How I stumbled into this build:
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At first I just wanted to try teching to HT's before Collosus tech. At first it was a one base all-in. I ran into quite a few roadblocks, getting crushed by simple 2rax pressure while I tech'd too fast.
I went back to more standard play, 1gate FE into 3gate w/robo. Here is when I decided I could 1gate FE, hold off some pressure, and instead of robo tech go into a 5/6gate timing with psi storm.
I went back to more standard play, 1gate FE into 3gate w/robo. Here is when I decided I could 1gate FE, hold off some pressure, and instead of robo tech go into a 5/6gate timing with psi storm.
The build:
The build has two variations, and while each of those variations can play out a few ways, they still serve as a general guideline. Which variation I use depends on what I scout.
Against a Terran who goes 1rax FE:
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9 pylon
12 gate
14 gas
16 pylon
*first 3 chrono's on probes, then alternated between WG and probes
17 cyber (keep eye on scout probe, seeing no gas here probably means 1rax FE)
19/20 zealot
~ 22 stalker
~ 24/25 (4:30) Expand (will stop probes @ ~20 before this)
build 3rd pylon @ natural
- resume probes then 2 gates when affordable.
- sentry (optional, but should do if pressure is likely)
- When natural finished, rally probes (leave 2per mineral @main and 3per gas) to natural
- Build 1 gas when natural finishes. Immediatly fill w/probes
~32 food WG & 2 gates finish, build 2 zealots out of the gates
~32 Twilight Council (when finished immediatly start Templar Archives)
Continue building probes and a few zealots when affordable (4th gas)
~ 60 food Templar archives finished, Start psi storm, all gas goes to HT's, minerals go to 2 additional gateways making 5 total. Continue probes after gates are building.
The attack should come from 10-11 minutes (game time). Depending on how early you put up the 4th gas, you should have 4HT's and an archon, possibly a 2nd archon (but at least 4HT's and an archon). Build the 2HT's for the archon at a proxy pylon as your army moves out. Here's a screenshot of the army during the attack after this build:
(while the picture may not show it, you can take a third during the attack, as I should have with my 800 minerals banked lol)
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12 gate
14 gas
16 pylon
*first 3 chrono's on probes, then alternated between WG and probes
17 cyber (keep eye on scout probe, seeing no gas here probably means 1rax FE)
19/20 zealot
~ 22 stalker
~ 24/25 (4:30) Expand (will stop probes @ ~20 before this)
build 3rd pylon @ natural
- resume probes then 2 gates when affordable.
- sentry (optional, but should do if pressure is likely)
- When natural finished, rally probes (leave 2per mineral @main and 3per gas) to natural
- Build 1 gas when natural finishes. Immediatly fill w/probes
~32 food WG & 2 gates finish, build 2 zealots out of the gates
~32 Twilight Council (when finished immediatly start Templar Archives)
Continue building probes and a few zealots when affordable (4th gas)
~ 60 food Templar archives finished, Start psi storm, all gas goes to HT's, minerals go to 2 additional gateways making 5 total. Continue probes after gates are building.
The attack should come from 10-11 minutes (game time). Depending on how early you put up the 4th gas, you should have 4HT's and an archon, possibly a 2nd archon (but at least 4HT's and an archon). Build the 2HT's for the archon at a proxy pylon as your army moves out. Here's a screenshot of the army during the attack after this build:
(while the picture may not show it, you can take a third during the attack, as I should have with my 800 minerals banked lol)
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Replays of this variation of the build:
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http://drop.sc/149518 (this is the cleanest/no variations from the BO I posted)
http://drop.sc/149523
http://drop.sc/149522
http://drop.sc/149521
http://drop.sc/149520
http://drop.sc/149523
http://drop.sc/149522
http://drop.sc/149521
http://drop.sc/149520
Even though its pretty standard, those annoying Terrans don't always 1rax FE.
Against a Terran with 2rax pressure:
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9 pylon
12 gate
14 gas
16 pylon (w/this variation you want to gas steal after scouting one gas, delays possible 1-1-1 or banshee)
*first 3 chrono's on probes, then alternated between WG and probes
16 cyber (keep eye on scout probe, seeing no gas here probably means 1rax FE)
19/20 zealot
~ 22 stalker
~ 25 2nd and 3rd gate
~ 28 sentry (required as opposed to the one in the other build)
~ 30 (5:30) Expand
- WG finishes, build 2 zealots and a stalker (2rax will hit around here)
- Expo finishes, 1 gas and Twilight Council
~ TC finishes, build robo and Templar Archives (can afford because of extra gas from waiting longer)
- Get obs from robo, but otherwise all gas goes to HT's and Psi-Storm research when Templar Archives finishes.
- Put minerals into 3 additional gateways and zealots.
Again attack when you have 4 HT's and an archon. The difference is that here you should have 6gateways and a robo, a more sizeable zealot force, and more probes. Also this variation tends to come more around the 12 minute mark (again, game time.) You can squeeze in a Warp Prism just before attacking for a warp in of zealots while you storm the natural (no pun intended). With this variation you definetly will have money for a third base while you attack. (I will get a screenshot of army soon after I post, forgot silly me)
12 gate
14 gas
16 pylon (w/this variation you want to gas steal after scouting one gas, delays possible 1-1-1 or banshee)
*first 3 chrono's on probes, then alternated between WG and probes
16 cyber (keep eye on scout probe, seeing no gas here probably means 1rax FE)
19/20 zealot
~ 22 stalker
~ 25 2nd and 3rd gate
~ 28 sentry (required as opposed to the one in the other build)
~ 30 (5:30) Expand
- WG finishes, build 2 zealots and a stalker (2rax will hit around here)
- Expo finishes, 1 gas and Twilight Council
~ TC finishes, build robo and Templar Archives (can afford because of extra gas from waiting longer)
- Get obs from robo, but otherwise all gas goes to HT's and Psi-Storm research when Templar Archives finishes.
- Put minerals into 3 additional gateways and zealots.
Again attack when you have 4 HT's and an archon. The difference is that here you should have 6gateways and a robo, a more sizeable zealot force, and more probes. Also this variation tends to come more around the 12 minute mark (again, game time.) You can squeeze in a Warp Prism just before attacking for a warp in of zealots while you storm the natural (no pun intended). With this variation you definetly will have money for a third base while you attack. (I will get a screenshot of army soon after I post, forgot silly me)
Replays of variation against 2rax (***)
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http://drop.sc/149529 (This is the closest to the BO)
http://drop.sc/149530
http://drop.sc/149531
*** The second replay is actualy a 3gate expo against a 4rax that I suspected to be a 2 rax, I barely defend and get delayed in the build a bit, but with the extra gas mining time I get charge as well.
*** The third replay I did not scout the 2rax, and did the 1gate expo variation. I managed to hold it off anyway and continue with the build.
http://drop.sc/149530
http://drop.sc/149531
*** The second replay is actualy a 3gate expo against a 4rax that I suspected to be a 2 rax, I barely defend and get delayed in the build a bit, but with the extra gas mining time I get charge as well.
*** The third replay I did not scout the 2rax, and did the 1gate expo variation. I managed to hold it off anyway and continue with the build.
Transitioning:
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If the attack doesnt crush their natural, and it doesn't always, then a third should be taken. Preferably you take a third during the attack, along with teching to robo (If you hadn't already) and getting double forge for upgrades. I often transition to Collosus archon chargelot lategame (I think there is one or two of the replays that go into a longer macro game)
Ty for reading, hope some people try my build. As an afterthought, this build has worked up to low-mid masters range. Heres my profile: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/1611582/1/Glitch/