StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Achievements Guide

The StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm achievements guide lists every achievement for this PC & Mac RTS game and tells you how to get and unlock them. Mastery and Bonus Objectives included!

There are 129 Achievements with points to earn in the PC and Mac versions.

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Index of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Guides:

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Achievements Guide

Campaign Achievements

Umoja Missions Achievements:

1. Lab Rat (10 points) — Complete the “Lab Rat” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

2. Mighty Mouse (10 points) — Destroy 35 Sentry Bots in the “Lab Rat” mission.

3. Rat Race (10 points) — Complete the “Lab Rat” mission in less than 10 minutes on Normal difficulty.

4. Back In The Saddle (10 points) — Complete the “Back In The Saddle” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

5. Full Throttle (10 points) — Complete the “Prevent the Dominion from destroying a tram engine during the tram ride in the “Back In The Saddle” mission.

6. Brutal Legend (10 points) — Don’t take any damage from the Archangel in the “Back In The Saddle” mission on normal difficulty.

7. Rendezous (10 points) — Complete the “Rendezvous” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

8. First Strike (10 points) — Destroy 15 enemy structures before Naktul’s forces arrive in the “Rendezvous” mission.

9. Zerg Saves The Queen (10 points) — Rescue all trapped Swarm Queens before Naktul’s forces arrive in the “Rendezvous” mission on Normal difficulty.

10. Bonus Objectives: Umoja (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Umoja Missions.

11. Umoja Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Umoja Mission achievements.

Char Missions Achievements:

12. Domination (10 points) — Complete the “Domination” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

13. Poached Eggs (10 points) — Hatch all 6 Baneling Nests in the “Domination” mission before collecting 100 eggs.

14. No Egg For You (10 points) — Don’t let Zagara collect an Egg in the “Domination” mission on Normal difficulty.

15. Fire In The Sky (10 points) — Complete the “Fire in the Sky” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

16. Red Alert (10 points) — Don’t let 5 units die to the Gorgon Battlecruiser in the “Fire in the Sky” mission.

17. Conquer & Command (10 points) — Destroy 3 Orbital Command structures in the “Fire in the Sky” mission on Normal difficulty.

18. Old Soldiers (10 points) — Complete the “Old Soldiers” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

19. Nuclear Launch Rejected (10 points) — Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 1st Nuclear Strike in the “Old Soldiers” mission.

20. Recalled Down the Thunder (10 points) — Complete the “Old Soldiers” mission in less than 20 minutes on Normal difficulty.

21. Bonus Objectives: Char (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Char Missions.

22. Char Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Char Mission achievements.

Kaldir Missions Achievements:

23. Harvest of Screams (10 points) — Complete the “Harvest of Screams” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

24. Ice Breaker (10 points) — Destroy 20 unfrozen enemy structures in the “Harvest of Screams” mission.

25. Storm Chaser (10 points) — Complete the “Harvest of Screams” mission in less than 15 minutes on Normal difficulty.

26. Shoot the Messenger (10 points) — Complete the “Shoot the Messenger” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

27. Warp in Peace (10 points) — Don’t let a Protoss Shuttle begin Warping Out in the “Shoot the Messenger” mission.

28. Extreme Nexism (10 points) — Destroy 2 Protoss Nexuses in the “Shoot the Messenger” mission on Normal difficulty.

29. Enemy Within (10 points) — Complete the “Enemy Within” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

30. Biomass Effect (10 points) — Collect 450 biomass in the “Enemy Within” mission.

31. Failure to Launch (10 points) — Don’t let an Escape Pod reach less than 20 seconds in the “Enemy Within” mission on Normal difficulty.

