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M2
Profile Joined December 2002
Bulgaria4146 Posts
February 15 2026 20:04 GMT
#1
Shower thoughts: TvZ is the only match up including mirrors which utilizes every single unit of both fractions in a meaningful way. All units are important and key in different games, situations or strats. Also not just the units, but every spell (kind of) and all the researchable abilities too. Someone may say that the Infested Terran and the Ghosts are not really used which is true, but this is the only match up where the infested terran can even appear and the ghosts are as bad as vs anything else.

So I think we can say that TvZ is the most complete match up in the game
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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
133 Posts
February 15 2026 21:41 GMT
#2
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.

Also, did you ever see devourers in TvZ? In ZvZ they are at least used in very rare hive level plays.
CHEONSOYUN
Profile Joined August 2017
566 Posts
February 15 2026 22:06 GMT
#3
huh?

most complete/deep mu = zvz
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Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10310 Posts
February 16 2026 01:02 GMT
#4
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.

Also, did you ever see devourers in TvZ? In ZvZ they are at least used in very rare hive level plays.

Devourers were used in ZvT when island maps were in the map pool, they saw use against Battlecruisers in particular.
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Toshinou-Kyouko
Profile Joined November 2024
Philippines479 Posts
February 16 2026 01:13 GMT
#5
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.


Guess you didn't watch that one match between nada and larva in ASL season 7 where nada used ghosts AND nukes to attempt to break larva's sunken wall.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I216esl5toI?si=ycofsqMrg6ZPaJQP&t=2788
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Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8167 Posts
February 16 2026 17:09 GMT
#6
On February 16 2026 10:13 Toshinou-Kyouko wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.


Guess you didn't watch that one match between nada and larva in ASL season 7 where nada used ghosts AND nukes to attempt to break larva's sunken wall.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I216esl5toI?si=ycofsqMrg6ZPaJQP&t=2788


Linking ONE game from entire ASL history (and it failed) lol . Admittedly a really cool game though.
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.father
Profile Joined August 2022
12 Posts
February 16 2026 18:26 GMT
#7
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium6830 Posts
February 16 2026 18:29 GMT
#8
On February 17 2026 02:09 Ideas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2026 10:13 Toshinou-Kyouko wrote:
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.


Guess you didn't watch that one match between nada and larva in ASL season 7 where nada used ghosts AND nukes to attempt to break larva's sunken wall.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I216esl5toI?si=ycofsqMrg6ZPaJQP&t=2788


Linking ONE game from entire ASL history (and it failed) lol . Admittedly a really cool game though.

Casy used to play with nukes vs zerg back in the kespa days.


FlaSh used nukes vs Best on Match point to take down the 12 oclock expo.


I think the issue with such builds is just that there are more easy ways to execute such options with less risk than using a ghost. But when someone does it. It is for sure memorable.

SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
133 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-16 19:40:30
February 16 2026 19:26 GMT
#9
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why all bonjwas except one are terrans. This is why terran won most ASLs. Oh wait.
SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
133 Posts
February 16 2026 19:27 GMT
#10
On February 17 2026 02:09 Ideas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2026 10:13 Toshinou-Kyouko wrote:
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.


Guess you didn't watch that one match between nada and larva in ASL season 7 where nada used ghosts AND nukes to attempt to break larva's sunken wall.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I216esl5toI?si=ycofsqMrg6ZPaJQP&t=2788


Linking ONE game from entire ASL history (and it failed) lol . Admittedly a really cool game though.



Exactly.
.father
Profile Joined August 2022
12 Posts
February 16 2026 19:34 GMT
#11
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.
SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
133 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-16 19:54:56
February 16 2026 19:54 GMT
#12
On February 17 2026 04:34 .father wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.


Do you realise that it is Soulkey who screws statistics? He is exceptional ZvT player, but otherwise terran still has most presence in recent ASLs.
.father
Profile Joined August 2022
12 Posts
February 16 2026 20:18 GMT
#13
On February 17 2026 04:54 SiarX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 04:34 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.


Do you realise that it is Soulkey who screws statistics? He is exceptional ZvT player, but otherwise terran still has most presence in recent ASLs.

I don't care I actually play the matchup and it's straight up bad lol
PurE)Rabbit-SF
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States684 Posts
February 16 2026 22:20 GMT
#14
On February 17 2026 03:29 [sc1f]eonzerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 02:09 Ideas wrote:
On February 16 2026 10:13 Toshinou-Kyouko wrote:
On February 16 2026 06:41 SiarX wrote:
Well ghosts at least very rarely see use in TvP vs carriers, but in TvZ they are totally useless, so... not exactly complete.


