StarCraft 2 Strategy and StarCraft 2 Strategies

Players: WhiteRa (P) vs. TheLittleOne (T) Map: Scrap Station Match Begins: 1:32 Moments of Interest: 2:50 – WhiteRa is known to “cheese” more than other top level players so TheLittleOne scouts the bottom of his base for a pylon to ensure that WhiteRa isn’t trying a proxy or cannon rush. 4:55 - TheLittleOne micros his Marines perfectly...

The 9 Pylon 12 Gateway opening build is one of the strongest and most frequently used openings for the Protoss. While it ensures a strong economy, it is also resilient to rushes and extremely early pressure (as opposed to the 9 Pylon 13 Gateway which is much riskier). This opening is extremely versatile and can transition into nearly all Protoss builds. There...

Players: TesteR (P) vs. WhiteRa (P) Map: Lost Temple Match Begins: 4:16 Moments of Interest: 4:18 - WhiteRa orders his probes 2 at a time to different mineral patches. The game normally scrambles your workers for you in order to put each worker on a different mineral patch. By doing this, WhiteRa speeds up the process. 8:25 - TesteR has a Pylon hidden...

The Orbital Command Opening is a simple yet effective opening that can transition into nearly any other Terran build. This build focuses on getting a quick Orbital Command in order to start producing MULE’s to boost economy. It is considered the most standard opening build in almost all Terran games and knowledge of the build is crucial to all...

The Dark Templar rush is primarily a PvZ build that exploits Zerg’s lack of detection in the early to mid game, abusing the Dark Templar’s extreme damage output. While a rush, this build is not considered an “all in” build as it can transition fairly well into the mid to late game, and forces the Zerg player to invest in heavy...

English Português English Building Required: Terran Barracks with attached Tech Lab Health: 50 HP Armor: 0 Light Damage: (Pistols: 2 Attacks of 4 + 5 vs Light) (D-8 Charges: 30 vs Buildings) Range: (Pistols: 4.5) (D-8 Charges: 5) Attack Speed: (Pistols: 1.1) (D-8 Charges: 1.8) Targets: Ground Only Cost: 50 Minerals / 50 Gas Build Time: 40...

Congratulations to the winner of the first HDH Invitational ever, WhiteRa! Winning a 4-2 upset against IdrA, WhiteRa’s Protoss pulled out a FE Forge with Zealot pressure against IdrA’s Zerg in the final game with an exciting all-in by IdrA that WhiteRa managed to hold off perfectly. For all Protoss players, WhiteRa’s Sentry Force...

Ever seen a list of numbers with buildings and units next to them? These lists, known as build orders, often confuse players new to Starcraft or RTS games in general. Build orders lie at the very heart of StarCraft 2 strategy and are essential to nearly all aspects of the game: economy management, unit timings, and macro. Build orders dictate whether...

Building Required: Zerg Spawning Pool Health: 35 HP Armor: 0 Light Damage: 5 Range: Melee (1) Attack Speed: Normal Targets: Ground Only Cost: 50 Minerals for 2 Zerglings Build Time: 24 Seconds Supply: 1 for 2 Zerglings Unit Specific Upgrades: Burrow, Metabolic Boost, Adrenal Glands, Baneling Morph Hotkey: Z Because of their simplistic genetic structure,...

With only four players left, who will win the first ever HDH Invitational?

More of an entertaining video than a viable build, HD and PainUser both go only Queens and Spine Crawlers to defeat their opponents. Enjoy!

English Português English 6 Spawning Pool 5 Drone 6 Drone 7 3×2 Zerglings 10 Overlord 10+ Zerglings (make sure to rally them to opponent’s base) The 6pool strategy for Zerg is probably the most extreme “all-in” and “cheesiest” strategy in the game, and possibly the most rage-worthy if you are on the recieving...

A humorous video featuring nerd rage from who else but IdrA against a 6pool strat.

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Produced at: Terran Barracks (Attached Tech Labs Required) Health: 125 HP Armor: 1 Armored Damage: 10 + 10 vs Armored Range: Ranged (6) Weapon Speed: Normal Targets: Ground Only Cost: 100 Minerals and 25 Gas Build Time: 30 Seconds Supply: 2 Unit Specific Upgrades: Concussive Shells, Stimpack Hotkey: D The earliest available Armored unit in the Terran...

The two famous brothers, Sean “Day[9]” Plott and Nick “Tasteless” Plott go at it in their first game of the HDH Invitational. Playing as Zerg and Terran respectively, both Reaper and Mutalisk harassment are used effectively.

“IRVINE, Calif. – May 3, 2010 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, will arrive in stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines,...

Really awesome video between NonY and Moonglade where NonY puts the rarely used Phoenix to work for some interesting Protoss strategy.

Produced at: Terran Barracks Health: 45 HP Armor: 0 Damage: 6 Range: Ranged (5) Weapon Speed: Normal Targets: Air and Ground Cost: 50 Minerals Build Time: 25 Seconds Supply: 1 Unit Specific Upgrades: Combat Shield & Stimpack Hotkey: A The most basic combat unit of the Terran army, the Marine is a cheap but effective infantry unit, vital to Terran...

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April 21st – May 11th Presented by the well known HD and Husky, the HDH invitational is currently underway! Featuring some of the best western players around and a prize pool of $2450, you can expect some of the best StarCraft 2 strategy known to date. Notable players include the ill-tempered iDrA, popular caster Day[9], Artosis, ret, LzGamer,...

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