Muta/Ling/Bane
AdvancedZvTEconomic
Play Style
Mobile and aggressive style using Mutalisks for harassment and Ling/Bane for engagements. Requires good multitasking.
Strategic Goals
- → Get Spire quickly
- → Harass with Mutalisks
- → Control with Ling/Bane
- → Deny Terran expansions
Counters
- • Mech play
- • Greedy Terran
Weaknesses
- • Marine/Widow Mine
- • Thors
Build Order Steps
| Supply | Time | Action | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | - |  Overlord 100  Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | — |
| 16 | - |  Hatchery 300 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. | 300 | — |
| 18 | - |  Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | 25 | — |
| 17 | - |  Spawning Pool 200 Required for production of zerglings and queens and researches zergling upgrades. | 200 | — |
| 19 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | — |
| 20 | - |  Queen 150 The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. | 300 | — |
| 20 | - |  Zergling Speed Metabolic Boost. Increases Zergling movement speed significantly. | — | |
| 22 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 100 | — |
| 26 | - | Queen 150 The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. | 300 | — |
| 30 | - | Hatchery 300 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. | 300 | — |
| 32 | - | Extractor 25 Allows drones to extract vespene gas. | 50 | — |
| 36 | - |  Lair 150  Upgrade of the hatchery giving access to more advanced buildings and providing upgrades for overlords and overseers. | 150 | — |
| 38 | - | Overlord 100 Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. | 200 | — |
| 40 | - |  Spire 200 Required to produce mutalisks and corruptors and provides upgrades for aerial units. | 200 | — |
| 44 | - |  Baneling Nest 100 Required for baneling production and researches baneling upgrades. | 100 | — |
| 50 | - |  Mutalisk 100 The basic air offensive unit of the zerg with high movement speed. | Build 8-12 Mutalisks | |
| 60 | - | Harass with Mutas | Attack mineral lines and Medivacs |
Transitions
Continue Muta production, add Banelings for defense