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Complete Build Order

  12  0:01  Drone  SCOUT
  13  0:12  Overlord  
  13  0:17  Drone  SCOUT
  14  0:32  Drone x2  SCOUT
  16  0:40  Drone  
  17  0:46  Spawning Pool  
  17  0:48  Drone  
  17  0:56  Drone  
  18  1:13  Hatchery  
  18  1:14  Extractor  
  16  1:20  Drone x2  
  18  1:32  Queen  
  18  1:34  Zergling x2  
  22  1:40  Drone  
  22  1:50  Overlord  
  22  2:08  Queen  
  26  2:17  Metabolic Boost  Stop Mining Gas until 3:30
  26  2:25  Queen  
  34  2:54  Hatchery  
  33  3:00  Overlord  
  33  3:06  Zergling x4  
  36  3:17  Overlord  
  42  3:41  Queen x2  
  51  3:50  Extractor  
  51  3:53  Zergling x2  SCOUT
  52  3:57  Overlord  
  50  4:03  Zergling x2  SCOUT, SCOUT
  51  4:10  Baneling Nest  Early Bane Nest to deal with hellbats (factory Opener)
  51  4:11  Zergling x4  
  51  4:15  Spore Crawler x2  ORACLE, ORACLE
  51  4:17  Queen  
  50  4:22  Zergling x2  
  49  4:29  Spore Crawler  
  56  5:00  Queen  
  59  5:19  Lair  Lair is usually made after the +1/+1 Upgrade is started.
  61  5:23  Evolution Chamber x2  I built my Evolution Chambers a bit late this game. You can just go for the Standard ~4:20 evo's
  61  5:25  Zergling x4  
  67  5:56  Zerg Ground Armor Level 1  
  67  5:57  Zerg Melee Weapons Level 1  Melee!! not Ranged
  78  6:18  Extractor x3  
  79  6:22  Hydralisk Den  @Lair
  81  6:33  Baneling x3  
  81  6:38  Baneling  
  85  6:41  Hatchery  
  85  6:45  Extractor  
  87  6:48  Hatchery  
  89  7:13  Hydralisk x5  
  99  7:16  Centrifical Hooks  @Lair / Hydra Den
  99  7:26  Muscular Augments  
  104  7:39  Hydralisk x4  
  112  7:45  Hydralisk  
  112  7:51  Zerg Ground Armor Level 2  When +1/+1 is done start +2/+2
  116  7:56  Baneling x4  
  124  8:24  Hatchery  
  129  8:30  Zerg Melee Weapons Level 2  
  138  8:45  Lurker Den  
  144  8:50  Infestation Pit  
  152  9:04  Extractor x2  
  152  9:07  Baneling x2  
  153  9:13  Overseer x2  
  156  9:36  Hive, Pneumatized Carapace  Needed vs Widowmines, Whenever you feel comfortable