StarCraft II/Patch 2.5.5a

Patch 2.5.5
StarCraft II “Legacy of the Void beta”
Release date	September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
Latest version date	October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Version	2.5.5
Initial build	37164B
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October 23, 2015 October 16, 2015 October 9, 2015 October 2, 2015 September 17, 2015 September 3, 2015
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StarCraft II patch 2.5.5a is an unofficial patch name to catalog the Balance updates after patch 2.5.5.

October 23, 2015

Protoss

• Carrier health decreased from 300 to 250.
• Adept shields increased by 10.

Terran

• The delay before a Siege Tank in Siege Mode firing when being dropped by a Medivac has been increased from 0.53 to 1.43 seconds.
• Liberator
  • Starts with Defender Mode enabled.
  • Defender Mode range decreased to 5.
  • Defender Mode upgrade now increases its range by 4.
  • Upgrade requirement changed to Fusion Core.

Zerg

• Lurker Den morph time increased from 71 to 86 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the Siege Tank to fire at the incorrect speed.
• Casting Mass Recall with the Mothership while moving should now be more responsive.

October 16, 2015

Terran

• Cyclone
  • Health reduced to 120 from 160.
  • Lock-On now deals 400 damage over 20 seconds against both ground and air.
  • Lock-On upgrade increases the damage against armored units by 400 against both ground and air.

Protoss

• Carrier build time increased from 90 to 120 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented missile attacks from doing damage if their target moved out of attack range.
• Fixed several issues with the Disruptor involving movement and queuing commands while firing Purification Nova.

October 9, 2015

Protoss

• Adept health reduced to 60 shield and 80 health from 60 shield and 90 health.
• Warping in at a Pylon powering a Gateway or Nexus and with Warp Prisms increased to 5 seconds from 2 seconds.
• Units warping in no longer receive double damage.
• Disruptors can now be loaded into Warp Prisms while Purification Nova is active.
  • This action will cancel Purification Nova, causing no damage.

Terran

• MULE return rate multiplier decreased to 2.05 from 3.85.
• MULE harvest amount decreased to 25 from 30.
• Cyclone movement speed increased to 4.72 from 3.94.

October 2, 2015

Protoss

• Chronoboost
  • Reduced effectiveness from 22.5% to 15%
• Adept
  • Replace shield upgrade with an upgrade which reduces attack period by 45%
  • Health reduced from 90/90 to 90/60

Terran

• Raven
  • Movement speed increased from 3.15 to 3.85
• M.U.L.E.
  • Return rate multiplier increased from 2.05 to 3.85
• Ghost
  • Snipe ability delay reduced from 2.14 seconds to 1.43 seconds

Zerg

• Ravager
  • Removed Corrosive Bile range upgrade
• Queen
  • Reduced Spawn Larva count from 4 to 3

September 17, 2015

Protoss

• Chrono boost cooldown increased from 1 to 4 seconds.
• Chrono boost rate increased from 20% to 22.5%
• Disruptor cost changed from 100/200 to 150/150.
• Photon Overcharge duration decreased from 21 to 11 seconds.

Terran

• Calldown: MULE, Calldown: Extra Supplies, and Scanner Sweep now all function as they do in Heart of the Swarm.
• Cyclone
  • Auto-attack now also hits air units.
  • Increased Lock On Anti-Air damage to 240.
  • Mag-Field Accelerator upgrade changed:
    • 400 +200 armored versus ground.
    • 360 +240 armored versus air.
• Liberator's Defender Mode requires research again.
  • Cost is 150/150.
  • Research time is 79 seconds.
  • Researched at Starport with Tech Lab

Zerg

• Creep now recedes twice as fast.
• Overlord transport upgrade now only requires an Evolution Chamber.
• Roach burrow move speed decreased from 3.85 to 3.14.
• Spawn Larva
  • No longer can be autocast.
  • Multiple casts can now be queued on a single base.

September 3, 2015

Protoss

• Zealot
  • Zealot Charge damage decreased from 30 to 8.
• Chrono boost is back.
  • No energy cost.
  • Ability is set to autocast by default on the Nexus.
  • Efficiency is reduced to 20%, but never expires.
• Warpgate research time increased to 114 from 99.
• Photon overcharge
  • Overcharge can only be cast on Pylons.
  • Has an attack range of 7.
  • Has a duration of 30.
  • Costs 25 energy.
  • Deals 30 damage every .89 seconds.
• Colossus
  • Increased upgraded range to 9 from 8.
• Tempest
  • Now functions as it does in Heart of the Swarm.
• Immortal
  • Barrier ability is set to autocast by default.
  • Triggers when Immortal is attacked.
• Oracle
  • Revelation cast range increased to 12 from 9.
• Carrier
  • Increased the cooldown for Release Interceptors to 29 from 14.5.

Terran

• Orbital Command
  • Calldown: MULE is back.
    • Ability is set to autocast on nearby minerals.
    • No energy cost.
    • Now has a cooldown.
    • 30 range from casting Orbital Command.
    • Harvest amount decreased to 40 from 45.
  • Scanner Sweep cost increased to 100 from 50.
  • Calldown: Extra Supplies cost increased to 75 from 50.
• Siege Tank
  • Now has a 0.75 second delay before firing when unloading from a Medivac while in siege mode.

Zerg

• Spawn larva increased from 2 to 3 per cast.
• Creep now spreads faster.
• Ravager
  • New Upgrade: Increases the corrosive bile range to 13 from 9.
  • Costs 100/100.
  • Requires a Lair.
• Overlord
  • Transport upgrade requires a Lair.