Next up in our lineup of revamps is Dehaka, the big T-rex of the Co-op family. We believe Dehaka is a satisfying hero to control, but we’re sharpening and improving some of his unit roles to make him a more well-rounded Commander overall.Basic Primal UnitsPrimal Zergling attack damage increased from 7 to 10.Primal Roach life regeneration rate while burrowed increased from 5 to 10.Muscular Augments (Hydralisk speed) research cost decreased from 150/150 to 50/50.Brutal Charge research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50.Primal Ultralisk HP increased from 500 to 625.Primal units were designed as…

Stukov, ex-vice admiral of the UED, is the first Commander we’re looking at in the next round of reworks. As we’ve previously hinted, our primary focus will be to rein-in the power of Bunkers slightly while promoting interesting and powerful ways to use some of Stukov’s mechanical options.Infested BunkerInfested Bunker cost increased from 300 minerals to 350 minerals.Infested Bunker supply increased from 4 to 6.While there are many powerful units in Co-op, very few check as many key boxes as Infested Bunkers. Infested Bunkers are not only very powerful, but also cost-efficient, supply-efficien…

Hi all!Last year, we decided to take a look at our roster of Commanders, to determine which ones could use a fresh coat of paint. All told, throughout 2018, we successfully revamped a total of 12 Commanders. We’re ready to resume this process with the remaining four commanders, and we’ll be starting off with two old favorites:Stukov and DehakaWe feel that Stukov and Dehaka share a similar issue—while their overall power-level is very high, some of their units are a bit underwhelming. Our primary focus with both revamps will be to rework the Commanders’ units so that they either have their own …

Greetings! Our final Commander for this round of reworks is Alarak, Highlord of the Tal’darim. We commonly see Alarak being played with two drastically different playstyles: Ascendant-based strategies, and Mechanical unit-based strategies. Ascendant-based strategies are currently seen as very strong but require a high level of execution. Meanwhile, Mechanical-based strategies are relatively straightforward but fall behind Ascendants in terms of effectiveness. Our primary focus with this revamp is to improve Alarak’s mechanical army and reduce the gap between the two playstyles.Empower MeAlarak…

We’re back—and just in time to talk Vorazun, Matriarch of the Nerazim, specialist of crowd control and cloaked units! Vorazun’s Corsairs and Dark Templar are extremely powerful cloaked units, and we feel that their power ends up pushing players to neglect some of the other strategic options she has in her kit. Let’s see what we can do in this department. Strike from the ShadowsStrike from the Shadows now provides cloaked units with 25% additional energy regeneration in addition to its current functionality.We wanted to provide a small buff to Vorazun’s caster units (Oracle, Dark Archon) and, a…

In this post you will find all archived Co-op Mission Updates.https://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/topic/20771556984Co-op Mission Update - Dehaka Revamp - 5/14/19Co-op Mission Update - Stukov Revamp - 5/9/19Co-op Mission Update - 5/2/19Co-op Mission Update - Alarak Revamp - 8/17/18Co-op Mission Update - Vorazun Revamp - 8/10/18Co-op Mission Update - Abathur Revamp - 8/2/18Co-op Mission Update - 7/24/18Co-op Mission Update - Zagara Revamp - 6/12/18Co-op Mission Update - Kerrigan Revamp - 5/31/18Co-op Mission Update - Nova Revamp - 5/23/18Co-op Mission Update - 5/17/18Co-op Mission Update - Swann…

It’s time for the first commander revamp post this round, this time featuring the master of evolution, Abathur! As always, among our primary goals with this revamp are to promote use of underused units and create more interesting decisions when selecting Masteries. In Abathur’s case, we’re also taking a close look at both the Biomass mechanic and the power of Ultimate Evolution Symbiotes. Now, onto the details.BiomassBiomass pickups will now merge together when less than 4 distance apart, up from 1.9.We considered many options to improve the quality of life associated with picking up Biomass. …

Hello again! Since the last community update, we released updated versions of Nova, Kerrigan, and Zagara. We hope you've enjoyed tinkering around with them and all their new toys—including the monster Mutalisks that were live for a few weeks! That said, we're finally ready to announce our next three commander reworks: Abathur, Vorazun, and Alarak.AbathurAbathur has some powerful unit choices and some VERY powerful Ultimate Evolutions, especially when augmented by Masteries. Our current thinking is that perhaps these Ultimate Evolutions can be too strong, to the point that other units are often…

Hey everyone! Much like the changes we’ve made to other commanders, our goals with Zagara include providing buffs to some of her more underwhelming units. We’d also like to encourage a greater variety of playstyles beyond the “mass suicidal units” approach that is currently very popular among Zagara players. Before we get started on Zagara, though, we’d like to go over some changes will be making to Zerg Overlords.Overlords: All Zerg commandersPneumatized Carapace research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50.Overlords with the Ventral Sacs upgrade now drop their cargo if they are destroyed.Af…

Hey all! We've been hard at work on all the Co-op Commander revamps, including Zagara's rework, but we're not quite ready to share details yet. Make sure to stay tuned though, because we should have some news early next week!Kevin DongCo-op Commander Designer