Zerg strategy by mYi Zervas SWARMHOST STUFF MIGHT STILL BE OUTDATED RIP SH

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Zerg strategy
by mYi Zervas
SWARMHOST STUFF MIGHT STILL BE OUTDATED RIP SHZvZPlaying Gaslessagainst gaslessLingflooddouble gas @35 supplystart speed, denjy scouting16 mineral drones in each base, build double evo (and roach warren)pump lings, move out with speedlingsDefensive Roachesstandard gasless playagainst gasRoach macroget a spine2 gases at 36start roach warren and evos as soon as you mine gasestablish third with 2 queens , some roach, scout if muta or notmuta: queen infestor and/or hydras, 6 gas economyscout for roach transitionRoach transition:http://drop.sc/381905Roach infestor hydra, play defensively, your tech should be aheadBe careful about big 1/1 attacks, army positioning and fungal is important thenMass muta Baneling lingneeds many infestorsmass fungal on banelings and good splitting of your unitsMuta into Ultralisk:needs to be killed before ultras pop outqueen hydra infestor roachtrain2/2 upgrades and maxedtransition yourself to mass swarmhost (not cool) or ultra-hydra-infestornot mutas: hit 2/2 maxed out timing if opponent has single upgradesadd tunnelling claws and burrowburrowed roach runbies, add in hydras behind thatfocus on queens then drones4-5 gases if roach onlytransitions: infestor with 6 gas or hydra (depending on map and economic situation)ahead in eco: hydra goodbehind ine co: defensive infestor turtle for a whileor: lingspeed, 2-3 gas, lingflood while getting thirdRoach speedling allinActs as a punishment vs greedy third basesDouble gas 34-36 supplyStart speedstart roach warrenproduce overlords, roaches, reinforce with speedlingsagainst earlypool1 base banelingbustdefend with queen spine and as few lings as possible9/10poolNeed to establish natural => defend with ling/drone pull vs initial lings buy time until you have enough,. Engage and disengage over and over againPlaying normal Gasopeningvs gaslesspull off gas after speedthird hatch when 13 drones at natural10 drones, 3-4 gas, roach production, single upgradeskip banenest and spine5.20-5.45 lairestablish 2 base economystart spire and third hatchflood lings ==> deny third 8-10 mutas, drone up third, double upgrade mass roachSpeedroach rushno Banenest, no spineStart Evo at like 5.00, Lair at 5.15Add 2 gases as soon as you have 16 drones+1 Speedroach productionTimning: deny third, kill evolution chambers or kill opponentUse opponent's wall for your own advantageRoach warren @20% completion of lairvs gasopeningspeedling rush15 p 15 g 15 hget speed, pull off gas16 drones, 2 queens, mass zerglingsmove out when speed finishesLing bling into roachget speed and baneling nest, (optional spine) establish 2 base economy, add third, lair, evolution chamber and roach warrenpump lings to defend / pressure opponent's thirdsingle upgrade roach productiondrone up and get more gases as soon as you are safeMutaopeningstandard gasopening, banenest, spine etc. Start lair at 5.45-6.00add gases as soon as you have over 16 drones / basebuild spire, start third, defend or pressure with ling and banelingsvs Mutaupgrade carrapace for mutaliskseither get good trades, gas (base) advantage or cripple opponent's economy with counterattacksdrone a bit up => you can afford spores thenget as much gas as possible0/1 => 0/2 => 1/2 => 2/2 upgradesvs any roachplayget 7-10 mutasdrone up third while getting 1/2 evolution chambers + roach warrenmass roach after, hit a 1/1 timingstay on 4 gasgo roach hydra6 gasroach infestor6 gasvs earlypooldelay gas, pull drones and lings to save hatcheryscout for hatchtimingspine if late hatchdrone hardcore if hatch and scout with lingsBasic compositionsvs Mass mutaliskMORE mutalisksRoach queen infestor (hydra)Lock down banelings and mutalisks with fungal growthearly pools/allinsvs 15 poolcancel natural hatcheryeither 18 gas or earlier natural18 gas: get speed, natural, lingfloodgasless natural: scout for gas, play defensivelygeneral playstyle in earlypool vs earlypoolplay defensively and drone some upyou are more likely to lose if you play aggressively need gas, speed, maybe banes14/14 banebustgas and pool at 12 / 13 or 14 supplyget queen, get lingsmorph banelings and killvs 15 hatchnot so good, he should be able to hold without any mistakesdeny Spines and