Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm – Achievements List

Kerrigan’s revenge doesn’t just bring a new story and new units in Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, but players will be treated to another list of achievements to obsess over. Most of the achievements from the multiplayer-side of Starcraft 2 are retained from the main game, but now there are even more challenges to face in singleplayer. Check out the optional objectives, time-trials and kill-counts for the campaign below.
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Campaign Achievements
Umoja Missions
Lab Rat (10 points):
Complete the “Lab Rat” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Mighty Mouse (10 points):
Destroy 35 Sentry Bots in the “Lab Rat” mission.
Rat Race (10 points):
Complete the “Lab Rat” mission in less than 10 minutes on Normal difficulty.
Back In The Saddle (10 points):
Complete the “Back In The Saddle” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
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.
Brutal Legend (10 points):
Don’t take any damage from the Archangel in the “Back In The Saddle” mission on normal difficulty.
Rendezous (10 points):
Complete the “Rendezvous” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
First Strike (10 points):
Destroy 15 enemy structures before Naktul’s forces arrive in the “Rendezvous” mission.
Zerg Saves The Queen (10 points):
Rescue all trapped Swarm Queens before Naktul’s forces arrive in the “Rendezvous” mission on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Umoja (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Umoja Missions.
Umoja Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Umoja Mission achievements.
Char Missions
Domination (10 points):
Complete the “Domination” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Poached Eggs (10 points):
Hatch all 6 Baneling Nests in the “Domination” mission before collecting 100 eggs.
No Egg For You (10 points): (Achievement Guide Below)
Don’t let Zagara collect an Egg in the “Domination” mission on Normal difficulty.
Fire In The Sky (10 points):
Complete the “Fire in the Sky” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Red Alert (10 points):
Don’t let 5 units die to the Gorgon Battlecruiser in the “Fire in the Sky” mission.
Conquer & Command (10 points):
Destroy 3 Orbital Command structures in the “Fire in the Sky” mission on Normal difficulty.
Old Soldiers (10 points):
Complete the “Old Soldiers” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Nuclear Launch Rejected (10 points):
Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 1st Nuclear Strike in the “Old Soldiers” mission.
Recalled Down the Thunder (10 points):
Complete the “Old Soldiers” mission in less than 20 minutes on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Char (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Char Missions.
Char Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Char Mission achievements.
Kaldir Missions
Harvest of Screams (10 points):
Complete the “Harvest of Screams” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Ice Breaker (10 points):
Destroy 20 unfrozen enemy structures in the “Harvest of Screams” mission. (Achievement Guide Below)
Storm Chaser (10 points):
Complete the “Harvest of Screams” mission in less than 15 minutes on Normal difficulty.
Shoot the Messenger (10 points):
Complete the “Shoot the Messenger” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Warp in Peace (10 points):
Don’t let a Protoss Shuttle begin Warping Out in the “Shoot the Messenger” mission.
Extreme Nexism (10 points):
Destroy 2 Protoss Nexuses in the “Shoot the Messenger” mission on Normal difficulty.
Enemy Within (10 points):
Complete the “Enemy Within” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Biomass Effect (10 points):
Collect 450 biomass in the “Enemy Within” mission.
Failure to Launch (10 points):
Don’t let an Escape Pod reach less than 20 seconds in the “Enemy Within” mission on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Kaldir (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Kaldir Missions.
Kaldir Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Kaldir Mission achievements.
Zerus Missions
Waking the Ancient (10 points):
Complete the “Waking the Ancient” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
A Game of Drones (10 points):
Don’t lose more than 3 Drones in the “Waking the Ancient” mission.
Rude Awakening (10 points):
Kill 4 Primal Hives in the “Waking the Ancient” mission on Normal difficulty.
The Crucible (10 points):
Complete “The Crucible” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Epic Meal Time (10 points):
Kill 75 enemy units with Primal Spawn Locusts in “The Crucible” mission.
Can’t Touch This Chrysalis (10 points):
Complete “The Crucible” mission without Kerrigan’s Chrysalis taking damage on Normal difficulty.
Supreme (10 points):
Complete the “Supreme” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Endangered Species (10 points):
Kill 500 enemy units with Kerrigan in the “Supreme” mission.
Queen of the Jungle (10 points):
Complete the “Supreme” mission without letting Kerrigan drop below 100 life on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Zerus (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Zerus Missions.
Zerus Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Zerus Mission achievements.