32. Bonus Objectives: Kaldir (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Kaldir Missions.

33. Kaldir Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Kaldir Mission achievements.

Zerus Missions Achievements:

34. Waking the Ancient (10 points) — Complete the “Waking the Ancient” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

35. A Game of Drones (10 points) — Don’t lose more than 3 Drones in the “Waking the Ancient” mission.

36. Rude Awakening (10 points) — Kill 4 Primal Hives in the “Waking the Ancient” mission on Normal difficulty.

37. The Crucible (10 points) — Complete “The Crucible” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

38. Epic Meal Time (10 points) — Kill 75 enemy units with Primal Spawn Locusts in “The Crucible” mission.

39. Can’t Touch This Chrysalis (10 points) — Complete “The Crucible” mission without Kerrigan’s Chrysalis taking damage on Normal difficulty.

40. Supreme (10 points) — Complete the “Supreme” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

41. Endangered Species (10 points) — Kill 500 enemy units with Kerrigan in the “Supreme” mission.

42. Queen of the Jungle (10 points) — Complete the “Supreme” mission without letting Kerrigan drop below 100 life on Normal difficulty.

43. Bonus Objectives: Zerus (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Zerus Missions.

44. Zerus Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Zerus Mission achievements.

Skygeirr Missions Achievements:

45. Just Getting Inside (10 points) — Complete the “Infested” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

46. Master of Puppets (10 points) — Kill 60 enemy units with Parasitic Dominated terran units in the “Infested” mission.

47. Spreading the Disease (10 points) — Infest all Garrisons without losing a Virophage in the “Infested” mission on Normal difficulty.

48. Hand of Darkness (10 points) — Complete the “Hand of Darkness” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

49. Shattered Command (10 points) — Destroy 2 Command Centers in the “Hand of Darkness” mission.

50. Power Underwhelming (10 points) — Destroy 3 Hybrid Holding Cells before the Hybrid are released in “Hand of Darkness” on Normal difficulty.

51. Phantoms of the Void (10 points) — Complete the “Phantoms of the Void” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

52. The Phantoms Menaced (10 points) — Kill 2 Hybrid within 20 seconds of each other in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission on Normal difficulty.

53. Stukov Strikes Back (10 points) — Don’t let Stukov die in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission.

54. Bonus Objectives: Skygeirr (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Skygeirr Missions.

55. Skygeirr Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Skygeirr Mission achievements.

Space Missions Achievements:

56. With Friends Like These… (10 points) — Complete the “With Friends Like These…” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

57. MinedCraft (10 points) — Collect every mineral pickup with the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These…” mission.

58. Space Ace (10 points) — Don’t let a Mag Mine hit the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These…” mission on Normal difficulty.

59. Conviction (10 points) — Complete the “Conviction” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

60. Staying Alive (10 points) — Prevent Kerrigan’s life from dropping below 50% in the “Conviction” mission.

61. Saturday Night Fever (10 points) — Reach the Prison Deck with Kerrigan in less than 8 minutes in the “Conviction” mission on Normal difficulty.

62. Bonus Objectives: Space Missions (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Space Missions.

63. Space Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Space Mission achievements.

Final Missions Achievements:

64. Planetfall (10 points) — Complete the “Planetfall” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

65. Fully Operational (10 points) — Don’t lose a Bile Launcher in the “Planetfall” mission.

66. Death Start (10 points) — Destroy 3 Augustgrad Gates before the 5th Bile Launcher lands in the “Planetfall” mission on Normal difficulty.

67. Death From Above (10 points) — Complete the “Death from Above” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

68. Terran Up the Sky (10 points) — Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 2nd Psi Destroyer field activation in the “Death From Above” mission.

69. Apex Predator (10 points) — Don’t let Dehaka die while destroying a Power Link in the “Death From Above” mission on Normal difficulty.

70. The Reckoning (10 points) — Complete the “The Reckoning” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

71. Swarm Guardian (10 points) — Prevent the Hyperion from taking damage in “The Reckoning” mission.

72. Zerg Rush (10 points) — Complete “The Reckoning” mission in less than 25 minutes on Normal difficulty.

Tip: It’s recommended you clear the right side of the map to help remove most of the enemy harassment from there.

