High Archon (StarCraft)

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The High Archon is a psionic entity created via Archon Meld using two High Templar. It is a hovering (does not activate spider mines) melee attack unit against both ground and air based enemies. It possesses 350 shields and 10 life points. Its main attack has a fast attack rate and deals 30 points of damage, making it the third strongest Protoss unit in the game, after Reavers and Dark Templar.

Click on a High Archon enough and it will say "power overwhelming", a StarCraft Cheat Code.

[edit] Advantages

  • High Archon is basically shields only, so it only takes 9 damage from the Zerg Plague spell.
  • Although not the most damaging attack in the game, its Psionic Blast attack has moderately high damage coupled with a fast rate of attack, resulting in massive amounts of damage dealt in very short time.
  • No matter how badly the High Archon is hit, it can and will regenerate all of its shields, given the time.
  • Creation of a High Archon in the midst of a battle from two High Templar that have been exhausted of their energy allows players to get the most out of their High Templar. Beware that Archon Meld takes a while, during which the High Archon is vulnerable.
  • Unlike the Dragoon and Scout ATA attacks, the High Archon's Psionic Blast is not Explosive, meaning that it deals full damage against small air based units like the Mutalisk.
  • The High Archon's splash damage makes it a great weapon to use against stacked enemy air units.

[edit] Disadvantages

  • A single hit from the Terran EMP Shockwave can completely remove all of a High Archon's shielding, at which point it has no chance of surviving.
  • A fast unit such as the Vulture can attack the High Archon with impunity, since the High Archon attacks using melee.
  • Shields do not provide as much protection as standard armor and so the High Archon will still take full damage from Concussion type attacks.
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