From SC2Pod
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| Race
| Protoss
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| Shield
| 100
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| HP
| 150
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| Minerals
|  200
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| Gas
|  150
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| Build time
|  60
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| Psi
|  3
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| Produced by
| Stargate
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| Hotkey
| V
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| Modifiers
| Mechanical
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| Armor type
| Armored
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| Defense
| 1 (+1)
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| Movement
| Normal
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| Attack
| Prismatic Beam
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The Void Ray is a Protoss air unit new to Starcraft 2. It's attack does more damage the longer it is locked onto a single target, making it most effective against powerful units. The Void Ray can move while it attacks, including moving closer to the unit it is currently attacking. It is not currently known how the player controls this.
Karune wrote: (source)StarCraft II also has a firing on the move unit -- the Void Ray. The Void Ray can move closer to an enemy unit while continuing to fire at it, and because the damage type builds up over time, it would be more ideal to finish off that one unit that’s trying to run away or back up before engaging a brand new target.
Lore
The reunification of the Aiur protoss and the dark templar has been a time of many trials for both peoples. Overcoming centuries of the fear and mistrust that had built up after the exile of the dark templar is no easy task. Nonetheless, the melding of technologies that developed along separate paths for so long has heralded spectacular new developments for the protoss. One such creation is the void ray, a new capital vessel that many believe will eventually replace the venerable protoss carrier as flagship of the protoss fleet.
A void ray is a ship virtually built around a single gigantic power source: the prismatic core. This device seethes with energy drawn from two realms: the Void, which is truly understood only by the dark templar, and the psionic matrix, which underpins the technologies of the Aiur protoss. In combination these two energies form a self-sustaining reaction of terrifying potential.
Normally the prismatic core is held in check by an arrangement of flux field projectors. When a void ray locks on to a target, the projector arms smoothly part like the petals of a flower. A complex array of warp lenses and phase-crystals works to focus the energies of the prismatic core into a ravening beam of destruction.
As the prismatic beam is held on the target, more of the focusing array becomes aligned, and up to three individual power streams combine together. Over a few seconds the beam's intensity and power grow exponentially. Few enemies can withstand the awful power of the prismatic beam for long: even large and heavily armored targets like buildings or battlecruisers are incinerated in moments.
Weapons
Upgrades
 | Flux Vanes (F) [edit]
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| Minerals | 150
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| Gas | 150
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| Time | 80
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| Researched at | Fleet Beacon
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| Affects | Void Ray
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| Increases the speed and acceleration of the Void Ray.
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History
Early in development, the Void Ray was known as the Warp Ray and did not have the appearance of a dark templar ship.
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