Skygeirr Missions
Just Getting Inside (10 points):
Complete the “Infested” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Master of Puppets (10 points):
Kill 60 enemy units with Parasitic Dominated terran units in the “Infested” mission.
Spreading the Disease (10 points):
Infest all Garrisons without losing a Virophage in the “Infested” mission on Normal difficulty.
Hand of Darkness (10 points):
Complete the “Hand of Darkness” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Shattered Command (10 points):
Destroy 2 Command Centers in the “Hand of Darkness” mission.
Power Underwhelming (10 points):
Destroy 3 Hybrid Holding Cells before the Hybrid are released in “Hand of Darkness” on Normal difficulty.
Phantoms of the Void (10 points):
Complete the “Phantoms of the Void” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
The Phantoms Menaced (10 points):
Kill 2 Hybrid within 20 seconds of each other in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission on Normal difficulty.
Stukov Strikes Back (10 points):
Don’t let Stukov die in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission.
Bonus Objectives: Skygeirr (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Skygeirr Missions.
Skygeirr Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Skygeirr Mission achievements.
Space Missions
With Friends Like These… (10 points):
Complete the “With Friends Like These…” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
MinedCraft (10 points):
Collect every mineral pickup with the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These…” mission.
Space Ace (10 points):
Don’t let a Mag Mine hit the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These…” mission on Normal difficulty.
Conviction (10 points):
Complete the “Conviction” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Staying Alive (10 points):
Prevent Kerrigan’s life from dropping below 50% in the “Conviction” mission.
Saturday Night Fever (10 points):
Reach the Prison Deck with Kerrigan in less than 8 minutes in the “Conviction” mission on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Space Missions (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Space Missions.
Space Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Space Mission achievements.
Final Missions
Planetfall (10 points):
Complete the “Planetfall” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Fully Operational (10 points):
Don’t lose a Bile Launcher in the “Planetfall” mission.
Death Start (10 points):
Destroy 3 Augustgrad Gates before the 5th Bile Launcher lands in the “Planetfall” mission on Normal difficulty.
Terran Up the Sky (10 points):
Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 2nd Psi Destroyer field activation in the “Death From Above” mission.
Apex Predator (10 points):
Don’t let Dehaka die while destroying a Power Link in the “Death From Above” mission on Normal difficulty.
Death From Above (10 points):
Complete the “Death from Above” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Terran Up the Sky (10 points):
Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 2nd Psi Destroyer field activation in the “Death From Above” mission.
Apex Predator (10 points):
Don’t let Dehaka die while destroying a Power Link in the “Death From Above” mission on Normal difficulty.
The Reckoning (10 points):
Complete the “The Reckoning” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Swarm Guardian (10 points):
Prevent the Hyperion from taking damage in “The Reckoning” mission.
Zerg Rush (10 points):
Complete “The Reckoning” mission in less than 25 minutes on Normal difficulty.
Bonus Objectives: Final Missions (10 points):
Complete all Bonus Objectives in each of the Final Missions.
Final Missions (20 points):
Complete all the Final Mission achievements.
Story Achievements
Umoja Missions (10 points):
Complete the Umoja Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Kaldir Missions (10 points):
Complete the Kaldir Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Char Missions (10 points):
Complete the Char Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Visionary (10 points):
On Char, teach Zagara what it means to be the ruler of the Swarm.
Judgement Day (10 points):
Discover Zeratul’s next destination.
Fashion Statement (10 points):
Show off your new look to the following characters [Izsha, Abathur, Zurvan].
Zerus Missions (10 points):
Complete the Zerus Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Xel’Naga Secrets (10 points):
Discover the true purpose of the Xel’Naga Artifact while at the Skygeirr Platform.
Skygeirr Missions (10 points):
Complete the Skygeirr Station missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
For the Swarm! (10 points):
Mutate each Zerg unit in the Evolution Pit.
Kerrigan Power: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (10 points each):
Reach Kerrigan Level 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Space Missions (10 points):
Complete the Space Missions in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
StarTours (10 points):
Click on each object viewable from the Leviathan.
Swarm Domination (10 points):
Complete all Kerrigan Level, Army mutation, and Evolution mission achievements.
Abathur’s Cookbook (10 points):
Complete all the Evolution missions.
Rally the Troops (10 points):
Speak to the following characters before assaulting Mengsk’s Palace on Korhal [Abathur, Zagara, Dehaka, Stukov, Izsha].
Heart of the Swarm (10 points):
Complete the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Heart of the Swarm: Normal 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 (10 points each):
Complete 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Normal difficulty.
