Banshee Rush

IntermediateTvZTiming Attack

Play Style

Fast cloaked Banshees to harass Zerg mineral lines. Aims to kill drones and delay Zerg economy while expanding.

Strategic Goals

→ Get cloaked Banshees quickly
→ Kill drones in mineral lines
→ Delay Zerg tech
→ Expand behind harassment

Counters

• Greedy Zerg
• Delayed Spores

Weaknesses

• Early Spore Crawlers
• Queen defense

Build Order Steps

Supply	Time	Action	Cost	Notes
14	-	Supply Depot 100 21s Provides supply required for additional terran units and can submerge, enabling troops to walk over it. It is smaller than in StarCraft I and can be made into an important part of terran base defenses, preventing enemy units from walking past them. This ability is called Lower/Raise. Supply Depot	100 21s	—
16	-	Barracks 150 46s Produces terran infantry units. Barracks	150 46s	—
16	-	Refinery 75 21s Refines vespene gas for collection by SCVs. Refinery	75 21s	—
19	-	Orbital Command 150 25s This upgrade to the command center provides scanner sweeps to reveal troop movements through the fog of war and detect cloaked or burrowed units, summons MULEs, and can increase the supply generated by supply depots. Orbital Command	150 25s	—
19	-	Reaper 50 50 32s Exceptionally fast infantry that uses dual pistols, can jet pack up and down ledges and uses explosives against buildings. Reaper	50 50 32s	—
20	-	Factory 150 100 43s Produces terran vehicle units. Factory	150 100 43s	—
22	-	Refinery 75 21s Refines vespene gas for collection by SCVs. Refinery	75 21s	—
24	-	Starport 150 100 36s Produces terran air units. Starport	150 100 36s	—
26	-	Siege Tank 150 125 32s A powerful tank that can switch between mobile Tank Mode and stationary Siege Mode for long-range artillery. Siege Tank	150 125 32s	—
28	-	Banshee 150 100 43s A tactical strike aircraft that can cloak. Banshee	150 100 43s	—
28	Immediately	Cloak		—
30	-	Command Center 400 71s Produces SCVs and serves as a drop off point for processing of minerals and gas. Has the ability to carry up to five SCVs and can upgrade to the powerfully armed planetary fortress or the ability oriented orbital command. Command Center (Natural)	400 71s	—
32	-	Banshee 150 100 43s A tactical strike aircraft that can cloak. Banshee x2	300 200 43s	—
36	-	Banshee 150 100 43s A tactical strike aircraft that can cloak. Harass with Banshees		Target drones, avoid Queens

Transitions

Transition to bio or continue mech production

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