The Protoss lives and dies by its counters. More than any other race, the Protoss depend upon counter enemy units. In this Starcraft 2 Protoss Counters list, I will be discussing the best units to build in order to defeat your enemies based off what units they have built.

In particular, Protoss specializes in anti-ground. They have two great units, the Immortal and Colossus, which collectively shred ground units. Immortals counter literally every armored ground unit in the game while Colossi counter every light ground unit in the game.

While this might make Protoss seem like a great race, the problem is that neither of these units can attack air units. Protoss are particularly weak versus some air units because they have no true unit which is both anti-air and anti-armored. The Stalker fulfills this to an extent, but does not do this duty as well as the Zerg's Corruptor or Terran's Viking.

As a result, many of the units on this Starcraft 2 Protoss counters list tend to be air units. Below, you will find two charts. The first chart describes Starcraft 2 Protoss counters (Protoss Unit Weaknesses). In this chart, all of the units on the left side of the column are weak against the units in the right side of the column.

Note: If the word "soft" appears next to a unit, it means that this is a soft counter. This means that the counter is not a landslide victory but that one unit is slightly favored over the other.

Note #2: All counters are relative and fluid. For example, a single Colossus will die easily to 12 Zerglings if caught in the open field. However if your Colossi have force field support and Zealots to tank for them, then Colossi can quickly melt away Zerglings. This is just one of many examples, so take the charts with a grain of salt.

As another example, early in the game, a single Stalker will man-handle 2 Marines. Late in the game, post combat-shields and Stim-pack, Marines will dominate a Stalker. Upgrades can change list as well.



In the table below, I have put together a list of what Protoss units counter units of other races. In other words, the units in the left column are strong against the other units in the same row. This table details Protoss Unit Strengths.



*Dark Templar not nearly as effective if detection is present.

By memorizing these two charts and changing the units you are building accordingly, you will have a lot more success on battle.net when playing as and against Protoss.

If you have trouble remembering all of these races, a great way to speed up the learning process is to print out these two charts and keep them near the computer when you play. When you get a peak at your enemy's army when scouting, reference this chart and build units accordingly.

Just by learning all the Starcraft 2 Protoss counters, you will significantly improve your gameplay. If you are having trouble versus a specific protoss unit, then I strongly recommend picking up the Shokz Guide, which goes over each unit's specific counters in detail.