Hellion/Reaper Opener

IntermediateTvZEconomic

Play Style

Aggressive early game harassment using Hellions and Reapers to disrupt Zerg economy while expanding. Transitions into bio or mech based on game state.

Strategic Goals

  • → Harass with Hellions and Reapers
  • → Deny Zerg drone production
  • → Scout Zerg tech choices
  • → Maintain map control

Counters

  • • Greedy Zerg
  • • Fast third hatchery

Weaknesses

  • • Queen defense
  • • Spine Crawlers

Build Order Steps

SupplyTimeActionNotes
14-
Supply Depot
Supply Depot
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 		—
16-
Barracks
Barracks
Produces terran infantry units.
Barracks 		—
16-
Refinery
Refinery
Refines vespene gas for collection by SCVs.
Refinery 		—
19-
Orbital Command
Orbital Command
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 		—
19-
Reaper
Reaper
Exceptionally fast infantry that uses dual pistols, can jet pack up and down ledges and uses explosives against buildings.
Reaper 		—
20-
Command Center
Command Center
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) 		—
21-
Factory
Factory
Produces terran vehicle units.
Factory 		—
22-
Refinery
Refinery
Refines vespene gas for collection by SCVs.
Refinery 		—
24-
Barracks
Barracks
Produces terran infantry units.
Reactor on Barracks 		—
26-
Hellion
Hellion
A fast raider with a flamethrower that damages all enemy units in a line.
Hellion x2 x2		—
30-
Starport
Starport
Produces terran air units.
Starport 		—
32-
Hellion
Hellion
A fast raider with a flamethrower that damages all enemy units in a line.
Harass with Hellions 		Target drones and deny third base
36-
Medivac
Medivac
A dropship that can heal biological units.
Medivac 		—
40-
Barracks
Barracks
Produces terran infantry units.
Barracks x2 		—

Transitions

Transition to bio with Stim and upgrades, or continue mech with more Factories