How to Handle Hellbats (ZvT) – Video Tutorial

"Its a pretty sick in-depth analysis. I love to see this style of teaching and find it very interesting. Its a great method to separate yourself from a more standard analysis that is more readily available. Tbh its no different in length to the average Day9 daily which on occasion can focus on simple scenarios such as this. Keep it up and gl." -NvRossi

"Its a pretty sick in-depth analysis. I love to see this style of teaching and find it very interesting. Its a great method to separate yourself from a more standard analysis that is more readily available. Tbh its no different in length to the average Day9 daily which on occasion can focus on simple scenarios such as this. Keep it up and gl." -NvRossi

This episode compares a Fast 3 Command Center build’s economics to that of a Hellbat Dropping Terran, exposing key weaknesses in the build, as well as recommended scouting times to prepare exactly the right response.

Techniques for dealing with the drops themselves include:

  • Queen targetting Medivacs
  • Roach support
  • Possible Spore Crawler placement and timings

This is a how-to guide for dealing with Reaper openings as a Zerg player. This is a technique tutorial, not a build order one — that is to say, the lessons taught in this video will apply to almost any build order.

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