"Alarak is unique as a Commander: he is the first Protoss Commander that you’ll directly control in battle, and he has Hero abilities as well as global abilities that can be activated at the top of the screen. He wields massive destructive potential, but is also relatively fragile as Hero units go. He makes up for this weakness by drawing upon the life force of friend and foe alike. His passive, Soul Absorption, restores health and shields whenever an enemy is slain. It also allows him to steal the souls of his allies whenever he is near death—with no cooldown. Alarak -WILL- be the last one standing!"
Alarak is a commander in the Co-op Missions mode of Legacy of the Void. Alarak personally takes the field as a hero unit similar to Kerrigan and Zagara. In addition, he has the ability to field powerful Tal'darim units, and call down the Death Fleet to annihilate his foes.[1]
Alarak was made available with the release of Patch 3.6 (14th September) and can be unlocked for $4.99 USD.
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Alarak functions as a hero unit, taking the field personally. He retains his soul absorption, destruction wave and deadly charge abilities from Legacy of the Void, and an ability named empower me, which allows him to gain power from nearby friendly units. In addition, Alarak is able to use photon overcharge on structures, as well as summon a Tal'darim mothership surrounded by destroyers.[1][2]
Info
Recommended for experienced players
Control Alarak directly on the battlefield, using his devastating abilities to change the tide of battle
Alarak can use the lifeforce of both friend and foe to sustain his essence and increase his power
Command an army of loyal and fanatical Tal'darim units
Mastery
Power Set 1
Alarak attack damage: +1 – +30
Combat unit attack speed: +0.5% – +15%
Power Set 2
Empower Me duration: +0.5 sec – +15 sec
Death Fleet cooldown: +2 sec – +60 sec
Power Set 3
Structure Overcharge shield and attack speed
+7% – +210%
Alarak Beacon warp in time
+0.5 sec – +15 sec
Game Unit
As a hero unit, Alarak is fragile, but a powerful all-around attacker. His Deadly Charge and Destruction Wave abilities let him deal heavy damage, and does not need energy for them, letting him use them constantly without fear. With a healthy supply of supplicants to support him, Alarak is virtually invincible, automatically healing constantly as he fights. He can also use Destruction Wave to knock enemies into range of his army, disallowing them an escape.
The utility of Alarak's Empower Me ability cannot be understated. With enough allied units nearby, Alarak's attacking abilities can deal several hundred damage, letting him decimate waves upon waves of enemies with ease. There is no cap to how strong he can become as long as there are units near him, his power will continue to grow. However, due to its lengthy cooldown, Empower Me is best saved for heavy battles where Alarak will need the boost in offense.
Alarak's biggest weakness is that, by himself, he is not very effective; he can kill small groups of enemies alone, but requires a healthy supply of supplicants to keep alive. While his damaging abilities are spammable, they don't do much damage by themselves. Alarak is best used in tandem with a large army that can provide support fire and tributes to heal him, while Alarak himself charges into combat to draw fire and soften up enemies for his followers to finish off. Alone, he is easily overwhelmed and killed.
Abilities
Alarak has the following abilities as a hero unit:
Deadly Charge
Alarak intercepts target enemy unit and strikes it for 200 damage. Can be used to move through units and up and down cliffs.
Aggressive Tactics: Increases the Deadly Charge' cast range by 3 and reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds.
Artificer of Souls: Reduces the Deadly Charge' damage from 200 to 100.
Unleashes a massive wave of force in a straight line, dealing 50 damage to enemies in its path and knocking them back by 3 range. Heroic units are not knocked back.
Artificer of Souls: Reduces the Destruction Wave' damage from 50 to 25.
Unlocks Alarak's Empower Me ability, which grants him increased attack and ability damage for each nearby friendly unit. This effect lasts for 20 seconds.
Alarak has the following abilities activated from the top menu.
Structure Overcharge
Energizes target friendly structure or War Prism in Phasing Mode, allowing it to attack nearby enemy ground and air units. Can store up to 3 charges.
Overcharge Amplification: Structure Overcharge additionally grants a Barrier that absorbs up to 400 damage.
