Protoss Strategies


Overview of the Race
The Protoss are a good race that I use quite frequently. Their superior units, with shields are a good addition to any alliance. The only problem is their high resource cost, particularly in Vespene gas. Try to secure 2-3 other outposts other than your starting position. Base layout is key for them so place pylons strategically to have back up power if one is destroyed. Build Photon cannons in small canyons and tight areas so the can't be overwhelmed as a group of 12-24 zerglings can quickly decimate a lone cannon if they can surround it. Use observers over unoccupied mineral fields to know when someone comes. Use hallucination! It may help a smaller task force beat a larger one if you can use it effectively. However, people do know when a unit magically appears that it is not real. Use Mind control on battlecruisers, ultralisks, and carriers.
Tactics against the Zerg
Build dragoons to chase away stray, spying overlords. Never let the enemy know more than it has to and they will just fly out of photon cannon range. Remember that zerglings build fast so expect a rush early. Zerglings will annihilate photon cannons without backup so have some available in the form of high templars with psionic storm.
	Keep parasited units away, in an attack on a small outpost, perhaps. Build scouts to kill multilisks, keep your corsairs for disruption web. Don't build carriers as they will be destroyed by Scrounges. Build reavers to take out swarms of zerglings.
Tactics against the Terrans
Keep observers around to spot cloaked wraiths. Be ready for Firebat rushes or you will be destroyed before your forces can even begin. Get the speed upgrade for zealots and hunt Goliaths down with them. BEWARE of Science vessels. I've seen players lose because of a few well placed EMP cannon shots.
	Use observers to patrol your base looking for ghosts just waiting to drop a nuke on you. Try to mind control a battlecruiser. Most of the time an inexperienced player won't even realize it was firing on them until it's too late.
Tactics against other Protoss
Try to mind contol a carrier. Let them come to you and then counter attack. Most players send the bulk of all their units, including defense to attack. Watch for dark templar rushes as their forty damage will destroy your units quickly. When on the attack kill pylons to deactivate some defenses as many players don't have back up power. Use psionic storm against any big group of units in one area. Use Archons as your shock troops and have a well balanced air-land attack. If you can secure some extra mineral fields you should easily win.