Guess you didn't watch that one match between nada and larva in ASL season 7 where nada used ghosts AND nukes to attempt to break larva's sunken wall.

https://www.youtube.com/live/I216esl5toI?si=ycofsqMrg6ZPaJQP&t=2788


Linking ONE game from entire ASL history (and it failed) lol . Admittedly a really cool game though.

Casy used to play with nukes vs zerg back in the kespa days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsExKMu9ABQ

FlaSh used nukes vs Best on Match point to take down the 12 oclock expo.
https://youtu.be/RfJpUuMGtZE?si=un_3B4ScoIcgPb0u&t=451

I think the issue with such builds is just that there are more easy ways to execute such options with less risk than using a ghost. But when someone does it. It is for sure memorable.



Bruh, how you have such good memory of things, LOL
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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
133 Posts
February 16 2026 22:46 GMT
#15
On February 17 2026 05:18 .father wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 04:54 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:34 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.


Do you realise that it is Soulkey who screws statistics? He is exceptional ZvT player, but otherwise terran still has most presence in recent ASLs.

I don't care I actually play the matchup and it's straight up bad lol


You must be playing it wrong, then. Terran has two strong windows where he is superior, not just 4 minutes. Late game is Z favored but far from unwinnable, and very late game becomes balanced again. Statistics based on huge collected data proves it.

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/617209-data-analysis-on-8-million-games
.father
Profile Joined August 2022
12 Posts
February 17 2026 01:29 GMT
#16
On February 17 2026 07:46 SiarX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 05:18 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:54 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:34 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.


Do you realise that it is Soulkey who screws statistics? He is exceptional ZvT player, but otherwise terran still has most presence in recent ASLs.

I don't care I actually play the matchup and it's straight up bad lol


You must be playing it wrong, then. Terran has two strong windows where he is superior, not just 4 minutes. Late game is Z favored but far from unwinnable, and very late game becomes balanced again. Statistics based on huge collected data proves it.

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/617209-data-analysis-on-8-million-games

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Yeah this graph looks like shit. Good luck winning your all in at 12 minutes and if it fails just leave and go next.
NoobSkills
Profile Joined August 2009
United States1603 Posts
February 17 2026 01:48 GMT
#17
On February 17 2026 10:29 .father wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2026 07:46 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 05:18 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:54 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:34 .father wrote:
On February 17 2026 04:26 SiarX wrote:
On February 17 2026 03:26 .father wrote:
It's the most completely shit matchup in the game. Zerg has the best all ins in the game for the matchup and unbeatable lategame. Terran has about a 4 minute window to win the game before they're permanently locked out of any options.


Sure, this is why terran never loses late game. This is why almost all bonjwas are terrans. This is why terran wost most ASLs. Oh wait.

Terran lose a majority of tvz that go lategame. Kespa era is irrelevant, since Soma optimized 2 hatch play it has been insanely zerg favored.


Do you realise that it is Soulkey who screws statistics? He is exceptional ZvT player, but otherwise terran still has most presence in recent ASLs.

I don't care I actually play the matchup and it's straight up bad lol


You must be playing it wrong, then. Terran has two strong windows where he is superior, not just 4 minutes. Late game is Z favored but far from unwinnable, and very late game becomes balanced again. Statistics based on huge collected data proves it.


https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/617209-data-analysis-on-8-million-games

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Yeah this graph looks like shit. Good luck winning your all in at 12 minutes and if it fails just leave and go next.


You do realize that at 21 minutes the lowest point on that time table after 12 minutes terran is still winning ~45% of the time at worst right? Not even getting into specifics, but at 45% it is practically even with some minor deviation based off sample size and favorable matchups could account for far more than 5%. Of course that could go the other way as well.
SCRVN
Profile Joined June 2024
157 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-17 02:05:42
February 17 2026 01:59 GMT
#18
I think there is no any complete matchup with P and Z because of their imperfective race.

Btw, can someone explain to me why win rate of Terran is just 31% at 2.5 minutes? excepting their mom call to dinner or go to bed. I don't know a race can get destroy so easy like that.
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Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
639 Posts
February 17 2026 04:02 GMT
#19
On February 17 2026 10:59 SCRVN wrote:
can someone explain to me why win rate of Terran is just 31% at 2.5 minutes? excepting their mom call to dinner or go to bed. I don't know a race can get destroy so easy like that.


T can die/quit to 4pool or 5pool

Z can't really die to anything at that point
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Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
639 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-17 04:21:06
February 17 2026 04:09 GMT
#20
btw in the more recent thread the data sample is ten times as large and some of the graphs have more annotations

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/642592-data-analysis-on-70-million-replays

but the conclusion remains the same - Terran does really well vs Zerg

also the higher the MMR of both players, the more it is Terran favoured during any point in the game, as seen in the second graph below

TvZ vs time
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TvZ vs time in MMR brackets
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