• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 15:55
CEST 21:55
KST 04:55
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
TL Team Map Contest #5: Presented by Monster Energy4Code S RO8 Preview: herO, Zoun, Bunny, Classic7Code S RO8 Preview: Rogue, GuMiho, Solar, Maru3BGE Stara Zagora 2025: Info & Preview27Code S RO12 Preview: GuMiho, Bunny, SHIN, ByuN3
Community News
Code S RO8 Results + RO4 Bracket (2025 Season 2)11BGE Stara Zagora 2025 - Replay Pack2Weekly Cups (June 2-8): herO doubles down1[BSL20] ProLeague: Bracket Stage & Dates9GSL Ro4 and Finals moved to Sunday June 15th13
StarCraft 2
General
Code S RO8 Results + RO4 Bracket (2025 Season 2) feardragon: Blizzards biggest blunder with SC was… TL Team Map Contest #5: Presented by Monster Energy The SCII GOAT: A statistical Evaluation How herO can make history in the Code S S2 finals
Tourneys
RSL: Revival, a new crowdfunded tournament series [GSL 2025] Code S: Season 2 - Ro8 - Group A [GSL 2025] Code S: Season 2 - Ro8 - Group B SOOPer7s Showmatches 2025 Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament
Strategy
[G] Darkgrid Layout Simple Questions Simple Answers [G] PvT Cheese: 13 Gate Proxy Robo
Custom Maps
[UMS] Zillion Zerglings
External Content
Mutation # 477 Slow and Steady Mutation # 476 Charnel House Mutation # 475 Hard Target Mutation # 474 Futile Resistance
Brood War
General
BGH auto balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ BW General Discussion Recent recommended BW games FlaSh Witnesses SCV Pull Off the Impossible vs Shu StarCraft & BroodWar Campaign Speedrun Quest
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL 2v2] ProLeague Season 3 - Friday 21:00 CET Small VOD Thread 2.0 [BSL20] ProLeague Bracket Stage - Day 4
Strategy
I am doing this better than progamers do. [G] How to get started on ladder as a new Z player
Other Games
General Games
Path of Exile Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Beyond All Reason What do you want from future RTS games?
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine US Politics Mega-thread UK Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Vape Nation Thread
Fan Clubs
Maru Fan Club Serral Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Korean Music Discussion [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2025 Football Thread NHL Playoffs 2024 TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
A Better Routine For Progame…
TrAiDoS
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Heero Yuy & the Tax…
KrillinFromwales
I was completely wrong ab…
jameswatts
Need Your Help/Advice
Glider
Trip to the Zoo
micronesia
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 27423 users

The HotS Protoss Help Me Thread - Page 275

Forum Index > StarCraft 2 Strategy
Post a Reply
Prev 1 273 274 275 276 277 367 Next
Make sure you read the OP before asking a question. Asking a question already addressed in the OP will result in moderation action. Also, please put some effort into your questions. Do not just ask for build orders.
Extenz
Profile Joined October 2011
Italy822 Posts
July 09 2014 15:24 GMT
#5481
Any good timing vs zerg on 3 bases? I'm about to uninstall this game due to that race.
justnny
Profile Joined October 2010
United States171 Posts
July 09 2014 15:45 GMT
#5482
On July 09 2014 14:16 SC2John wrote:
Quick questions:

I'm always in the process of updating the OP, so are there any outlying things that need to be addressed in regards to recent changes in the game or important things that have been explained multiple times in this thread and really just need to go in the OP?

Is there anything that specifically needs updating in the OP?

Currently doing a lot of stuff, so I appreciate everyone's feedback in helping me tidy up this thread a bit.


I noticed the Protoss Bullshit thread was not linked in Liquipedia, but otherwise I try to use this thread basically to see discuss current meta things.
ToucheSC
Profile Joined October 2012
1 Post
July 10 2014 00:11 GMT
#5483
Hey guys just now starting to jump on the ladder train again and I really think my builds that i used to use are out of date compared to the new meta. If i could get a list of common build orders that are safe and reliable for pvp and pvt that would be great. I would love to focus on some sort of phoenix openings in pvp and in pvt maybe some safe oracle openings!

