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Complete Build Order

  12  0:01  Drone  
  12  0:03  Action Send overlord to scout opp natural.  
  12  0:07  Action Fix Drone Mineral Choices  
  13  0:13  Overlord Send to Own Natural opening  
  13  0:17  Drone  
  13  0:25  Action Set up 4 camera locations  
  14  0:32  Drone x2  
  16  0:38  Drone Hatch now if vs T or P  
  17  0:53  Hatchery Move drone to natural at 180 minerals  
  16  0:57  Drone x2  
  18  1:14  Spawning Pool Hotkey Hatches to 5  
  18  1:18  Drone x2  
  19  1:31  Drone DONT LOSE OVERLORD SCOUT  
  20  1:33  Extractor  
  20  1:43  Overlord T/P - Cover sides, Z - Cover middle  
  20  1:55  Zergling Use to scout opp nat, ramps, expansions  
  21  1:59  Queen Main  
  21  2:02  Zergling  
  21  2:05  Queen Natural  
  22  2:11  Drone x2  
  30  2:14  Overlord Be prepared to inject  
  34  2:17  Drone  
  32  2:20  Spine Crawler ONLY IF NO OPP NATURAL  
  30  2:41  Lair Queue up Queen at nat  
  32  2:44  Queen INJECT  
  32  2:54  Overlord DONT SUPPLY BLOCK  
  35  3:06  Drone INJECT  
  40  3:13  Roach Warren Be ready to wall if needed  
  42  3:16  Evolution Chamber  
  43  3:21  Extractor x2 But no wall vs Terran Bio  
  48  3:40  Overlord x2 INJECT  
  50  3:45  Drone  
  50  3:49  Zerg Missile Weapons Level 1  
  50  3:53  Glial Reconstitution  
  52  4:00  Queen Natural, INJECT  
  53  4:05  Roach x2 Y Rally in front of Natural  
  55  4:06  Overlord x3  
  56  4:15  Hatchery Take 3rd, Inject!  
  60  4:23  Spore Crawler x2 IF UNDER HARASS, Mineral lines  
  66  4:26  Roach x5 INJECT  
  66  4:30  Overlord x3 Inject!  
  70  4:42  Queen 4th Queen, Move a Queen to 3rd Hatch  
  72  4:55  Roach x3 Stop at 10 if no danger  
  78  5:01  Hydralisk Den Inject and Spread!  
  80  5:05  Evolution Chamber  
  81  5:09  Extractor Main  
  82  5:12  Drone  
  82  5:20  Overlord  
  83  5:25  Hatchery Take 4th and 2 Extractors  
  84  5:35  Grooved Spines Inject and Spread!  
  87  5:45  Drone 82 drones vs T/P, 66 vs Z  
  90  5:55  Action SATURATE GAS!!  
  90  6:00  Zerg Ground Armor Level 1 Ideally at 66 drones w/ all 3 H/EE  
  95  6:08  Zerg Missile Weapons Level 2 Inject and Spread!  
  100  6:12  Drone 82 drones vs T/P, 66 vs Z  
  100  6:16  Overlord x3 SATURATE MAIN GAS!!  
  100  6:20  Overseer Scout Opp Main  
  100  6:26  Hatchery Take 5th  
  101  6:32  Spore Crawler, Spine Crawler x2 If harassed, 2 spines/1 spore per Min Line  
  110  6:40  Overlord x2 Inject and Spread!  
  106  6:52  Drone 82 drones vs T/P, 66 vs Z  
  106  6:50  Hydralisk  
  106  6:56  Hydralisk Mass Hydra until Maxed  
  110  7:04  Hydralisk Inject and Spread!  
  110  7:07  Overlord x3, Overseer Get to 200 supply, Scout opp base  
  134  7:12  Muscular Augments  
  138  7:16  Infestation Pit  
  148  7:30  Drone 80 drones vs T/P, 66 vs Z  
  162  7:40  Overlord x3  
  171  7:57  Hatchery Macro hatch if floating 1k+ minerals  
  176  8:05  Action 2 Roaches scout for opp expansions  
  180  8:15  Overseer A-Move a Hydra so it follows  
  186  8:25  Hatchery 6th Expansion  
  200  8:40  Hive Ideal Supply Max Time (for Plat)  
  200  8:50  Spire, Lurker Den Only if needed  
  200  9:05  Hatchery Macro hatch for every 1000 minerals  
  200  9:15  Zerg Ground Armor Level 2 Not vs Terran Ground Mech  
  200  9:25  Metabolic Boost Get other ling upgrade too  
  200  9:30  Baneling Nest If not built already  
  200  9:40  Zerg Missile Weapons Level 3  
  200  9:50  Greater Spire A-Move Opp Bases and Ramps  
  200  10:25  Zerg Flyer Weapons Level 1  
  200  10:45  Brood Lord  
  200  11:00  Zerg Melee Weapons Level 1 Get Ling Upgrades  
  200  12:00  Zerg Ground Armor Level 3