Video Guide
Example Game vs Uthermal
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Who am I / Credentials
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I am a Swiss Grandmaster Zerg residing around 6.1k MMR on EU and in the top 50 on NA and I am here to show you how I deal with Factory Openers in ZvT
The Idea
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I watched Solar play in a Korean Tournament the other Day. His Terran Opponent opened Factory and Solar responded with a quick 3 Queen Drop into Hydra Ling Baneling. As I am a Fan of the Hydralisk Playstyle in ZvT I wanted to give it a try. Upon further experimentation using a 2 Base Opener I realised that Terrans often have no anti air before 5:30 if they open Factory. I used this to try and drop more than just a couple of Queens. Furthermore, I use +1 carapace in my ZvT Openers and found that it was excellent to add it to the build as I am able to get the Upgrade in Time for my big Drop.
At the Start I simply dropped Queens but I discovered that if I just flood lings behind I am able to sometimes break the Terran and also end the game right there. I then asked myself, what if I just add some more Gas to the mix and make more Dropperlords. The additional dropperlords proved very useful with my ling drops. For safety sake I began adding Spores at home to deal with banshees so I can't die. I then finalized the build by adding Banelings to drop and well killing Terrans.
At the Start I simply dropped Queens but I discovered that if I just flood lings behind I am able to sometimes break the Terran and also end the game right there. I then asked myself, what if I just add some more Gas to the mix and make more Dropperlords. The additional dropperlords proved very useful with my ling drops. For safety sake I began adding Spores at home to deal with banshees so I can't die. I then finalized the build by adding Banelings to drop and well killing Terrans.
The Build Order
Link to the Spawning Tool Build: http://lotv.spawningtool.com/build/51076/
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13 0:13 Overlord
18 0:50 Spawning Pool
18 1:12 Hatchery
18 1:15 Extractor
18 1:36 Queen
18 1:37 Zergling x2
22 1:49 Overlord
24 2:19 Queen
24 2:21 Metabolic Boost Keep drones in Gas
26 2:26 Queen
29 2:40 Overlord
37 3:05 Evolution Chamber around 3 Minutes
39 3:30 Zergling x4 Safety Lings vs Hellions
39 3:31 Zerg Ground Armor Level - Begin Queen Production
42 3:36 Overlord x2
42 3:38 Extractor Optional more banes
43 3:55 Queen
45 3:58 Pneumatized Carapace
55 4:16 Extractor Optional more Banes
54 4:18 Zergling x6
54 4:19 Baneling Nest as soon as possible for defense / offense
56 4:25 Zergling x2
56 4:31 Queen Get your Dropperlords ready around here
59 4:39 Zergling x2
59 4:41 Queen
62 4:49 Zergling x4
67 4:55 Hatchery To spam more lings
67 4:57 Spore Crawler x2 In case of Banshee / Liberator threat
75 5:35 Baneling x2
76 5:45 Baneling x8
76 5:58 Lair (Optional for the transition)
74 6:57 Queen
Transition
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I usually just get the Lair once I morphed all the Banelings necessary. I then get additional Upgrades and you are free to transition to whatever style you want. I prefer the Hydralisk Style as the follow up because I love Hydralisks.
Execution
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Drop on top of his Production. You can leave the Banelings in the Drop Overlords. Constantly flood lings from your Main across the Map as shown in the Videos to break the opponent. Get 1 Drop Overlord with 8 Lings into his natural to stop him from mining there. Try to land your Banelings from the Drop Overlords either on his Scvs or on his Army. Eitherway if you are able to do enough damage the Game should be over.