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Complete Build Order

  13  0:14  Overlord  Scout w/ first overlord. Watch natural w/ second.
  17  0:55  Hatchery  Pull drone from main at ~200 minerals
  17  1:13  Spawning Pool  Use the next drone to hatch
  20  1:36  Extractor  When spawning pool at half hp
  20  1:40  Overlord  If against Zerg, save up 3 larvae instead and see if you get rushed. If you do, get zerglings. Otherwise, get overlord at 2:00.
  20  2:00  Queen  When spawning pool is done
  22  2:06  Queen  
  27  2:28  Spine Crawler  (OPTIONAL) Check if enemy natural, if not create
  27  2:32  Overlord  
  28  2:57  Lair  At 100 gas, after first queen completes
  28  2:58  Queen  Build at natural and use for blocking
  37  3:12  Evolution Chamber  Start wall if against Z or T. May need an early creep tumor on some maps, to build on time.
  36  3:16  Roach Warren  Don't forget injections and creep tumors
  40  3:32  Extractor x2  40+
  41  3:36  Evolution Chamber  Optionally used for wall. Build after third queen spawns
  44  4:01  Glial Reconstitution, Zerg Missile Weapons Level 1  
  48  4:20  Roach  After droning to 48, start roaches. Make 14-18
  64  4:42  Hatchery  From now on, always start a new hatchery when previous base reaches ~13 drones.
  83  5:38  Action  Attack
  96  6:00  Zerg Missile Weapons Level 2, Zerg Ground Armor Level 1  
  96  6:08  Hydralisk Den  
  95  6:32  Infestation Pit  
  92  7:23  Extractor  Take this in first base when it starts mining out
  92  7:30  Roach  To 120 supply. Start when third base is saturated. After this, drone to 76 and maintain that number.
  144  8:20  Hydralisk  To 180 supply.
  147  8:22  Overseer  Build just in case. Attack with full army, rinse and repeat
  175  9:15  Hive  Once infestation pit is done. Start Spire as well
  180  10:00  Brood Lord  If repeated attacks aren't working, get Greater Spire and build 8 brood lords w/ the roach/hydra army.