Hellbat drop has the biggest impact on TvT of the three match ups. Nowadays, Terran players will always open up with some form of drop and transit into mid game. Thus, the game often gets complicated because the builds get crossed. That is, I drop at your base, while you drop at mine. The player who did a more successful drop usually came out way ahead. The 16 gas build in this post is in my opinion the best in terms of “crossing builds” in TvT drop.
15 gas build is arguably one of the most popular builds now for TvT. It can transit into Marine Tank or mech composition. It basically works like a 1-1-1 build with an earlier command centre. Given that it is a 1-1-1 build, there are many things you can do early when the Medivac is out. This post discusses some of the better variations of a 15 gas build.
Although mech was expected to be the main composition of Terran for Heart of the Swarm, most players opted for the standard Marine Tank composition when the expansion was just released. The new Medivac speed boost ability was often cited as the reason for the choice. However, Medivac had been heavily used in mech recently.
Mass Reaper opening was the go-to-build when Heart of the Swarm was just released, until other builds got more popular. Now, two barracks Reaper have become a “10 pool build”, and I will explain why.
The opinion on Widow Mine so far has been divided. On one camp, it’s too overpowered. Conversely, it’s just right.
This post is about how I feel toward Widow Mine after I have played approximately 20 to 30 1v1 games on Heart of the Swarm till this point. Additionally, it’s also based on the games played in IEM – World Championship.
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