Ability reference

Repair

Target

SCV restores HP on a Mechanical unit or Terran building, draining minerals and gas

Cloaking Field

Toggle

Banshee cloaks; drains 1.26 energy/sec while cloaked

Yamato Cannon

Target

Battlecruiser winds up for ~2 seconds, then fires for 240 damage on a single target

Tactical Jump

Target

Battlecruiser teleports to any visible point on the map after a 5-second wind-up

Lock On

Target

Cyclone locks on a target for 14s, attacking through fog at increased rate

Steady Targeting

Target

Ghost channels for ~1.43s, then deals 130 damage (+40 vs Psionic) ignoring armor; biological-only

EMP Round

Area

Drains 100 shields and 100 energy in a 1.5-tile radius

Personal Cloaking

Toggle

Ghost cloaks; drains ~1.3 energy/sec while cloaked

Tactical Nuclear Strike

Area

Ghost calls down a nuke that deals 300 damage (+200 to structures) in a 8-tile radius after a 14-second wind-up

Transformation Servos

Toggle

Toggle between Hellion (4 range, ground-light bonus) and Hellbat (melee, more HP)

Transformation Servos

Toggle

Toggle between Hellion (4 range, ground-light bonus) and Hellbat (melee, more HP)

Defender Mode

Toggle

Liberator deploys an anti-ground siege zone (5 range, 75 dmg vs ground in a small AoE) but can't attack air

Defender Mode

Toggle

Liberator deploys an anti-ground siege zone (5 range, 75 dmg vs ground in a small AoE) but can't attack air

Stim

Instant

+50% attack speed and +50% movement speed for 11 seconds; costs 10 HP

Concussive Shells (passive)

Passive

Marauder attacks slow non-Massive targets by 50% for 1.4 seconds

Stim

Instant

+50% attack speed and +50% movement speed for 11 seconds; costs 10 HP

Ignite Afterburners

Instant

Medivac speed +70% for 8 seconds

Heal

Passive

Heals biological allies in 4 range for ~12.6 HP/s; costs 1 energy per 4 HP

Auto-Turret

Target

Drops a turret with 18 damage and 6 range; lasts 9 seconds

Anti-Armor Missile

Area

Removes 3 armor from enemy units in a 3-tile radius for 21 seconds

Interference Matrix

Target

Disables a Mechanical or Psionic unit's attacks and abilities for 11 seconds

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

KD8 Charge

Area

Reaper throws a grenade that knocks back targets and deals 5 damage

Combat Drugs

Passive

Reaper regenerates 2.8 HP/s after 7 seconds out of combat

Jet Pack

Passive

Reaper can traverse cliffs vertically

Siege Mode

Toggle

Siege Tank deploys; gains 13 range, 35 base damage with splash, but immobile

Siege Mode

Toggle

Siege Tank deploys; gains 13 range, 35 base damage with splash, but immobile

High Impact Payload

Toggle

Toggle Thor between Explosive (anti-air vs Light) and 250mm Cannons (anti-air vs Massive)

Viking Mode

Toggle

Toggle between Fighter (air, ranged) and Assault (ground, walker)

Viking Mode

Toggle

Toggle between Fighter (air, ranged) and Assault (ground, walker)

Widow Mine Burrow

Toggle

Burrows. Auto-fires Sentinel Missiles for 125 (+35 vs shields) splash on the first target in 5 range

Widow Mine Burrow

Toggle

Burrows. Auto-fires Sentinel Missiles for 125 (+35 vs shields) splash on the first target in 5 range

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Salvage

Instant

Refunds 75% of the building's mineral and gas cost over 5 seconds

Salvage

Instant

Refunds 75% of the structure's mineral and gas cost over a brief unbuild

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Build Nuke

Instant

Ghost Academy builds a Nuclear Warhead (200 minerals, 200 gas, 80s) for the next Tactical Nuclear Strike

