StarCraft II 5.0.15 Patch Notes

What’s in this update

We are happy to bring 5.0.15 Live, which contains various balance changes, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements. We want to thank all the community contributors who provided valuable feedback during our PTR period.

Zerg

• Spire cost reduced from 200/200 to 150/150.
• Spire build time reduced from 71 seconds to 66 seconds.
• Centrifugal Hooks now give +5 HP bonus to Banelings again.
• Microbial Shroud reduces range attacks by 50% damage.
• Microbial Shroud effect no longer persists for a few seconds after the unit has left the shroud.
• Microbial Shroud cost increased from 75 to 100.
• Microbial Shroud now requires an upgrade again (150/150).

Protoss

• Energy Recharge grant has been reduced from 100 to 50 energy.
• Energy Recharge cooldown reduced from 60 to 45 seconds.
• Mothership movement speed reduced from 2.83 to 2.25.
• Psionic Storm changed from 80 damage over 3 seconds to 140 damage over 6 seconds (26.7 DPS > 23.3 DPS).
• Psionic Storm radius increased from 1.5 to 2.
• Psionic Storm range reduced from 9 to 8.
• Dark Templar Blink attack delay reduced from 0.75 to 0.25.
• Surveillance mode now reveals the Observers.
• Surveillance mode increases vision from 13.75 to 15.
• Purification cooldown reduced from 21.4 seconds to 17 seconds.
• Stasis Ward duration reduced from 170 seconds to 90 seconds.

Terran

• Siege Tank can no longer be abducted when in siege mode.
• Viking cost reduced from 150/75 to 125/75.

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