Starcraft 2 Protoss Tips
In this article, you will find a lot of great Starcraft 2 Protoss tips that you can use to help improve your skills in SC2. Whether you are new to Protoss or just looking for some extra Starcraft 2 tips that will help win close games, this article has you covered.
Note: This is the final portion of our Starcraft 2 Protoss guide. If you are new to Protoss or still ranked in the Bronze or Silver leagues, you will definitely want to read through the full guide!
With that out of the way, below I will reveal my top 3 SC2 Protoss tips!
Starcraft 2 Protoss Tips – #1: Build Pylons Everywhere
I have found that the number of Pylons placed around the map is directly proportional to the skill of a Protoss player. The longer the match goes on, the more Pylons should be spread over the map. Spreading Pylons serves two major purposes for the Protoss: to act as proxies and to scout.
The main reason players put Pylons around the map is so that they can warp units in to reinforce their army or take out a drop. You can put Proxy pylons by your opponent’s base to warp reinforcements to the front line, and you can place them around the map to reinforce your army no matter where the battle is taking place. Good players even keep Probes with their army to drop proxy Pylons near where the action is occurring.
Putting Pylons around the map also helps detect drops and air harassment. Protoss have a very slow moving army and as a result it is hard for them to defend drops and air harassment. You can get your units in position to counter drops easily if your Pylons see the drops or air units coming ahead of time.
SC2 Protoss Tips – #2: Use Chrono Boost on Tech
Most players recognize quite early on that they can use the Nexus’ Chrono Boost ability to help produce extra Probes, and this is not a bad use of Chrono Boost. However, what most people do not realize is that you can also use this on buildings to help speed up technology research.
For example, in a PvP, if both players go for a 4-Gate rush (extremely common), and one player uses Chrono Boost on the Cybernetics Core to speed up the research and the other player does not, the player who uses Chrono Boost will Warp Gate tech done about a minute ahead of the other player. The player who does not Chrono Boost Warp Gate technology will then lose if the player who finished first decides to attack.
There are a lot of ways to use Chrono Boost. Many players in PvP also like to Chrono Boost out Blink (4 Gate Blink-Stalker is great versus other Protoss players if your micro is good). Another way to use this is to quickly Chrono Boost out the +3 armor in PvT, which makes your ground units practically immune to 0/0 Marines.
Starcraft 2 Protoss Tips: – #3: Don’t Make Immortals Unless Necessary
One of the hallmark signs of a newbie Protoss player is seeing a few Immortals in his army for no good reason. While the Immortal is very strong versus armored ground units like the Roach, Stalker, and Marauder, you have to remember that the Immortal also costs a lot of money (250 minerals, 100 gas), has only 5 Range (Stalkers and upgraded Hydralisks have a range of “6″ by comparison), and is very slow.
Basically the Immortal does not necessarily play well with others, such as the Stalker or the Colossus due to its limited mobility. A key part of Protoss play is being able to defensively blink if necessary, and slowly pulling back Colossi as necessary. Immortals always get “stuck” in this sort of battle. They are too slow and end up being easily picked off by Marauders or Roaches – the units they are supposed to counter – just because the are so immobile.
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Immortals are best used when a player has committed exclusively to Roaches, Stalkers, or Thors, but do not need to be added in for balance. There is a reason Immortals are rarely used by the pros.
Starcraft 2 Protoss Tips Conclusion
By using these 3 SC2 Protoss tips, you can seriously improve your gameplay. Be sure to use Chrono Boost regularly and intelligently, to keep Proxy pylons all over the map, and to avoid using the Immortal unless absolutely necessary!
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