Plasma Shields

From The StarCraft 2 Wiki

Plasma Shields is a defensive upgrade that is available for the Protoss that enhances the armor rating of all shields, including those on the Protoss buildings. Each upgrade is accumulative and automatically adds to the base armor of all units and buildings under the Protoss command.

Contents 1 StarCraft II 1.1 Costs 1.2 Affected Units 2 StarCraft I 2.1 Costs 2.2 Affected Units

[edit] StarCraft II

[edit] Costs

The research time for each shield upgrade has been reduced considerably since StarCraft I.

Upgrade Level	Mineral Cost	Gas Cost	Research Time
Level 1	200	200	140
Level 2	300	300	170
Level 3	400	400	200

[edit] Affected Units

Similar to StarCraft I, all Protoss units and structures in StarCraft II will benefit from the Plasma Shields upgrade.

[edit] StarCraft I

[edit] Costs

Each shield upgrade from the Forge costs an extra 100 , 100 and 32 , and a max level of 3 in the open multiplayer.

Upgrade Level	Mineral Cost	Gas Cost	Research Time	Icon
Level 1	200	200	266
Level 2	300	300	298
Level 3	400	400	330

[edit] Affected Units

All Protoss units and structures in StarCraft I will benefit from the Plasma Shields upgrade.