ZvP Guardian devourer

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EGMachine

United States1643 Posts

March 14 2006 00:55 GMT

Is Mass Guardian Devourer late game a good stratigy? what would be its weaknesses? storm?

Liquid`Drone

Norway28592 Posts

March 14 2006 01:00 GMT

it gets raped by storm and maelstrom

basically, either you don't have very many guardians/devourers (and then they can be defeated by either just goons or corsairs), or you have a lot, in which case storm and maelstrom rapes them.

distant_voice

Germany2521 Posts

March 14 2006 01:00 GMT

of course it's a good strategy if you can afford it. which you can't in most cases.

bsj9

United States927 Posts

March 14 2006 01:33 GMT

I think you should have Queens with those to killl High Templars... You definitely don't want Guardians together with Devourers to attack Corsairs on a diff. angle, they're pretty mobile as well anyways

Insane

United States4991 Posts

March 14 2006 01:36 GMT

Usually you want to get Ultra/Ling, since it's very cost effective

decafchicken

United States19998 Posts

March 14 2006 03:22 GMT

Why go guard/dev when you can go ultra/ling -_-

Patriot.dlk

Sweden5462 Posts

March 14 2006 03:27 GMT

Only to be used when he's under so much pressure that he can't adapt in time or maybe not at all... If he's down to island expands you cant kill easily otherwise etc.

It's a good "finish" but really bad and easy to defeat if used wrongly, like when he can adapt fast before you do crucial damage

Patriot.dlk

Sweden5462 Posts

March 14 2006 04:11 GMT

A few gards are really good sometimes though.. I really think so!

KaasZerg

Netherlands927 Posts

March 14 2006 06:29 GMT

On a big map. yes. Attack an expo with guards from a cliff or a pond/void while a big battle takes place. He may react late. running of his probes too late or countering. A quick hit.

Devourers are to augment hydra's or mutas with acidspores. Their damge-output is not good on it's own.

QuietIdiot

7004 Posts

March 14 2006 06:34 GMT

#10

Guardians were real powerful in vanilla due to the lack of range the protoss had with storm and lack of eco-friendly anti air units from a range. Nowadays, guardians only work as a small detergent in a heavy late game scenario where both players mass a strong eco one way or another. Great over the water/cliff and could catch the opponent off guard if he doesn't have sairs or templars nearby. Never put it in the middle of a battlefield without other unit fortification, goons = raped T_T!

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