Co-Op Mutation #251: Burning Legion

Co-op Missions Discussion
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Amon’s armies are vast. An endless tide of his fanatical warriors washes over the halls of Ulnar, hell-bent on burning you to ash. Cut through them to get to the celestial locks, but beware: Amon’s forces are dangerous even in death.

Scorched Earth - Enemy units set the terrain on fire upon death.
Void Rifts - Void Rifts periodically appear in random locations and spawn enemy units until destroyed.
Avenger - Enemy units gain increased attack speed, armor, and life when nearby enemy units die.

Rating:

Video Replays on Brutal difficulty:

Player 1                                   Player 2
[CtG Infiltration Specialist] Neometal Solarite Celestial
[CtG Knowledge Seeker] Arcturus Merchant of Death
[CtG Evolution Master] Neometal Best Buddy
[CtG Lone Puppy] SeeFollowMe Khalai Phasesmith
[CtG Chaotic Power Couple] [Lowko Architect of War]
Time Rifts
2:20 2 Rifts
3:50 2 Rifts
5:20 2 Rifts
6:50 2 Rifts
8:20 4 Rifts
9:50 4 Rifts
11:20 4 Rifts
12:50 4 Rifts
14:20, and after every 90 seconds 4 Rifts

Commanders who can aggressively hunt down Void Rifts regardless of location:

  • Raynor [Very reliable] - Drop units, Hyperion, Scanner Sweep
  • Kerrigan [Reliable] - Leaping Strike → Retreat into Omega Worm
  • Artanis [Reliable] - Unit runby → Power Field → Warp-in Zealots/Immortals
  • Swann [50/50] - Hercules with tanks [Laser Drill is too costly; Wraith has low DPS]
  • Vorazun [50/50] - Dark Templar
  • Karax [Reliable] - Observer Flyby → Orbital Strike
  • Abathur [Very Reliable] - Brutalisk Deep Tunnel
  • Nova [50/50] - Liberators
  • Dehaka [50/50] - Mutalisks
  • Han and Horner [50/50] - Precision Strikes

Commanders who can defend vs the Void Rifts:

  • Swann
  • Karax
  • Stukov

Commanders who can [and should] rush the first Void Rifts:

  • Raynor
  • Artanis
  • Zagara
  • Karax
  • Nova
  • Fenix
  • Dehaka
  • Han and Horner

[Reddit Post Link]

Notes:

  • Each Void Rift has 500HP, and their spawnings are signalled by a minimap ping on each Rift.
  • To spot Void Rifts on the Minimap, set Texture graphics settings to Ultra. Starcraft II: How to See Void Rifts on the Minimap - YouTube
  • The first Void Rifts spawn very close to your base. But as you capture more locks, the Rifts start to spawn further. Often behind enemy lines.
  • Units spawned from Void Rifts DO get the Avenger buff, and they get Scorched Earth.
  • Units that get the Avenger buff also grow in size to give players a visual indicator.
  • Scorched Earth sets fire to the ground with size and intensity varying upon total supply of the enemy killed over the spot.
  • Time stop will cause the enemy to start sending units to the locks non-stop. Do NOT use time stop unless you want to make life harder, or if you’re capturing the last lock.
  • Mind Controlled Units [Vorazun, Karax, Stukov] lose their avenger buffs.
  • Air units are immune to Scorched Earth

Commander of the Week: Commander of the week [Burning Legion] - Online Poll - StrawPoll.com
Mutation difficulty: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugzjo1MHeSZaByMI5jR4AaABCQ
Do you like this mutation? https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxGnqeoT11r3UWImFx4AaABCQ

Links:
Weekly Mutation Database
Maguro’s Mutation List
starcraft2coop.com

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Calling Abathur as the mvp on this one. Also P3 Zagara, Zeratul

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Every void rift, the rating goes up lol.

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<H&H making sad noises>

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#16, #85 and this week… 3rd…
this week 1st clear Han and Horner P2+Zagara P3
Mutation (Burning Legion)play list.

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what do you mean by “3rd”? you’ve been saying it’s the 3rd mutation for multiple weeks now, in the past, last week for instance, d’you mean it’s the 3rd rotation?

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@Budgerboo check on your own:

https://starcraft2coop.com/resources/weeklymutations

Easy mutator Zagara P1 and zeratul P3.

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Damn it, forgot about the mutation change and started leveling Zagara P3.
I’m not sure having just unlocked free banelings would be enough to not make it a pain to play this one, regardless of victory/defeat.

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True for the first part, False-ish for the second part. (Probably a copy-paste statement error?)

While a specific enemy wave’s spawn time might get delayed by TimeStop, as you’ve pointed out yourself - TimeStop on Lock & Load makes the enemy AI flip out and aggressively capture locks. Using it is a bad idea, unless it’s to capture the last lock before the enemy can take over another.

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Holy crap… I beat this brutation on the second attempt with Tychus P2 and and Swan P2 ally. Skipped the bonus but this mission was stressful enough without it.

Crooked Sam was a godsend for those way in the back void rifts, he just needs his upgrade that lets him go faster and cloak when he gets shot.

Interestingly on my first attempt I had a Fenix P1 ally who rushed his scout and carrier first… did not end well, especially against zerg comp.

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Ya this one is hard as hell, or at least it was.

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3rd means… same mutation #16, #85.
3rd Burning Legion.

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Did it in first try as P2 Nova and Kerrigan ally. Huge firepower, good mobility and unit regeneration. Didn’t even notice the Avenger and Scorched Earth mutators. Wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected.

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But it’s also the 2nd repeat. :wink:

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Brutation is too hard for me, I think this brutation need high APM in order to clear the mission asap.

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Did it first try in pub with Stetmann p2 and a level 10 Fenix p1 ally.

Definitely more hectic than I remember the mutation being when it first came out when you could get a Brutalisk before the first rift spawn (toxic nests were invulnerable back then).

I’m not sure what the best commander for this mutation is yet, but it sure isn’t Stetmann.

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This is the one that made everyone hate void rifts.

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You’re right. I changed it now.

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Why does time stop do that on this map?

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I knew this mutation was #16, I was just a little confused as to why @Spirit doesn’t just say #251.

That’s what I thought…