Play Starcraft 2- Terran Buildings and Units

The most famous race to play Starcraft 2 is Terran, the human who exiles from the Earth.

Know the Terran Buildings before play Starcraft 2;
In the StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, Terran buildings are built by SCV (Space Construction Vehicle).
4 types of Terran buildings when you play StarCraft 2;

  • Terran Factories:
These structures are used to build the units, the Terran Factories consist of Command Center, Planetary Fortess, Orbital Command, Barracks, Factory, Starport.
  • Terran Defensive: 
Defensive structures, these Terran structures have weapons to fight with enemy units, the Terran Defensive structures consist of Planetary Fortress, Bunker, Sensor Tower, Missile Turret.
  • Terran Research: 
Research structures that can research upgrades and abilities for your units, the Terran Research structures consist of Engineering Bay, Ghost Academy, Armory, Fusion Core.
  • Terran Support:
Terran Support structures are the building to provide a single special ability, Terran Support structures consist of Supply Depot, Refinery.


Know the Terran Units before play Starcraft 2;
We can split the Terran units as 2 types, Ground and Air units.

  • Terran Ground Units: Consist of SCV, Marine, Marauder, Reaper, Hellion, Seige Tank, Ghost, Thor, MULE and Auto-Turret, the Terran Ground units can only travel over ground terrain and are thus limited to the rules of terrain.
  • TerranAir Units: Consist of Viking, Medivac, Raven, Banshee, Battlecruiser and Point Defense Drone, the Terran Air units can fly around the battlefield without having to follow the rules of terrain.
Terran units can be hard to master in combat because they were designed in the middle of the Protoss and Zerg. For Protoss units, they have more power, forZerg units that have more number(quantity). So, you have to know the effectively Terran Strategies and once you meet the effectively Terran strategies that work for you, you can deal massive defeat to your enemies.