It has been approximately two weeks since Patch 2.0.9, which involves buffing Banshee and nerfing Hellbat, goes live. The aim of the patch is the resolve the stagnate Hellbat vs. Hellbat metagame in TvT. This post is to evaluate the effects of the patch on the match up.
A new patch is expected to go live this week. It involves nerfing Hellbat and buffing Banshee. I will just talk about my opinion on the patch.
The hot topic now. How should Hellbat be nerfed?
Many have attempted to answer this question, but few have answered the more fundamental questions satisfactorily.
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.
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