Starcraft 2 news » Legacy of the Void Beta Balance Update -- September 3, 2015

Below are the latest balance changes for the StarCraft II Legacy of the Void Beta. Let us know what you think once you've gotten a chance to test them out.

Protoss

• Zealot
  • Zealot Charge damage decreased from 30 to 8.
• Chrono boost is back.
  • No energy cost.
  • Ability is set to autocast by default on the Nexus.
  • Efficiency is reduced to 20%, but never expires.
• Warpgate research time increased to 160 from 140.
• Photon overcharge
  • Overcharge can only be cast on Pylons.
  • Has an attack range of 7.
  • Has a duration of 30.
  • Costs 25 energy.
  • Deals 30 damage every 1.25 seconds.
• Colossus
  • Increased upgraded range to 9 from 8.
• Tempest
  • Now functions as it does in Heart of the Swarm.
• Immortal
  • Barrier ability is set to autocast by default.
  • Triggers when Immortal is attacked.
• Oracle
  • Revelation cast range increased to 12 from 9.
• Carrier
  • Increased the cooldown for Release Interceptors to 40 from 20.

Terran

• Orbital Command
  • Calldown: MULE is back.
    • Ability is set to autocast on nearby minerals.
    • No energy cost.
    • Now has a cooldown.
    • 30 range from casting Orbital Command.
    • Harvest amount decreased to 40 from 45.
  • Scanner Sweep cost increased to 100 from 50.
  • Calldown: Extra Supplies cost increased to 75 from 50.
• Siege Tank
  • Now has a 0.75 second delay before firing when unloading from a Medivac while in siege mode.

Zerg

• Spawn larva increased from 2 to 3 per cast.
• Creep now spreads and recedes faster.
• Ravager
  • New Upgrade: Increases the corrosive bile range to 13 from 9.
  • Costs 100/100.
  • Requires a Lair.
• Overlord
  • Transport upgrade requires a Lair.

For a more in-depth explanation of these changes, read David Kim’s Community Update.