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BADSMCGEE
Profile Joined March 2010
United States94 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 21:12:00
November 10 2011 00:45 GMT
#1
No Axslav did not invent the Nexus First. This guide is how EG.Axslav makes nexus first a safe and strong build in PvT.

Intro:
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Hello, my name is stevo, and i am a GM protoss on north america. Like many of you, i have seen the calculated domination displayed on EG.Axslav's stream. One of his flagship builds in the PvT matchup is a Nexus First.

Many would assume that this build is a gimmick or incredibly risky, but a crisp build order coupled with intelligent reactions makes this build absolutely safe and incredibly hard for terran to deal with.

Lucky for all of TL.net, Axslav always commentates his play and explains his decision making, so this guide is my interpretation of many games made public and explained by Nick Ranish (EG.Axslav) Big thanks to VTwhiplash for his help as well.


What maps and scenarios this build is strongest in:
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Although Axslav uses this build on almost every map, and justifies why it's viable every time, he has stated that it is obviously much stronger and potent on certain maps. Generally, if a map is large in size, 4 players and has a defensive vantage in the natural, it is pretty safe to assume that Nexus first is a strong build.

Some maps as examples are:
Terminus
Antiga Shipyard
Tal Darim Altar


Build Order:
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Axslav's Early November Variation
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Though i have had many conversations with Axslav about this build and the safest variants of it, recently on Axslav's stream he has been experimenting with more greedy versions of the strategy which favor getting the Nexus on 16, and Gateway on 17. Every explaination, countermeasure, scouting tip, reaction and follow-up are completely unchanged by this, so when reading the explaination of the build Axslav has done in the past, and realizing that you will be going for a more greedy version, pretend the numbers fit the build you choose to do. At least some people are an expert at something right?

9 pylon
(2 chronos on probes)
15 Nexus -> scout

When scouting, it's important to check watchtowers and proxy locations first. Alot of whether this build puts you way ahead or not relies on you being as greedy as you can based on what you scout. The reactions to proxy rax are much more extreme than a rax in-base build, and quite frankly, a marine comes out at around 3:09 so you aren't going to get into their base at that scout timing anyway. Might as well be 100% safe vs proxies.

Depending on map and how greedy you feel like being, you can sneak a probe in at 15 supply and build gate and pylon on 16, but for the sake of a super safe BO...

15 gate

Resume probe production

Please note that the 15 gate is most effective when built closer to your ramp as the rally distance is smaller and they can help defend potential aggression much easier

16 pylon

Also note that it is smart to build the 16 pylon double powering the gateway to prevent any pylon snipe tactics.

After you build the 16 pylon check around your nexus thoroughly to check for sneaky bunkers building, any aggression from terran can be held as long as you prevent the bunker from getting up.

If you scout a bunker building, you can safely assume that the terran is rallying his first marine, which comes out at ~3:09, to your natural in hopes of getting safety inside of the premade bunker.
YOU MUST PREVENT THE BUNKER FROM FINISHING AT ALL COSTS. The sooner you scout it constructing, the more time you have to stop it and the easier the defense is. A good example of the method in which to stop this can be found at 3:30 of this vod. http://www.twitch.tv/axslav/b/299362513

Instantly attack the SCV with a probe and chrono a zealot out as soon as your gateway finishes. To be super safe you can pull 3 probes to attack the scv when the marine support gets there. Microed correctly, there is no way the bunker can complete.

17 assimilator

At this point your probe should have already scouted their location or will be arriving very soon. This is where the build branches off into several directions based on what you scout.

Please refer to the next section for the reactions to each terran build.


Reactions Based on what your probe scouts:
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First and foremost, if you get to your opponents base during the window of time where there is 1 marine at the ramp, it is always worth it to sacrifice the probe and tank the damage to get a solid read on your opponent.



