Recent Strategies

ZvZ – Alternative approach to dealing with a 6 pool all-in
This guide will cover an alternative approach to dealing with the 6 pool all-in. Typically if a player goes pool first they should be able to defend against the 6 pool with just their drones, closely followed up with some lings and a queen. But in some cases this is very difficult because your either unprepared, not watching your overlords, you … [Read More...]

14 Hatch Roach opening – ZvZ
This opening is great for avoiding ling and baneling matches. It also has the potential for a very strong mid and late game depending on how your opponent reacts and how you deal with their aggression. This build helps you defend your early hatch with correctly positioned roaches. Using roaches not to be aggressive but to defend and wall is the key … [Read More...]

PvZ: 3 Gate Expand
PvZ: How to 3-gate + expo With the amount of openings available in PvZ it can be hard to decide what's best to do in every situation. What map is it? What are the positions? Have I played this map before? Etc etc. These are all questions that play important roles in determining your build. Luckily, even if you are in completely unknown territory … [Read More...]

PvP How To 4 Gate
The 4 gate is an extremely powerful 1-base all-in attack designed to defeat your opponent within only a few minutes of the game beginning. I don't recommend this being your build of choice (mainly for how many builds have been, and are being, worked out to counter it because of it's strength), but having it available in your tool bag is … [Read More...]

Phoenix PvP Strategy
Just finished watching one of Day[9]'s daily casts (if you don't know who Day[9] is you need to check out his website). He focuses this cast on one of the top grandmaster players named Grubby. Grubby uses a very strong build that focuses on Phoenix's in the early game that allows you to gain both a tech and economic lead against your … [Read More...]
