Dark Templar Rush

BeginnerPvTTiming Attack

Play Style

Fast Dark Shrine for cloaked Dark Templar rush. Aims to catch Terran without detection and deal massive damage.

Strategic Goals

→ Get Dark Shrine quickly
→ Build Dark Templars
→ Attack before detection
→ Kill SCVs and key buildings

Counters

• Greedy Terran
• No early detection

Weaknesses

• Scan
• Missile Turrets

Build Order Steps

Supply	Time	Action	Cost	Notes
14	-	Pylon 100 18s The protoss supply building; it produces a radius of energy that is a requisite for the placement of most other protoss structures. Pylon	100 18s	—
16	-	Gateway 150 46s Warps in the zealot, the stalker, the sentry, the high templar, and the dark templar. Gateway	150 46s	—
17	-	Assimilator 75 21s Allows probes to harvest vespene gas from geysers. Assimilator	75 21s	—
20	-	Cybernetics Core 150 36s Allows for the warping in of stalkers and sentries. Also allows research of weapon and armor upgrades for air units. Cybernetics Core	150 36s	—
21	-	Nexus 400 71s Produces probes and is the place that all minerals and gas are dropped off at to be processed. Also produces the mothership. Nexus (Natural)	400 71s	—
22	-	Stalker 125 50 30s A mobile ranged unit that can blink short distances. Stalker	125 50 30s	—
23	-	Warpgate Research Allows Gateways to transform into Warp Gates for instant unit production. Warpgate Research		—
24	-	Assimilator 75 21s Allows probes to harvest vespene gas from geysers. Assimilator	75 21s	—
26	-	Dark Shrine 150 150 71s Formerly known as the dark obelisk,[5] it allows dark templar to be warped in. Dark Shrine	150 150 71s	—
27	-	Gateway 150 46s Warps in the zealot, the stalker, the sentry, the high templar, and the dark templar. Gateway x2	300 46s	—
30	-	Dark Templar 125 125 39s A permanently cloaked assassin with high damage. Dark Templar	125 125 39s	—
32	-	Dark Templar 125 125 39s A permanently cloaked assassin with high damage. Dark Templar x2	250 250 39s	—
36	-	Attack with DTs		Target SCVs and production

Transitions

Merge Archons or add Robotics for Immortals

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