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Complete Build Order

  12  0:01  Probe  
  13  0:13  Probe  
  14  0:18  Pylon  
  14  0:25  Probe  
  15  0:32  Assimilator  
  15  0:33  Probe  
  16  0:43  Probe  
  16  0:44  Gateway  
  17  0:53  Probe  
  18  1:05  Probe  
  19  1:18  Probe  
  20  1:29  Nexus  
  20  1:34  Cybernetics Core  
  20  1:38  Probe  
  21  1:44  Assimilator  
  21  1:50  Probe  
  22  1:55  Pylon  
  23  2:13  Adept  
  26  2:17  Stargate  
  28  2:34  Warp Gate  
  28  2:35  Assimilator  
  28  2:41  Stalker  to deny overlord from scouting
  34  3:03  Gateway  
  36  3:14  Oracle  
  40  3:26  Assimilator  
  41  3:29  Pylon  
  43  3:35  Stargate  don't show this to the zerg, better to delay it
  46  3:57  Phoenix  
  46  3:59  Pylon  
  49  4:03  Zealot x2  to help defend 3rd base
  49  4:05  Pylon  
  54  4:18  Phoenix  
  54  4:23  Phoenix  
  62  4:41  Nexus  spend all gas on phoenix and all minerals on expanding/static defence for expansions, that's all you need to know, no need to follow notes below exaactly
  64  4:55  Phoenix  
  67  5:00  Stalker  
  70  5:10  Zealot  
  73  5:17  Phoenix  
  78  5:33  Phoenix x2  
  78  5:37  Zealot x2  
  78  5:39  Shield Battery  
  89  5:53  Assimilator  
  89  5:55  Phoenix x2  
  91  5:58  Assimilator  
  96  6:14  Phoenix  keep building phoenixes constantly
  103  6:26  Stargate x2  
  104  6:33  Zealot  
  102  6:42  Protoss Air Weapons Level 1  
  102  6:48  Zealot  
  109  6:56  Fleet Beacon  
  109  6:59  Forge  
  123  7:33  Nexus  
  125  7:46  Protoss Ground Weapons Level 1, Twilight Council  starting a charge transition, but still making phoenixes
  125  7:50  Photon Cannon  
  129  7:55  Anion Pulse-Crystals  this is not necessary against mutalisks even, just get this when you feel like you can afford it and you want to start +2 using the fleet beacon.
  133  8:08  Protoss Air Weapons Level 2  
  137  8:22  Charge  
  141  8:37  Assimilator x2  
  145  8:49  Photon Cannon  
  145  8:50  Shield Battery  
  147  8:59  Zealot  
  155  9:20  Gateway x2  
  157  9:25  Gateway  
  161  9:34  Zealot  
  167  9:40  Protoss Ground Weapons Level 2  
  167  9:43  Photon Cannon  
  167  9:45  Shield Battery