Rather than waiting for the unit to complete at the back end of the production cycle, Warp Gate allows the player to get the unit a short time after paying. The ability to almost instantaneously produce units at specific locations on the map is a very potent capability for the Protoss, a capability utilized in almost all competitive games. The "Chrono'd" column shows the cooldown time if the Chrono Boost spell is active on a Warp Gate throughout the entire cooldown period. UnitĪll columns are in real-time seconds (at Faster speed). The order of Warp Gate use is determined by the proximity of the Warp Gate to the warp-in location this can be used to find and Chrono Boost Warp Gates with longer cooldowns. This is the only way to interrupt a warp-in the warp-in will not be interrupted if the Warp Gate that started it is destroyed or unpowered.
If the Psionic Matrix is destroyed during the warp-in period, the resource cost of the unit is fully refunded and the Warp Gate cooldown is reset to zero. The length of the cooldown varies, based on the type of unit warped in, as seen in the table below. During this cooldown, the Warp Gate cannot produce any units. This acceleration can disappear/appear mid warp-in, if the condition cited before disappear/appear (for example, a Pylon is destroyed/warped in, or a Gateway becomes a Warp Gate, or a Warp Gate becomes a Gateway).Īs the warp-in starts, the Warp Gate enters a variable cooldown period. The warp-in process can be sped up to only 3.6 seconds (5 seconds at Normal speed) if the unit is in the Psionic Matrix of a Pylon which is close to a Nexus or a Warp Gate (a Gateway has no effect). In the green Psionic Matrix, a warp-in will last shorter than in the classic blue one.Īny unit created by the Warp Gate has a typical warp-in time of 11.4 seconds (16 seconds at Normal speed). If none of these additional buildings are available, then the Warp Gate is only capable of producing the Zealot. Once the player warps in a Templar Archives, High Templar become available, and after a Dark Shrine is acquired, the Dark Templar can be warped in. If a Cybernetics Core is controlled by the player, Stalkers, Sentries and Adepts can be warped in from the Warp Gate. By default, this transformation is set to auto-cast.Īll units created at the Gateway can also be warped in by a Warp Gate.
Warp Gates are created by transforming a Gateway after Warp Gate Research has been completed at the Cybernetics Core. This allows for quick, on-demand deployment of troops at key strategic locations. Warp Gates provide an ability unique to the Protoss: the rapid creation of units at any location on the map covered by the Psionic Matrix, so long as the location is not obscured by the fog of war. The Warp Gate is a unit producing structure for the Protoss, capable of warping in ground units.
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