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Complete Build Order

  12  0:01  Drone  
  13  0:15  Overlord  
  13  0:18  Drone  
  14  0:33  Drone x3  
  17  0:49  Drone, Spawning Pool  
  17  1:11  Hatchery  
  16  1:13  Drone  
  17  1:18  Drone x2  
  17  1:22  Extractor  
  18  1:33  Drone  
  18  1:37  Queen  
  21  1:42  Zergling x2  Send Lings Cross Map and avoid reaper
  22  1:52  Overlord  
  22  2:13  Queen  Use Queen vs Reaper
  26  2:22  Metabolic Boost  Keep Drones in Gas
  26  2:25  Queen  
  32  2:48  Overlord  
  36  2:54  Evolution Chamber  
  38  3:21  Zergling x2  
  39  3:31  Zerg Ground Armor Level 1  first 150 Gas after Ling speed
  43  3:39  Zergling x2  
  44  3:43  Overlord  
  44  3:57  Overlord  
  44  3:59  Lair  
  44  4:02  Extractor x2  @ 2 Base Sat (32 Drones on Minerals) 3 more gas
  42  4:09  Extractor  
  48  4:11  Queen  
  48  4:14  Zergling x2  Use 8 Lings for Drop
  59  4:43  Zergling x8  Mass Ling @ 2 Base Saturation
  63  4:53  Zergling x4  
  63  4:54  Hatchery  
  63  4:57  Queen x2  
  68  5:00  Infestation Pit  
  73  5:39  Zerg Ground Armor Level 2  
  73  5:42  Evolution Chamber  2nd evo for Melee upgrades
  73  5:43  Hive  can be delayed versus extreme pressure
  73  5:44  Burrow  for Infestors
  73  5:45  Infestor  
  77  5:58  Hatchery  
  77  5:59  Pathogen Glands  "optional"
  76  6:13  Zerg Melee Weapons Level 1  
  76  6:25  Infestor x2  
  76  6:30  Extractor  
  82  6:36  Extractor  
  81  6:46  Hatchery  
  84  7:12  Ultralisk Cavern  7:00-7:30 Ultra cavern
  84  7:17  Queen  
  94  7:23  Extractor  
  94  7:25  Infestor  
  98  7:54  Overseer  
  98  8:03  Chitinous Plating  
  96  8:06  Zerg Ground Armor Level 3  Don't forget +2 melee
  96  8:08  Ultralisk x2  
  119  8:38  Extractor x2  
  118  8:42  Ultralisk x2  
  130  8:53  Ultralisk  
  129  9:26  Infestor x3  
  140  9:45  Spire  For Corruptors / Broodlords