StarCraft Dominion Canon Guide

Is StarCraft Dominion canon?

StarCraft Dominion is the name of this independent fan wiki and browser-game project, not a separate Blizzard canon label. The wiki documents established StarCraft lore, while the playable browser game is an original fan-made companion.

That distinction matters because a reader should always be able to tell whether a claim comes from official StarCraft material or from this site’s own game design.

What counts as official lore on this wiki?

The highest-priority sources are first-party Blizzard materials.

Examples include:

• Blizzard’s StarCraft Story Primer;
• official StarCraft and StarCraft II articles;
• Blizzard publishing previews;
• official manuals and archived game material;
• first-party descriptions of commanders, units, and campaigns.

Pages such as Terran Dominion, Arcturus Mengsk, and Korhal are built around that source hierarchy.

What is interpretation rather than direct canon?

Interpretation happens when the site connects established facts into a useful explanation.

For example, Blizzard can establish that the Confederacy destroys Korhal, that Mengsk leads the Sons of Korhal, that Tarsonis falls, and that Mengsk creates the Dominion. A wiki can then explain how those events form a political chain without pretending that every sentence is a direct quotation from an official source.

The goal is to make the story easier to understand while keeping the factual foundation visible.

What is fan-made on the site?

The browser game under /play/ is fan-made.

Its mission layouts, scoring, balance values, enemy tuning, interface, daily challenge systems, and other browser mechanics are original project work. They can use the StarCraft setting as inspiration and link to lore pages, but they should not be presented as official Blizzard game systems.

That separation also protects the wiki’s SEO quality: lore articles remain fast, crawlable reference pages instead of becoming mixed with large game bundles or speculative mechanics.

Why does the site use the name StarCraft Dominion?

The name describes the project’s editorial focus: the Terran Dominion, Mengsk dynasty, Korhal, Dominion military, Ghost operatives, related factions, and an original Dominion-themed browser game.

For the project explanation, see What Is StarCraft Dominion?.

How can readers verify a claim?

Many pages include a visible Verification Sources section with source labels and trust grades.

The site uses a simple hierarchy:

For core lore, the preference is always to use A or B sources when possible.

What should the wiki avoid?

The site should avoid presenting these as confirmed when evidence is missing:

• invented mission lists;
• unsupported release details;
• fake gameplay statistics;
• made-up character rankings;
• unverified quotes;
• fan-created symbols labeled as official;
• browser-game balance values described as StarCraft canon.

That approach is deliberately different from creating a page simply because a keyword exists.

How should a beginner use this guide?

If you are new to the setting, start with the StarCraft Dominion Beginner Guide. If you already know the franchise and want chronology, use the StarCraft Dominion Timeline.

If a page involves the browser game, treat its gameplay systems as part of this fan project unless the text explicitly cites an official StarCraft mechanic for comparison.