Thanks for any help!
Xinzoe
Profile Joined January 2014
Korea (South)2373 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-10 01:36:11
July 10 2014 01:31 GMT
#5484
On July 10 2014 09:11 ToucheSC wrote:
Hey guys just now starting to jump on the ladder train again and I really think my builds that i used to use are out of date compared to the new meta. If i could get a list of common build orders that are safe and reliable for pvp and pvt that would be great. I would love to focus on some sort of phoenix openings in pvp and in pvt maybe some safe oracle openings!

Thanks for any help!


Here is PvT oracle into colossus I saw herO do in proleague and in GSL
+ Show Spoiler +

9 Pylon
13 Gate
15 2x Gas (2 probes each)
17 Pylon
18 Core (scout if you want)
21 Nexus
23 MSC
25 Stalker/warpgate (now saturate your gases to 3 probes each)
@150 Gas Stargate
@100% Stalker - another Stalker
@100 Gas Robo
@50% Robo - Forge
@100% Forge +1 Armor
@100% Stargate make Oracle
@6:00 Natural Gases
@100% Robo, Observers (up to 3 or 4) and Robo Bay + Twilight
@100% Robo Bay/Twilight, Range + endless Colossus using Chronoboost + Blink

Chronoboost Usage: 1 on Oracle, Rest on Colossus and Probes
Benchmarks: By 11:30 3 Colossus, 1 Oracle, MSC, a few Sentries and Stalkers, 55+ Probes, +2 Armor almost finished, Blink finished, 7+ Gateways OR Third completed or almost completed


From there on you either all-in with 7 gates 3 colossus + blink stalkers
Or u take a third and play macro
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-10 05:43:32
July 10 2014 03:37 GMT
#5485
On July 09 2014 17:42 SatedSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2014 14:16 SC2John wrote:
Quick questions:

I'm always in the process of updating the OP, so are there any outlying things that need to be addressed in regards to recent changes in the game or important things that have been explained multiple times in this thread and really just need to go in the OP?

Is there anything that specifically needs updating in the OP?

Currently doing a lot of stuff, so I appreciate everyone's feedback in helping me tidy up this thread a bit.

Adding links to more standard build orders would probably reduce the number of people who only come here to ask for what builds to use in the current metagame.

I guess a link to the Protoss Strategy section of Liquipedia wouldn't go amiss, although it isn't quite up-to-scratch right now. I am trying to get it up to date but I've only really gotten the easiest articles sorted out thus far. Lots more to do T_T

EDIT:

I mean, look at the list of all-ins and then do that for standard openings..?


Added a section in General that reads "Link me to some macro builds/guides". I did the best I could to cover it, but if it's missing anything huge, just let me know.

On July 10 2014 00:24 Extenz wrote:
Any good timing vs zerg on 3 bases? I'm about to uninstall this game due to that race.


FOUND IT!

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sc2-strategy/402753-the-hots-protoss-help-me-thread?page=246#4905

3-base blink attack. You can also reference Classic vs. soO G1 on Sejong Station for perhaps a more refined and/or up-to-date type of build. Or...most Protoss games against soO. Seems like Protoss always opens up phoenixes -> blink against soO lol.

EDIT: NEVERMIND, I did an updated version of the 3-base blink attack, which can be found here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sc2-strategy/461621-sc2-notes-3-base-blink-attack-pvz
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
July 11 2014 04:38 GMT
#5486
Hey guys.

How do you stop this allin: http://drop.sc/384284

PvT the guy goes marine tank off 1 base pulls a fuckton of SCVs and starts bunkering me.

I've no idea how to stop this even when I know it's coming (which I didn't in this replay, didn't scout it early enough). My friend who plays T did this to me like 4 times in a row and I lost 4 times.

I have absolutely no idea how to stop this and what to do between a reasonable time that I would scout it and the time it hits.
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-11 05:21:54
July 11 2014 05:19 GMT
#5487
On July 11 2014 13:38 DinoMight wrote:
Hey guys.

How do you stop this allin: http://drop.sc/384284

PvT the guy goes marine tank off 1 base pulls a fuckton of SCVs and starts bunkering me.

I've no idea how to stop this even when I know it's coming (which I didn't in this replay, didn't scout it early enough). My friend who plays T did this to me like 4 times in a row and I lost 4 times.

