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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
129 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-17 13:18:14
February 17 2026 08:17 GMT
#21
On February 17 2026 10:59 SCRVN wrote:
I think there is no any complete matchup with P and Z because of their imperfective race.


What do you mean?
SCRVN
Profile Joined June 2024
129 Posts
February 17 2026 13:29 GMT
#22
I mean P, Z is not perfect because they are op to Terran in PvT, ZvT and everyone knows P never can beat Z in PvZ.
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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
129 Posts
February 17 2026 14:54 GMT
#23
It is very debatable whether P and Z are op to T. And P certainly can beat Z, but has lower winrate because of suffering in early game indeed.
SCRVN
Profile Joined June 2024
129 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-17 15:00:27
February 17 2026 14:59 GMT
#24
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7979 Posts
February 17 2026 15:05 GMT
#25
Nuke vs sunken walls hasn’t really ever found its niche/timing although it’s supposedly working in a narrow timing window against Crazy Zerg.

I wouldn’t say that nukes are useless in tvz, and i wouldn’t bet my money that they will never be part of the meta.

Totally agree with the OP, TvZ is the most perfect matchup.
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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
129 Posts
February 17 2026 15:22 GMT
#26
On February 17 2026 23:59 SCRVN wrote:
[image loading]


Thst`s not enough data to judge... especially since Soulkey changes ASL statistics signifcantly singlehandedly, otherwise zerg would have fared much worse. But here statistics is more close

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/642592-data-analysis-on-70-million-replays
https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/617209-data-analysis-on-8-million-games






LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1517 Posts
February 17 2026 17:53 GMT
#27
ZerO (now Queen) did Infested Terrans on Holy World SE vs Protosses, but u can argue it's because of the map (has a neutral CC in the middle).

https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/12038_Kal_vs_ZerO/vod

https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/13625_Hwasin_vs_ZerO
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7979 Posts
23 hours ago
#28
I would like to see neutral cc in the map pool, and not necessarily in the middle. It could be a very nice tool for Zerg.
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SiarX
Profile Joined December 2021
129 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-18 11:28:36
21 hours ago
#29
On February 18 2026 02:53 LUCKY_NOOB wrote:
ZerO (now Queen) did Infested Terrans on Holy World SE vs Protosses, but u can argue it's because of the map (has a neutral CC in the middle).

https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/12038_Kal_vs_ZerO/vod

https://tl.net/tlpd/korean/games/13625_Hwasin_vs_ZerO


That was 17 years ago though...
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28742 Posts
19 hours ago
#30
tvz isn't just the best matchup in brood war, it's the best matchup in any computer game.
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Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1114 Posts
Last Edited: 2026-02-18 15:49:51
18 hours ago
#31
Mirror marchups are the most balanced. Not only is there a 100% winrate for the race, but also a 100% loss rate.

PvZ is not nearly as imbalanced as some folks on here claim. And TvZ is not nearly as perfect as some claim. Winrates fluctuate strongly for both matchupa depending on game time power spikes.
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Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
616 Posts
15 hours ago
#32
On February 18 2026 22:30 Liquid`Drone wrote:
tvz isn't just the best matchup in brood war, it's the best matchup in any computer game.


it's marvelous how asymmetrical the matchup is, playing TvZ and playing ZvT might as well be different games
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10308 Posts
13 hours ago
#33
On February 19 2026 03:19 Kraekkling wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 18 2026 22:30 Liquid`Drone wrote:
tvz isn't just the best matchup in brood war, it's the best matchup in any computer game.


it's marvelous how asymmetrical the matchup is, playing TvZ and playing ZvT might as well be different games

As someone who picked up Zerg this last season of CPL, it was very eye opening how much Zerg has to struggle in the matchup.
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Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7979 Posts
11 hours ago
#34
On February 19 2026 04:44 FlaShFTW wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 19 2026 03:19 Kraekkling wrote:
On February 18 2026 22:30 Liquid`Drone wrote:
tvz isn't just the best matchup in brood war, it's the best matchup in any computer game.


it's marvelous how asymmetrical the matchup is, playing TvZ and playing ZvT might as well be different games

As someone who picked up Zerg this last season of CPL, it was very eye opening how much Zerg has to struggle in the matchup.

Terran units feel so weak and fragile when you play them and so utterly terrifying when you face them it’s kind of comical.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Kraekkling
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
616 Posts
9 hours ago
#35
I didn't mean to comment on which side is harder, but rather that the gameplay feels so different. Its like

TvZ: nonstop macro because marines are so quick to make, but as a payoff you get the deadliest, most aggressive T1 unit in the game. Your opponent gets a bunch of bullshit which makes your units useless.

ZvT: closest to WC3 or something, there’s no economy, no macro, but you get a bunch of hero units you have to babysit all game i.e., the muta stack and later defilers. Your opponent can sit back and never expand and as long as they are mining, they'll be able to produce units which can kill you at all times.

Then it’s like 15 minutes of Zerg trying to assemble their super weapon while Terran throws shit at them hoping something sticks.
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XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2314 Posts
7 hours ago
#36
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.



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