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Braxis Holdout <Battleground>

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The United Earth Directorate used the remote and hostile planet Braxis to conduct experiments on ways to turn the Zerg swarm into a weapon they could unleash on their enemies. Though the main psi disrupter was destroyed, this space platform's beacons remain fully operational and ready to be used. Capture the beacons and watch what happens when a flood of weaponized Zerg ravages the battlefield.

Official Site: Battleground Page
Realm: Koprulu Sector
Released: 2016-09-13
Event: Machines of War
Rotation: Ranked and Unranked

This Battleground:

has 2 Lanes with Minions
has 2 Primary Objectives to follow
has 7 Camps (Mercenaries disabled during Objectives)
holds 2 Entities in it
has 3 Resources available

Battleground Map

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Primary Objectives

These objectives are what makes the Battleground unique, and are essential to know in order to win.

Core Ability - Missiles		The Core will shoot 5 missiles at a nearby enemy Hero, dealing 5% maximum Health as damage per missile.
		Recast after 4 sec when an enemy Hero is close.
	Amount: 2	Located at the middle of each base.
Beacons Activated		Capture Both Beacons to fill the Zerg dens. Beacons progress by 2% every 0.75 seconds, thus taking 37,5 seconds from 0 to 100%. The Zerg rush either the top or bottom lanes, with the first rush being at random, and alternating afterwards.
	Spawns: 1 min, 30 sec	Respawns 2 min, 10 sec after all Zerg are defeated.
	Amount: 2	Located close by lanes, north and south.

Camps

When captured at the right time, Camps can make a huge difference or provide a needed bit of support.
Note that Mercenaries are disabled during the Primary Objectives.

Firebat Camp		Firebats (Siege) spawn. Each attack gives a -4 Armor debuff, staking to -20 Armor total and lasts for 3 seconds (refresh on hit). Moves down their closest lane.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 3 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located at the northeast and southwest of center.
Goliaths & Raven Camp		Goliaths & Raven (Bruiser) spawn. Moves down their closest lane.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 4 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located at the northwest and southeast of center.
Viking		Viking (Boss) spawn. It prioritizes the lane with the most Enemy Structures, based on total Health.
	Spawns: 5 min	Respawns 4 min, 10 sec after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 1	Located at the center of the map.
Globe Spawner		Collect Regeneration Globes to regain Health and Mana.
	Amount: 2	Located at the north and south center.

Entities

These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.

	Adjutant (Secondary Announcer) - available as an Announcer A Terran AI gone somewhat rogue.
	Dr. Cook (Primary Announcer) Brilliant scientist, but not too fond of the Zerg.