Questions tagged [starcraft-zerg]
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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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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Why would July (Zerg) build a later second sunken colony in this match against Casy (Terran)?
I recently watched the Casy (Terran) vs July (Zerg) match from 2006-2007 OSL Season 3. This was game 3 from round 1 of the elimination bracket. The game is notable for being very short and including a ...
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Why no Disruptors on top-tier SC2 late game PvZ?
I've been watching some of high-level games casted by Lowko, which ended up in a kind-of-stalemate between maxed-up zerg versus maxed-up skytoss. Protoss didn't wanted to attack over Zerg's spore ...
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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 ...
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What is the economic effect of the extractor trick at 14 supply in Legacy of the Void?
The extractor trick is used to temporarily build units over the standard supply cap by morphing a drone into an extractor, building an additional unit, and then canceling the extractor. This costs six ...
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Why do pro Zerg players build their Lair at their natural? [duplicate]
Lately in LotV, I've seen professional Zerg players build their lair at their natural (at least, against Terran) rather than in their main base. Why? Wouldn't the main be a safer choice?
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Basics of playing Zerg
I am a beginner in Starcraft 2. What are the very basics you have to think about when playing zerg?
So far, I know, I have to think about these things all the time:
continue building units in the ...
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What's the Zerg answer for Protoss Canons + Phoenixes?
When I play a 1v1 match against Zerg as Protoss, I'm happy. So far (in about 5 matches), I found the following strategy undefeatable:
Quickly build a Forge (before Gateway), then 2-3 cannons at your ...
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At what rate do Zerg units regenerate HP in Brood War?
I remember they regenerate at a uniform rate over time, but what is that rate in HP/s?
Do all units regenerate at the same rate? Do units and building regenerate at the same rate?
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Can you add queens in production to a control group?
I am currently working on a strategy that involves having 4-6 queens in my final army comp (plus a queen for each hatchery). My problem is that whenever I queue up a queen to be produced, I have to go ...
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Where can a new player start with Zerg in Starcraft II?
I'm new to Starcraft and have been playing the campaigns. Right now, I'm in the mood for wanton destruction and the Zerg sound like fun. So with that in mind:
How do I play as the Zerg in Starcraft ...
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How to use the Queen in the StarCraft 1 single player campaign
I am playing the single player campaign of StarCraft (StarCraft 1) on a Windows PC. I am about midway through the Zerg campaign where the game allows you to morph Queens. I don't understand how to use ...
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What are the effects of Burrow in Starcraft: Brood War?
I cant find anything in the guide book or in game.
Can someone explain what exactly Burrow does?
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Why is JaeDong's Mutalisk Micro hard/impossible to do in Starcraft 2?
The Broodwar progamer JaeDong is famous for his Muta Micro. I was a Broodwar player and now I'm a Starcraft 2 player, and I was fascinated with that micro.
Reasearching, I discovered in the custom ...
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What sort of starting strategy should I take as Zerg with the aim of going Air in mid game?
I've almost reached Diamond league, now I need to know how I can get a win without depending on the idiot magnet strategy!!
If there is a need for an even faster expansion to Vespene or to both ...
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How do I zergling rush in SC1?
I don't know if I am doing it wrong or if my opponent is countering. How do I do a 'ling rush properly?
The first thing I build is another worker. IIRC only one egg is available for little, but ...
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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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Which Zerg units beat that ball?
Which Zerg units would be good to counter that Protoss group?
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What are Jaedong's build orders in ZvP?
Jaedong is considered the best Zerg in the world, but I'm having trouble finding information about it and his replays are difficult to find.
What are his preferred build orders against Protoss, ...
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How do I effectively counter a cannon rush with Zerg?
I was a victim of a cannon rush in my last Starcraft 2 game. I was playing Zerg and my opponent was playing Protoss. About four minutes into the match, cannons and pylons started going up in front ...
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Is a Zerg fast expand impossible to stop with Terran?
A friend (platinum) told me that early Zerg expand cannot be stopped by Terran. In 99% of games a good Terran can build a bunker and can bring ONLY 1 marine inside. The Zerg's task here is keep 6 ...
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Is there a correct way to counter a tank marine drop as Zerg?
I find that I keep getting destroyed to a tank/marine drop in my mineral line. This generally happens early game before I'm two base saturated and have roach ling bane. (for the obvious MMM deathball ...
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How do you beat a zerg player that roach rushes using protoss? [duplicate]
What is the easiest and fastest way? I'm definitely slower than the zerg player. I usually lose because I cheese(troll), and get discovered, but I usually don't lose. What is the best build order to ...
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Does The Starcraft 2 MMR transfer to a different server?
