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Epishade's Pylon Rush Strategy (Guide)

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Epishade
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2267 Posts
September 08 2018 18:28 GMT
#1
In this blog, I will show you a very simple but effective technique for winning your Starcraft 2 1v1 matches using only pylons.

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Here you see the opponent attempt to confuse you. Do not fall for these simple mind games.

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Build a pylon below the ramp to the natural of your base. This is the most unsafe area you can build, and will trick your opponent into thinking you are a noob.

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Send a scouting hero probe to the enemy base. Be especially sure to look for how many drones he has and if he has built one or more spawning pools. You may have noticed that, in this instance, zero or less spawning pools were built. Our opponent has decided to go hatch first. This is the perfect time to employ the pylon rush strategy.

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Retrieve your hero probe and move him to your opponent's natural expansion. Begin throwing up as many pylons as you can to block him from reaching his new base to defend it. Forge not required. You will notice I never built it in this game.

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With any common sense, your opponent will forfeit this lost match, and you will gain many ladder points (and ladies).

GG my friends. Try not to wreck too many people on the ladder with this new strat.

****
Pinhead Larry in the streets, Dirty Dan in the sheets.
Paljas
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6926 Posts
September 08 2018 22:33 GMT
#2
Hey, I have trouble following this guide. Can you outline a BO?
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
September 08 2018 23:05 GMT
#3
I notice that these are all Heart of the Swarm games, but the strategy is truly timeless.
nanaoei
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
3358 Posts
September 09 2018 11:37 GMT
#4
is this.. 4:3?
*@boesthius' FF7 nostalgia stream bomb* "we should work on a 'Final Progamer' fangame»whitera can be a protagonist---lastlie: "we save world and then defense it"
Thaniri
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1264 Posts
September 09 2018 21:30 GMT
#5
On September 09 2018 20:37 nanaoei wrote:
is this.. 4:3?


The build only works if you restrict your FOV. It allows you to focus on the one thing you need to do. You're never going to be engaged in something that requires a wide screen to look at.
Epishade
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2267 Posts
September 10 2018 02:27 GMT
#6
On September 10 2018 06:30 Thaniri wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2018 20:37 nanaoei wrote:
is this.. 4:3?


The build only works if you restrict your FOV. It allows you to focus on the one thing you need to do. You're never going to be engaged in something that requires a wide screen to look at.

Spoken like a man who understands the essence of the pylon rush.
Pinhead Larry in the streets, Dirty Dan in the sheets.
rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5586 Posts
September 10 2018 06:51 GMT
#7
Very nice, the Pylon is my favourite unit!
don't wall off against random
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
September 10 2018 16:13 GMT
#8
We used to call this the Bisu build in BW.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain17982 Posts
September 13 2018 11:18 GMT
#9
Could you please bump the graphic quality? I want to admire the pylon build in all its richly textured glory.
feardragon
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States972 Posts
September 13 2018 15:46 GMT
#10
I’m so glad the pro circuit hasn’t picked up on this yet. I believe Protoss players are holding back until the 2019 balance patch goes through so we don’t get pylons nerfed.
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