Mothership Core

Ever since their return from deep space, the ancient Motherships have become an invaluable part of nearly every protoss fleet. But attempts to construct more of these formidable command vessels has proven costly and time consuming, especially amid battle. Faced with this problem, a few daring protoss began using the Mothership's core--a massive khaydarin crystal infused with psionic energy--as a weapon while the vessel's hull was under construction. This wildly successful tactic quickly spread throughout the protoss ranks. Now, many commanders are harnessing the core to thwart enemy attacks and teleport entire armies across the battlefield.

* Requires Heart of the Swarm expansion pack

Unit Statistics

3D Model

Basic information

Race:	Protoss
Life:	130
Shield:	60 Regeneration: 2.000
Energy:	200 Starting: 50 Regeneration: 0.562
Armor:	1 (1)
Movement:	Slow Acceleration: 1.0625
Attributes:	Armored - Mechanical - Psionic

Production

Producer:	None
Hotkey:	None
Cost:	- -
Supply:	-
Build time:	-

Combat

Weapon:	Repulsor Cannon Target: Ground Range: 5 Speed: Fast Type: Normal (Ranged) Damage: 8 (8)
Ability:	Mass Recall Teleports the Mothership Core and all nearby units owned by the player to the targeted Nexus. Hotkey: R Energy: 100 Time Warp Warps spacetime within the target area for 30 seconds. Enemy ground units that enter the field have their movement speed reduced by 50%. Hotkey: T Energy: 75 Upgrade to Mothership Upgrades into the Mothership. Can use Mass Recall and Time Warp. Cloaks nearby units and structures. Hotkey: U Minerals: 300 Duration: 100 Photon Overcharge Energizes the target Nexus’s khaydarin crystal, turning it into a powerful long-range weapon for 60 seconds that deals 20 damage. Hotkey: F Energy: 100

General Strategy

Strong Against

Weak Against

Flying, defensive special abilities unit (limit 1 per army).
The Photon Overcharge ability is an excellent secondary defense. It can be used to attack both ground and air units.
When attacking with a Mothership Core in play, always think about the best moment to Mass Recall your troops out of combat.
The Time Warp ability, in combination with splash damage units such as Colossi or High Templars, can be extremely strong against smaller units like Marines or Hydralisks.

Countermeasures

VS Terran

Harrassing an enemy base with Medivacs (or faking an attack to force the Mothership Core to burn energy on a Photon Overcharge) is an effective long-term counter against Mothership Cores.
Ghosts’ EMP ability is a hard counter to the Mothership Core, as the Core can’t do anything without energy.

VS Zerg

Because the Mothership Core allows protoss to play aggressively early on (thanks to the Recall ability), pay close attention to defending your bases rather than simply making Drones.
Be careful when going on the offensive against a Mothership Core, because Photon Overcharge in combination with Force Fields can be a deadly combo against shorter-ranged zerg units.

VS Protoss

When confronting a Mothership Core, try to prepare for a mid or late-game assault – early attacks won’t be maximally effective against it.
The Templar’s Feedback ability is the best counter to the Mothership Core.

Terran
Zerg
Protoss

* Requires Heart of the Swarm expansion pack

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Mothership Core

3D Model

Basic information

Production

Combat

General Strategy

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Countermeasures

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