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Master Hegel
Profile Joined July 2026
2 Posts
17 hours ago
#1
I am new to the game and am deciding which race to play. I prefer trading and defensive strategies; I love getting the most out of individual units. Which race should I play? What are the playstyles and strengths and weaknesses of the factions? Which players should I watch to learn. (I want to learn from solid play and not wild or “gimmick-based” styles.)

Thank you!
LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1563 Posts
16 hours ago
#2
Join the Coach Pupil League and its discord if u havent already:

https://cplbw.com/cpl/

New season starts soon.

All answers await there.

Protoss more begginer friendly and shorter mirror matches.
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iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1746 Posts
15 hours ago
#3
Wrong approach bro, you are trying to rationalize something that can't. It's just like with women, try all of them and you'll know which one is the best for you.
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere, I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
HOLYBATS
Profile Joined August 2021
Turkey826 Posts
15 hours ago
#4
Try Terran first.
PurE)Rabbit-SF
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States717 Posts
14 hours ago
#5
:S Zerg! you are showing off with Protoss and Terran, I strongly suggest zerg, you will have excellent idea of macro after a while :S
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c3rberUs
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Japan11681 Posts
13 hours ago
#6
Terran is inherently more defensive but I suggest trying all three. Early to mid game, you can get a lot out of basically any individual unit; even workers.
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PurE)Rabbit-SF
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States717 Posts
12 hours ago
#7
no terran please, I picked terran as kid , now I regret my life .painfully so ,I was never even close to the shit version Slayer_Boxer, dropship were fun, but always die from a push in my face.

Then comes Flash, I had my eyes flashed by his macro, and then I can never play this race again, there's Flash Terran, There's me Flash Terran, who flash with a dropship, and die to a macro push.

YOu know proper terran macro push ,me dropship flash, die to a macro push.

I donno man. Terran is horrible. Toss on the other hand.............cheaters :S one button users.
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Filco
Profile Joined October 2013
France162 Posts
9 hours ago
#8
If you want to experience the excruciating pain of losing an incalculable amount of games to Protoss players who have 3 times less APM than you because of bullshit builds (that can only work once on the ladder) play Terran.

If you want to be stucked for ever and never excape this arid desert full of Smurfs that the C rank is, play Terran.

If you want every single one of your match ups to be horribly difficult, play Terran.

If you want to play for fun, don't overthink what you're doing, just play Protoss.

Yes, this message is salty.

I am Terran. And I cry every night about it.
Filco Channel on youtube for fpvs, replays, tutorials and thoughts on the game.
WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3541 Posts
8 hours ago
#9
On September 10 2026 16:00 iFU.pauline wrote:
Wrong approach bro, you are trying to rationalize something that can't. It's just like with women, try all of them and you'll know which one is the best for you.


This. Play all a bit, see which you vibe with.
Also yes join CPL
Horang2 fan
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23373 Posts
5 hours ago
#10
On September 10 2026 13:54 Master Hegel wrote:
I am new to the game and am deciding which race to play. I prefer trading and defensive strategies; I love getting the most out of individual units. Which race should I play? What are the playstyles and strengths and weaknesses of the factions? Which players should I watch to learn. (I want to learn from solid play and not wild or “gimmick-based” styles.)

Thank you!


Pro players who play mostly standard:
Protoss: Best
Terran: Light
Zerg: SoulKey

Zerg and Terran are the more defensive races.
Zerg players are typically either aggressive or defensive, it sounds like Terran is more your style

Play a few games of each and decide?
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