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 Units
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Primal Zergling attack damage increased from 7 to 10.
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Primal Roach life regeneration rate while burrowed increased from 5 to 10.
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Muscular Augments (Hydralisk speed) research cost decreased from 150/150 to 50/50.
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Brutal Charge research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50.
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Primal Ultralisk HP increased from 500 to 625.
Primal units were designed as a stop-gap on the way to more powerful units rather than as a core part of every army. That said, we’d like to make small improvements to some of the weaker basic units in areas that make sense.
Ravasaur
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The Dissolving Acid upgrade now increases the Ravasaur’s bonus damage vs. armored to 15, up from 5.
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The Enlarged Parotid Glands upgrade now increases the Ravasaur’s movement speed from 2.25 to 3 in addition to its current functionality.
These buffs should help the Ravasaur in its anti-armored pushing role.
Primal Igniter
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Primal Igniter life regeneration rate while burrowed increased from 5 to 10.
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Primal Igniter base HP increased from 300 to 350.[/li][li]Primal Igniter base armor increased from 2 to 3.
We’d like to reinforce the Igniter’s tanking role against weaker enemies.
Impaler
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Impaler Tenderize damage increased from 100 to 200.
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Impaler Tenderize reduces Dehaka’s Devour cooldown by 75%, up from 50%.
Tenderize is the Impaler’s defining trait, so we’re really punching it up.
Primal Mutalisk
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Primal Mutalisk damage decreased from 18/6/2 to 14/5/2. Upgrade bonuses adjusted accordingly.
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Slicing Glaive now provides +100% increased damage vs. air, up from 50%. Base damage increased from 27 to 28.
We believe Primal Mutalisks are a bit too strong all-around without enough drawback. In order to promote Dehaka’s other units, we’d like to emphasize the Primal Mutalisks’ anti-air role.
Tyrannozor
- Tyrannozors now benefit from the Healing Adaptation upgrade, which allows them to regenerate life quickly when out of combat.
We want to address the Tyrannozor’s inability to regenerate its vast life pool. With the Healing Adaptation upgrade, Tyrannozors will truly become the behemoths they were meant to be.
General
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Psionic Attribute added to Ravens, Raven Type-IIs, and Theia Ravens.
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Psionic Attribute added to the Science Vessel (Including Swann’s).
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Psionic Attribute added to Brood Queens (Including Stukov’s).
One of Dehaka’s coolest and most powerful traits is his ability to explode enemy Psionic units. However, while Protoss (and to some extent, Zerg) Psionic enemies are plentiful, Terrans are quite lacking in this department. Therefore, in order to balance out the enemy races a bit more, we’ve increased the number of potential Psionic threats he can Devour.
Dakrun
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Dakrun HP increased from 3000 to 4000.
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Dakrun Greater Spiked Hide return damage increased from 10 to 20.
As the final pack leader in Dehaka’s tech tree, we feel Dakrun needs some love so that he can assume a more prominent and exciting role. We’d like to bring Dakrun closer to the level of his brethren and focus on what makes him unique: his ability to tank damage and return it.
Masteries
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Devour Buff Duration Mastery increased from 1% per point to 3% per point. Maximum benefit increased from 30% to 90%.
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Greater Primal Wurm Cooldown Mastery increased from 1% per point to 1.5% per point. Maximum benefit increased from 30% to 45%.
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Gene Mutation Chance Mastery increased from 1% per point to 2% per point. Maximum benefit increased from 30% to 60%.
As always, we’ll be tuning Masteries so that they’re more competitive.
Miscellaneous
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Dehaka’s leap will now damage neutral targets, such as rocks.
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Dehaka gains high-ground vision upon hitting level 10.
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Dehaka’s uprooted Primal Wardens and Primal Hives are no longer included in all-army selection.
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Units in primal combat now have a rally button and ability.
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Impaler damage bonus per weapon upgrade increased from +4(+5 vs armored) to +4(+6 vs armored).
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Primal Guardian damage bonus per weapon upgrade decreased from +5 to +4.
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Dehaka’s calldowns now benefit from weapon and armor upgrades.
We’ve also included assorted quality of life changes. And because we’re taking a look at various calldowns in this round of revamps, we’d like to take another pass at one we’ve previously worked on.
Alarak
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Mothership base damage increased from 6x6 to 38x6, matching its Legacy of the Void campaign stats.
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Mothership range increased from 2 to 7, matching its Legacy of the Void campaign stats.
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Fixed a bug where Alarak’s Mothership was gaining too much damage per upgrade. Mothership damage bonus per weapon upgrade changed to +4, down from +7.
That’s it for this session of revamps. Thank you for sending in all your feedback and happy Co-op-ing!
Kevin Dong
Lead Co-op Designer