focus lings instead of queens (higher dps)vs 15 pooldeny spinemore likely to be a late gas / gasless opening => longer speed and bane advantage9pool9p up to 11 drones, overlordlings until 18 supplygas, overlordget speed, pull off gas, build hatchery, lingflood into droningoverlord hatcheryvs gas: spine and queens, defensively gaslessvs gasless: greedy droningvs 15 poolfocus the naturalmicro against ling/dronepullaim: cancel the hatch and do speed follow up / earlier hatchvs 15 hatcheryRun into main and micro wellkill drones10 pool baneling10pool 10 gas, go up to 10/10no queen, lings, baneling nestpull off gas for 15 secondsmorph in banelingsfocus building spine with lingszone out zerglings with banelingscounter vs 15hatch6poolyoloon a serious note: don't do it. it's not good ZvPNexus first into forgegasless 3 hatchery openingdouble gas at 46/46 (around 6.00)scout for +1, gases at natural, techstargateprobably phoenix into robo + third1-2 spores per basehydras and queens for defensephoenix zealot pushadd queens and roachesspores at third are essentialkeep spores alivepossible follow up: 6 gas roach hydra pushoraclespore and queenfollow up will be void rays, so get hydra or infestorno gases at naturalearly thirdroach speedling deny2 gas 3 base mineral incomebig round of roaches and reinforce with mass lingcancel thirdadd lair tech gases and drones after7 gate allinno lair, roach speedling queen (spine) defenserobomost likely immortal allin~50-55 drones3-4 gas roachling for defenseset up flanks and engage on creep if possibledodge timewarp and forcefields!DON'T let him into your mainProxy 2gate cheeseif possible scout somehowpool firstHatch first is 99% a losseither play 15 hatch and take the risk of not being able to scout it or play 15 pool to be safeno expansion, 1-2 spines, queens, zerglings, maybe gas or more queensBasic countercompositions:void ray chargelot archon templarRoach,hydra,bane,infestor, whatever units, just micro micro micro and dont slip your macrocollossus void rayspore swarmhost viper queen (infestor)ultralisk queen infestor viper lingMass stalker meta Uh.... we are still trying to find perfect solutions :(Roachling double upgrades into Infestor and ultraBasically: Survive until ultras with infestors and add vipers or broodlords if you manage to do so on 4 basegateway expansiongas opening, third when 12 drones at naturalscout for gateway pressure, roach or speedlign to shut down after starting thirdpull off gas after speed3 hatch before pool with gas2 base 4gateheavy lingfloodpull queens to focus mothershipcorerush roachesdodge timewarps, stutter stepstandard game: 4 base vs 3roach hydra viperinstant infestation pit and hydra den, instant hive2-3 vipers, rest roach hydra ling, +1 range attack upgradebreak thirdAlso possible: mutaswitch on 4/5 basesscout for high templar positioningonly good vs colossus based buildsif not: change up to swarmhost or ultras before making vipersdouble upgraded lingsprepare counterattacksless drones, less gas, more zerglings, more queenshive starts: more gas. rush ultraliskscontain protoss with ultra queen ling infestor viper on creepdouble spire techswitch preparationfungal blinding cloud pewpewling hydra into mutaliskestablish 3 base economy, 8 gaspoke with linghydra, favourable trades onlystart spire before attackingswitch to mutalisks and zerglingsif phoenix: add corrupterupgrade mutalisks with attackestablish more gas incomedelay with counterattacks or pokeseither +1 defense or +1 attack, not botharound 10-20 hydrasSwarmhostsNot really useful as main unit composition anymoreCan be used to harrass while having other units like broodlords or ultralisks as a main army3 base roach maxmeant to be a thirdbreakergood vs gateway and colossusgood as a finisher after failed allin/pressurebuild+1 range attackmacrohatchget 4 gas, 3 base mineral incomepump roachesoptional: add 5th gas early, 63 drones, get burrow and tunneling clawsroachesmore roachesrow row row your roach gently down the creep.ZvTTodos:
