[D] Roachless ZvP style - Page 2

On February 20 2013 21:07 doggy wrote:
I dont like the way the OP plays, psychotics style seems better. However, hydra into muta is a lot stronger than everything you mentioned. The problem with going muta first is that its coinflippish and you straight out die to a lot of timings, hydra ling allows you to survive all these and forces your opponent into robo units.


Short explanation on the build itself:

I also start with a 11 overpool into 3.30 gas, 5.00 ling speed and 6.00 lair into hydras. As soon as protoss either goes for a robo bay or takes a third (which you can pressure/deny with hydras very well) i make huge transition into mutas. Its really powerful. Third is taken after you reach saturation at your natural. This is also very well doable by 14 pool, no need for lower pool if you dont like it.

If protoss for some reason goes for a 2 base fast colossi push you should react with a spire asap instead of committing to hydras. This is easily scoutable tho and very rare nowadays.

I faced almost every build there is (all possible 2 base allins as well as macro games with tripple stargate/templars and lots of stalkers/etc) and it really seems to work vs everything, even on high level

I'll think about writing a good guide however im very lazy with stuff like this :D



I would bet money that won't work. Not only that muta hydra is much more mobile than your colossi based army (which makes baseracing quite easy), your timing will be also significantly weaker when hydra ling delays your third (another reason why hydra ling into muta is much better than muta into hydra). The goal from going ling hydra in midgame is EXACTLY to force you into colossi, which makes it the last thing you wanna do.