Which SC2 units can accidentally cause friendly fire?

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Which units in Starcraft 2 cause friendly fire?

I already know that Siege Tanks do, as can misplaced Psionic Storms, but I was surprised to learn that Colossi and Banelings do not.

Which units can accidentally inflict damage on your own forces?

Martin · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-04 12:07:10Z

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The only units that actually cause friendly fire from splash damage are:

Some units that you might expect to cause FF splash damage but in fact don't are:

Edit: See this website for more details.

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answered Mar 22 '13 at 16:57

Murkantilism

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Mutalisks should not be expected to friendly fire, 'cause everyone knows glave wurms are intelligent, cunning and compassionate! :) – Orc JMR Mar 22 '13 at 17:14
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@OrcJMR: For certain definitions of "compassionate". – Oblivious Sage Mar 22 '13 at 17:18
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Yamato Cannon does not cause any splash damage. Otherwise a great list. – OrwellHindenberg Mar 22 '13 at 17:32
Yes you're correct, I worded the second list's title wrong. The Yamato cannon is basically a mini-nuclear explosion, and the animation for it might make people think it does splash so that's why I included it. I edited the answer, thanks! – Murkantilism Mar 22 '13 at 17:46

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OrwellHindenberg · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-22 16:19:02Z

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Currently the units which can cause friendly fire are Siege Tanks (in siege mode), Psionic Storms, Widow Mines, and Raven's Seeker Missiles.

answered Mar 22 '13 at 16:19

OrwellHindenberg

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You missed Ghost's EMP & Tactical Nuke. Although in most situations a player would have to either be an idiot or intend to EMP or Nuke themselves, it does happen accidentally. There's a common terran technique where the T will drop a nuke force an enemy retreat & gain a better position, then cancel it before it lands. I can't remember who did it, but I do remember in an SC2 WoL pro game TvP where the terran dropped a nuke to gain a positional advantage, then forgot to cancel and walked his army right underneath it. – Murkantilism Mar 22 '13 at 17:19

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