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Tempest is the new Heart of the Swarm unit in Starcraft 2. Its basically a seige tank but has better range. It is also a tier 3.5 because it requires a fleat beacon. If you want to dominate the late game, this is the unit to get. Tempest has the longest range in the game, but the sight range is smaller simliar to a siege tank. You need additional sight to shoot that far. The Tempest and has a unit type of Armored - Mechanical, Massive.
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[The Good] |
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[The Bad] |
Strengths |
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Weaknesses |
| Very strong with good sight and scouting. Take advantage of ledges and high ground against enemy attackers. The range difference between with sight and without sight is 15 and 12 respectively. |
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When swarm of enemies come at you, such as clumps of marines, clumps of hydralisk or blink stalkers. Need support units to be effective, especially ground. |
Good vs |
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Bad vs |
| seige tank, swarm host, colossus, brood lord, battlecruiser, |
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Ground anti-air troops can take out tempests very easily, must be protected with other air or ground units. Take advantage of the range |
Hard Counters |
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Hard Countered |
| broodlord, colossus, seige tank, |
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viking, corruptor, void ray |
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[Cost] |
Minerals |
Vespene |
Supply |
Build Time |
Sight |
300 |
200 |
4 |
60 |
12 |
[The Basic] |
Health/Shield |
Armor |
Energy |
Movement |
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| 300 (150) |
2 |
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1.875 |
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[Ground Attack: ] |
Damage |
Speed |
Range |
Ground DPS |
Attack Info |
| 1x30 (+3) vs Normal |
3.3 |
15 |
9.09 vs Normal |
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[Air Attack ] |
Damage |
Speed |
Range |
Air DPS |
Attack Info |
1x30 (+3) vs Normal 1x80 (+3) vs Massive |
3.3 |
15 |
9.09 vs Normal 25.15 vs Massive |
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