Psionic storm
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A Psionic Storm is storm of raw psychic energy produced by a protoss. It is a powerful technique wielded by high templar and the Queen of Blades.
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[edit] Overview
Protoss who follow the Khala can produce such as storm by closing their mind to the outside world, sending out psychic "ripples" that are disruptive to other lifeforms[1] Such storms can also damage vehicles[2] and the landscape itself.[3] Such is the power of a psionic storm that it can send shockwaves through the air around it.[2]
The storm is a physical display of the psionic power of a high templar. It concentrates all the psionic energy over a given area, so overlapping storms have no greater effect than a single one.[4]
While Dark Templar can create psionic storms, only through the discipline of the Khala can it be controlled.[1] Khalai who have not mastered the use of the ability can try to control Psionic Storms unleashed by Dark Templar (and similarly-powered protoss, such as the Tal'darim) but it frequently results in the death of both participants as they burn out like a star. Individual protoss who have used both types of abilities (such as Adun) have faced a similar fate.[3]
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During the Discord, Dark Templar lost control of their powers, creating storms on Aiur which killed many protoss and destroyed parts of the landscape itself.[1] Storms appeared on other protoss colonies, such as Khyrador.[5]
[edit] Game Effect
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The high templar can create a storm of raw psychic energy. This is achieved by one closing their mind to the outside world, sending out psychic "ripples" that are disruptive to other lifeforms. Inflicts 112 damage to all units within a certain area over seven seconds. The storm does not harm structures or units within bunkers. Units may move out from under the storm thus limiting the damage they take. It is most effective against groups of weaker units clustered together. A few Psionic Storms are sometimes even enough to turn back large fleets of powerful vessels such as battlecruisers or carriers or a large attack force of mixed units. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Psionic Storm deals 80 damage[8] in the target area[11] in small packets over time,[12] and hits both air and ground units.[13] It injures friendly units caught in the area of effect.[14] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Psionic Powers | ||
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| Protoss | Powers |
Archon Warp · Charge · Dark Archon Warp · Feedback · Hallucination · Maelstrom · Mind Control · Prophecy · Psingularity · Psionic Bolt · Psionic Shockwave · Psionic Speed · Psionic Storm · Telekinesis · Telepathy |
| Psionic philosophies | ||
| Terrans |
Astral Projection · Quiet Voice · Psionic Shock · Psionic Sight · Psionic Speed (requires hostile environment suit) · Psychic Attack · Psychometry · Pyrokinesis · Remote Viewing · Sense Psionics · Technopathy · Telekinesis · Telepathy | |
| Zerg |
Psionic Speed (Infested Kerrigan) · Sense Psionics · Telekinesis (overlord) · Telepathy | |
| Xel'naga | ||