1-2 Marines in nat with bunker building:

This is most likely 1 rax gasless FE. In this case, Axslav spends all chrono on probes and gets a Cybernetics core before 2nd gate and 2nd gas. Then he squeezes out zealot sentry production out of his gates while chronoing probes and gets his 3rd and 4th gasses at ~5:30. Finally, he opts to get his robo ~7:00 and works into a double forge collosus tech midgame with his econ.
Axslav always makes it clear that this opening from terran is the best case scenario for the T and that Nexus first puts the protoss on equal econ to a gasless FE terran only if the protoss can get a good read on the terran and feel confident spending his chronos on probes. Here is a replay of Axslav vs BeastyQT and his reaction to scouting 1 rax gasless expand. http://drop.sc/54590

Keep in mind that it is always possible for the terran to be doing an elaborate fake building a bunker and hoping you assume that he's 1 rax gasless FEing and spending chrono on probes. Always be diligent about checking his marine count and always look for potential oppurtunities to sneak your probe in and confirm his expo or not. Obviously this is only a problem on certain maps. On most maps you can either scout the CC building in the Natural by sacrificing a probe or you can just see the CC building regardless.



1 marine tech lab building on rax:

This can be one of a number of different things all of which have similar responses. It can be a tech lab first 2 rax (uncommon), some kind of all marauder 2rax, a 1 rax tech lab expand, or an early stim 3rax. Most of the time it will either be a 1 rax tech lab expand with an early reaper, or they will make a reaper first and scout the nexus first and reactively do a 2 or 3 rax off of the reaper pressure.
Axslav makes it very clear that vs techlab openings he stays on 1 gate a little longer and chronos units out of 1 gate. He does so in this sequence: zealot, zealot, stalker stalker and gets his second gate at ~530. He says that vs a reaper first the first zealot out of the gateway is pretty useless defensively, and really early vs any obscure conc shell push that you'd scout coming at the towers anyway, so he opts to send it out onto the map to scout the towers and eventually send it to their expo to confirm the expo and get additional information.
It is extremely important to diligently check for bunkers building near your natural when a tech lab is scouted. If a reaper can get in range of the nexus or workers with a bunker support it can almost instantly lose you the game. Use the zealot to scout any pushes coming or to scout if they chose to expand. If you scout a push coming or them obviously staying on 1 base, chrono units out of your 2 gateways and pull probes if needed. Understand that even if you lose several probes, your probe production capability and 2 nexuses worth of chrono boost makes any bio aggression completely all in.
If you scout him doing a 1 reaper expand or any variant of 1 rax tech lab expand, chrono nothing but probes from the point that you scout it onwards until about the 7 min mark. Axslav in this case will go for his robo at ~7min...and get collosus tech and double forge upgrades in the midgame. Here's a replay of Axslav vs M.Diestar and how he responds to a tech lab opening. http://drop.sc/55566

2 marines no add on:

Safe to assume it is one of 3 things: gasless 1 rax FE (CC in base), 2 rax marine scv all in or factory play. Keep your probe outside of his base constantly watching for any marines trying to move out to gain map control. Try to circle around the marine if it moves out to get scouting in. Even if nothing moves out, it is safest to save chrono and get your second gate before core. By the time the gates come up he will have moved out with his marine scv all in, so if he hasn't moved out by then it is safe to chrono probes. If it is gasless 1 rax FE, this slight economic delay won't put you behind by much, and the fact that double mules are mining from his main and the minerals are at full saturation sooner, his main will mine out faster and you will have an economic lead later on.
For a detailed description of scouting and defending the 2 rax marine scv all in, see the "Nothing in natural, marines at ramp" section.
So the last possibility is factory play. The key here is to chrono probes and to get your robotics facility earlier than if you're defending bio aggression. Axslav will get his at ~5:30, only having 2 gates of production supporting it. A key timing to keep in mind is that cloak will finish around 7:30, so use that as a benchmark for when your obs should be out to be safe against a cloak rush. Once you're chronoing probes and getting an earlier robo, the key is to send a stalker out to your opponents ramp and tank the shots from the marines at the top to see if you can see an expo building, or a later reactor/bunker. If you scout a bunker, you can assume it is some kind of 1/1/1 or bio all in that they're trying to mask under the guise of 1/1/1. Regardless if which it is, your goal should be to chrono out the fastest 38 probes possible, cut probes, get 5 gates and a robo, chrono out immortals and make nothing but units to defend against the impending all in.

The really good news is that Nexus first is the hardest counter to 1/1/1 there is because you can chrono out the 38 probes of econ so much faster than any other build.


