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The Sovereign-class battlecruiser

The Sovereign-class battlecruiser is a class of battlecruiser that was fielded by the Dominion Fleet during the End War. They were part of the elite of the Dominion Fleet, and were augmented with mercenary technology from Mira's Marauders, overcharging their reactors to allow them to use a miniature yamato cannon.[1]

Game Unit[]

Sovereign Battlecruisers are exclusive to Matt Horner in Co-op Missions. They are tougher than regular battlecruisers, and can be called down from the Dominion starport anywhere there's vision. With their ATX laser batteries equipped, they can fire while moving.

They can be upgraded to change its weapons to a a Mini Yamato Gun, dealing heavy damage to larger targets like buildings, hybrids and other high value key targets with a reasonable rate of fire for a large weapon. The Mini Yamato Gun sports a significant increase of DPS compared to the laser batteries (100 vs 78, 130 vs 104 fully upgraded, its roughly comparable to 2.5 weapon upgrades) as well as the important advantage of bypassing armor due to the fact that the damage is frontloaded into a single huge weapon compared to the fast trickle of the batteries. However, the Mini Yamato Gun may not fire on the move and is also prone to dealing overkill damage due to its much slower attack speed.

Sovereign battlecruisers can switch between the two modes to cater to different enemy types, making them more versatile than standard battlecruisers. They can also use Tactical Jump from the start, unlike the other Horner ships which require research to do so.

The unit is available from level 1. While players at level 1 do not get the research benefits of the fusion core (such as the Mini-Yamato reactor research nor the ability to upgrade their Galleons), it is still worth building one to unlock this unit as other gas-heavy units are limited. The battlecruiser can be a useful gas dump that requires minimal repair micro, until Endurance Training is provided at level 11.

Abilities and Upgrades[]

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Overcharged Reactor

Sovereign Battlecruiser weapons systems are upgraded to a powerful particle cannon that deals 200 damage per attack.

Usage
Hotkey Mini Yamato: E
ATX Lasers: D
Cooldown 1 seconds
Notes

Replace default skin Special forces battlecruiser icon to Mira's Marauders variant Icon Sovereign Battlecruiser

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Reach Han and Horner Level 13
Acquisition
Purchased from Fusion core
Hotkey R
Basic
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 90seconds
With Impatience
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 63seconds
ve
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Tactical Jump

Warps the Sovereign Battlecruiser to the target location. Vanishes from the map and is invincible while warping. Does not require vision of the target area.

Usage
Hotkey T
Cooldown 60 seconds
ve
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Endurance Training

Sovereign Battlecruisers regenerate 3.75 HP per second when out of combat for at least 10 seconds.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Han and Horner Level 11
ve
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My Significant Other

Increases the attack speed of Han's units by 5% and gain +4.5 hit points per supply of Han's units.

Usage
Notes

Han's units Attack Speed
Mastery: +0.05% attack speed per Significant Others Bonuses mastery point. Up to a maximum +6.5% attack speed
Hit Points:
*+4.5 hp per Reaper
*+9 hp per Widow mine/Hellion/Hellbat
*+13.5 hp per Assault galleon with Drone Hangar bay
Mastery: +0.045/0.09/0.135 hp per Significant Others Bonuses mastery point. Up to a maximum:
*+5.85 hp per Reaper
*+11.7 hp per Widow mine/Hellion/Hellbat
*+17.55 hp per Assault galleon with Drone Hangar bay

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Han and Horner Level 15.
ve
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Terran Weapons

Increases the attack damage of all terran units.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Armory
Hotkey E
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect Weapon 1 Damage: 20
Weapon 2 Damage: 220
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Effect Weapon 1 Damage: 22
Weapon 2 Damage: 240
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Effect Weapon 1 Damage: 24
Weapon 2 Damage: 260
ve
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Terran Armor

Increases the armor of all terran units.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Armory
Hotkey V
Level 1
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 160seconds
Effect Armor: 4
Level 2
Cost 175 Minerals 175 Vespene gas 190seconds
Effect Armor: 5
Level 3
Cost 250 Minerals 250 Vespene gas 220seconds
Effect Armor: 6
ve

Trivia[]

When not equipped with the Overcharged Reactor upgrade, the Sovereign battlecruiser uses the Dominion Special Forces skin.

References[]

  1. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). November 10, 2015
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