Heart of the Swarm: Hard 5 / 10 /15 / 20 (10 points each):
Complete 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Hard difficulty.
Heart of the Swarm: Burtal 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 (10 points each):
Complete 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 Heart of the Swarm campaign missions on Brutal difficulty.
Kerrigan Achievements
Smoking Corpses (10 points):
Kill 50 enemy units or structures with Kinetic Blast.
Leaping Death (10 points):
Deal 15,000 damage with Leaping Strike.
Get a Grip (10 points):
Target and hit 150 enemy units with Crushing Grip.
Unchained (10 points):
Deal 5,000 damage with Chain Reaction.
Shifted Priorities (10 points):
Deal 5,000 damage with Psionic Shift.
Endless Swarm (10 points):
Reconstitute 500 Zerglings with Zergling Reconstitution.
Where the Wild Things Are (10 points):
Target and hit 100 friendly units with Wild Mutation.
So Many Banelings! (10 points):
Kill 100 enemy units or structures with Spawn Banelings.
Worker Rush (10 points):
Morph 36 sets of Drones with the Twin Drones ability active.
Surprise! (10 points):
Kill 100 enemy units with the Infest Broodlings ability active.
To The Limit (10 points):
Maintain Kerrigan’s Fury for 60 seconds with Fury.
Spammer (10 points):
Use 4 abilities within 10 seconds with Ability Efficiency.
Air Drop (10 points):
Use Drop-Pods 3 times in a single mission.
Release The Kraken (10 points):
Use a Leviathan to kill 25 enemy units or structures in a single mission.
Apocalypse Now (10 points):
Use Apocalypse to kill 50 enemy units or structures in a single mission.
Kerrigan Domination (20 points):
Complete all the Kerrigan achievements.
Mastery Achievements
Mad Dash (10 points):
Destroy 3 Factories in the “Lab Rat” mission in less than 10 minutes on Hard difficulty.
Nick of Time (10 points):
Complete “Back in the Saddle” with more than 40 seconds on each lockdown on Hard difficulty.
Premature Evacuation (10 points):
Destroy all Dominion Structures in the “Rendezvous” mission before Naktul’s brood arrives on Hard difficulty.
Shutout (10 points):
Destroy Zagara’s base in the “Domination” mission in less than 14 minutes on Hard difficulty before collecting 100 eggs.
Going, Going, Gorgon! (10 points):
Destroy 4 Gorgon Battlecruisers within 120 seconds in the “Fire in the Sky” mission on Hard difficulty.
Home Wrecker (10 points):
Destroy the Planetary Fortress in the “Old Soldiers” mission before the nuclear strike on Hard difficulty.
Psi-lence is Golden (10 points):
Complete all objectives in less than 12 minutes in the “Harvest of Screams” mission on Hard difficulty.
My Cool Bay Explosions (10 points):
Destroy all 3 Protoss Docking Bays in the “Shoot the Messenger” mission on Hard difficulty.
Monster Smash (10 points):
Kill 15 units with the Giant Ursadon in the “Enemy Within” mission on Hard difficulty.
Whack-A-Brakk (10 points):
Kill 15 units with the Giant Ursadon in the “Don’t let Brakk destroy any Biomass in the “Waking the Ancient” mission on Hard difficulty.
Short Life Expectancy (10 points):
Kill the Tyrannozor in under 1 minute after it appears in “The Crucible” mission on Hard difficulty.
Whose Queen Reigns Supreme? (10 points):
Complete the “Supreme” mission in less than 12 minutes on Hard difficulty.
Once, Twice, Three Times Malady (10 points):
Complete the “Infested” mission before the Dominion Gas the Platform a 3rd time on Hard difficulty.
Dominion Domination (10 points):
Kill 3 Hybrid Dominators with Terran units in the “Hand of Darkness” mission on Hard difficulty.
No-toss (10 points):
Destroy all Protoss structures in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission on Hard difficulty.
Ludicrous Speed! (10 points):
Complete the “With Friends Like These…” mission in less than 11 minutes on Hard difficulty.
Fast Break (10 points):
Complete the “Conviction” mission in less than 10 minutes on Hard difficulty.
Crash The Party (10 points):
Destroy all Dominion structures in the “Planetfall” mission before the 5th Bile Launcher lands on Hard difficulty.
Speed Bump (10 points):
Destroy the Odin in “The Reckoning” mission before Mengsk sends it at Raynor on Hard difficulty.
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