Stalkers are also highly favoured against harassment, particularly against Adepts due to their armored tag and higher ranged damage, even though the Stalkers do not gain their movement ability until the Twilight Council is constructed. A mass of offensive Stalkers in an early attack, around 4:00 or even earlier, can be extremely difficult for a Protoss opponent to deal with provided they do not open with a Robotics Facility. An early swarm of Stalkers is the goal of most Gateway heavy openers in PvP. Stalkers are generally strong in the PvP matchup due to their speed, durability, and micro capability compared to other Gateway units. Either of these ranged units may form part of a 4 Warpgate Rush. The Stalker is more favoured in the midgame it has higher stats and more general flexibility. It fills a similar role to the Stalker, as a fast and ranged unit with a movement micro ability, but is more tuned towards the early game as its Psionic Transfer ('Shade') movement ability comes pre-unlocked and it costs less gas than the Stalker. In LotV the Adept is another ranged option at the Gateway. Against highly mobile harassment such as upgraded Reapers or Mutalisks, jumping in to engage with the Blink upgrade can help secure kills.

Blink Stalkers can evade established defensive positions or abuse cliffs to get away from any pursuers. However, Stalkers are relatively gas inefficient units, particularly as an armored unit because this makes them weak to Marauders and Immortals, and Stalkers may get phased out towards the end game as more specialised units are unlocked in the tech tree.īlink extends the flexibility of this unit in the midgame. In Legacy of the Void, it is overall a very flexible unit. The Stalker is a key component of early ground armies due to its ranged damage, speed, ability to counter air units, and early access to an attack bonus towards armored units (such as Marauders and Roaches). Gives Stalkers the ability to teleport to a nearby target location.Ĭompetitive Usage General

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