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Tamara Wijsman
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Scout Early!

Scout early as you will need to see this rush coming, it has the following characteristics:

  • No scout drone, lings or expo.
  • A higher drone count, 17 towards 3:00.
  • A roach warren, he can't hide it because of the creep.

Harass a Drone!

If you are good in micro you can hope for drones to follow and harass a single drone.
Protoss might want to place a proxy instead, depending on how you will counter him.

Build up your defenses and go for a counter attack.

Terran:
Bunker + 3 Rax, build MM and focus on Marauders to counter the Roaches.
Then Fac + Star, create medivac(s) and do a drop near his mineral line.

Protoss:
Cannons are possible, but are bad for your economy. You have three better options:

  • Early harass: Send in early zealots and pick off workers, there are no zerglings!

  • Four warp gates: Create a proxy pylon, warp in 8 zealots and harass right after his roaches go out. If he goes all-in you can take out his buildings before he takes you out.

  • Stargate: Should be out around 3:30, boost it twice to create a quick void ray.
    Together with Stalkers from two gates and Phoenix later you can even handle an all-in.

Zerg:
Roach openings are popular in this case, so you should be doing one too.
You won't be able to counter him with Zerglings and Banelings...

Tamara Wijsman
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