[G] LiquidZenio's ZvP All-In: 3 Hatch Ling/Bane

Zenio's Liquidpedia Page
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Zenio

LiquidZenio vs Naniwa (GSL Terminus SE)
http://drop.sc/124072

Tang vs Noumena (Metalopolis)
http://drop.sc/161709

Tang vs CHARLIE (Ohana LE)
http://drop.sc/161714

Tang vs FtaCtHerring (Korhal Compound LE)
http://drop.sc/161713

Tang vs GSkillHunter (Korhal Compound 3-Pylon Cannon Rush)
http://drop.sc/164734

Tang vs eFragDeaDoX (Metalopolis)
http://drop.sc/161712

Tang vsEclipse (Daybreak LE)
http://drop.sc/161711

Tang vs ExO (Entombed Valley)
http://drop.sc/161710

Tang vs ILOVECHICKS (Ohana LE)
http://drop.sc/161708

Tang vs ClashShew (Antiga Shipyard)
http://drop.sc/161707

Tang vs Banzai (Ohana LE 2-Gate Zealot)
http://drop.sc/161706

Tang vs ABomB (Ohana LE)
http://drop.sc/161705

Tang vs fLcEifeR (Korhal Compound)
http://drop.sc/164735

Tang vs cScNuTS (Antiga Shipyard)
http://drop.sc/164758

Tang vs VirtualLight (Tal'Darim Altar)
http://drop.sc/164737

Tang vs Practice (Shakuras Plateau)
http://drop.sc/164736

Day9 Daily #389: Liquid Zenio's Sturdy ZvP


Day9 Daily #412: ZvP Roach Free Zeniownage

Tang Tutorial - LiquidZenio's 3Hatch Ling Baneling All-In:
http://www.twitch.tv/tangsc/b/315727400

LiquidZenio's Ling Baneling All-In - Please upvote!

Note: The opening you choose should resemble a standard Zerg macro build. Most variations of pool first into 3 hatcheries are acceptable, but here is how Zenio does it assuming a 1-pylon block at natural:

9Overlord
14Pool
15Overlord
15Drone
16Queen (Inject first, tumour second, then all injects)
18 2x Lings (Keep 1 at natural to deny scouting of your main)
20 Gas (As soon as probe is down the ramp)
19-21 Drones
21 Hatchery
20 Drone
21 Overlord
21-26 Drones
26 3rd Base (4:45-5:00)
25 Zergling speed (First 100 Gas)
27 Baneling Nest (Next 50 gas)
26-31 Zerglings
31 Overlord
31+ Zerglings / Banelings.

If you're testing this build, you should have just enough gas for 5-6 banelings and 25~ Lings with speed by roughly 7:15.

Note: While the following timings are based off Zenio vs nAniwa on GSL Terminus SE and may vary slightly from game to game, the majority of timings stay the same regardless of minor things you change early on (Like pool timing, natural timing)
http://drop.sc/124072

3:15-3:20 – When your lings come out and chase probe away from the main, you immediately start a gas (This is the only gas you build all game).


4:40 – Zenio lays on tumour at edge of creep and moves his single queen to expansion. With the creep connecting the bases, it becomes easier to deny probes scouting the gas geyser. Also, you should transfer your queen down to the expansion because any protoss who scouts that zerg has 3 hatcheries and a queen injecting at the expansion will likely assume business as usual.


5:00 – In order to resemble a 3base macro style (Like Stephano's 3hatch Roach/ling) the third base must be started by 5:00. Zergling speed should also be researching by now too.


5:15/5:30 Baneling nest can be started in the main.


5:45 - Cut drones, all zergling production. Make sure you have supply to 44.


6:40-7:00 – Make sure you have all three hatcheries hotkeyed and rallied. Morph in banelings and get in the habit of hotkeying your lings and banelings in a separate control group.


7:00-7:20 Lead with banelings and bust the front. Aim for any pylons or zealots that are part of the wall, or go for the forge.

Game Link: http://drop.sc/161708

1) Exchange pleasantries with your opponents, keep it friendly!


2) Open pool first. Choose whichever version you're most familiar with (11,14,15. Zenio does 14)


3) Take a hatch as fast as you can. If he doesn't pylon block you, get a hatch up as early as 16 before the overlord (If you prefer, you can wait at 15 or 16 supply to build an overlord, queen, and 2 sets of lings before your natural).


4) Start your queen and 2 sets of lings, standard macro ZvP so far.


5) As soon as your lings have chased the probe down the ramp, start your gas.


6) Keep chasing that probe, you don't want him to scout your earlier-than-usual gas.


7) Squeeze out a few drones before you take your 3rd (but start it by 5min at the latest)


8) Make sure you only build one queen to inject (optional 1 tumour). Also fill gas asap.


9) You can't stop the probe from scouting your 3rd, and in fact you prefer that he does scout it.


10) Start zergling speed ASAP (4:45-5:00)


11) Use your next 50 gas to start your baneling nest, around 26, 27 supply or 5:15/5:30)


12) Cut drones at or before the 6minute mark (26~ supply) then make all zerglings. Make sure you have overlords, set the rally point, and move your initial lings out to take the xel naga. You need map control at this stage so he doesn't scout all your lings streaming.


13) Use 4-6 lings to surround if he has one zealot. If he has a stalker, avoid engaging it without speed.


14) Morph banelings outside the range of the xel naga towers but as close as possible to opponent's natural.


15) Once speed is complete, the cover is blown so there is no longer a reason to hide your zerglings. Set the rally closer, get your banelings moving, and use you speedlings to scout the front and kill vulnerable Protoss units.


16) Lead the banelings into weaknesses in the wall (Pylons, cannons). Remember forges have less HP than Cyber/Gateway.


17) Once you break a hole, swarm in with lings and set rally inside the expansion.


18) Split zerglings into the main and natural, go for probes, units, and any important pylons.


19) Yep, keeping it friendly!

Q: I was personally wondering if it is possible to have enough sentries to hold the ramp from the banelings. Would toss try and hold this off with zealot sentry? If so, what kind of transitions would we be looking at in the position we're in? In the Day9 Daily, Zenio goes into a mutalisk strategy, would roaches be the better transition?

A: It's absolutely possible to hold if you have 2+ sentries and you build additional cannons / buildings if necessary to complete the wall. I think you would have to continuously chrono-boost sentries with 3 cannons to defend. Defending this requires scouting the quantity of lings that the Zerg is producing as early as possible.

Q: How can protoss players defend this?

A: You gotta scout it or die. Every FFE build either has pressure or opens up sentries. If you open up sentries, you're in a decent position. If you open up a pressure build, you should know something is up as soon as your units die to speedlings. There's no reason to have speedlings at that timing when you go 3 hatch other than either a ling runby or a baneling bust.
Then I would reinforce my wall with gateways, add cannons, and chrono sentries. Cross my fingers and hope for the best.(Thanks to NrGMonk for submitting this answer)

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