15 Hatch Safest Macro 2 Base Roach Opener for M3 and below(Highly recommended)
AdvancedZvZEconomic
GM Certified
By CypemSC2 • Patch 5.0.x
Play Style
Imported GM Certificate Build
Strategic Goals
Counters
- No specific counters listed.
Weaknesses
- No specific weaknesses listed.
Transition Plan
See notes for details
Build Order Steps
| Supply | Time | Action | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | - |  Overlord 100  Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | Goes to opponent's Natural and shift click it back to the entrance of his Natural (w/ +2+1) | |
| 12 | - |  Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to gas (8 mins Maxout) |
| 13 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | — |
| 14 | - |  Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | Cancel this gas when at 15/14 supply | |
| 14 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | Rallied to be the Natural | |
| 15 | - |  Hatchery 275 Spawns larvae to be morphed into other zerg strains, generates creep and digests minerals and gas into a usable form. The queen is spawned directly from the hatchery. | 275 | 2nd Base |
| 14 | - | Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | Cancel this gas when at 15/14 supply | |
| 14 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | — |
| 15 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | Rallied infront of your Natural |
| 15 | - |  Spawning Pool 200 Required for production of zerglings and queens and researches zergling upgrades. | 200 | — |
| 14 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 100 | Rallied to Mineral |
| 16 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to be the Gas |
| 17 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to Natural Mineral then shift click it to Hatch |
| 18 | - | Rally both Hatch to Natural | — | |
| 18 | - | Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | 25 | — |
| 17 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to Natural |
| 18 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to Gas |
| 19 | - | Wait for the Natural and Pool to Finish | — | |
| 19 | - |  Queen 175 The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. | 350 | — |
| 23 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Main Hatch |
| 24 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 100 | Natural Hatch |
| 26 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | Main Hatch |
| 26 | - | The OV infront of your Natural goes to opponents 3rd | — | |
| 26 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 200 | — |
| 30 | - | Queen 175 The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. | 175 | This should be queued up before the queens finishes |
| 32 | - | Double Inject | Then put both Queens in Front | |
| 32 | - | Queen 175 The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. | 175 | In Natural |
| 34 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | Rallied to your 3rd |
| 34 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | — |
| 35 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | Rallied to your Gas |
| 36 | - |  Roach Warren 150 Enables production of roaches and researches roach upgrades. | 150 | Build this as part of your Wall |
| 35 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 50 | — |
| 36 | - | Inject | In Natural | |
| 36 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 400 | Somewhere in the middle of this, the Queen in Main will pop, inject right away |
| 44 | - |  Lair 150  Upgrade of the hatchery giving access to more advanced buildings and providing upgrades for overlords and overseers. | 150 | — |
| 44 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | Rallied to one of the entrances in your base |
| 44 | - |  Evolution Chamber 75 Provides basic upgrades for the zerg ground units. | 75 | Build this as part of wall |
| 44 | - | Evolution Chamber 75 Provides basic upgrades for the zerg ground units. | 75 | Build this to complete the wall |
| 42 | - | Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | 50 | — |
| 40 | - | Drone 50 Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. | 500 | — |
| 50 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 600 | Rallied to one of the entrances in your base |
Transition Plan
See notes for details