StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm beta patch

A number of patches have been released for the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm beta.

Balance Update #2
Zerg
 * Swarm Host
 * The locust’s attack range has decreased from 3 to 2.

Protoss
 * Oracle
 * We have removed the oracle’s Preordain ability.We have added a new area of effect ability for the oracle called Phase Shield.
 * Targeted friendly units are shielded from harmful effects for 5 seconds.
 * Fungal Growth, Corruption, Contaminate, Graviton Beam, Concussive Shells, Abduct, Revelation, Vortex, and 250mm Strike Cannons – Phase Shield removes the effect and prevents units from being affected.
 * EMP – Phase Shield removes the anti-cloaking effect but not the damage dealt.
 * Neural Parasite – Phase Shield will not remove this effect but it will prevent units from being affected.
 * The energy upgrade has been removed.
 * Entomb’s duration has been reduced to 25 sec, but the health per Entomb has increased to 100.
 * The cost per unit has changed from 150/200 to 150/150.
 * Tempest
 * The attack range has been reduced from 22 to 15.
 * The damage has changed from 30 to 30 + 20 to massive.
 * The ranged upgrade has been removed.
 * Mothership Core / Mothership
 * Recall will now cost 100 energy.
 * The mothership core will now start with 50 energy and when upgraded, energy will be set back to 50.
 * The range of Purifier Beam has been increased from 7 to 10.
 * Carrier
 * This unit has returned to the game.

Terran
 * Warhound
 * This unit has been removed from the game.
 * Reaper
 * We have added a new passive ability called Combat Awareness. This allows reapers to see up cliffs.
 * Hellion
 * Battle hellions can now be built from the Factory. It has an Armory requirement.
 * There is a new upgrade at the Armory that will allow transformation between Battle Mode and Normal Mode.
 * Widow Mine
 * We have removed the Armory requirement.

Balance Update #1
Patch 2.0.0.23077 BALANCE CHANGES


 * Warhound Weapon attack delay has increased from 1.3 to 1.7.
 * Swarm host locust attack damage has decreased from 16 to 14.
 * Viper Consume can no longer be used on creep tumors.
 * Oracle Preordain duration has decreased from 2 min to 1 min.
 * Viper Blinding Cloud now hits everything, but the radius of effect has reduced from 2.5 to 1.5.
 * Widow mines will no longer damage each other with their splash damage.
 * The bug affecting the Overlord speed upgrade has been fixed. Upgraded Overlords will now travel at the expected speed of 1.88.

HOTKEY CHANGES

Oracle
 * Revelation has changed from E to R.
 * Entomb has changed from R to E.

Mothership Core
 * Energize has changed from N to E.
 * Purify has changed from E to F.

Swarm host
 * Spawn locust has changed from W to C.

Fleet Beacon
 * Research Gravity Sling has changed from T to G.
 * Research Bosonic Core has changed from G to A.

Hydralisk Den
 * Evolve Muscular Augments has changed from C to A.