I play zerg in ranked master league on the Europe server, got my 1000 wins and I want to play terran now (I am horrible with terran). Do you know if my MMR will be the same on the Americas server or ...
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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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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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Zergling late-game strategies and uses
I am not an advanced Starcraft player. Basically, are there any late-game strategies that use zerglings? My first impression would have been that they are too weak to be useful at all against a mature ...
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Why do zerglings with speed beat normal zerglings?
With Metabolic boost "speedlings" become a lot 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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ZvP: Gateway aggro -> Phoenix -> Robo deathball: What went wrong?
I'm a platinum zerg having trouble dealing with protoss lategame. Previously I always did
Stephano's 12:00 roach max, which worked most of the time, but now I want to learn to play standard. So now I'...
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Does baneling building attack do splash damage to units?
If you right click on a building, banelings will attack it do much more damage than usual. Does the splash from this attack damage any units who are stood nearby? And, if so, how much?
If I set the ...
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TT vs ZZ on Twilight Fortress
As TT, we were going heavy MM and rush at the 6-minute mark. However, since the map is too large, by the time we got there, they have already expanded and have enough zerlings + banelings.
What else ...
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How many Banelings do I need to wipe different structures?
Wondering if I can find a list of how many Banelings you need to wipe common structures (supply depot, Command centers, pylons, Nexus, fences on the map, etc).
I know I could find out empirically but ...
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Why does Zerg AI get stuck
Why does the Zerg AI player sometimes get stuck at the very beginning of the game and doesn't ever evolve beyond producing drones? This happened to me in StarCraft: Brood War, in a melee game against ...
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ZvZ: Differentiating between early pools, without drone scout, how do I react?
How do I tell the difference between 6/7/8/10 pools and their variants, using only an overlord scout? Both 6 and 10 pool send 6 zerglings across the map, and have no expansion at the normal time. Yet ...
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Zerg late-game strategies [closed]
I am a Zerg, and after a lot of sweating on battle.net I managed to get to the point where I survive with minimal losses to a number of rush waves.
My problem is that once I have enough resources to ...
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How to micro with zerg (i.e. surrounding, kiting, & stationary unit demolitioning)?
Surrounding (speedlings)
What's the most efficient way to surround a kiting bio ball (i.e. marines, marauders, medivacs)? Would I click far ahead of the group to force my speedling group to clump up, ...
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What is a viable Hydra/Swarm Host/Viper build order?
My favorites units in hots is the swarm host, hydra, and viper together. I have a pretty decent overall strategy, but I don't have a good build order.
I tend to do a 13 pool and a early gas when the ...
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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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Why don't players drone scout in ZvZ?
I know that in professional play, a lot of players don't scout with a Drone in ZvZ. As a gold league zerg player, I like to go hatch first, but I usually worker scout anyway because I'm worried that ...
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Swarm Host/Hydra/Viper vs. Siege Tank/Banshee/Viking
When I play Zerg and use a Swarm Host/Hydra/Viper build I always lose to SiegeTank/Banshee/Viking.
The Terran players uses his Vikings to kill my overseers before my hydra can get in position.
Then ...
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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 to being completed, the Protoss walled off my main's base with pylons exactly like the picture ...
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ZvP How to deal with a Pylon-blocked natural?
As a Bronze Zerg, I find that whenever my natural is blocked/cannon rushed by a Protoss opponent that by the time that I've dealt with it I'm a long way behind. Then subsequent 2-base pressure is the ...
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No creep spread from main to natural
I've been watching a lot of pro-games at tournaments like dreamhack lately and i've noticed that a lot of the zerg players don't connect their main and natural with creep.
They always start spreading ...
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How do I deal with a protoss army containing high templars as a zerg?
Well, I play team games mostly but besides team battles, I have been in a few battles which was just the protoss and me, the zerg. And, I struggled a lot. Whatever composition I have in the army (...
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How do pro Zerg players generally prepare for a 4 gate they know is coming?
I am a master's league player attempting to learn Zerg. My overall macro is very strong, but I have the sense I am over-droning which leads to my defeat against a strong 4 gate (high diamond->masters)...
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ZvT: How can I effectively deal with Medivacs?
In ZvT when Terran plays bio, what is the best way to snip Medivacs?
I thought that could be Corruptors, but actually they are quite slow and expensive. Hydras are vulnerable to marines.
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Does creep spread speed depends from amount/concentration of creep tumors?
During the Heart of the Swarm campaign I've was given the advice: if you lay more creep tumors, your creep will spread quicker.
Is that the case in multiplayer game?
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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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Why do Zerg players build their Evolution Chambers quickly?
I often see Zerg players build spawning pool immediately followed by an Evolution Chamber (EC). What is a purpose of that quick EC? To get quick armor/attack upgrades for zerglings?
Sometimes I also ...
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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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