General Information
The Defense Lab conducts research on countering enemy Units when they attack your base. It reduces the damage by −10% of the level-1 damage for each unit rounded up. For example: The damage of a Titan is 15 at level 1. The damage reduction would be −10% of that, −1.5, rounded up to −2. Each level decreases the damage by that much until level 10.
Defense Lab Stats
Cost
Build Time
Health
Unlock Research
1
50
50
50
12s
100
Marine , Rhino , Raider , Pyro , Hornet , Specter , Titan ,Disruptor , Terraknor , Berserker
2
400
400
800
1m
120
-
3
1k
1k
1k
5m
140
-
4
5k
5k
10k
25m
160
Shrike
5
10k
10k
10k
8h20m
180
-
6
10k
10k
10k
20h50m
200
-
7
10k
10k
10k
1d7h15m
220
Disruptor
8
10k
10k
10k
1d20h6m
240
-
9
10k
10k
10k
2d8h57m
300
-
10*
10k
10k
10k
2d21h48m
400
Chimera , Devastator
11*
10k
10k
10k
3d10h40m
500
Pulse Tank
12*
10k
10k
10k
3d10h40m
600
Bomba
13*
10k
10k
10k
3d10h40m
700
14 *
10k
10k
10k
3d10h40m
1,000
Decimator
*Levels 10 and above require 1x Cerulean Core to upgrade.
Damage Reduction Stats: Levels 1 to 7
DR : Damage Reduction
RT : Research Time
Unit Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
Marine
-2
3m
−4
15m
−6
1h
−8
5h
−10
10h
−12
16h40m
−14
1d7h20m
Rhino
−1
1m
−2
1h
−3
5h
−4
10h
−5
16h40m
−6
1d9h20m
−7
2d
Raider
−2
1h
−4
5h
−6
10h
−8
16h40m
−10
1d9h20m
−12
3d11h20m
−14
3d11h20m
Pyro
−7
1h
−14
5h
−21
10h
−28
16h40m
−35
1d9h20m
−42
3d11h20m
−49
3d11h20m
Hornet
−3
5h
−6
10h
−9
16h40m
−12
1d9h20m
−15
3d9h20m
−18
3d11h20m
−21
3d11h20m
Specter
−4
5h
−8
10h
−12
16h40m
−16
1d9h20m
−20
3d11h20m
−24
3d11h20m
−28
3d11h20m
Titan
−2
10h
−4
16h40m
−6
1d9h20m
−8
3d9h20m
−10
3d11h20m
−12
3d11h20m
−14
3d11h20m
Shrike
−4
8h20m
−8
16h40m
−12
1d9h20m
−16
3d9h20m
−20
3d11h20m
−24
3d11h20m
−28
3d11h20m
Disruptor
−10
1d9h20m
−20
3d11h20m
−30
3d11h20m
−40
3d11h20m
−50
3d11h20m
−60
3d11h20m
−70
3d11h20m
Pulse *
−11
4h
−22
8h
−33
16h
−44
1d8h
−55
2d16h
−66
3d11h20m
−77
3d11h20m
Terraknor **
−34
4h
−68
8h
−102
16h
−136
1d8h
−170
2d16h
−204
3d11h20m
−238
3d11h20m
Chimera
−5
5h
−10
10h
−15
16h40m
−20
1d9h20m
−25
3d11h20m
−30
3d11h20m
−25
3d11h20m
Bomba
−4
4h
−8
8h
−12
16h
−16
1d8h
−20
2d16h
−24
3d11h20m
−28
3d11h20m
Devastator
−180
5h
−360
10h
−540
16h40m
−720
1d9h20m
−900
3d11h20m
−1080
3d11h20m
−1260
3d11h20m
Decimator ***
−600
5h
−700
10h
−800
16h40m
−900
1d9h20m
−1000
3d11h20m
−1100
3d11h20m
−1200
3d11h20m
*To research Pulse Tank you need 1 Pulse Core for each level.
**To research Terraknor you need 1 Terraknor Control for each level.
***To research Decimator you need 1 Decimator Core for each level (except level 1).
Damage Reduction Stats: Levels 8 to 14
DR : Damage Reduction
RT : Research Time
Unit Name
8
9
10****
11****
12****
13****
14****
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
DR
RT
Marine
−16
2d18h40m
−18
2d18h40m
−23
2d18h40m
−29
2d18h40m
−37
2d18h40m
−45
2d18h40m
-57
2d18h40m
Rhino
−8
3d11h20m
−9
3d11h20m
−12
3d11h20m
−15
3d11h20m
−19
3d11h20m
−24
3d11h20m
−30
3d11h20m
Raider
−16
3d11h20m
−18
3d11h20m
−23
3d11h20m
−29
3d11h20m
−37
3d11h20m
−45
3d11h20m
−59
3d11h20m
Pyro
−56
3d11h20m
−63
3d11h20m
−79
3d11h20m
−99
3d11h20m
−124
3d11h20m
−155
3d11h20m
−194
3d11h20m
Hornet
−24
3d11h20m
−27
3d11h20m
−34
3d11h20m
−43
3d11h20m
−54
3d11h20m
−68
3d11h20m
−85
3d11h20m
Specter
−32
3d11h20m
−36
3d11h20m
−45
3d11h20m
−57
3d11h20m
−72
3d11h20m
−90
3d11h20m
−113
3d11h20m
Titan
−16
3d11h20m
−18
3d11h20m
−23
3d11h20m
−29
3d11h20m
−37
3d11h20m
−40
3d11h20m
−50
3d11h20m
Shrike
−32
3d11h20m
−36
3d11h20m
−45
3d11h20m
−57
3d11h20m
−72
3d11h20m
−90
3d11h20m
−113
3d11h20m
Disruptor
−80
3d11h20m
−90
3d11h20m
−113
3d11h20m
−142
3d11h20m
−178
3d11h20m
−223
3d11h20m
−279
3d11h20m
Pulse *
−88
3d11h20m
−99
3d11h20m
−124
3d11h20m
−155
3d11h20m
−194
3d11h20m
−243
3d11h20m
−304
3d11h20m
Terraknor **
−272
3d11h20m
−306
3d11h20m
−383
3d11h20m
−479
3d11h20m
−599
3d11h20m
−749
3d11h20m
−937
3d11h20m
Chimera
−40
3d11h20m
−45
3d11h20m
−57
3d11h20m
−72
3d11h20m
−90
3d11h20m
−113
3d11h20m
−142
3d11h20m
Bomba
−32
3d11h20m
−36
3d11h20m
−45
3d11h20m
−57
3d11h20m
−72
3d11h20m
−90
3d11h20m
−113
3d11h20m
Devastator
−1440
3d11h20m
−1620
3d11h20m
−2025
3d11h20m
−2500
3d11h20m
−3100
3d11h20m
−3900
3d11h20m
−5000
3d11h20m
Decimator ***
−1300
3d11h20m
−1400
3d11h20m
−1600
3d11h20m
−1800
3d11h20m
−2000
3d11h20m
−2200
3d11h20m
−2500
3d11h20m
*To research Pulse Tanks you need 1 Pulse Core for each level.
**To research Terraknor you need 1 Terraknor Control for each level.
***To research Decimator you need 1 Decimator Core for each level (except level 1).
****Levels 10 and above require 1x Scarbide Ingot to research, except for Pulse Tank, Terraknor, and Decimator.
Images
Researching Pyro at Defense Lab