- Normal priority - 0% - 05/02/2014Reaper openingNormal gas opening3-6 Queens in totalconstant queen production @ natural hatch==> less lings for defense => more creep and dronesBE CAREFUL!!!! Hellion runbies...stay defensive on creepscout for hellion banshee or tripple CCtripple CC: upgrades before LairTripple CC Banshee: Preferably Lair first, Evos after Mutas Go from 1 to 4 gas really fast. Try to crush his first 2 medivac pushout to get an advantageHellion banshee: 3 queens for defense, lair before upgrades, spore at thirdRoach Speedling allin15h 16p 17gDon't pull off gasstart speed at 100 gasnext 100 gas: start roach warren (stop droning)3 queens, 36 supply4 overlords, 9 roaches, pump speedlingsbreak wall and finishCC FirstGasless 4-6 Queens Opening advantage: more minerals, more creepspread36 double gasRoach baneling allinGas opening15 Hatch, 16 Pool, 18 GasPull of gas after starting speed5.50 resume gas mining6.00-6.15 get additional hatchery6.10 add 2 gases, Roach warrenStart Baneling nest after RW completes14-16 drones in maina nd natural for minerals, 3 gas economymake a couple of overlrods, 13 roaches, rest speedlings => banelingshits at 8.45-9.15Bust through repaired walls/bunkers with banelingsNew nodeBly Poke aka early Roach aggressionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJnOlTxgGVknormal gas openingdeny scouting (2 zerglings)roach warren at 80-100 gasstop droning at 28/283 overlords7-9 roachesif wall: focus down SCVs or kill bunkerwall not complete: run past bunkerpull of gas and drone againadd third queen and macro behind itHyunbust15 h 16 g 16 p1 queenmake lings and banelingsif possible surround bunker with lings and bust mainwall with banelings2 RaxDronescout15 pool 16 hatchflood lings and queens until defendedadd gas after first defensegasless, spine, queenheavyWithout a scoutTry to save Hatchery with Ling Drone SpinePull around 7-10 Drones as you notice that he wants to build bunkers==> Very hard to hold vs good terran players. 1 Base Breakout1 base Banelinst bustIF Bunker wall: Bust through it and then Bust into mainIf there are holes in the wall: Runby with your Lings as Speed finishes and Bust the main without any defense in itPrepare your reinforcements at home to defend his Marines1 Base Roach BreakoutNo Lingspeed, Immediate Roachwarren, support them with either Queen Transfuse or Burrow (Depends on Gastimings)Try to break the bunkers after you hit a good amount of roaches, 2-shot bunkers, apply counterspressure while macroing upBasic compositions:Mech army (SIGH I have to redo this now. Have to find solid ways to play against it before tho :/ )http://drop.sc/38189716 swarmhost, rest double upgrade mutasprioritize carrapace over attack upgrade==> if mech army has 2 more attack upgrades than zerg has carrapace, a thor can 2 shot mutalisksdance around the terran basesdeny basesget good trades(RIP) swarmhosts vs thors, mutas vs tanks and harrasspull away from missilesBio widowmine2/2 muta ling blingif possible engage on creepflanktransition: ultalisk ling bling mutaliskmove command banelings into bio, split units, focus medivacs with mutasbio-mechNot really being played anymore.Normal ling bling muta into Ultras, easier to counter attack etc. and let him fall apartblueflame hellionsroachesMost likely going to be mech afterwards ==> Roach hydra viper Pushes Other possibility: Surprise mutas after Roaches if he cuts thorsNew Mech (SH Patch):Roach based openingsQucik Roach Hydra Viper timingsPrepare a transition behind it, get lots of gas, Swarmhosts are really good for harrass nowMuta based openings8 Mutas into mass roachpushTrade units efficients, counterattack, harrass, transition behind it on 8-10 GasAdd vipers, hydras , ultras, swarmhostsMain issues with mech now: Pushes are way harder to hold because you do not have the constant locust waves anymore ==> Need roach/hydra/ultralisk based main army with vipersGood to knowHints from @liquidsnuteBasic Ressources / supply ratio of zerg unitsdoes not reflect cost efficiencyZerg units Mineral / Gas ratiokeep in mind to decide what unit composition you should build with what economy (esp. gas)example: 3 mineral lines + 4 gas = perfect economy for roach production (and some overlords)personal recommendations (mechanics)I use low DPI settings (800), small mouse for claw grippingI personally use the F keys for camera locations a lot for:Injecting (boxing / selecting each queen seperately)Pull away/transfer dronesbuild expansionsEVERYTHING CONTAINING SWARMHOSTS AS OF YET MIGHT BE WRONG / USELESS SINCE THE LAST PATCH UNTIL I UPDATE THE MINDMAP AGAIN. GOTTA FIND NEW WAYS TO BEAT SPECIFIC STYLES SORRY ZERGS RIP