One of the three factions in the popular Starcraft series, the Zerg only use biological units. They are best known for their cheap and quickly-produced units which allow them to attack in large numbers.
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As a zerg against a bioball, should you focus fire on the medivacs, or on the offensive units?
Assuming it's early-mid-game and I have relatively few hydralisks and mutalisks behind my main force of zerglings and banelings, does it make sense to focus fire on the medivacs or just try to take ...
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Lair Rally points messing up
SC2 HotS multiplayer. Whenever I upgrade to a lair or hive as zerg my rally points get cancelled and sometimes just as a hatchery it happens too. I'm needless missing mining time and have units out of ...
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What combo are ultralisks good against in WoL?
I find that when coming up against a large Marine/Marauder group I often lose even when I have about 10 ultralisks.
It is only in a few situations, in late 4v4 games, that I have been able to go for ...
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In a ZvZ match, how do I deal with early mass zerglings?
Just as it says on the can.
How do I defend early mass zerglings in ZvZ?
Early being around the time my natural is finished to the time it's about half-saturated. I'm getting a baneling nest as soon ...
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How long will this strategy work? (TZ 2v2 marauder+cs/speedling push against PP, TP shared base)
My 2v2 partner and I are Terran/Zerg and in high bronze, working on our fundamentals to get into silver/gold. When playing a walled off (shared base) Protoss and Protoss or Protoss and Terran we've ...
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Z v ??: Optimal Amount of Broodlords per strategy
Most end game transitions for Zerg go towards Broodlords mix. What is the optimal amount of Broodlords for the end game? Does it vary against each opponent race? Also, what is the best unit to mix ...
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When should a zerg NOT be droning?
So, I drone a lot... I feel like it's all I ever get told (the idea of, as zerg, "DRONE DRONE, and when you're done droning, DRONE SOME MORE!"). However, with this crazy over emphasized ...
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Zerg scouting vs Terran Wall off?
I was wondering if anyone can help me with my Zerg scouting especially against a Terran Wall-off?
So I drone with my 12th drone and I almost ALWAYS get blocked with a Rax with 2 supply depots as ...
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Any good zerg double extractor trick builds for use against zerg?
What is a good Zerg build that utilizes a double extradtor trick, yet allows for an effective economic advantage against zerg?
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What is the correct ability to use in a Roach/Infestor vs Roach/Infestor battle?
Lately, I have been seeing in Professional games and streams that Zerg players when in a ZvZ mid game battle where they have mainly roaches and infestors vs the mirror composition, they sometimes use ...
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What should be the first target for Mutalisks?
In ZvZ what should be the primary goal of mutalisks? Recently I have been hearing it is best to target overlords out on the map before trying to poke into your enemies bases. Logically, I am thinking ...
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Stalemate detection failure?
Take a look at this case: Both Protoss and Zerg don't have the ability to gather resources anymore, Nexus and Hatchery are destroyed. Protoss still have a few base up. What's left of Zerg's base will ...
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2v2 strategy if partner drops out early?
What is a good strategy if our partner leaves in the first 5 minutes?
I play 2v2 regularly with my friend. His computer can be flaky and will occasionally freeze within the first five minutes of the ...
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Does guardian shield affect brood lord attacks?
Pretty self explanatory. As I understand, the broodlings from a broodlord have two different attacks: the first attack is an air attack (using air upgrades), and subsequent attacks are melee ground ...
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What is the optimal number of creep tumors per creep route?
If you are spreading creep using a single tumor, the next tumor will be ready before the creep has spread to its full extent. More creep tumors will make the creep spread faster.
But, too many creep ...
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What is the most economical Zerg opening?
Zerg macro openings must balance the timing of:
Spawning pool
Hatchery at natural expansion
Queen
Early spawning pool or hatchery means sacrificing drones to afford it, but means more larva to ...
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What is the best way to pick off banelings with zerglings?
In ZvZ, I put all my zerglings on a hotkey. As my opponent has banelings, I want to send a single ling to pick it off. The problem is that the single ling is still a part of my control group and I ...
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Dealing with Protoss and Terran players that turtle up
At the moment I'm having problems (as Zerg) against Protoss and Terran players who turtle up inside their base (either inside their starting position or inside their first expansion). I know that ...
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How can I improve my Zerg Macro?
At the moment my Zerg macro kinda sucks. I'm okay at the start of the game when I have a fairly fixed build order - I send in an initial rush and expand at the same time, however shortly after that ...
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How should Protoss respond to a Zerg expanding a lot?
About an hour ago, I had a game against a Zerg player. We were both in high silver. When I play against a Zerg, I go FFE almost every single time, and it tends to work out pretty good. The downside to ...
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What is a solid build order for use in ZvZ?
I seem to be having more and more trouble in the Zerg vs Zerg matchup. I can't find a reliable, good, build order/ opening. What is an effective build order or build opening that I can use to safely ...
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Why do many Zerg players give up so quickly? [closed]
I've noticed something strange lately. When I play against Zerg - especially as Terran but also as Protoss - the opponents surrender really fast, even when they have a good change of winning.
Now I ...
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Why do zerglings with speed beat normal zerglings?
With Metabolic boost "speedlings" become alot better then the un-upgraded zergling. This is because they are faster. But when matched up with even number of un-upgraded zerglings they always win. If ...
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Can Changelings be detected?
If Zerg spawns a changeling inside your base, will having detection stop these annoying buggers from scouting your entire base?
