Nexus

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Nexus
Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Foundation building
Properties
Hit points	750
Shields	750
Production
Minerals	400
Psi	+9
Build time	120
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Probe

The nexus is the heart of a protoss base. Unlike most other protoss buildings it can be warped in without a pylon. It constructs probes and serves as a processing center for minerals and vespene gas.

Contents 1 Psionic Matrix 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft 2.1.1 Upgrades 2.1.2 Development 3 StarCraft II 3.1 Building Upgrades 4 References

[edit] Psionic Matrix

Main article: Psionic matrix.

Protoss structures and, to a lesser extent, units, draw their energy from a great psionic energy matrix that emanates from Aiur. While a nexus provides a link to this matrix, khaydarin crystal-based pylons are needed to actually tap into the energy required to provide psionic energy to new colonies.^[1]

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] StarCraft

The nexus serves as the hub of any protoss base.

[edit] Upgrades

Plasma shields
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	S
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 200 300 400 Gas 200 300 400 Required Cybernetics core Cybernetics core
Notes
+1 bonus to shields per level for all units and structures.

[edit] Development

In the StarCraft beta, the stargate was originally known as the nexus.^[2]

[edit] StarCraft II

Nexus
Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Foundation building
Properties
Hit points	750[3][4]
Shields	750[3][4]
Type	Armored Mechanical Structure[5]
Production
Minerals	400[3][4]
Psi	Provides 10[5]
Build time	100[3][4]
Requires	None
Hot key	N[4]
Function
Produces	Probe, mothership[6][7][8]

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The nexus remains much the same in terms of cost, appearance and function in StarCraft II.^[9]

[edit] Building Upgrades

Plasma shields
Researched at	Forge[10]
Hotkey	S[10]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 200[10] 300[10] 400[10] Gas 200[10] 300[10] 400[10] Research time 140[10] 170[10] 200[10]
Notes
+1 to shields per level.
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[edit] References

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Ground units	Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · Reaver · High templar · Archon • Brood War only • Dark templar · Dark archon
Air units	Shuttle · Scout · Arbiter · Carrier (Interceptor) · Observer • Brood War only • Corsair
Basic buildings	Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway · Forge · Shield battery · Cybernetics core · Photon cannon
Advanced buildings	Robotics facility · Stargate · Citadel of Adun · Robotics support bay · Fleet beacon · Templar archives · Observatory · Arbiter tribunal

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Infantry	Probe · Zealot · High templar · Dark templar · Archon
Land mechanized	Stalker · Immortal · Disruptor · Colossus
Air vehicles	Warp prism · Observer · Phoenix · Void ray · Carrier (Interceptor) · Mothership
Basic buildings	Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway (Warp gate) · Forge · Cybernetics core · Obelisk
Combat buildings	Photon cannon
Advanced buildings	Twilight council · Dark shrine · Templar archives · Robotics facility · Robotics support bay · Stargate · Fleet beacon
Campaign-Exclusive Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Special Protoss Units	Stone zealot
Scrapped	Removed units	Escort · Reaver · Soul hunter/purifier · Star relic · Stasis orb · Tempest (Shuriken) · Twilight archon
	Removed buildings	Observatory · Phase cannon · War beacon · War shrine