1 marine reactor building on rax:

At this point, just assume it is reactor 2 rax. There are of course other possibilities, but none of which are dangerous to nexus first econ. If it is 1/1/1, the 2 rax response doesn't prevent you from holding it, the econ is plenty good enough to easily hold 1/1/1.
In the current metagame this will probably be the most common response from terrans that haven't faced nexus first often. Axslav makes it clear that it is very important to chrono your first zeal before cybernetics core. the build will be gate, assimilator, gate zeal core. You chrono out 2 zeals out of the first gate, and the core and second gate will finish directly when the second zealot comes out. At this point, you should chrono out 2 stalkers and a standard reactor 2 rax will hit when the 2 stalkers are out. Continuously build units and squeeze in probes when you can. They will most likely pull scvs with this push, so match their scv count with probes and target the marauders down first with your stalkers. Even if you lose probes, you can produce probes way faster than they can scvs because you have 2 Nexuses and double chrono boost. If you eliminate the marauders, it becomes marines vs stalkers and that is a fight i think any toss would be happy to take. If no push has come after the stalkers have been out for about 10 seconds, send a probe along the path that a 2rax push would be coming. If the probe arrives at their natural and scouts a bunker, assume they've 2 rax expoed and go on the offensive. You should be able to just outright kill them by adding 2 gates and chronoing warpgate. If the probe arrives at an empty natural, send it up the ramp and scout whether they have a bunker or whether you see marauders. If there is no bunker, add gates, keep making probes and play defensively while scouting for hidden expansions. Most likely, this is a 3 rax or some unorthodox all in that your econ should give you an incredible advantage against. If you scout a bunker, you can assume it is some kind of 1/1/1 or bio all in that they're trying to mask under the guise of 1/1/1. Regardless if which it is, your goal should be to chrono out the fastest 38 probes possible, cut probes, get 5 gates and a robo, chrono out immortals and make nothing but units to defend against the impending all in.

A textbook example of how to scout and react to reactor 2rax can be found at the 1:00:00 mark of this vod. http://www.twitch.tv/axslav/b/299183347

Nothing in Natural, marines at ramp:

Axslav has stated that getting perfect scouting information vs terran at this stage is very hard. However he has a make-shift system at getting as good of a read as you possibly can:

when you scout where they are, leave your probe outside of their base to see if they're moving out at all. If they move out with 1 marine, try to circle around and sneak in your probe behind him to get additional information in his base.

If nothing pushes out, rescout up the ramp at 3:42. If you see 1 marine, most likely it means that he is building an add-on, so prepare for aggression by getting your second gate before your core. The second gate and core should finish at almost the exact same time, so it makes it easy to chrono out 2 stalkers as soon as the core finishes to help defend against any 2 rax or 3 rax pressure

If the marine pushes out, be wary of a 2 rax marine scv all in. Try to take the watchtower with your zealot or a probe to get as much warning time as possible. Holding the marine scv all in is all about chronoing out stalkers, microing well and delay tactics. Although it is extremely hard to hold, have comfort in knowing that it is possible with great play. Here is a replay of Axslav holding a 1 rax in base PROXY 3 RAX marine scv all in. http://drop.sc/54449


Replays/VODs:
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Defending the 1 marine bunker push (3:30) http://www.twitch.tv/axslav/b/299362513

Scouting and Defending Reactor 2rax (1:00:00) http://www.twitch.tv/axslav/b/299183347

Axslav vs M.Diestar reaction to 1 marine techlab opening http://drop.sc/55566

Axslav holding vs gasless 1 rax proxy 3 rax marine scv all in http://drop.sc/54449

Here's an example of Axslav holding off a gasless 5 rax 1 base marine scv all in. http://drop.sc/54013

Here's an additional replay where Axslav chooses an aggressive followup to punish a tech greedy terran. http://drop.sc/54016


Why is this build so good?:
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The best thing about this guide is that although it explains how Axslav uses this econ to secure a strong midgame, really it is just explaining how to be safe vs every terran opening and how to use this build to leverage the largest econ and strongest midgame in every situation. What does that mean? It means you can use the econ however you want, to materialize ANY midgame you want! It is just a strong, safe, economic opening that gives you unlimited options.

