Warp Gate

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Warp Gate is a Protoss structure in the StarCraft series that enables the rapid warping-in of ground units directly onto the battlefield.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protoss structure
building in StarCraft II
game mechanic
allowsDeployment any powered location with Pylon or equivalent power field
appearsIn StarCraft II
belongsToUniverse Koprulu sector
linked to: Koprulu Sector
buildTimeComparedToGateway similar base build time before morph
canBeChronoBoosted yes (affects research, not warp-in cooldowns)
canWarpIn Adept
Dark Templar
High Templar
Immortal (via Robotics Facility requirement)
Sentry
Stalker
Zealot
category production structure
cooldownType per-unit warp-in cooldown
counterplay destroying Pylons or power sources to deny warp-ins
developer Blizzard Entertainment
enables rapid warping-in of ground units
faction Protoss
gameModeUsage campaign
multiplayer
gameSeries StarCraft
hotkeyDefault W (in standard StarCraft II hotkeys)
introducedIn StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
isEssentialFor standard Protoss army production in multiplayer
isTransformable yes, can be reverted to Gateway in some balance versions
morphsFrom Gateway
morphTime time required to transform from Gateway to Warp Gate
platform PC
poweredBy Nexus Overcharge field (legacy versions)
Pylon
Warp Prism (phasing mode)
primaryFunction warp-in Protoss ground units directly onto the battlefield
productionMethod warp-in instead of standard training
race Protoss
replacesTrainingQueue Gateway training queue
requires Cybernetics Core
Gateway
requiresPowerField true
requiresUpgrade Warp Gate research
researchedAt Cybernetics Core
resourceCostSameAs Gateway
strategicRole core to Protoss timing attacks
enables aggressive proxy and reinforcement tactics
techTreeTier Tier 1.5
visualFeature ring-like portal effect during warp-in
warpInMechanic units appear after a warp-in cooldown instead of training queue

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Protoss buildingType Warp Gate
High Templar requiresTech Warp Gate technology (for warp-in in StarCraft II)
linked to: Warp Gate
Cybernetics Core unlocksUpgrade Warp Gate