ImVirus Profile Joined June 2012 Sweden 25 Posts Last Edited: 2013-02-04 13:21:37 #1 ZvZ - Ling/Bane drops into 2-2 Roach Inf timing





Hey! My name is Gabriel a.k.a Virus and I'm here today to talk about my newest build I've been developing. None of you might know me so just a brief introduction of myself will be available ^^. And this is also my first guide so feedback would be appreciated!



I'm also adding the guide into spoilers so you can jump over parts if you don't feel like they're important! Tell me if you think they're annoying and I'll remove them :D



Fast Introduction

+ Show Spoiler + I'm a 15 year old swedish zerg play that is currently sitting at mid-master and I barely play standard and love unorthodox and aggressive play. I'm also currently playing for EchO starcraft



Who would sit down and think about a 9min ling/bane drop in ZvZ?

+ Show Spoiler + Hehe I would xD This is what I love to do. Imo standard is boring and I like to spice the game up abit. So how did I think about this build. I've been doing the ling/bane drop in ZvP recently that TangSC has written a guide on (link will be at the bottom of the guide) and I was thinking, why can't I do this in other matchups? And from there I started writing up alot of ideas of how I could accomplish this and boom. This is where I am today



How was it that you thought this was possible?

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- 3 Queens (Wanna skip lings as much as possible, and 3rd queen for transfuses at your nat)

- Fast Wall Due to double evo and baneling nest (or roach warren?)

- Open gas first (hatch before pool?!) into quick 2nd (maybe 3rd?) gas

- Use fast lair for a 2-2 roach / infestor timing

- Baneling drops in his mineral line (continuesly?!) will keep him busy and it will be hard for him to move out

- Needs ALOT of gas (early 1st-2nd-3rd(-4th?) gas)

- Will look like a quick muta build which will make this build catch him off guard (but him making spores will be a problem!)

- You will get alot of scouting info with the lings in his base



Alot of what I wrote there though did make a difference in the build ofc but they weren't all a part of the build, for example the gas first is nomore Well, that is a great question! I've always liked to follow my instinct and try what others don't. I wrote up my ideas in a WordPad document and here they are:- 3 Queens (Wanna skip lings as much as possible, and 3rd queen for transfuses at your nat)- Fast Wall Due to double evo and baneling nest (or roach warren?)- Open gas first (hatch before pool?!) into quick 2nd (maybe 3rd?) gas- Use fast lair for a 2-2 roach / infestor timing- Baneling drops in his mineral line (continuesly?!) will keep him busy and it will be hard for him to move out- Needs ALOT of gas (early 1st-2nd-3rd(-4th?) gas)- Will look like a quick muta build which will make this build catch him off guard (but him making spores will be a problem!)- You will get alot of scouting info with the lings in his baseAlot of what I wrote there though did make a difference in the build ofc but they weren't all a part of the build, for example the gas first is nomore



Build Order

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- 16 Hatch

- 15 Overlord

- 15 Queen

- @ 100% Queen start another one

- 17 Lings

- 18 - 3:20 gas

- 24 Overlord

- 4:20-4:30 Bane Nest (OR roach warren, you decide)

- 100 gas = Lair

- After lair start a spine (if you want to)

- Next 100 gas = Speed

- 5:00-5:15 Double Gas

- 5:45-6:00 Roach Warren

- Lair @ 100% - Overlord Drop and Speed (Drop first if you can't afford both at the same time)

- 7:15 Double Evo

- Speed @ 50% - Bane nest

- 46 (Saturated w/ 3 gas, 2 queens, 2 lings) Overlord

- 46-60 Lings

- 60 Start 1-1 (Ranged and Carapace)



Edit: I realised that you could fit a bane nest BEFORE lair! This will make the push a little delayed, but it will take a while for you to get your lings in position anyways! Drop tech should be done at 8:50 if played correctly! You can get a roach warren instead if you want to, it depends what you like the most!



IF you want to you can get a bane nest with your next 50 gas after lair, it will delay speed, drops and ovi speed but if you feel like you wanna be extra safe, do that.