Most of all this build puts terran in an awkward position. If they weren't initially going for an econ oriented play (basically anything but CC first or gasless 1 rax FE) he is forced to either try some hyper aggressive play aimed to deal damage, or accept that he is just behind. Since axslav has taught us all how to deal with all the hyper aggressive plays, that leaves 1 option for the terran.


GOD BLESS EG.AXSLAV, GOD BLESS TEAM LIQUID.NET AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

-stevo
DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
November 10 2011 01:02 GMT
#2
Great guide, really shows Nexus first as a viable build. The hard part is obviously the scouting, and I love how this guide focuses on it. Really important to scout proxy rax!

What I've been having problems with (mid-high masters) when doing this build is hellions. Stalkers just don't kill them quickly enough, and in large number hellions even beat them! What I've been trying to do is to wall off my ramp using Gateway+Pylon, and pull probes back to main until I have enough stalkers to kill them off easy. Is this recommended at higher levels? It leaves you somewhat vurneable to bio attacks.

Also, why the spoiler tags? Much easier to read if you remove them and keep the bolded topics. Very annoying to open everyone of them.

Like I said, great guide! Keep it up!
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EpicFail83
Profile Joined October 2011
8 Posts
November 10 2011 01:05 GMT
#3
Hello!I'm an hig diamond player.Time ago i use this start vs terran every game,very strong...since one terran react to nex first with hellion.He go fast hellion,come very quick and destrloy all my probe in main and natural.How can i deal hellion with this start?
DanceSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States751 Posts
November 10 2011 01:06 GMT
#4
A lot of protoss have done the nexus first build, one that comes to mind first would be WhiteRa, though I have never seen Axslav do it. Like you said the variation comes after the assimilator, some prefer the 4g, others go 3g robo + 2 forge, etc. What is Axslav's version (based off of scouting information or in general)?
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Markwerf
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands3728 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 01:20:46
November 10 2011 01:18 GMT
#5
I still feel there are many builds that deal with this on the smaller maps.
in base reactor + tech lab rax isn't too hard to deal with but the 2nd rax proxied (happens relatively often still) can make it a lot harder. Some blind cheeses also tend to be good against this like no gas marine + scv allin.
I also believe it's not that much better economically then a 20 nexus 1 gas Huk FE. It gets the nexus about 80 secs earlier but you're also cutting probes for a fair amount of time. You also need to be much more watchful for what he's doing like if he gets a bunker or not etc. Most of the time therefore i just prefer a 1 gas Huk FE. It's much less risky as you delay your crucial decision (so you get to scout first before dropping nexus) and you are not that economically worse off. Tech and gas intake are also slightly ahead in 1 gas FE which leads to a slightly faster colo push imo which I like to follow up with often on the semi big maps.

Also some builds tend to get even against this imo, reaper expand for example often nets 2-3 kills with the reaper here and puts them even. 1 gas Huk FE is simply ahead agianst reaper expand imo as your stalker pops right when they arrive. For that reason i don't like this strat too much on maps like shakuras (reaper distance can be very short, decent chance of proxy rax) but I still love it on tal darim etc.

also nexus first beats gasless expand in economy really. When saturation isn't an issue chronoboost is a stronger eco boost then MULE's are. Usually the mere threat of aggression forces the chrono into other expenses though.
SoKHo
Profile Joined April 2011
Korea (South)1081 Posts
November 10 2011 01:33 GMT
#6
Every time I try Nexus first I die to a 2 rax. I feel so much more comfortable with 1 gate FE :/
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bertu
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Brazil871 Posts
November 10 2011 01:36 GMT
#7
Thank you for the guide.

I feel that 15 nexus is a decent choice, sure, but it does involve more risks than the standard 1-gas FE macro opening, so I have some trouble with calling it "absolute safe".

Even though you might know what the most optimal response is in a given scenario (and the guide is very good at pointing those), it doesn`t mean the build can be used risk-free, except on specific maps (ie. pocket expos). 15 nexus with a late scout will always be a bit of a gamble as it is super hard to hold blind cheeses or a well executed 2 rax regardless of how well you respond, which is why I don`t think it is that great for ladder usage. It is "possible" to hold, but not likely.