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Salvage

Instant

Refunds 75% of the structure's mineral and gas cost over a brief unbuild

Scanner Sweep

Area

Reveals a 13-tile radius for 12 seconds; detects cloaked and burrowed units

Calldown MULE

Target

Drops a MULE for 64 seconds that mines minerals at ~2× SCV rate

Calldown Extra Supplies

Target

Adds 8 supply to a Supply Depot for the rest of the game

Scanner Sweep

Area

Reveals a 13-tile radius for 12 seconds; detects cloaked and burrowed units

Calldown MULE

Target

Drops a MULE for 64 seconds that mines minerals at ~2× SCV rate

Calldown Extra Supplies

Target

Adds 8 supply to a Supply Depot for the rest of the game

Planetary Defense

Passive

Auto-attacks ground enemies within 6 range for 40 splash damage

Radar

Passive

Reveals enemy presence within 22 tiles as red exclamation indicators in the fog of war

Salvage

Instant

Refunds 75% of the structure's mineral and gas cost over a brief unbuild

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lift Off

Toggle

Terran building lifts off and can fly to a new location

Lower / Raise

Toggle

Supply Depot lowers under the ground or raises back up to block path

Lower / Raise

Toggle

Supply Depot lowers under the ground or raises back up to block path

Psionic Transfer

Target

Adept projects an invulnerable Shade for 7 seconds; on expiry the Adept teleports to the Shade

Build Interceptor

Instant

Carrier builds an Interceptor (15 minerals, 9s); holds up to 8 that auto-engage with the Carrier's target

Cliff Walk

Passive

Colossus can step over cliffs and across ramps

Permanent Cloak

Passive

Always cloaked unless detected; no energy cost

Shadow Stride

Target

Dark Templar blinks 8 tiles to a target location

Archon Merge

Target

Sacrifices two Templar (any combination of High and Dark) to morph into an Archon

Purification Nova

Area

Disruptor launches a nova that detonates after 2.1 seconds for 100 damage (+100 vs shields) in a 1.5-tile radius

Psionic Storm

Area

Deals up to 110 damage over 6 seconds in a 2-tile radius

Feedback

Target

Drains all energy from a target and deals 0.5 damage per energy point drained

Archon Merge

Target

Sacrifices two Templar (any combination of High and Dark) to morph into an Archon

Barrier

Passive

Auto-triggers on first damage taken, absorbing up to 100 damage for 2 seconds

Time Warp

Area

Slows enemy attack and movement speed by 40% in a 3.75-tile area for 9 seconds

Mass Recall

Area

Mothership channels for 4 seconds, then recalls all owned units in a 5-tile area to itself

Cloaking Field

Instant

Cloaks all friendly units and structures within 5 tiles of the Mothership for 20 seconds

Permanent Cloak

Passive

Always cloaked unless detected; no energy cost

Surveillance Mode

Toggle

Observer roots to gain +2 sight range; can't move while active

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Permanent Cloak

Passive

Always cloaked unless detected; no energy cost

Surveillance Mode

Toggle

Observer roots to gain +2 sight range; can't move while active

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Pulsar Beam

Toggle

Activates Oracle's ground-only beam (15 dmg, +7 vs Light); drains ~1.96 energy/sec while active

Revelation

Area

Reveals enemy units and structures (cloaked and burrowed too) in a 6-tile area for 20 seconds

Stasis Ward

Area

Drops a cloaked ward (lasts 90s); enemies that approach trigger a 4-tile, 21.5s stasis

Graviton Beam

Target

Phoenix lifts a target ground unit for 7 seconds; the Phoenix can't move while channeling

Force Field

Area

Drops an impassable barrier (1.7-tile radius) for 11 seconds

Guardian Shield

Instant

Allies inside a 4.5-tile aura take 2 less ranged damage per hit for 12.86 seconds

Hallucination

Target

Sentry creates illusory copies of a chosen Protoss unit; the copies deal no damage and can't cast

Blink

Target

Stalker teleports up to 8 tiles to a non-fogged target location

Prismatic Alignment

Instant

Void Ray gains +6 damage vs Armored for 14.3 seconds at the cost of 25% movement speed

Phasing Mode

Toggle

Warp Prism roots in 1.07s and projects a Pylon-like power field for warp-ins

Phasing Mode

Toggle

Warp Prism roots in 1.07s and projects a Pylon-like power field for warp-ins

Charge

Target

Zealot dashes toward an attack target, briefly hitting top speed 10.4

Chrono Boost

Target

Speeds up production at the target structure by +50% for 20 seconds

Strategic Recall

Area

Nexus recalls allied units in a 6.5-tile area to itself after a 4-second channel

Battery Overcharge

Target

Targets a Shield Battery; for 14 seconds it restores shields at +50% rate without draining energy

