Oracle

The oracle is an aerial protoss support vessel.

Overview
A psionic warship, the oracle was developed by the protoss after the first phase of the Second Great War, in order to maximize the effectiveness of their war machine against their enemies. The silver-color and blue hulls, as well as the green glows, suggest the technology is Dark Templar design.

Game Unit
The oracle is meant for scouting and economic disruption. It allows protoss players to be more aggressive in their raiding tactics than in previous games.

Abilities


The oracle also gains a Revelation ability, which reveals enemy units in an area and prevents affected units from cloaking/being invisible while burrowed for 30 seconds. The hotkey is R.

Development
The oracle uses a modified star relic model, due to the art team's fondness for the cut unit. The oracle originally had a gold and blue color scheme, but switched to a Dark Templar color scheme when the tempest's color was changed from Nerazim-oriented color to gold, and the development team felt that one of the two new flying units should use the silver and green coloring.

Cut Abilities
Phase Shift: Phases out a unit for approximately 45 seconds, preventing it from attacking, using abilities, researching, or building (cut by June, 2012).