photon Cannon | Shield Battery |
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The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Protoss units have.
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Phoenix | Warp Prism | Carrier | Mothership | Mothership Core | Oracle | Observer | ||
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Zerg[edit]
The following hotkeys are available for the Zerg player.
Building hotkeys[edit]
The buildings that a Zerg player is allowed to create depends on the level of the Hatchery/Lair/Hive that the player controls.
Basic Building hotkeys[edit]When the Zerg player has a Drone selected, they can press the B build key, then follow it with the following hotkey to transform the drone into the corresponding building.
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Advanced Building hotkeys[edit]When the Zerg player has a Drone selected, they can press the V advanced build key, then follow it with the a hotkey to transform the drone into the corresponding building.
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Unit hotkeys[edit]
When the Zerg player has built their Hatchery/Lair/Hive to an appropriate level AND completed any other pre-requisite buildings, the hotkeys below will allow them to hatch Larvae into the corresponding units.
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Technology (Upgrade) hotkeys[edit]
Nearly every Zerg building can be used to create some sort of technology upgrade. The following table lists the hotkeys for the various buildings and the technology research that they provide.
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Spells/Actions[edit]
The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Zerg buildings have.
Hatchery / Lair / Hive | Spire | Nydus Network | Spine Crawler / Spore Crawler | Creep Tumor |
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The following hotkeys are used to activate spells and other special abilities that the Zerg units have.
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