I have absolutely no idea how to stop this and what to do between a reasonable time that I would scout it and the time it hits.




Not working...G6? on Habitation Station.
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
July 11 2014 06:10 GMT
#5488
On July 11 2014 14:19 SC2John wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2014 13:38 DinoMight wrote:
Hey guys.

How do you stop this allin: http://drop.sc/384284

PvT the guy goes marine tank off 1 base pulls a fuckton of SCVs and starts bunkering me.

I've no idea how to stop this even when I know it's coming (which I didn't in this replay, didn't scout it early enough). My friend who plays T did this to me like 4 times in a row and I lost 4 times.

I have absolutely no idea how to stop this and what to do between a reasonable time that I would scout it and the time it hits.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPQbUVWdAQ&t=1h30m6s

Not working...G6? on Habitation Station.


Saw it. That's totally different, Pigbaby knows immediately that Bomber is cheesing when he scouts the gold.
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
July 11 2014 12:30 GMT
#5489
If he pulls all his scvs, I believe you just keep mining for a while since they have no income and bust out with sa big army no?

If you opened Stargate its also very easy as you attack and lift all the tanks. I saw this in a wcs EU game?
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12246 Posts
July 11 2014 12:32 GMT
#5490
Pretty sure you can just make things off 4 gates plus a robo and win (assuming you engage correctly), especially with overcharge.

If you die to that kind of push you likely played too greedy either in tech or probe count.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-11 14:04:36
July 11 2014 13:02 GMT
#5491
--- Nuked ---
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
July 11 2014 14:48 GMT
#5492
On July 11 2014 22:02 SatedSC2 wrote:
I think it's mostly knowing that they didn't expand. Once you know that, you know to cut Probes and focus on getting units out of whatever you have available, which should be at least 3 Gate Robo with a standard build. If you have ~10 Probes on minerals at your natural then you can probably add another Gateway. If you opened Stargate then just go 3/4 Gate Void Ray instead of 3/4 Gate Immortal...


I disagree with the voidrays I think that phoenix are better because they can lift the tanks. Alternatively PigBaBy showed us that tempests are stupid good vs no stim pack marines
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
July 11 2014 14:53 GMT
#5493
--- Nuked ---
las91
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States5080 Posts
July 11 2014 15:34 GMT
#5494
How are people vetoing this season's map pool? All I'm doing right now is vetoing Merry-go-round since I just really don't like the map but none seem particularly bad/worse for Protoss than any of the other maps. Any insight would be appreciated!
In Inca we trust
Extenz
Profile Joined October 2011
Italy822 Posts
July 11 2014 18:04 GMT
#5495
On July 12 2014 00:34 las91 wrote:
How are people vetoing this season's map pool? All I'm doing right now is vetoing Merry-go-round since I just really don't like the map but none seem particularly bad/worse for Protoss than any of the other maps. Any insight would be appreciated!


Remove Merry, Catallena and Fox lab, no point in trying to play games on those maps.
vhapter
Profile Joined May 2010
Brazil677 Posts
July 11 2014 19:49 GMT
#5496
On July 12 2014 03:04 Extenz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2014 00:34 las91 wrote:
How are people vetoing this season's map pool? All I'm doing right now is vetoing Merry-go-round since I just really don't like the map but none seem particularly bad/worse for Protoss than any of the other maps. Any insight would be appreciated!


Remove Merry, Catallena and Fox lab, no point in trying to play games on those maps.

Same here. Merry go round is terrible for protoss imo. Catallena has a really weird design that I didn't care for. Foxtrot Labs is a 4-spawn map that has gold bases in odd locations, but isn't simmetrical. IIRC, it seems easier to take the gold base depending on the spawn and especially if you are zerg and have good creep spread and map presence. It doesn't really look good for protoss, it just took me a single game to realize my dislike for it. Maybe pros will prove me wrong and show some good games on them, but for the time being, I really don't like any of these maps.
To live is to fight, to fight is to live!
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
July 11 2014 19:53 GMT
#5497
On July 12 2014 00:34 las91 wrote:
How are people vetoing this season's map pool? All I'm doing right now is vetoing Merry-go-round since I just really don't like the map but none seem particularly bad/worse for Protoss than any of the other maps. Any insight would be appreciated!


