High templar (StarCraft II)

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High Templar
Unit
Race	Protoss
Role	Psionic Spellcaster
Properties
Maximum energy	200
Production
Minerals	50
Gas	150
Psi	2
Build time	55
Produced from	Gateway/Warp gate
Requires	Templar archives
Movement
Speed	Normal
Protection
Shields	40
Hit points	40
Type	Biological Psionic.
Armor type	Light

The high templar in StarCraft II is a spell caster with no attack. It retains the Psionic Storm ability.

Overview

High templar are strong against marines, stalkers, and hydralisks, and weak against ghosts, zealots, and roaches.

Abilities

Archon Warp

Any combination of two high templar/dark templar can sacrifice themselves, transforming into an archon.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 9

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Feedback

The high templar drains all energy from a target unit, dealing damage equal to half of the energy drained.

Usage
Hotkey F Cost 50 Range 10

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Psionic Storm

Psionic Storm deals 80 damage in the target area in small packets over 2.85 seconds, and hits both air and ground units. It injures friendly units caught in the area of effect of 1.5.
Psionic storm is smartcast.
Psionic Storm is subject to a short delay before striking; during this brief period there is a visual indicator for where it will strike.

Usage
Cost 75 Range 9 Duration 2.85 Cooldown 1.43

Acquisition
Purchased from Templar archives Hotkey T Cost 200 200 79

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Ability Upgrades

Khaydarin Amulet

• Increases high templar starting energy by 25.

Acquisition
Purchased from Templar archives Hotkey K Cost 150 150 110

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General Upgrades

Ground Armor Increases the armor of protoss ground units. Acquisition Purchased from Forge Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 121.6 Level 2 Cost 150 150 144.6 Required Twilight council Level 3 Cost 200 200 167.9 Required Twilight council v • e

Plasma Shields +1 armor to shields per level. Acquisition Purchased from Forge Hotkey S Level 1 Cost 150 150 121.6 Level 2 Cost 200 200 144.6 Required Twilight council Level 3 Cost 250 250 167.9 Required Twilight council v • e

Development

Plasma Surge

Restores 50 shield points of all friendly protoss units in an area of effect.

Usage
Hotkey E Cost 75 Cooldown 3

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The high templar lost the Plasma Surge ability as of June 2009 and gained Time Rift instead.

The high templar used to have the Hallucination ability.

The high templar used to have the Force Field ability.

Beta Development

Phase Shift

The high templar can temporarily banish an enemy unit from play. A phased unit cannot be targeted nor can it attack.

Usage
Hotkey E Cost 50 Duration 8

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Gallery

High templar portrait

References

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus units and structures Infantry Probe Zealot Adept (LotV) High templar Dark templar Archon Land mechanized Stalker Immortal Sentry Colossus Disruptor (LotV) Air units Warp prism Observer Phoenix Void ray Oracle (HotS) Carrier Interceptor Tempest (HotS) Mothership Basic buildings Nexus Assimilator Gateway (Warp gate) Forge Cybernetics core Automated defenses Photon cannon Pylon Shield battery (LotV) Stasis ward (LotV) Advanced buildings Twilight council Dark shrine Templar archives Robotics facility Robotics bay Stargate Fleet beacon Campaign and Co-op Missions units and structures Units Conservator Legionnaire Interdictor Instigator Scout Shadow guard Slayer Star relic Stone guardian Supplicant Void templar War prism Xel'naga ambusher Xel'naga abrogator Xel'naga enforcer Xel'naga precursor Xel'naga shieldguard Xel'naga void array Xel'naga watcher Buildings Alarak's beacon Ancient assimilator Ancient nexus Artifact reserve Ascendant archives Constructs bay Constructs facility Core forge Core matrix Death council Monolith Null circuit Obelisk Psi-link spire Purifier conclave Shield projector Solar forge Void shrine Warp drive Xel'naga passageway Zenith stone Zeratul's beacon Automated defenses Dark pylon Khaydarin monolith Tesseract cannon Tesseract monolith Variant units Melee Warrior Zealot (Aiur) Centurion (Nerazim) Sentinel (Purifier) Ranged Warrior Adept (Purifier) Dragoon (Aiur) Stalker (Nerazim) Cloaked Warrior Avenger (Aiur) Blood Hunter (Tal'darim) Dark templar (Nerazim) Psionic Warrior Ascendant (Tal'darim) Dark archon (Nerazim) High templar (Aiur) Robotic Assault Annihilator (Nerazim) Immortal (Aiur) Vanguard (Tal'darim) Robotic Support Energizer (Purifier) Havoc (Tal'darim) Sentry (Aiur) Robotic Siege Colossus (Purifier) Reaver (Aiur) Wrathwalker (Tal'darim) Starfighter Corsair (Nerazim) Mirage (Purifier) Phoenix (Aiur) Capital Ship Carrier (Aiur) Tal'darim Mothership Tempest (Purifier) Assault Ship Arbiter (Aiur) Destroyer (Tal'darim) Void ray (Nerazim) Canceled Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed units Arachnipod Defender Escort Mega archon Protoss artillery Purifier scout Replicant Signifier Skylord Skytalon Soul hunter/purifier Soul reaver Shadow archon Shaman Shuriken Stasis orb Tornado Twilight archon Void star Removed buildings Eye of Adun Observatory Phase cannon War beacon War shrine Warp beacon