73. Bonus Objectives: Final Missions (10 points) — Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Final Missions.

Note: All the Bonus Objectives are covered in each mission’s guide.

74. Final Missions (20 points) — Complete all the Final Mission achievements.

Story Mode Achievements

75. Umoja Missions (10 points) — Complete the Umoja Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

76. Kaldir Missions (10 points) — Complete the Kaldir Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

77. Char Missions (10 points) — Complete the Char Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

78. Visionary (10 points) — On Char, teach Zagara what it means to be the ruler of the Swarm.

79. Judgement Day (10 points) — Discover Zeratul’s next destination.

80. Fashion Statement (10 points) — Show off your new look to the following characters [Izsha, Abathur, Zurvan].

81. Zerus Missions (10 points) — Complete the Zerus Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

82. Xel’Naga Secrets (10 points) — Discover the true purpose of the Xel’Naga Artifact while at the Skygeirr Platform.

83. Skygeirr Missions (10 points) — Complete the Skygeirr Station missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

84. For the Swarm! (10 points) — Mutate each Zerg unit in the Evolution Pit.

85. Kerrigan Power: 70 (10 points for ever 10 levels) — Reach Kerrigan Level 70 in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

86. Space Missions (10 points) — Complete the Space Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

87. StarTours (10 points) — Click on each object viewable from the Leviathan.

88. Swarm Domination (10 points) — Complete all Kerrigan Level, Army mutation, and Evolution mission achievements.

89. Abathur’s Cookbook (10 points) — Complete all the Evolution missions.

Tip: Check out our Walkthrough page linked to in the Index at the top of this page, to see how all Evolution missions can be found and completed.

90. Rally the Troops (10 points) — Speak to the following characters before assaulting Mengsk’s Palace on Korhal [Abathur, Zagara, Dehaka, Stukov, Izsha].

91. Heart of the Swarm (10 points) — Complete the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

92. Heart of the Swarm: Normal 20 (10 points for every 5 missions completed) — Complete 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Normal difficulty.

93. Heart of the Swarm: Hard 20 (10 points for every 5 missions completed) — Complete 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Hard difficulty.

94. Heart of the Swarm: Brutal 20 (10 points for every 5 missions completed) — Complete 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Brutal difficulty.

Kerrigan Achievements

95. Smoking Corpses (10 points) — Kill 50 enemy units or structures with Kinetic Blast.

96. Leaping Death (10 points) — Deal 15,000 damage with Leaping Strike.

97. Get a Grip (10 points) — Target and hit 150 enemy units with Crushing Grip.

98. Unchained (10 points) — Deal 5,000 damage with Chain Reaction.

99. Shifted Priorities (10 points) — Deal 5,000 damage with Psionic Shift.

100. Endless Swarm (10 points) — Reconstitute 500 Zerglings with Zergling Reconstitution.

101. Where the Wild Things Are (10 points) — Target and hit 100 friendly units with Wild Mutation.

102. So Many Banelings! (10 points) — Kill 100 enemy units or structures with Spawn Banelings.

103. Worker Rush (10 points) — Morph 36 sets of Drones with the Twin Drones ability active.

104. Surprise! (10 points) — Kill 100 enemy units with the Infest Broodlings ability active.

105. To The Limit (10 points) — Maintain Kerrigan’s Fury for 60 seconds with Fury.

106. Spammer (10 points) — Use 4 abilities within 10 seconds with Ability Efficiency.

107. Air Drop (10 points) — Use Drop-Pods 3 times in a single mission.

108. Release The Kraken (10 points) — Use a Leviathan to kill 25 enemy units or structures in a single mission.

109. Apocalypse Now (10 points) — Use Apocalypse to kill 50 enemy units or structures in a single mission.

110. Kerrigan Domination (20 points) — Complete all the Kerrigan achievements.

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Achievements Guide continues on Page 2 with the Mastery Achievements.