The standard 1-gas FE BO, with early scout, is used a lot more at pro level, where players will cut corners to drop the nexus earlier if scouting so permits. It is safer in the sense that you will die less to cheese/super agressive play, but it doesn`t pay off as much when it works, obviously. I am always in favor of having a build more flexible that allows better scouting, instead of taking some macro risks earlier and relying in my opponent not doing a blind counter or executing the proper response.

Again, this doesn`t mean that 15 nexus is a bad choice, it`s just that is not as safe as the current standard macro opening for PvT, so be aware.
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StrinterN
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark531 Posts
November 10 2011 01:55 GMT
#8
I've been watching his streams for the last 4 days now and it keeps impressing me how he laugh at all the 1 base terran allins that are "supposed" to counter a nexus first. I was wondering when somebody would make a guide about his nexus first play and well here it is. GJ !!

Axslav is the man!

btw. i giggle everytime he calls his units or probes "guys". :DD
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TechSc2
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Netherlands554 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 02:07:07
November 10 2011 02:06 GMT
#9
been testing this build against my teammates, and out of 10 games, he won 1 because he went 1 rax in base 4 proxy raxes, and i micro'ed it poorly.

Lower league players watch out because you will die to ALOT of stuff simply because this build will absolutely require more micro then on the terran side. Also because lower league macro tends to be a little more off, your tech buildings to defend banshee's for example, will just loose your game because you don't ahve any observer out to detect the banshee's.

I tried this back when i was in lower-mid diamond, and i got killed alot doing it. So go 1 gate FE till your macro is good enough to actually execute this build.

@Dontgiveup, a 2 rax, no matter how far he proxies the second rax into your base is EASILY fended off with probes. since you have at least a 10-12 probe lead very quickly you can sack 4-5 probes and still come ahead while he sacks a rax and an addon. I've even had a terran get 2 bunkers up and still was able to fend it off because he never got more then 1 marine in each bunker. He killed no buildings, lost 2 SCV's and 2 marines, and i lost 1 zealot.

So if your macro is crisp, then go for it. It will put you ahead against any terrans.
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Markwerf
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands3728 Posts
November 10 2011 02:31 GMT
#10
On November 10 2011 11:06 Unwired wrote:
been testing this build against my teammates, and out of 10 games, he won 1 because he went 1 rax in base 4 proxy raxes, and i micro'ed it poorly.

Lower league players watch out because you will die to ALOT of stuff simply because this build will absolutely require more micro then on the terran side. Also because lower league macro tends to be a little more off, your tech buildings to defend banshee's for example, will just loose your game because you don't ahve any observer out to detect the banshee's.

I tried this back when i was in lower-mid diamond, and i got killed alot doing it. So go 1 gate FE till your macro is good enough to actually execute this build.

@Dontgiveup, a 2 rax, no matter how far he proxies the second rax into your base is EASILY fended off with probes. since you have at least a 10-12 probe lead very quickly you can sack 4-5 probes and still come ahead while he sacks a rax and an addon. I've even had a terran get 2 bunkers up and still was able to fend it off because he never got more then 1 marine in each bunker. He killed no buildings, lost 2 SCV's and 2 marines, and i lost 1 zealot.

So if your macro is crisp, then go for it. It will put you ahead against any terrans.


counting orbitals for 3-4 probes you really won't have that big a probe lead. It's very common for a 2 rax opening to come out sort of neutral against 16 nex, if the 2 rax player kills 4 probes and trades army units evenly then it's really quite even from that point onwards. The 16 nex player already cut probes to get his defences up afterall.
Andro
Profile Joined June 2007
Canada87 Posts
November 10 2011 02:54 GMT
#11
Just tried this out! worked out well vs a cheesy terran
ima experiment around with this some more
eSgTheBear
Profile Joined November 2011
United States47 Posts
November 10 2011 02:55 GMT
#12
hey thanks stevo, you've been a big help
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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
November 10 2011 02:57 GMT
#13
Solid build.

