ZvP vs Twilight

IntermediateZvPEconomic

Play Style

Response to Protoss Twilight Council openings. Prepares for Chargelot or Blink Stalker attacks while building economy.

Strategic Goals

→ Scout Twilight Council
→ Get Roach Warren for defense
→ Build Roaches as needed
→ Expand and drone

Counters

• Chargelot timings
• Blink Stalker attacks

Weaknesses

• Disruptor tech
• Storm

Transition Plan

Add Lurkers for defense, or Vipers for late game

Build Order Steps

Supply	Time	Action	Cost	Notes
12	0:00	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Dronex2	100 12s	—
14	0:17	100 18s Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. Overlord	100 18s	—
14	0:23	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Extractor, Drone	75 21s	—
15	0:35	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Drone	50 12s	—
16	0:42	200 46s Required for production of zerglings and queens and researches zergling upgrades. Spawning Pool	200 46s	—
15	0:44	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Dronex2	100 12s	—
17	1:08	275 71s 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. Hatchery	275 71s	—
17	1:10	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Drone	50 12s	—
17	1:25	25 21s Allows drones to extract vespene gas. Extractor	25 21s	—
16	1:29	50 17s Fast but weak melee attacker ideal for swarming attacks in large numbers. Zerglingx6	300 17s	—
16	1:32	175 36s The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. Queen	175 36s	—
21	1:40	100 18s Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. Overlord	100 18s	—
21	1:59	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Dronex2	100 12s	—
22	2:08	175 36s The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. Queen	175 36s	—
25	2:13	50 12s Harvests resources and spawns structures. Is sacrificed when creating new structures. Drone	50 12s	—
26	2:21	175 36s The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. Queen	175 36s	—
32	2:37	100 100 79s Increases Zergling movement speed significantly. Metabolic Boost	100 100 79s	—
36	3:02	275 71s 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. Hatchery	275 71s	—
36	3:16	100 18s Produces control and is no longer a detector like the StarCraft I version. Overlordx2	200 18s	—
36	3:32	175 36s The new queen is very different than its StarCraft I counterpart, being a powerful attacking ground dwelling support unit ideal for zerg defense. Lair, Queen	325 100 57s	—
44	3:50	75 25 19s Exceptionally tough short ranged unit able to quickly regenerate and move while burrowed. Roach Warren, Extractor	175 39s	—
44	4:10	75 21s A mobile creep-bound anti-air defensive structure. Spore Crawlerx3	225 21s	—

Transition Plan

Add Lurkers for defense, or Vipers for late game