Z~Countering rushes as Zerg

[sprucegoose]

zerg early game help

ok while im building my hatchs and workers and whatnot 10 zealots come at me now i can hold them off with lings but they destroy a few buildings so my question is how would i hold off say 5 coms?

 

[CuteGuyNo.1]

check the replay i posted in the zerg section somewhere, it shows how to beat mass zealots

 

[sprucegoose]

mind posting a link i seem to not be able 2 find it

 

[CuteGuyNo.1]

its in the counter protoss thread

 

[Gemini_Bloodian]

Well, here is what I do.

Get like 10 miners asap(and a overlord or 2). Build a spawning pool, while in the meantime,you build colonies. As soon as the pool is made, get your colonies to sunkens. 5-10 colonies will provide sufficient d for a small begging attack. But,wont stop a massed army. By the time they get a big enough army to kill you,you should have the units to fight back.

If its zvt, I wouldn't worry about it since rines have mediocre life/damage, if its zvz, I suggest sticking with colonies.

Gemini_Bloodian

 

[Phoenix2003]

I dunno, gemini, that's alot of sunkens.
zvp: about 4-5 should be enough if you early expanded and depending on his zeal count, I'll harass him with mutas or go lurks.
zvt: same as zvp
zvz: not many since I'm mutalinging quite a bit.

 

[Gemini_Bloodian]

Originally posted by Phoenix2003
I dunno, gemini, that's alot of sunkens.

Well, 4 or 5 is all you should need. But I am able to pull of 10 or so, and I think better to have more than you need, than less.

Gemini_Bloodian

 

[Guest]

Basicallu build mass hatcheries for production near your econmy then just build sunkens right before them, that way while the zealots can't pick where to attack the Zerglings or the sunkens....works every time if you distract with units .

 

[Sakuhta]

Originally posted by Gemini_Bloodian
5-10 colonies will provide sufficient d for a small begging attack.

... I do it with one...

 

[Hot Action Akule]

Originally posted by sakuhta
... I do it with one...

and im a horrible zerg player...

 

[CerebralChain]

If there's a ramp, get a hatch nearby, build about 3 sunkens there, and use your lings to block the ramp.

 

[Renzokuken]

How do you counter rushes?

Lately i've been hearing that Zerg just plain suck versing any rush. What do you do in early game when your opponent has gone random? But hypothetically, you know he is going to rush.

 

[Sakuhta]

Quick sunkens with a team of Zerglings to micro.

 

[Hot Action Akule]

Originally posted by sakuhta
Quick sunkens with a team of Zerglings to micro.

 

[Renzokuken]

How quick are we talking here? You got a build order you'd like to share?

 

[Sakuhta]

No, I wouldn't like to share it. But you get the colony while the pool is still going so you can get immediate sunken. More sunkens if you're teching.

 

[MannerTurret]

I play random but if i end up being zerg i normally scout really early.. at about 6 supply, the reason i scout so early is because if it ends up being ZvZ i want to get my gas up instead of expoing fast.

 

[Hydralisk591]

Re: How do you counter rushes?

Originally posted by Renzokuken
Lately i've been hearing that Zerg just plain suck versing any rush. What do you do in early game when your opponent has gone random? But hypothetically, you know he is going to rush.

I've been playing with Zergs for a while so I can get a Hydra den in 5 mins tops. Usually I build a Spawning Pool when I have my 7th drone. After that I build a Overlord and then build more Drones. Get a drone to build a Extractor and the others to build Creep Colonies. Make sure you guard your main base with everything you got! Make Zerglings so they can keep Zealots busy. If your facing a Terran rush or Zerg rush, Sunkens will deal with them quickly. Zealots are a problem though so you need a destraction.

 

[Sakuhta]

Re: Re: How do you counter rushes?

Originally posted by Hydralisk591
I've been playing with Zergs for a while so I can get a Hydra den in 5 mins tops. Usually I build a Spawning Pool when I have my 7th drone. After that I build a Overlord and then build more Drones. Get a drone to build a Extractor and the others to build Creep Colonies. Make sure you guard your main base with everything you got! Make Zerglings so they can keep Zealots busy. If your facing a Terran rush or Zerg rush, Sunkens will deal with them quickly. Zealots are a problem though so you need a destraction.

5 mins tops? Money maps only. If not, I'd like to see the replay.

 

[CerebralChain]

One sunk in the midst of the drones and 6 zerglings.