Stargate

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"It was a small outpost: a nexus, assimilator, and a couple of gateways. Commander didn't want to risk marines against the cannons they had dug in on the cliffs so me and the boys got brought in for a little death from above. First raid, we got a bunch of them little worker probes and lit up the pylons powering the cannon. They tore us up pretty bad, though, so we headed back for repairs. By the time we came back, it'd all changed. Two big stargates were there, and protoss flyers were popping out of those big hoops like bees from a hive. We got hit every which way, and I only made it home on one engine and half a wing. Couple of minutes later, protoss air hit our base hard; I'm starting to think they only let me get away so they could follow me back..."

―Flight Sergeant Aaron Keebler^src

Stargate

Structure
Race	Protoss
Properties
Hit points	600
Shields	600
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	150
Build time	70
Requires	Cybernetics core
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Arbiter (with Arbiter tribunal), carrier (with fleet beacon), Corsair (StarCraft: Brood War), scout

[edit] Overview

A stargate

The stargate is an advanced protoss structure. It provides a warp link strong enough to call ships to a planet's surface.^[1] A large amount of electric (or similar) energy is generated just prior to the ship being warped in, showing itself visibly.^[2]

The warships of the protoss fleet require a much stronger warp link in order to materialize than a standard gateway can provide. The immense stargate is capable of calling ships from high orbit or across immense distances to appear on a planet surface. The construction of one or more stargates at a protoss base is a sure sign that it has become a major staging point for an offensive.^[3]

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] StarCraft

The stargate is the production building for protoss combat air units.

[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.^[4]

[edit] StarCraft II

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Stargate

Structure
Race	Protoss
Properties
Hit points	600^[5]
Shields	600^[5]
Type	Armored, Mechanical, Structure
Production
Minerals	150^[6]^[5]
Gas	150^[6]^[5]
Build time	60^[6]^[5]
Requires	Cybernetics Core
Hot key	S^[5]
Function
Produces	Phoenix, void ray,^[7] carrier^[8]

Stargates will be returning in StarCraft II in a presumably very similar role.^[3]

It no longer warps in the mothership.^[8]

[edit] Building Upgrades