Usage
Duration
45
Cooldown
90
Notes
Shields: 400 Mastery: +8 sp per Structure Overcharge Shield and Attack Speed mastery point. Up to a maximum 640 Shields Upgrade: +20 per level Damage: 40 Attack Speed: 0.64 Mastery: +2% per Structure Overcharge Shield and Attack Speed mastery point. Up to a maximum 0.4 Range: 10 Weapon Upgrade: +4 per level
Unlocks the following upgrades at the death council: • Supplicants gain +25 shields. • Allow slayers to become temporarily invulnerable after taking damage.
Unlocks Alarak's Empower Me ability, which grants him increased attack and ability damage for each nearby friendly unit. This effect lasts for 20 seconds.
Unlocks the following upgrades at the cybernetics core: • Increase Target Lock's bonus damage by an additional 15%. • Increase the radius of Squad Sight and the range of Target Lock and Force Field.
Unlocks the following upgrades at the ascendant archives: • Increase the travel distance of the ascendant's Psionic Orb. • Sacrifice grants ascendants a stacking permanent increase to ability damage and shields.
Alarak obliterates his enemies with overwhelming power while sacrificing his own army to achieve his goals. His army focuses on maximizing damage and decimating its foes with brutal efficiency.
Alarak is the first Protoss Commander that can be directly control in battle. He wields massive destructive potential, but is also relatively fragile as Hero units go. He makes up for this weakness by drawing upon the life force of friend and foe alike. His passive, soul absorption, restores health and shields whenever an enemy is slain. It also allows him to steal the souls of his allies whenever he is near death—with no cooldown. This is where the supplicants come in. These durable servants are summoned two at a time and make for excellent meat shields. The supplicants are Alarak’s most loyal followers and the first to willingly sacrifice their life-force. Maintaining a healthy supply of supplicants at all times will be important to successfully controlling the Tal’darim. The Tal’darim faction has its own unique designs compared to the standard protoss forces.
In the early game, use structure overcharge to defend against initial attack waves and focus on building up a strong economy. You can also use this to help your ally in a pinch.
Since Alarak will kill his own units to selfishly stay alive, always make sure to keep an eye on his health. If he gets into too much trouble, your army will pay the ultimate price.
Supplicants are an extremely important unit in any army composition. Not only do they have a high amount of life and shields for a relatively low cost, they will also always sacrifice themselves to Alarak before any other unit. Always make sure to keep a healthy supply of Supplicants around if you have a lot of high value units like vanguard and wrathwalkers.
Havocs are Alarak’s form of mobile detection. They also have an upgrade that allows them to be permanently cloaked. In addition to providing detection they also come with a powerful buff for your army and a single target debuff for the enemy. Don’t overlook the value of this unit.
Alarak’s Empower Me ability has a fairly short cooldown. Make sure to use it proactively to crush the enemy before you lose too many of your own units. Your partner’s army will also empower Alarak, so stick together and open with this ability for a huge push.
The Death Fleet mothership has a teleport ability which can let you attack multiple locations in succession. You can use this ability to help an ally or retreat from a bad situation.
The war prism is an important unit to keep around so that you can constantly reinforce on the battlefield. Without it, you might find yourself low on Supplicants in the middle of a fight, and be forced to retreat.
Alarak favors a ground battle and therefore does not have any need for a stargate. When facing an enemy that favors air units, make sure you have the right composition to take them out. A healthy combination of Slayers, upgraded wrathwalkers, and Alarak’s own destruction wave can deal with both swarms of smaller units as well as large targets.
Synergies
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Alarak was chosen as the Co-op commander after Abathur, as, in the words of Blizzard, "the community wanted Alarak, and they wanted him now." The choice was also driven by player feedback that they wanted a non-zerg hero unit. It was decided that Alarak would be a good choice to reflect this, per his over-the-top personality and devastating power. John de Lancie was brought back into the studio to do new voice lines.
As Alarak was designed, it was intended that his sinister nature and the brutality of the Tal'darim shine through. The supplicant and Alarak's sacrifice ability reflect this.[4]
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Trivia
Alarak is currently the only commander to have a hero unit as well as calldown abilities activated from the top menu.
In the mission "Chain of Ascension," Ji'nara will sometimes use different dialogue throughout the mission to directly address Alarak.
Sometimes while casting Structure Overcharge, Alarak will say, "I find your lack of defenses disturbing." This is a reference to a similar line said by Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
