TvT Mech Opener (TvT Timing Attack)
Description
This build order is inspired by forGG's HotS TvT mech opener. A quick reaper is built for scouting, followed by hellions for defense and cloaked banshees for harrassment. If you believe your opponent is building banshees, skip the two banshees normally built and get a raven and viking. Vikings are built after two banshees for anti-air, as your ground army consists solely of hellions. Hit your opponent with your hellions, vikings (land them if there's no air), and any surviving banshees as soon as blue flame finishes.
If this timing attack doesn't kill your opponent, add on 3 more factories while grabbing more bases + upgrades and play the rest of the game out as a standard mech TvT.
Replay analysis by Nathanias of forGG's HotS build: https://youtu.be/XUwNbGNU5hk
Replay - Build Order- TvT Mech Opener
Build Order
| 12 | 0:00 | | Rally this SCV to your ramp if you want to wall off or just have your first Supply Depot at the ramp. |
| 13 | 0:13 | | |
| 14 | 0:17 | | |
| 14 | 0:25 | | |
| 14 | 0:27 | | This Refinery should go down as soon as you have 75 minerals. |
| 15 | 0:39 | | |
| 16 | 0:45 | | Rally the SCV that builds this Barracks to your natural. Depending on distance, you may want to tell it to mine minerals before placing a CC. |
| 16 | 0:51 | | |
| 17 | 1:03 | | |
| 18 | 1:15 | | |
| 19 | 1:31 | | There will be a slight gap between when your last SCV finishes and when your Barracks finishes. |
| 19 | 1:32 | | |
| 20 | 1:44 | | |
| 20 | 1:57 | | |
| 20 | 2:00 | | As soon as your Orbital finishes, build a SCV and call down a MULE. Then pull a SCV to start the Factory. |
| 21 | 2:05 | | Swap the Factory onto this Reactor as soon as the Factory is complete. |
| 21 | 2:09 | | |
| 21 | 2:10 | | |
| 22 | 2:20 | | This should be built when the Factory is half-completed. |
| 22 | 2:21 | | |
| 23 | 2:33 | | |
| 24 | 2:45 | | |
| 24 | 2:47 | | |
| 24 | 2:50 | | |
| 29 | 2:52 | | Swap the Starport onto this Tech Lab once the Starport is complete. |
| 29 | 2:57 | | |
| 30 | 3:05 | | |
| 30 | 3:11 | | |
| 32 | 3:15 | | |
| 34 | 3:22 | | |
| 35 | 3:29 | | |
| 35 | 3:32 | | If you think your opponent is going for Banshees, you must get a Raven and Viking instead of two Banshees, as you have no other anti-air. |
| 39 | 3:36 | | |
| 39 | 3:42 | | |
| 39 | 3:46 | | |
| 43 | 3:50 | | |
| 43 | 3:52 | | |
| 46 | 3:55 | | |
| 46 | 3:56 | | |
| 47 | 4:07 | | |
| 47 | 4:08 | | |
| 51 | 4:11 | | |
| 51 | 4:15 | | |
| 56 | 4:20 | | Start this factory right as your second Banshee starts so that the Factory finishes right as the Banshee finishes. |
| 56 | 4:22 | | Once the second Banshee completes, swap the Factory onto the Starport's Tech Lab, and swap the Starport onto the Barrack's Reactor. |
| 56 | 4:27 | | |
| 58 | 4:31 | | |
| 58 | 4:34 | | |
| 58 | 4:35 | | |
| 62 | 4:40 | | |
| 64 | 4:49 | | |
| 64 | 4:52 | | |
| 66 | 4:55 | | |
| 66 | 4:56 | | |
| 66 | 4:57 | | |
| 70 | 5:08 | | |
| 70 | 5:09 | | |
| 70 | 5:10 | | Time your attack to hit immediately after this upgrade finishes. |
| 70 | 5:11 | | These Vikings are used for anti-air during your attack. Land them if your opponent has no air. |
| 70 | 5:14 | |
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Details
- Created by: ShadowRaven
- Published on: Feb 27, 2016
- Modified on: Feb 27, 2016
- Patch: Pre-3.8.0