Veto what has your worst win rate or what you don't have fun fun on. Haven't played enough catallena to make me hate it yet. Same story with the other maps. Personal ally I don't like overgrowth so I vetoed that one. 100% personal taste for that one though.
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
las91
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States5080 Posts
July 11 2014 21:00 GMT
#5498
Thanks for all the responses everyone, I'm still getting back from a really long hiatus so I was at a loss.
In Inca we trust
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
July 12 2014 00:42 GMT
#5499
--- Nuked ---
Jeep89
Profile Joined July 2014
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-13 05:57:36
July 13 2014 05:57 GMT
#5500
So I just started playing again after I really long time, and I'm having some problems with PvZ...I spend half the game trying to figure out how to block off my natural with the FFE.
I haven't found anything yet that has detailed information for each of the current maps...And it pretty much puts me at a huge disadvantage when I am spending more resources and time trying to block this shit off.
I have searched, and found detailed images of how to set it up for previous versions and their maps, but none for the latest version.
If anyone can link me to a detailed post that covers this then that would be great. Thanks.
Prev 1 273 274 275 276 277 367 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
BSL 2v2 ProLeague S3
19:00
Day 5
ZZZero.O109
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
IndyStarCraft 165
UpATreeSC 159
EnDerr 71
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 23184
Calm 3424
Mini 569
firebathero 238
Hyuk 167
Dewaltoss 115
ZZZero.O 109
sSak 60
scan(afreeca) 29
Counter-Strike
fl0m5827
Foxcn149
Stewie2K73
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu554
Other Games
tarik_tv58288
gofns12531
summit1g4418
Grubby3404
FrodaN1268
C9.Mang0544
Beastyqt485
B2W.Neo303
ArmadaUGS88
Trikslyr68
KnowMe39
FunKaTv 32
ZombieGrub30
PPMD27
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV25
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 20 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Adnapsc2 45
• HeavenSC 28
• sooper7s
• Migwel
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• IndyKCrew
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• intothetv
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 35
• ZZZeroYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV392
League of Legends
• Doublelift1772
• TFBlade1006
• Jankos1000
Other Games
• imaqtpie1071
• Scarra522
• Shiphtur305
Upcoming Events
Korean StarCraft League
7h 5m
SOOP
13h 5m
sOs vs Percival
CranKy Ducklings
14h 5m
WardiTV Invitational
15h 5m
ByuN vs MaNa
MaxPax vs Solar
Reynor vs Creator
Gerald vs Spirit
Cheesadelphia
19h 5m
CSO Cup
21h 5m
BSL: ProLeague
22h 5m
Hawk vs UltrA
Sziky vs spx
TerrOr vs JDConan
GSL Code S
1d 12h
Rogue vs herO
Classic vs GuMiho
Sparkling Tuna Cup
1d 14h
BSL: ProLeague
1d 22h
Bonyth vs Dewalt
Cross vs Doodle
MadiNho vs Dragon
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
2 days
Wardi Open
2 days
Replay Cast
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
RSL Revival
3 days
Cure vs Percival
ByuN vs Spirit
RSL Revival
4 days
herO vs sOs
Zoun vs Clem
Replay Cast
5 days
The PondCast
5 days
RSL Revival
5 days
Serral vs SHIN
Solar vs Cham
Replay Cast
6 days
RSL Revival
6 days
Reynor vs Scarlett
ShoWTimE vs Classic
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Season 17: Qualifier 2
BGE Stara Zagora 2025
Heroes 10 EU

Ongoing

JPL Season 2
BSL 2v2 Season 3
BSL Season 20
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 2
NPSL S3
Rose Open S1
CSL 17: 2025 SUMMER
2025 GSL S2
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7
IEM Dallas 2025
PGL Astana 2025
Asian Champions League '25
BLAST Rivals Spring 2025
MESA Nomadic Masters
CCT Season 2 Global Finals
IEM Melbourne 2025
YaLLa Compass Qatar 2025
PGL Bucharest 2025

Upcoming

Copa Latinoamericana 4
CSLPRO Last Chance 2025
CSLPRO Chat StarLAN 3
K-Championship
SEL Season 2 Championship
Esports World Cup 2025
HSC XXVII
Championship of Russia 2025
Murky Cup #2
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.