Centurion

"I am Shadow Guard, I am the shield of twilight!"

- A centurion^(src)

The centurion

The centurion is a type of Nerazim warrior. They are a zealot variant available in the campaign of Legacy of the Void.

Overview

Centurions serve as the backbone of the Nerazim Shadow Guard, and joined the Golden Armada for their campaign to retake Aiur.

Game Unit

Centurion
Unit
Race	Protoss
Affiliation	Nerazim
Campaign	Legacy of the Void
Base unit	Zealot
Armament	Warp blades
Properties
Transportcapacity	2
Sight	9
Production
Minerals	100
Psi	2
Build time	38 (28 warp gate cooldown)
Produced from	Gateway/Warp gate
Hotkey	Z
Movement
Speed	2.75
Acceleration	1000
Lateral acceleration	46.0625
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.5
Protection
Shields	50
Shieldregen/second	2
Hit points	100
Armor	1
Type	Biological Ground
Armor type	Light
Warp blades
Damage	8
Attacks	2
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.2
Range	0.1 (melee)
Upgrade/level	+1
Meta
Targetpriority	20
Kill score	100
Productionscore	100

The centurion's stats are identical to the base zealot, making them function as powerful melee attackers. Their key difference over the Aiur zealot and sentinel is their abilities, Shadow Charge and Darkcoil. Shadow Charge allows them to phase through enemies when charging, while Darkcoil stuns enemies around them when they attack. This makes the centurion an effective supporter in larger armies, rushing forward to stun enemies while the rest of the player's forces engage. They also benefit from being able to phase through other units to reach their targets, allowing them to quickly engage enemies even if initially caught up in a crowd.

Abilities

Shadow Charge

Intercepts enemy ground units and increases movement speed. Briefly cloaks the centurion and allows it to move through other units. Can be set to autocast.

Usage
Hotkey C Cooldown 10

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Darkcoil

Upon attacking an enemy, the centurion stuns nearby enemies for a brief time. Massive units instead have their attack and movement speeds halved for the duration.

Usage
Hotkey Z Duration 2.5 Cooldown 10

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Quotations

See: StarCraft II Centurion Quotations

Co-op Missions

Vorazun's zealots automatically become centurions upon her reaching Level 4. Their abilities must be researched at the twilight council.

Abilities

Shadow Charge

Intercepts enemy ground units and increases movement speed. Briefly cloaks the Centurion and allows it to move through other units. Can be set to autocast.

Passive: Increases the movement speed of Centurions from 2.75 to 3.

Usage
Hotkey C Range Min:0.6 Max:4 Duration 3.5 Cooldown 10 Notes Move speed multiplier during the charge: 6.8

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Vorazun Level 4

Acquisition
Purchased from Twilight council Cost 100 100 60

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Darkcoil

Upon attacking an enemy, the centurion stuns nearby visible ground enemies for a brief time. Massive/Heroic/Unstoppable units instead have their attack and movement speeds halved for the duration. Grants 100 shields for 10 seconds.

Withering Siphon: Darkcoil affects Massive/Heroic/Unstoppable units and causes enemy units to lose 5 hit points every 0.25 second, up to a maximum of 50. This effect cannot kill.

Usage
Hotkey C Range 1 Duration 2.5 Cooldown 10

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Vorazun Level 4

Acquisition
Purchased from Twilight council Cost 100 100 60

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Trivia

Historically, centurions were officers in the army of the Roman Empire.

References

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