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Strategies where workers decide games in StarCraft: Remastered: SCV, Probe and Drone tricks, holding a 4 Pool, Infested Terrans and surprise Nydus attacks.
- 4 Pool4 PoolThe most aggressive Zerg opening: the Spawning Pool at 4 supply, before any new Drone.: a Spawning Pool at 4 supply for six early Zerglings, at a cost to economy.
- Against 4 Pool Protoss builds a Forge and a Cannon, with Probes body-blocking.
- A Nydus CanalNydus CanalA Zerg tunnel (needs Hive) with two ends: units that enter one end come out of the other. into the enemy base can carry Lurkers and Defilers past any wall.
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How many hits?
Check the numbers from this episode, or try any pair of units. Armour comes off every hit, then the damage type scales what is left by the target's size. Shields take full damage.
Brood War base stats against one target: no splash, bounce or Chitinous Plating.
What this episode covers
- Grast opens the jubilee episode 20: early rushes, unusual abilities and pro games.
- How the three workers (SCV, Probe, Drone) differ in building and economy.
- The Zerg 4 Pool rush (the Spawning Pool at 4/9 supply) and its risks for the economy.
- Protoss defence against 4 Pool and 7 Pool: a quick Forge, a Photon Cannon and Probes body-blocking.
- A classic TvZ on Reverse Temple, where Casi surprises JulyZerg with Firebats and Medics.
- A Starleague finals game between JulyZerg (Zerg) and Best (Protoss) on Troy, a four-player map with gas walls.
- The second theme, unconventional Nydus Canals at Korean pro level: Action against Light (2018) opens a Nydus into the Terran base and walks Lurkers and Defilers with Dark Swarm up the ramp.
- More examples: EffOrt sending Adrenal GlandsAdrenal GlandsA Hive-tech upgrade at the Spawning Pool that makes Zerglings attack much faster. Zerglings through a Nydus, and Bisu splitting his harassment against Pure, with High Templar storming the Drones at one base while a Shuttle distracts at another.
- A top-level PvZPvZProtoss versus Zerg, seen from the Protoss side. between Zero and Snow, with Corsairs and High Templar storms against Zerg.
- Zero infests a Terran Command Center with a Queen and uses Infested Terrans (500 damage) to crush the Protoss army.
- Grast plays live on Fighting SpiritFighting SpiritA four-player map and one of the most played 1v1 maps in Brood War. as Terran, with Vulture kiting and Spider MineSpider MinesVulture mines that burrow and jump at enemy ground units that come close. Observers or scans reveal them. control.
- A preview of the last three or four episodes, on 2v22v2Team games of two players against two. and on tournament bugs.
Test yourself
4 quick questions on this episode.
1. At what supply does a 4 Pool build the Spawning Pool?
The Zerg makes no new Drones and builds the Pool straight away.
2. How does Protoss protect an unfinished Photon Cannon from Zerglings?
The workers act as a living shield until the Cannon finishes.
3. How much damage does an Infested Terran deal?
Its explosion deals 500 explosive damage to everything around it.
4. What does Action send through his Nydus Canal into Light's base?
Under Dark Swarm the Terran's Marines can't stop Lurkers coming up the ramp.
Questions this episode answers
What is the Zerg 4 Pool and when is it used?
The 4 Pool is the most aggressive rush in StarCraft: Zerg builds the Spawning Pool right at 4/9 supply without making a single new Drone. It aims to catch the opponent completely unprepared with six very early Zerglings, but if it is held, the Zerg is left with a crippled economy.
How does Protoss best defend an early Zergling rush (4 Pool or 7 Pool)?
Start a Forge at your entrance immediately and build a Photon Cannon. To protect the unfinished Cannon from the Zerglings, put Probes around it on Hold PositionHold PositionA command that keeps a unit in place: it attacks what comes into range but doesn't chase. as a living shield.
What is an Infested Terran and how do you get one?
Infested Terrans come from an Infested Command CenterInfested Command CenterA Terran Command Center below half health that a Queen has taken over. It makes Infested Terrans., which a Zerg Queen takes over when the Terran building is below half health. The Infested Terran is a suicide unit that explodes for a massive 500 explosive splash damage to nearby units and buildings.
Full summary
Episode 20, a jubilee episode, is about strategies in which the workers of each race play the key role: how SCVs, Probes and Drones differ, how they attack and defend, and how a few unusual abilities and Nydus Canals turn games around. It is for beginners and intermediate players who want to learn how to run and stop the 4 Pool and 7 Pool rushes, and how to use some of the most destructive abilities in the game.
Grast starts with the differences between the three workers (SCV, Probe, Drone) and demonstrates a 4 Pool Zergling rush, with detailed advice for Protoss on stopping it by placing a Forge and Gateway well and body-blocking with Probes. Three classic games illustrate the theory: the Terran Casi beating an early JulyZerg attack with Firebats and Medics on Reverse Temple; a dramatic JulyZerg vs Best game on Troy, a map with gas buildings blocking its paths; and a top-level PvZ in which Zero infests a Command Center with a Queen and uses Infested Terrans, 500 damage each, to break the Protoss army of Snow despite his Psionic StormsPsionic StormA High Templar spell: a storm that deals 112 damage over a few seconds to every unit in the area, your own included. and Corsairs.
The second part is about Nydus Canals used in ways nobody expects: in a 2018 game, Action opens a Nydus straight into Light's base and walks Lurkers and Defilers with Dark Swarm up the Terran's ramp, a move the commentators had never seen in 20 years of Brood War.
The episode ends with a live game on Fighting Spirit and a preview of the series' final episodes, on 2v2 and on Brood War's illegal bugs.