Now some of you are probably thinking "Oh why pool first that's not as eco as hatch first". Actually it is. Fenn3r has done a video showing this and I will link that one in the bottom of the guide aswell



This build also relies on scouting, since you will get a late baneling nest (if you open roach warren) you will be very killed by speedling allins (if you don't have roaches out).



If you scout him going for an all-in roaches with a wall-off/semi-wall off are great. If you see him coming you can just build 3-4 evos and wall off aswell, TLO does this alot.

- 15 Pool- 16 Hatch- 15 Overlord- 15 Queen- @ 100% Queen start another one- 17 Lings- 18 - 3:20 gas- 24 Overlord- 4:20-4:30 Bane Nest (OR roach warren, you decide)- 100 gas = Lair- After lair start a spine (if you want to)- Next 100 gas = Speed- 5:00-5:15 Double Gas- 5:45-6:00 Roach Warren- Lair @ 100% - Overlord Drop and Speed (Drop first if you can't afford both at the same time)- 7:15 Double Evo- Speed @ 50% - Bane nest- 46 (Saturated w/ 3 gas, 2 queens, 2 lings) Overlord- 46-60 Lings- 60 Start 1-1 (Ranged and Carapace)Edit: I realised that you could fit a bane nest BEFORE lair! This will make the push a little delayed, but it will take a while for you to get your lings in position anyways! Drop tech should be done at 8:50 if played correctly! You can get a roach warren instead if you want to, it depends what you like the most!IF you want to you can get a bane nest with your next 50 gas after lair, it will delay speed, drops and ovi speed but if you feel like you wanna be extra safe, do that.Now some of you are probably thinking "Oh why pool first that's not as eco as hatch first". Actually it is. Fenn3r has done a video showing this and I will link that one in the bottom of the guide aswellThis build also relies on scouting, since you will get a late baneling nest (if you open roach warren) you will be very killed by speedling allins (if you don't have roaches out).If you scout him going for an all-in roaches with a wall-off/semi-wall off are great. If you see him coming you can just build 3-4 evos and wall off aswell, TLO does this alot.



Transition

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- Overlord

- 4th gas

- Infestation pit

- Roach speed

- Take a third (Unless he doesn't have one!)

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- 2-2

- 40-50% @ 2-2 start hive

- Do a 2-2 Roach Infestor timing



REMEMBER, keep baneling/ling (maybe even roaches) dropping him! This will keep him INSIDE his base and scared to move out. Drop like terrans do in TvZ, 2-3 overlords with lings at his main, 2 at his 3rd while pushing with roach inf ! Will make him out of position. This is a great thing to do while doing the 2-2 timing. Drop some lings in his main and some at his nat/3rd while pushing in the middle.



Transitioning out of the 2-2 timing

- Start 3-3

- Hydra den

- Take a third and fourth (hopefully the third should already be up though)

- Commit to a 3-3 Roach Hydra Infestor attack and kill him off (you SHOULD have the upgrade advantage though)

- If you don't manage to kill him, transition to any hive tech unit of your liking!





How should I execute this drop?

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Here is an example of how to drop on Ohana.



Also, if you click your overlord that has lings in it and press D and then click on the ovi you can move while dropping, it's a really good technique.



DON'T forget to clear watchtowers so he won't see all your lings moving out and seeing them + banes getting loaded into the overlord.



As I showed you on this picture, you should only drop banes at his nat or 3rd. BUT you can also make 4 banes and drop them in the main aswell. But then I suggest you bring 5 overlords ^^ Drop them on the drones when they run away! :D



And, when they drones have gone too far away from your lings or his army is coming try to focus down the hatch and see if you can kill it! It will go down sometimes, I promise ;D



A good drop would be like this: 3 Overlords in his main, 1 with banes the other 2 with lings -- 1 Overlord at his 3rd with banes and a ling runby to his natural with like 8-10 lings (This is if he has a third! Otherwise just drop in his main with lings and banes and bane drop his nat. If he has 3 bases do a ling runby to the nat aswell )