Basically:Does Detection have an affect on Changelings. If so, what?
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Is it possible to burrow units to avoid damage from Psionic Storm?
If there was a Psionic Storm placed down over Zerg units, could you burrow them to avoid damage? If not, do they have any kind of reduced damage for being underground?
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Why zerg taking a third to P's FFE or T's double Command Center is only an equilibrium?
When I watch MLG or some other replays, the commentator always says Zerg taking a third vs Protoss's FFE or Terrans' double Command Center is an equilibrium, why?
I think taking a third this early ...
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How to counter Protoss's Forge Fast Expand as Zerg?
I know that taking a third is a solid way to counter Protoss's FE(Fast Expand) in the first, but should I quickly make about 60 drones and wait for Protoss to hit my third base, or should I go to give ...
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How to micro infestors most effectively
I've been trying to get better with infestor usage. If I have just a couple of infestors, I seem to be able to use them OK against marine balls with a double-fungal. When I start getting 5+ infestors ...
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How to Combat Protoss Walling in a Zerg's Base
Recently I had a game where I went for a risky Hatch-First build except before the hatch was close from being completed the Protoss walled off my main's base with pylons exactly like the picture ...
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How to maximize Zergling/Roach army by the 12-minute-mark?
I know it's possible to reach 200 supply in under 12 minutes playing as Zerg.
Assumptions:
not attacked by opponent
Queen injects larvae on time
How can I efficiently and quickly create a max ...
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Terran vs Zerg builds
What's an aggressive Terran strategy that's effective against Zerg players?
I'm really curious about attacking Zerg early. Since I'm fairly new to SC2 the only "real" build/strategy I know is 1-1-1 ...
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ZvP How to Defeat FFE? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to counter Protoss' fast expand as zerg?
Lately I have had trouble while playing Zerg defeating a Forge Fast Expander. The trouble is that I can't break his ...
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Simple universal beginner Zerg build for Bronze - Platinum
I'm a SC2 player, who has mainly played team games up to now as Terran. I don't suck completely, but I have huge problems keeping up with my macro when things start to heat up, or while scouting ...
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Do Infested Terran benefit from unit upgrades?
Do Infested Terran get any benefit from weapon/armour upgrades?
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How to discover PsyStarcraft's build orders?
I am looking for PsyStarcraft's favorite/most common build order(s). I'm a bronze-level and I find it hard to obtain just from YouTube replays (even when he says what's going on :). I'm especially ...
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Which units are low on larva?
I'm watching Day[9] Daily #194 and he just said something like that:
Rely on 'power units' - they are low on larva.
So that way you can spend the rest of your larva on drones.
What does it ...
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How effective is fake baneling burrowing at baiting scans?
Often you'll see Zerg players in ZvT burrow banelings next to marines and try to bait marines into them with mutas. But the Terran player seems to occasionally scans the area to check for burrowed ...
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Zerg strategy against Void Rays in SC2
Playing a lot of 3v3 lately and have been strictly Terran up until lately, swapping over to Zerg.
Zerg has been going great - I think it's a race that can only be as good as your ability to macro, ...
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How to counter Protoss' fast expand as zerg?
So this is the situation:
I scout around 9, I find his base quite far from mine. The protoss also immediatly puts a wall in front of his natural (+cannons), making it impossible to end the game ...
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Defeat multiple insane AI opponents with Zerg
I'd like to be able to beat one or more insane AI opponents with Zerg. Unfortunately I can't because I'm just not skilled enough. :) I'd like to know if anyone else can, however?
I've gotten the ...
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How to spawn larvae without going back to base
I heard on some Day9 screencast (can't find it anymore) that you can spawn larvae with all your queens without going back to the hatcheries and actually clicking on them (the queens will spawn larvae ...
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What zerg units counter Archons after patch 1.3.3
The title says it all. Vs zerg opponents, protoss will grab Templar tech as a little stepping stone, and just 2 base mass archon/zealot. I've only run across it a few times, and in 2v2, but each ...
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Playing Protoss vs Zerg should I target the hatchery or the drones?
As protoss, in a 'normal' - with no early rushes- I like to go 3 gate Robo and push out, with an immortal or two (if I see Roaches), or just gateway units otherwise. This normally works well and I ...
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How to counter MMM-ball + Siege tanks as Zerg? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't beat Terran as Zerg when they do MMM with a splash of tanks, any ideas?
What's the best combination of units as Zerg against MMM + Siege tanks behind them?
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Counter mass Thor + SCVs as Zerg
Recently I've notice that Terrans do less bioball/tank against Zerg and go for a thor heavy play.
The first problem with the mass thor push is that it's really difficult to distinguish from a standard ...
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Chaining mind controls
In a ZvZ, is it possible to mind control an enemy infestor, which then mind controls another infestor and so on? or are they immune to that?
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What's the advantage in upgrading your expansion into a lair instead of the main?
I saw quite a lot of games where the zerg player chose to upgrade his natural into a lair. Usually I transform my main to a lair, because I feel like it's better protected. What's the advantage in ...
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What is the build order for the 3RR+lings rush?
I've seen some posts about a 3RR+lings which is supposed to be similar to the 7RR, but with only 3 roaches and speedlings, allowing easier worker harassment once the roaches breach the wall-off.
What ...
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How to deal with early stalker rush as Zerg
Often against Protoss they start with zealots, but I usually block my ramp with 3 roaches in time so they pose little threat. But shortly afterwards they mass stalkers and send in ~12 stalkers as I am ...