Energy Recharge

Target

Instantly restores 50 energy to a friendly caster within 12 tiles of the Nexus

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Restore

Passive

Channels to restore up to 50 shields/sec to a friendly unit in 6 tiles, at 1 energy per 3 shields

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Volatile Burst

Area

Baneling detonates on contact for 20 damage (+15 vs Light, +60 vs Buildings) in a 2.2-tile radius

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Swarm Seeds

Passive

Brood Lord's ranged attack also spawns 2 melee Broodlings on the target with 5.71-second timed life

Caustic Spray

Target

Channels on an enemy structure for 7 dmg/s ramping to 35 dmg/s after a 4.29s wind-up

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Lunge

Instant

Hydralisk briefly doubles movement speed for 0.71 seconds

Fungal Growth

Area

Slows enemy movement by 75% in a 2.25-tile area for 3 seconds and deals 25 damage

Neural Parasite

Target

Mind-controls a non-Heroic enemy unit for 11 seconds; tether breaks past 14 tiles

Microbial Shroud

Area

Ground units in a 3.5-tile area take 50% less damage from ranged air attacks for 11 seconds

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Tissue Regeneration

Passive

Mutalisk regenerates 1.4 HP/s (vs the standard ~0.27 HP/s for other Zerg)

Generate Creep

Toggle

Overlord drops creep beneath itself while stationary; useful for tumor-less creep extension

Generate Creep

Toggle

Overlord drops creep beneath itself while stationary; useful for tumor-less creep extension

Spawn Changeling

Instant

Overseer spawns a Changeling that morphs into an enemy unit for scouting (lasts 107 seconds)

Contaminate

Target

Locks an enemy structure out of producing units or researching upgrades for 21 seconds

Oversight Mode

Toggle

Overseer roots in 0.54s to gain +25% sight radius; can't move while active

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Spawn Changeling

Instant

Overseer spawns a Changeling that morphs into an enemy unit for scouting (lasts 107 seconds)

Contaminate

Target

Locks an enemy structure out of producing units or researching upgrades for 21 seconds

Oversight Mode

Toggle

Overseer roots in 0.54s to gain +25% sight radius; can't move while active

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Inject Larva

Target

Adds 3 Larva to a Hatchery / Lair / Hive 29 seconds after the cast

Creep Tumor

Target

Drops a 50-HP creep-spreading tumor that can chain-spawn new tumors within 10 tiles every 11 seconds

Transfusion

Target

Heals a friendly Biological unit or structure for 75 HP instantly

Corrosive Bile

Area

Ravager fires a 60-damage AoE projectile after a 2-second wind-up; lands in a 0.5-tile radius

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Rapid Regeneration

Passive

Roach regenerates 7 HP/s while burrowed

Spawn Locusts

Instant

Swarm Host launches 2 Locusts that fly 16 tiles, land, and attack for 18 seconds

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Frenzied

Passive

Ultralisk is immune to snare, stun, mind control, and movement-altering effects

Abduct

Target

Pulls a single target unit (friend or foe) to the Viper's location

Blinding Cloud

Area

Drops a cloud that reduces enemy ground/structure ranged attacks to melee in a 2-tile radius for 5.71 seconds

Parasitic Bomb

Target

Attaches to an enemy air unit and deals 120 damage over 7 seconds to it and air units within 3 tiles

Consume

Target

Drains 150 HP from a friendly structure over 14 seconds to give the Viper 50 energy

Burrow

Toggle

Most Zerg ground units can burrow to hide and regenerate; requires Detection to spot

Spawn Nydus Worm

Target

Nydus Network surfaces a worm at any visible location for 75 / 75; the worm transports units across the map

Uproot / Root

Toggle

Spine/Spore Crawler uproots and walks slowly, then re-roots to attack

Uproot / Root

Toggle

Spine/Spore Crawler uproots and walks slowly, then re-roots to attack

Uproot / Root

Toggle

Spine/Spore Crawler uproots and walks slowly, then re-roots to attack

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range

Uproot / Root

Toggle

Spine/Spore Crawler uproots and walks slowly, then re-roots to attack

Detector

Passive

Reveals cloaked, burrowed, and hallucinated units within range