After you've gotten a successful hit (12+ drones) be wary of all-ins and don't put so much effort into your drops! If hes still on 2 base he WILL all-in. If hes on 3 base, while dropping try to snipe the 3rd. If he loses drones while still on 3 base he will probably not counter. You will want to drop 4 banelings in one overlord at his natural (if he pulls drone from his main to his natural WAIT until they get there. If he keeps them in his main just go drop his natural asap.Here is an example of how to drop on Ohana.Also, if you click your overlord that has lings in it and press D and then click on the ovi you can move while dropping, it's a really good technique.DON'T forget to clear watchtowers so he won't see all your lings moving out and seeing them + banes getting loaded into the overlord.As I showed you on this picture, you should only drop banes at his nat or 3rd. BUT you can also make 4 banes and drop them in the main aswell. But then I suggest you bring 5 overlords ^^ Drop them on the drones when they run away! :DAnd, when they drones have gone too far away from your lings or his army is coming try to focus down the hatch and see if you can kill it! It will go down sometimes, I promise ;DA good drop would be like this: 3 Overlords in his main, 1 with banes the other 2 with lings -- 1 Overlord at his 3rd with banes and a ling runby to his natural with like 8-10 lings (This is if he has a third! Otherwise just drop in his main with lings and banes and bane drop his nat. If he has 3 bases do a ling runby to the nat aswellAfter you've gotten a successful hit (12+ drones) be wary of all-ins and don't put so much effort into your drops! If hes still on 2 base he WILL all-in. If hes on 3 base, while dropping try to snipe the 3rd. If he loses drones while still on 3 base he will probably not counter.



Counters

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This can be really deadly because he will be able to shut down drops. But you should still be able to do the initial drop and since he went mutas you soon will have your inf out and with the inf out you can go for a 1-1 or 2-2 roach inf timing, cause if he has mutas he probably doesn't have much else. Also, start 2 more queens!



Roach Counter Attack:

This will be like an all-in from him cause hes lost alot of drones. But while you dropped you should've started your inf pit (so you soon got inf) and roach prod and you should have 1-1 soon. So a counter should be held if controlled correctly by you!



Speedling All-in:

As I said, you NEED to scout this or you're dead. You will have a roach warren yes but it will take faster than 27sec (build time for a roach) for the speedlings to get to your side of the map. So if you scout it (low drone count on the nat, or just sending 1/2 ling(s) up into his main) start roach production and walloff with evos or a semi walloff so you can fit a roach or queen there This can be really deadly because he will be able to shut down drops. But you should still be able to do the initial drop and since he went mutas you soon will have your inf out and with the inf out you can go for a 1-1 or 2-2 roach inf timing, cause if he has mutas he probably doesn't have much else. Also, start 2 more queens!This will be like an all-in from him cause hes lost alot of drones. But while you dropped you should've started your inf pit (so you soon got inf) and roach prod and you should have 1-1 soon. So a counter should be held if controlled correctly by you!As I said, you NEED to scout this or you're dead. You will have a roach warren yes but it will take faster than 27sec (build time for a roach) for the speedlings to get to your side of the map. So if you scout it (low drone count on the nat, or just sending 1/2 ling(s) up into his main) start roach production and walloff with evos or a semi walloff so you can fit a roach or queen there



I Just held an all-in, what should I do now?

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I would suggest getting a bane nest asap so you can secure your third (it will make things much easier) and then going for a 3 base 2-2 roach inf timing This should probably kill him because you are so far ahead!



So either macro up and do a 2-2 3 base roach inf timing or counter with roaches! If it's an early all-in, like a speedling all in just counter attack with roaches. So if it's an early ling/bane all-in, counter with roaches! You will be miles ahead, and roaches against lings are goooood. Or you can simply macro up since you will be ahead. If you hold an all-in I do NOT suggest you going with the ling/bane drops just because you do that to try to get an advantage in the game, you already have one now that you held an all-in. Sooooo why risk it? :DI would suggest getting a bane nest asap so you can secure your third (it will make things much easier) and then going for a 3 base 2-2 roach inf timingThis should probably kill him because you are so far ahead!So either macro up and do a 2-2 3 base roach inf timing or counter with roaches!



