Railgan - ZvP - Proxy Hatch versus every Style (ZvP Cheese)

Description

In an attempt to make Proxy Hatcheries work versus Protoss I played roughly 100 ZvP Games going Proxy Hatch every single Game. I discovered that Proxy Hatcheries work against every Protoss Opener.

Who Am I

As of writing this Guide I am Rank 100 on the European Grandmaster Ladder. I wrote many popular (albeit unorthodox) Zerg Guides on this Site.

Goal of the Build

This Build aims to get an economic advantage through an uncommon ZvP Opener. It is possible to end the game right away with this build. However, I suggest that you go for a more economic follow up and try to win the Game after an early advantage.

The Concept

The Build Opens with a 17 Supply Hatchery at the Protoss Natural. The follow up then depends on the Protoss reaction. In General we follow it up with another Hatchery on our site of the map then Gas Pool Hatch into a macro game.

The Opener looks something like this:

1. Proxy Hatch
2. Hatch at Natural (or 3rd if blocked)
3. Gas
4. Pool
5. Hatch at 3rd
6. Ling Speed (leave 1 Drone in Gas)
7. Transition into Standard Ling Bane Hydra / Ling Hydra Lurker / Roach Ravager (Hydra) Style

For more details watch the Video linked or Read the Analysis.

VOD

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Analysis

Reactions to Protoss Reaction:

Protoss pulls 6+ Probes to kill the Hatchery

Immediatly try to Expand to your Natural or 3rd Base (or both). This will severly delay the Protoss Cybercore and Expansion. For every Minute that he does this he will lose about 500 Minerals. This is the best possible reaction for us. It will give us a huge lead!

As soon as the Hatchery goes low hp cancel it and build an evolution chamber (you have about 1 Second to do this before the creep recedes) if you do this correctly you will buy even more time! Cancel the Evolution Chamber when it goes low.

Protoss lets the Hatchery go up

The Second best Reaction. If you see now reaction immediately take 1 Gas at home and throw down a Pool into Roach Warren. Take your Natural as soon as you can as well.

When your Proxy is finished try to get out a Queen and start 6 Lings at the Proxy Hatchery once the Queen is about 60% done. If possible get a Creep Tumor down in your Opponents Natural. If you can do that the Game is already pretty much as over as it will take your Opponent forever to Expand.

Then begin building Roaches as long as it seems cost effective before transitioning into Macro Play with a huge lead.

The Opponent is Cannon Rushing

This sucks. You want to put the Proxy in your opponents Main Base instead. Try to make him waste money or if possible get some Roaches into his Main from your Proxy.

At home you want to take both Gasses and aim for a fast Lair. You should not Expand as he will most likely Cannon Rush your Expansion and take it down very easily.

From then on you play it as if it is a normal Protoss Cannon Rush --> Nydus his Main with Roaches / Swarmhost Rush

He blocked the Proxy

Tough Luck :( Try to buy time with the Drone and play a normal game.

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• Created by: railgan      
• Published on: Nov 11, 2018
• Modified on: Nov 11, 2018
• Patch: 4.0.0

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