[G] Kyo’s HotS PvZ Skytoss Guide

9 Pylon – + Show Spoiler +

15 Nexus

15 forge

15 pylon

17 cannon * + Show Spoiler +

17 gateway

18 double gas

25 Core – stalker+warpgate on completion

28 Pylon * THIS PLACEMENT PYLON IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT: Hide this pylon in a location a double overlord scout will not see!

36 Stargate

38 double gas

40 Double Pylon on base perimeter to see overlords + 2x sentry

48 Start adding your Pheonix up until 4. With first phoenix start +1ground upgrade - + Show Spoiler +

~50 * Following first phoenix you want to add 3 gates IN VISION of the zerg scouting overlords

From here everything will be “goal oriented” so you don’t stick to Food for the whole game. This helps you understand what you’re doing a lot more, and doesn’t make you freak out when you’re off by a few food later.

- Once you can start warping in units you want to add all zealots, and at max, 3 extra sentry. At this time your 4 pheonix should just about be finished so add your mothership core when you have the gas. It will be important for defending on maps such as daybreak.

- Once your 4 pheonix have finished being made you want to fly out of watch tower vision range as well as normal placement for zerg overlords straight to their queens. Your goal with these is not serious damage, just 2 queen kills to buy yourself time. Try to keep them alive as best you can as you want to be scouting hive tech timing and you can even leave one at the Z 5th later so you know when to harass. Also, as you move out with phoenix IMMEDITELY start void ray production and a robotics. You’ll be aiming to get about 4-6 voidrays depending on when you scout their hydras.

- By the time your first void ray has finished you should have finished killing the rocks for your 3rd on a map such as Akilon Wastes. Expand right after these are killed and destroy the collapsible rocks. If you’re playing on a map such as daybreak after your first warp in of zealots send one to take control over tower and take your army to your 3rd and wall around your nexus. Again, you only want zealots at this point. Your next warp in will be half at 3rd and half at natural choke to stop ling runbys. Once that is secure simply work on establishing your 3rd defenses by adding 3 gates and cannons. Get the gas running immediately once your 3rd is up.

- If you see hydralisks by this time you need to constantly warp rounds of zealots. Otherwise, you don’t need many – This will lead to floating a bit of minerals; however, it’s completely okay. You should be fine with the Nexus cannon and voidray production.

- Once your robotics finishes add 2 observers to queue to be spotters on the zerg army movement as well as a Robotics Bay. You’ll have a little extra gas due to the fact you’re only making VR and Zealots, but that’s okay! You’ll use it soon.

- Colossus range + Colossus once they’ve finished being constructed. Your goal is 4 Colossus. You should roughly have 3 Void Ray by this time. I recommend going to 6 void ray unless they went straight corruptor; in such a scenario continue VR production into the next steps. At about 4 VR Start mass zealot production from your 6 gate You’ll need zealots for securing your 4th so just dump your minerals now. Start +2 ground weapon and +1 air weapon – From this point on you will be doing ground weapons and air weapons until +3 At which time you’ll get GROUND SHIELDS and Air armor.

- Once you have your voidray production finished(~6) you’ll add a twilight council as well as a fleet beacon. And this is when the very important transitions start. You need to cannon essentially the whole front entrance to your 4th, start speed lot upgrade, and add 3 stargates all while securing your 4th. This is a lot all at once, but it times out very well for the Z timing attacks. If you have the gas add your warp prism speed now. We’ll be using them very soon. You should be at roughly 150 supply by now with your colossus, void ray, zealot army. Once you start the cannons at 4th base you no longer need more zealots unless an attack is incoming.

- If the zerg is going for a hydra/roach exclusive timing you need only VR zealots and colossus, I advise 2 tempests at most in this case as they’ll be transitioning into full corruptor soon. If they’re going for infestor hydra roach when your fleet beacon is finish add ~5 tempests as they do great work vs weak units with zealots in the front.

- As you’re securing your 4th you should be at about 3 colossus, I recommend a 4th if they have a ground army but if you’re in no danger you can stop making them and go straight into warp prisms from here. You want at least 1 active warp prism on the map, though I strongly advise 2; and practically non-stop production of them from here on out. Similarly, proxy pylons are great. This is very micro intensive because you’re teching so hard, harassing, and macroing – but you NEED to do damage(stop a zerg from getting a 5th) to buy time for the next step

- Start harassing with speed zealots/warp prism and go into your carrier production now. If they’re constantly trying to trade with you units are a priority. If you’re left alone however you can add Templar archives at this point because you are not in danger and you’re the one about to get aggressive!

- As you’re nearing max(180/200) you want to just start running the zealots you produced earlier straight to the zergs 5th base while warp prism harassing their main. Always keep ~20 food free for harassment. Add gates with your extra minerals as there is huge time between each carrier production cycle. Keep making zealots and harassing huehuehue. Likewise, use your army to clear creep when you see them come back to their main giving them less and less map presence.

- While doing this you’re going to want to expand your ultra super awesome cannon wall to your 5th base and prepare to take that. While clearing your useless supply up add Templar back at your cannon wall to start accumulating energy.

- Your goal is to have 3-4 colossus ~5 VR ~6 templar 2-3tempests(usually no need they sux)and the rest carriers. If you see mass mass corruptor only get get more VR and archons as well. They’re pretty good.

- From this point it’s just choking the zerg out. Essentially, a reversed play of ZvP in WoL. The more bases you get after your 4th slowly add more stargates in case you trade in a big fight. Just remax on the same stuff above while continuing your harassment.

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