How to react to different situations

+ Show Spoiler + A zerg still on 2 base spined up and probably alot of queens:

Well, I've been against this a couple of times and you should still take your third but CANCEL or DON'T use your infestation pit, you will just want to mass roaches and put 3+ spines at your nat and 3+ spines at your 3rd. You should be able to hold with roach/queen since he is gonna all-in. Also be prepared for mutas! If you suspect mutas, let your inf pit complete and start throwing down spores and start infestors .



The opponent keeps macroing after losing alot:

Just follow the transition!



The opponent got mutas:

I've written how to deal with it in the counters section!



You don't manage to do enough damage and he's on 3 base:

This situation is really tricky since you spent sooo much into drop tech. What you will need to do is get him out of position with drops and kill his 3rd. It's the ONLY way almost. Or keep dropping until you do enough damage. While dropping you should do the transition!



You manage to kill alot while he's on 3 base (for example, sniped his 3rd and killed 10+ drones):

Be wary of all-ins and don't put so much effort into your drops! If hes still on 2 base he WILL all-in. If hes on 3 base, while dropping try to snipe the 3rd. If he loses drones while still on 3 base he will probably not counter.



If you can think of more situations please write them in the comments and I will put up how you react to them! Well, I've been against this a couple of times and you should still take your third but CANCEL or DON'T use your infestation pit, you will just want to mass roaches and put 3+ spines at your nat and 3+ spines at your 3rd. You should be able to hold with roach/queen since he is gonna all-in. Also be prepared for mutas! If you suspect mutas, let your inf pit complete and start throwing down spores and start infestorsJust follow the transition!I've written how to deal with it in the counters section!This situation is really tricky since you spent sooo much into drop tech. What you will need to do is get him out of position with drops and kill his 3rd. It's the ONLY way almost. Or keep dropping until you do enough damage. While dropping you should do the transition!Be wary of all-ins and don't put so much effort into your drops! If hes still on 2 base he WILL all-in. If hes on 3 base, while dropping try to snipe the 3rd. If he loses drones while still on 3 base he will probably not counter.If you can think of more situations please write them in the comments and I will put up how you react to them!



Replays

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If you guys want a replay against AI tell me, but right now I'm still trying to get some good reps for you guys! I just finished the build so it's hard to already have them hehe ;D They will be coming soon! Don't worry



Links

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Fenn3r's vid (15p vs 15 hatch)





TangSC's Ling/Bane drop

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=294983



My stream:

http://www.twitch.tv/imvirus



My team:

http://echostarcraft.webs.com/



Guide on how to wall with zerg:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=377713 Fenn3r's vid (15p vs 15 hatch)TangSC's Ling/Bane dropMy stream:My team:Guide on how to wall with zerg:



That's pretty much it guys. If you have any other questions please ask them in the comments, this guide was done pretty fast but I dunno what else to write since I don't have any guide writing experience T.T Please tell me what I've missed and I'll add it!



Feel free to add me on EU (xpVirus#973)



Hopefully this guide will inspire more players to make ZvZ a bit more fun ;D



Poll

+ Show Spoiler + Poll: Do you think this is a good build to have in your ZvZ arsenal?



Yes (14)

74%



No (5)

26%



19 total votes (14)74%(5)26%19 total votes Your vote: Do you think this is a good build to have in your ZvZ arsenal? (Vote): Yes

(Vote): No





I would also like to say thank you to Tang who has been my coach for a long time now and has been my inspiration to do this build Keep it up!



//Virus Hey! My name is Gabriel a.k.a Virus and I'm here today to talk about my newest build I've been developing. None of you might know me so just a brief introduction of myself will be available ^^. And this is also my first guide so feedback would be appreciated!I'm also adding the guide into spoilers so you can jump over parts if you don't feel like they're important! Tell me if you think they're annoying and I'll remove them :DThat's pretty much it guys. If you have any other questions please ask them in the comments, this guide was done pretty fast but I dunno what else to write since I don't have any guide writing experience T.T Please tell me what I've missed and I'll add it!Feel free to add me on EU (xpVirus#973)Hopefully this guide will inspire more players to make ZvZ a bit more fun ;DI would also like to say thank you to Tang who has been my coach for a long time now and has been my inspiration to do this buildKeep it up!//Virus