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  12  0:00  Probe  take a probe from mineral line at 0:07 and travel to the natural
  13  0:12  Probe  
  14  0:17  Pylon  build pylon in natural with the probe pulled from mineral line
  14  0:24  Probe (Chrono Boost)  Chrono once the pylon finishes or just before the pylon finishes
  15  0:32  Probe  
  15  0:38  Gateway  place in wall and scout with probe that built gateway. Scout main base, and patrol probe outside the natural as a spotter
  15  0:40  Probe  rally this probe to the assimilator
  16  0:46  Assimilator  as soon as this assimilator finishes, make sure to put 2 in it right away.
  17  0:51  Probe  rally this probe to assimilator you just built, once it finishes, take a probe from the mineral line and add it to the gas as well. You want (2/3) mining gas ASAP.
  18  1:03  Probe  rally this probe to the natural to build the nexus
  19  1:15  Probe  rally this probe to the gas.
  20  1:23  Nexus  
  20  1:33  Cybernetics Core  place core in wall, leaving your hole for adept.
  20  1:40  Probe  rally to fill gasses
  20  1:44  Assimilator  
  21  1:52  Probe  rally beside assimilator to build pylon, then mine gas with probe.
  22  1:54  Pylon  
  22  2:02  Adept  chrono the first adept and head across the map to scout 3rd base locations and then wait outside the natural.
  22  2:04  Probe  
  25  2:16  Probe  rally beside pylon (beside assimilator) and place stargate, then mine gas with probe
  25  2:17  Stargate  
  26  2:23  Adept  shade across the map and group up with your 1st adept outside enemy natural
  26  2:26  Warp Gate  start warp gate after building the stargate
  26  2:28  Probe x2 (Chrono Boost)  Chrono both of the nexus to make probes, Non stop worker production
  30  2:39  Probe x2  
  32  2:49  Probe x2  
  32  2:53  Adept  
  32  2:55  Oracle (Chrono Boost)  
  36  3:01  Probe x2  
  41  3:13  Probe x2  
  41  3:17  Gateway  our 3rd gateway here is used to close the wall
  43  3:20  Pylon  can place this at 41-43 supply.
  43  3:25  Probe x2  
  44  3:30  Oracle  
  45  3:37  Probe x2  
  46  3:49  Nexus  in this scenario, the 3rd nexus gets attacked and cancelled. It is restarted at 4:31 when safe to do so. If you have to cancel nexus, cancel it. Add a Pylon beside 3rd.
  46  3:50  Probe x2  
  48  4:01  Pylon  This pylon goes beside the 3rd base and will power the shield battery that will go in the mineral line
  48  4:02  Probe x2  
  49  4:06  Twilight Council  twilight and forge go down at the same time for blink and +1 weapons
  49  4:08  Forge  forge and twilight for +1 weapons and blink
  50  4:14  Adept  
  49  4:21  Probe x2  
  51  4:31  Nexus  we are trying to get our 3rd base down again. This is not a 4th base.
  51  4:32  Adept  
  51  4:33  Shield Battery  3rd base mineral line battery
  53  4:38  Gateway x2  3rd GW in main, 4th GW in main
  53  4:39  Probe x2  
  53  4:41  Assimilator x2  shortly after building the 3rd, take the 3rd and 4th gas in natural, take 3rd and 4th gas in natural shortly after 3rd base
  55  4:47  Blink  do not chrono blink
  55  4:51  Probe x2 (Chrono Boost)  chrono both nexus probe production
  57  4:57  Protoss Ground Weapons Level 1  
  57  5:00  Probe x2  still on chrono, still on chrono
  57  5:05  Gateway x2  5th GW, 6th GW
  59  5:08  Probe x2  still on chrono, still on chrono
  61  5:17  Probe  
  62  5:24  Pylon x2  
  62  5:29  Gateway x2  
  62  5:32  Pylon  
  62  5:39  Probe x3  When 3rd base finishes, we chrono to saturate 3rd base.