Lately when I scout a nexus first vs toss I've been dropping 5rax before gas doing a little marine pressure into a fast 3rd. Because you delay tech it allows the T to get a fast 3rd. Helps make for a pretty even mid game.
Dredrick
Profile Joined September 2010
United States32 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 03:02:29
November 10 2011 03:02 GMT
#14
On November 10 2011 09:45 BADSMCGEE wrote:
Build Order:
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9 pylon
(2 chronos on probes)
15 Nexus -> scout

When scouting, it's important to check watchtowers and proxy locations first. Alot of whether this build puts you way ahead or not relies on you being as greedy as you can based on what you scout. The reactions to proxy rax are much more extreme than a rax in-base build, and quite frankly, a marine comes out at around 3:09 so you aren't going to get into their base at that scout timing anyway. Might as well be 100% safe vs proxies.

Depending on map and how greedy you feel like being, you can sneak a probe in at 15 supply and build gate and pylon on 16, but for the sake of a super safe BO...

15 gate

Resume probe production

Please note that the 15 gate is most effective when built closer to your ramp as the rally distance is smaller and they can help defend potential aggression much easier

16 pylon

Also note that it is smart to build the 16 pylon double powering the gateway to prevent any pylon snipe tactics.

After you build the 16 pylon check around your nexus thoroughly to check for sneaky bunkers building, any aggression from terran can be held as long as you prevent the bunker from getting up.

If you scout a bunker building, you can safely assume that the terran is rallying his first marine, which comes out at ~3:09, to your natural in hopes of getting safety inside of the premade bunker.
YOU MUST PREVENT THE BUNKER FROM FINISHING AT ALL COSTS. The sooner you scout it constructing, the more time you have to stop it and the easier the defense is. A good example of the method in which to stop this can be found at 3:30 of this vod. http://www.twitch.tv/axslav/b/299362513

Instantly attack the SCV with a probe and chrono a zealot out as soon as your gateway finishes. To be super safe you can pull 3 probes to attack the scv when the marine support gets there. Microed correctly, there is no way the bunker can complete.

17 assimilator

At this point your probe should have already scouted their location or will be arriving very soon. This is where the build branches off into several directions based on what you scout.

Please refer to the next section for the reactions to each terran build.




This is not Axslav's build.You probably should watch the replays closer if your planning on making a guide.

I don't know how you can get 15 Nexus 15 Gateway confused with 16 Nexus 17 Gateway.
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viobear
Profile Joined December 2009
United States2 Posts
November 10 2011 03:32 GMT
#15
greetings from sweden! nice build thanks for the post
LeeChaoKooking
Profile Joined November 2011
Japan1 Post
November 10 2011 03:51 GMT
#16
I was looking foruh recipe on doguhh and i found this good PvT strategysuh. Thank you from helped a lot
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iKuMoonSa
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)5 Posts
November 10 2011 04:21 GMT
#17
Very insightful post, I liked the "reactions based on probe scout" section that helps a lot. I will definitely be trying this on ladder. Thanks again.
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-iNko
Profile Joined August 2010
Lithuania160 Posts
November 10 2011 08:54 GMT
#18
thx for this, gonna defo try this on ladder!
xTrim
Profile Joined April 2011
472 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 13:23:24
November 10 2011 13:23 GMT
#19
Last time i faced a nexus first in TDA i proxied factory for a thor marine scv all in... easy gg

how does one stop it, apart from scouting the proxy, ofc
Dredrick
Profile Joined September 2010
United States32 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-10 15:26:27
November 10 2011 15:20 GMT
#20
On November 10 2011 22:23 xTrim wrote:
Last time i faced a nexus first in TDA i proxied factory for a thor marine scv all in... easy gg

how does one stop it, apart from scouting the proxy, ofc


You make units. That kind of aggression vs Nexus First is really not a good idea, because he has much more money when you attack, than if he had gone 1gate FE. It really doesn't make any sense as a counter to Nexus First.

The only 2 real options terran has vs Nexus First are a really fast barracks pressure followed by an expo, try to do enough damage to his economy to even up the game, and doing a 1rax FE, which gives you about equal economy to the Protoss.

And just to be annyoingly persistant I want to remind everyone that THE BUILD LISTED IN THIS THREAD IS NOT AXSLAV'S BUILD.
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