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Mothership
Race Protoss
Vitals
Shield 350
HP 350
Energy 200
Production
Minerals minerals.gif 400
Gas gas.gif 400
Build time buildtime.gif 160
Psi psi.gif 8
Produced by Nexus
Requires Fleet Beacon
Hotkey M
Combat
Modifiers Mechanical, Psionic, Massive
Defense 2 (+1)
Movement Normal
Attack Purifier Beams

The Mothership is a supporting, defensive Protoss air unit. There is a limit of one living Mothership per Protoss player.src

In January 2010, Blizzard released "Mothership", a short story by Brian T. Kindregan. It includes a short video showing the Mothership in-game. "Here" is the story on the wiki.

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Lore

Protoss motherships are mighty vessels that were constructed centuries ago during the golden age of protoss expansion. They were intended to act as primary command ships to lead vast armadas of protoss explorers into the darkness of deep space and bring them safely home again. Those days are long gone, and the surviving motherships later became holy shrines to the protoss, representing an honored way of life and a part of the proud history of the protoss race.

Concept art by Samwise
At the heart of each mothership is a huge khaydarin crystal infused with an incredible amount of psionic energy. By tapping into this energy, a mothership can warp or crack the very fabric of space and time itself. The devastating power of a mothership can wipe out squadrons of enemy ships in the blink of an eye or lay waste to entire planets. As the golden age reached its apogee, the motherships were left in place as titanic monuments at the farthest reaches of protoss exploration. It was believed that their like would not be needed again.

After the loss of Aiur, however, the motherships were called back into service from the far corners of the galaxy. Now they are crewed not with mystics and historians, but with warriors. The oldest and most powerful weapons of the protoss have been awakened and are prepared to burn the galaxy to avenge the loss of the protoss homeworld.

Weapons

Purifier Beams [edit]
Attacks 6
Damage 6
Targets Ground, Air
Upgrade (+1) each Air Weapons level
Range 7
Speed Normal

Abilities

Mass Recall (R) [edit]
Energy cost energy.gif 100
Range Unlimited
Used by Mothership
Teleports all friendly units in the target area to the Mothership.
Vortex (V) [edit]
Energy cost energy.gif 100
Duration buildtime.gif 20
Range 9
Used by Mothership
Incapacitates units in the target area (radius 2.5). Units under the effect of the vortex cannot be hit with weapons.
Cloaking Field [edit] (passive)
Range ~6 radius
Used by Mothership
Cloaks all nearby friendly units and buildings.

Upgrades

Air Weapons (E) [edit]
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Minerals minerals.gif 100 minerals.gif 175 minerals.gif 250
Gas gas.gif 100 gas.gif 175 gas.gif 250
Time buildtime.gif 160 buildtime.gif 190 buildtime.gif 220
Requires Cybernetics Core Fleet Beacon
Researched at Cybernetics Core
Affects Interceptor, Mothership, Phoenix, Void Ray
Increases attack damage for Protoss air units.
Air Armor (A) [edit]
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Minerals minerals.gif 150 minerals.gif 225 minerals.gif 300
Gas gas.gif 150 gas.gif 225 gas.gif 300
Time buildtime.gif 160 buildtime.gif 190 buildtime.gif 220
Requires Cybernetics Core Fleet Beacon
Researched at Cybernetics Core
Affects Carrier, Interceptor, Mothership, Observer, Phoenix, Void Ray, Warp Prism
Increases armor defense for Protoss air units.
Plasma Shields (S) [edit]
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Minerals minerals.gif 200 minerals.gif 300 minerals.gif 400
Gas gas.gif 200 gas.gif 300 gas.gif 400
Time buildtime.gif 160 buildtime.gif 190 buildtime.gif 220
Requires Forge Twilight Council
Researched at Forge
Affects All Protoss Units and Buildings
Increases shield defense for all Protoss units and buildings.


Concept Art

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Screenshots

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