[G] [D] Parting's PvP Proleague Blink Build - Page 2

On May 26 2013 11:59 Littlesheep wrote:
I'd like to see some more replays of this build if anyone has, masters or up.

On May 26 2013 13:35 Scarecrow wrote:
This build smashed my dt expand yesterday on ladder, immediately stole it. Seems really solid.

On May 26 2013 10:55 vhapter wrote:
Is it a must to all-in a protoss that goes DT expand as soon as you get observers out (or at least put pressure on him)? I've just tried to play a macro game with this build vs dt expand, but it felt kinda iffy because my opponent was a few probes ahead, but when he took his third earlier his economy went sky high.


Here's the replay: http://drop.sc/337824

Do you guys think this just poor execution and/or macro? Or was it really a bad decision to go for a macro game?

PS: I've been practicing more and more recently in order to get better, but my PvP sucks.

On May 29 2013 04:22 aldochillbro wrote:

if you do a blink build you pretty much HAVE to put pressure on them and contain(or at least threaten to blink into their base when they decide to move out). that's the entire point of blink in pvp, without it you just put a lot of resources into an extremely weak tech route and not using it's strength., which is quite silly.

edit: what i do against a dt expand is get out 2 obs. 1 goes with my army after i kill the initial dt(s) and the other one stays at home with my msc(you can also leave a stalker if you want). btw, this shouldn't be a build you do at lower levels to try to win games but rather to improve you skills. making sure you can get out a good army behind the blink stalkers is really challenging to do when your opponent is making a lot of robo/stargate units

On May 31 2013 02:27 McHawk wrote:
i can t defend 4gate with this build, wgr is so much delayed, how do you defend against it?

On May 31 2013 07:58 Markwerf wrote:


if you have a feeling that's coming up you can just make sure you have the msc at home and you'll be fine or even go dark shrine instead of blink.
Way it plays out though your msc is likely away and you'll notice the 4 gate too late and you just die. Funnily enough 4 gate actually beats a fair number of strats now because most people play blind and try to get ahead in the tech wars, but the trick is basically just sniffing it out and brining your msc back ASAP.

On September 10 2013 13:50 LastLemming wrote:
I have been playing in the top 100 gm this season and use this for every pvp. I think it is a very strong build. Here are a few things you guys might find helpful.

There is a popular sentry first fe into robo and three gates. This build has a very strong time stopping that. If you move out with your first zealot and MSC and go directly to their base you will hit when they have a sentry and a MSC with a stalker or stalker on the way, while your stalker will be moving across the map. You will kill his sentry with your zealot/MSC and deal probe damage with good micro you can even kill his stalker and force his nexus cannon to be at his main to defend your small poke. I find if I don't deal early damage like this I can't break his natural, the immortal count gets too high. I am forced into expanding and playing from behind and then I lose. This poke also can deal game winning damage against greedy dt or stargate builds. Since you have to scout his base anyways to insure he does not go dts I recommend doing this opposed to the MSC scout. The only downside is that against the three stalker MSC opener you will lose at least your zealot. To insure you do not lose more make sure to lead with your zealot so your MSC can retreat if you find three stalkers.

If your scouting is somehow denied make a forge at 5:30 and then a cannon in mineral to prevent losing to dts.

If you scout stargate, good players will make an oracle once they see your being aggressive. Since your units will be across the map if an oracle gets in your base and your gates are on cool down you basically lose. You either need one cannon or 2 stalkers to stop an oracle. No oracle will get in your base before your warp tech finishes so if you scout stargate warp in 2 stalkers and keep then in your mineral line. Since you got the better end of the build orders (blink V stargate) you can afford to be safer.

When you move your zealot across the map if a probe and zealot pass you. Or you see his zealot before the middle of the map (meaning he chronoed it out or went early gate). You are most likely being hit with a warp gate timing. The best thing to do here is go dt instead of blink. The timings work out the same since dt shrine has same gas cost as blink. You use your nexus cannon to hold off. Your dts will be done by the time the nexus cannon is over and then its gg.

Some players will react to blink by staying on 1 base and powering immos. The key here is to set up a sentry contain and expand. You will be very ahead since he needs collo to walk down his ramp. Just be careful of warp prisms in your base, elevator shenanigans with a WP (just keep poking up and blinking out to scout this). And lastly sometimes ppl just randomly run down their ramp hoping to catch you off guard.

One last note is that I have found this build is great against a Terran who goes reaper-> reactor and expo. You send the zealot on a path to avoid the first reaper. It will get to the terrans base as the bunker is being build. If you target the scv the bunker will not get up. Your stream of units (zealot MSC, stalker, stalker) will keep his rine count low and with good micro and a time warp you can force scv pulls to get the bunker up. Then his econ will be damaged and your blink timing should finish him off.