Siege Tank
NERFED- > can no longer be abducted when in siege mode.
$ cat sc2/patch/5.0.15
StarCraft II Patch 5.0.15
Released September 30, 2025. 16 changes. Sources: Liquipedia · Blizzard patch notes
// buff/nerf/adjust labels are computed from stat direction (cost/time up = nerf; health/damage/range up = buff; mixed = adjust).
## Terran (6)
Viking
BUFFED- > cost: 150/75 ⇒ 125/75
Drilling Claws
ADJUSTED- > effectiveness: 1.07 ⇒ 0.71 seconds
Hyperflight Rotors
BUFFED- > research time: 100 ⇒ 79 seconds
Liberator
ADJUSTED- > Sight: 10 ⇒ 9
Ghost
ADJUSTED- > supply: 3 ⇒ 2
- > now has light attribute.
## Protoss (7)
Energy Recharge
ADJUSTED- > grant has been: 100 ⇒ 50 energy
- > cooldown: 60 ⇒ 45 seconds
Mothership
NERFED- > movement speed: 2.83 ⇒ 2.25
Psionic Storm
ADJUSTED- > changed: 80 damage over 3 seconds ⇒ 140 damage over 6 seconds (26.7 DPS > 23.3 DPS)
- > radius: 1.5 ⇒ 2
- > range: 9 ⇒ 8
Dark Templar
BUFFED- > Blink attack delay: 0.75 ⇒ 0.25
Surveillance mode
ADJUSTED- > now reveals the Observers.
- > increases vision: 13.75 ⇒ 15
Purification
BUFFED- > cooldown: 21.4 seconds ⇒ 17 seconds
Stasis Ward
NERFED- > duration: 170 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds
## Zerg (3)
Spire
BUFFED- > cost: 200/200 ⇒ 150/150
- > build time: 71 seconds ⇒ 66 seconds
Centrifugal Hooks
ADJUSTED- > now give +5 HP bonus to Banelings again.
Microbial Shroud
ADJUSTED- > reduces range attacks by 50% damage.
- > effect no longer persists for a few seconds after the unit has left the shroud.
- > cost: 75 ⇒ 100
- > now requires an upgrade again (150/150).