Protoss Units: Dragoons
"He forgot that these
things hit air =) "
-DasBooten, as a terran foe
sends his buildings to the skies as dragoons waste his expansion.
***Side note: Dragoons are one
of the most under-appreciated units in the game. I've gone into great detail
as to how they work.
Stats:
Nexus -> Gateway -> Cybernetics
Core
Name: Dragoon
Cost: 150
minerals, 50 gas
Psi Used: 2
PSP (psionic shield points): 80
HP (hit points): 100
Armor: 1
Damage: 20
(explosive type)
Upgrades: Weapons
(x3, +2) at Forge, Armor (x3, +1) at Forge, Range at Cybernetics Core
In Comparison:
Dragoons take down wraiths at
almost a 2:1 ratio.
Dragoons take down mutas at
about a 3:2 ratio.
Dragoons easily defeat goliaths.
Effective Uses:
They rip wraiths to shreads.
Wanna crush a terran opponett? Make a group of 11 dragoons and 1 observer
and send 'em around the map. You'd be amazed how many wraiths (thinking
they're protected by their cloaking) will come after you- and get mowed
over by the dragoons' full 20 damage +2 per upgrade. Ouch!
Contrary to popular belief,
they work wonders against mutas. So, they only do half damage... With 3
upgrades, dragoons fair much better. Also, the new +2 upgrade for range
works wonders. This is amazing in the fight against mutas. And for you
new players out there... remember the zerg campaign mission, 6 or 7, I
think, where the comp has stations with dragoons around the map? Remember
how they took your mutas down by the dozen? The same thing applies in multiplayer-
when in the right hands.
The can just about stand up
to guardians. Amazingly, they can do some major damage to them. Although
I don't reccomend this, because you will lose plenty of dragoons, you can
do this if need be.
Dragoon and reaver combo. Rip
your opponett apart! Let the reavers do their thing without being hit because
the dragoons are taking care of business. Also great to drop 1 goon and
a reaver, giving the reaver some extra time.
Vs. hit-and-run mutas. You may
lose a few buildings (typically cannons), but you'll take out far more
mutas.
Vs. Mutas that go around your
defenses. What cha gonna do? Psi Storm the mutas, killing all
your probes? A much better solution- just use dragoons.
Vs. shuttle drops. 'Nuf said.
Vs. firebat-crazed terran players.
I've found that when playing protoss, most terran players (even on ladder)
build almost
exclusively firebats for ground units. I once defeated a terran player
by taking out his bunkers and not taking a point of damage- because they
were all full of firebats and they couldn't touch the attacking dragoons
(range upgrade is important, as well).
Vs. Goliaths. Dragoons crush
goliaths. Full damage... and twice as much as those goliaths.
Good when used with...
Zealots. Send in the zealots
to wipe out the troops and the dragoons will mop up buildings.
Reavers. The dragoons take out
anything attacking the reavers.
Scouts. It makes up for scout's
poor ground attack.
Shuttles. Put them on high ground
and they'll pick off buildings and units.
Arbiters. Put 'em on the cloacking
radius and watch the fun!
Dragoons have tons of uses- but
people just won't explore them.
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