  64  5:47  Probe x2  
  64  5:48  Pylon  
  65  5:54  Probe x3  
  65  5:56  Pylon  
  68  5:57  Stalker x2  
  74  6:05  Stalker x3  
  74  6:09  Probe x3  
  74  6:11  Assimilator x2  5th gas at 3rd base, 6th gas at 3rd base
  83  6:25  Stalker x4  
  91  6:30  Templar Archives  
  91  6:34  Shield Battery  shield battery in natural wall (can be placed earlier if needed)
  91  6:35  Stalker x2  
  91  6:39  Charge  
  95  6:44  Pylon x2  
  95  6:46  Probe x3  
  98  6:49  Pylon  
  98  6:56  Psionic Storm  start storm as soon as archives finishes
  98  6:58  Protoss Ground Weapons Level 2  start +2 weapons with storm is a good way to remember this
  98  7:07  High Templar x2  
  102  7:12  Zealot x3, Gateway x2  
  102  7:14  Archon  
  108  7:17  High Templar  
  110  7:24  Zealot x2  
  110  7:28  Probe x3  
  110  7:29  Robotics Facility  Robo by 7:30 should be remembered
  117  7:32  Stalker  
  117  7:34  Pylon  
  117  7:36  High Templar  
  121  7:45  Zealot x5  
  131  7:52  Nexus  4th base before 8 minute mark (when main minerals start to dry up)
  131  7:59  Photon Cannon x2  Cannons at 3rd while you keep your army close to natural and new 4th base, Cannons at 3rd to help defend while you get your 4th down
  131  8:11  High Templar x3  
  137  8:13  Probe x3  
  137  8:15  Photon Cannon x2  cannons at 4th, cannons at 4th
  140  8:20  Pylon  
  140  8:25  Probe  
  141  8:30  High Templar x2  
  141  8:33  Zealot x2  
  149  8:41  Zealot x3  
  149  8:47  Robotics Facility  Another ROBO + ROBOTICS BAY
  155  8:49  Pylon x2  
  155  8:50  Robotics Bay  Robo Bay by 9 minutes is a good benchmark
  155  8:51  Probe x2  
  157  9:04  Probe x4, Immortal  Immortal once Robo bay is started. ROBO BAY GOES DOWN -> START IMMORTAL.
  157  9:06  High Templar x2  
  157  9:09  Pylon  
  169  9:11  Photon Cannon x2  an additional cannon at 3rd, an additional cannon at 4th
  169  9:12  Assimilator x2  7th gas at 4th, 8th gas at 4th
  169  9:16  Probe x2  
  171  9:26  Zealot x7  
  184  9:35  Colossus x2  
  184  9:51  High Templar x3  
  194  9:53  Archon  
  194  9:57  Photon Cannon x3  
  194  10:01  Shield Battery  
  194  10:03  Zealot  
  194  10:07  Protoss Ground Weapons Level 3  +3 by 10 minutes is a good benchmark
  186  10:15  Extended Thermal Lance  
  186  10:17  Pylon x2  
  167  10:25  Zealot x10  
  163  10:49  Zealot x10, Colossus x2  
  165  10:57  Archon x3  
  165  11:03  Assimilator, Probe x3  
  174  11:11  High Templar x5  
  174  11:13  Zealot x5  
  190  11:36  Fleet Beacon  11 to12 minute fleet beacon for lategame transition to air
  190  11:38  Stargate  FLEET BEACON --> STARGATE immediately with the fleet beacon.
  190  11:39  Nexus  5th base by 12 minutes
  190  11:40  Pylon  
  190  11:46  Zealot x6  
  198  12:08  Immortal x2  
  196  12:23  Stargate  
  196  12:25  Archon x2  
  168  12:37  Carrier x2  
  164  12:47  Immortal x2  
  184  12:51  Protoss Air Weapons Level 1  
  184  12:59  High Templar  
  184  14:18  Protoss Ground Armor Level 1  
  178  14:28  Photon Cannon  replace cannons as they get destroyed or additional cannons for safety + defense as you can afford
  178  14:31  High Templar  templars for storm, archons and zealots. Fight with your batteries and cannons.
  198  14:51  Protoss Air Weapons Level 2  
  198  15:06  Archon  archons to protect carriers from corruptors
  190  15:11  Zealot  zealots to protect archons
  200  15:46  Photon Cannon  canons at every expansion + extra cannons to help defend + batteries
  184  15:57  Nexus  keep taking expansions.
  184  15:59  High Templar  hella templars for hella archons
  200  16:04  Archon  
  198  16:17  Protoss Ground Armor Level 2  
  194  16:23  Observer  
  195  16:42  Carrier x2  
  171  16:49  Carrier  + a bunch of archons for corruptors