EPT ZvZ fast third with ling upgrades
By SCAKamker
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Hello TL, thank you all for viewing my latest guide!
My name is Nick McGregor aka "SCAKamker" and this is my first guide on TL. I was a Grand Master zerg in Wings, and am currently high masters in hots. This guide will be for a very safe and economic ZvZ play style utilizing the Zergling quick upgrades and a very fast third.
Main Objective + Show Spoiler +
Use upgraded zerglings to establish and maintain an economic advantage, then use your delayed but much strong tech to defeat your opponent
Ok lets talk about the build, there are 2 openings I use for this style but for now were going to focus on the general one. This one being very safe and possible on all maps
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15 pool
16 hatch
16 gas speed at 100
15 overlord
2 queens from main
24 third queen from nat
at 50 gas a spine and baneling nest
then when you hit 75 gas, assuming you don't have to make any banelings you put down 1 evo which will start plus 1 carapace upon completion and then plus melee after that
then when you reach full saturation on both bases you take a third and make pure speedling
Its also possible to play greedier this is just the safest variation of the build, but the play can be applied to any opening
16 hatch
16 gas speed at 100
15 overlord
2 queens from main
24 third queen from nat
at 50 gas a spine and baneling nest
then when you hit 75 gas, assuming you don't have to make any banelings you put down 1 evo which will start plus 1 carapace upon completion and then plus melee after that
then when you reach full saturation on both bases you take a third and make pure speedling
Its also possible to play greedier this is just the safest variation of the build, but the play can be applied to any opening
Special build + Show Spoiler +
For the special build everything is the same but i switch the timing of my bane nest for my evo chamber and get the upgrade much sooner, and I'm able to do this on certain maps where you can wall off with an evo and a spine crawler ex. zerus prime
Now how to play this style + Show Spoiler +
In hots the ZvZ match up has evolved mostly into 2 base muta vs 2 base muta. I find this very tedious, and feel it leaves me with very few options and opportunities to outplay my opponent. This style has been my solution.
We take a very fast third using our upgraded lings to defend it. Also the plus 1 armor of our lings gives us a nice timing to hit a greedy zerg with mass ling baneling befor his mutas are out. Along with denying the third of your standard muta/ling zerg. Leaving us on three bases vs the two of our opponent. We then tech to our own mutas and win through superior gas and muta count
We take a very fast third using our upgraded lings to defend it. Also the plus 1 armor of our lings gives us a nice timing to hit a greedy zerg with mass ling baneling befor his mutas are out. Along with denying the third of your standard muta/ling zerg. Leaving us on three bases vs the two of our opponent. We then tech to our own mutas and win through superior gas and muta count
The Specifics
How to play vs. 2 base muta w/ no third or when you denie it with ling bane + Show Spoiler +
You're on 3 base to your opponents 2 great! But he has mutas out? No problem!
You are going to use mass upgraded ling/bane to counter attack his main/nat (or third if he tries to take one) anytime his mutas leave his base, while back at home you're building queens from all of your hatcheries along with necessary spores while waiting for your own mutas to pop out.
You then defend on 3 base with your queen muta until he gg's or kill him when he tries to take his third
You are going to use mass upgraded ling/bane to counter attack his main/nat (or third if he tries to take one) anytime his mutas leave his base, while back at home you're building queens from all of your hatcheries along with necessary spores while waiting for your own mutas to pop out.
You then defend on 3 base with your queen muta until he gg's or kill him when he tries to take his third
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How to play vs. Quick third from your opponent + Show Spoiler +
Upon your opponent seeing your quick third base he may think he can take one of his own LET HIM. He will be stockpiling his gas getting ready to compete with you on mutas all while your waiting for your carapace to finish so you can hit him with a mass ling baneling attack (im talking 20 plus banes) killing his third and often winning you the game right out... However if your opponent is tenacious and still in the game you simply follow the guidelines from the previous step how to play vs. 2 base muta w/ no third or when you denie it with ling bane
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But what if my opponent goes roaches? + Show Spoiler +
if your opponent does a roach build its the same principal as mutas you can keep him pinned back in his base with lings while building a superior roach army. Or you can defend the roaches my favorit way with mass spine/ling bane. The key with ling bane vs roach is moving banes to the center of the roach army for maximum splash while upgraded lings nibble up the remaining roaches
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Key things to remember/Tips
If your opponents defenses look weak don't be afraid to go all out with the plus 1 carapace timing (i often use all my gas on the banelings) if you kill all your opponents drones and units it doesn't really matter that he made 12 mutas
make as many lings as you have to for stalling purposes to get your own queens, mutas, spores out vs a 2 base muta/ling zerg
counter attacking and multi-prong harass is your best friend with this build
don't be afraid to take ling bane engagements unless your opponent did a ling upgrade build your lings will smoke theirs
Thanks for reading and Good Luck
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. I would suggest cleaning up the formatting a bit more and removing all the double spaces everywhere. Try to block paragraphs by subject and fix up grammar a bit more. The concept is strong and I've been doing something similar in my own ZvZs. 
