Description

The build is your typical ZvZ 2 Base Roach Timing with 3 Gas, +1 Missile and Roach Speed. It cuts the early Ling Speed and uses a Baneling Nest to wall off and keep safe from Ling Bane Timings. Furthermore, Queens are used to fully block off the Natural and Queens + Banes together should keep you safe.

The Build then gets a fast Lair + Evo and aims to hit as strong of a Roach Attack as possible. You are able to take a 3rd once your Roaches are out and go for a macro Transition into a +2 Timing if you so wish.

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Build Order

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12 0:00 Drone 13 0:12 Overlord 13 0:17 Drone 14 0:30 Drone x3 17 0:45 Drone 18 0:56 Drone 19 0:57 Hatchery 19 1:00 Extractor 17 1:12 Spawning Pool 17 1:15 Drone x2 18 1:28 Drone 19 1:39 Overlord 19 1:59 Queen 19 2:00 Zergling x2 23 2:12 Queen 29 2:31 Overlord 29 2:34 Queen 32 2:42 Baneling Nest 31 2:47 Queen 35 2:55 Roach Warren 36 3:05 Evolution Chamber 35 3:06 Zergling x2 35 3:11 Lair 36 3:23 Zergling x2 39 3:29 Baneling x2 39 3:30 Overlord 39 3:32 Zerg Missile Weapons Level 1 42 3:45 Extractor x2 51 4:08 Glial Reconstitution 52 4:17 Overlord 52 4:19 Baneling x2 52 4:35 Roach x6 64 4:52 Roach x2 66 4:57 Roach 70 5:06 Hatchery 69 5:08 Roach

Analysis

The Banelings can be used to shut down Lings in the fight, Splash onto Roaches or even be sent to the mineral line.

2 Base Roach is generally a worse opener than 3 Hatch Openers so you will find yourself struggling a bit depending on the Rush Distance.

Transitioning away from the Roaches into droning a 3rd is a coinflip. If your opponent makes more Roaches than you, you get ahead and play with the defenders advantage into superior Upgrades. If he stops Roach production around the same time you will fall behind. If he stops earlier than you he will lose.