The early stage of the Terran mirror match up may seem complicated to many (myself included) due to the numerous interactions of various TvT builds, and this makes it interesting and frustrating at the same time. This post discusses about the core concept of “offender versus defender” that underlies how TvT early game is played out.
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The case for build order of Terran

There seems to be a tendency of over-scrutinising and over-comparing build orders when they aren’t that different, yet some important implication differences are overlooked. This post is about my opinion on this issue.
TvZ 3CC Defensive Banshee (Part 2)

The 3CC defensive Banshee build has been adopted by every Terran player now, and is a big part of the metagame. This post is about some of the details that I did no cover in the previous post, and how to deal with the build’s weakness.
Defend against proxy Oracle (Part 2)

The earlier post regarding how to defend against proxy Oracle sets the basic of what should be done in that situation. Recently, Flash added something on top of the standard reaction discussed previously, and I think it is worth discussing.
TvT: 11/13 Gas first Reaper opening

While gas first opening and Reaper opening are the mainstream builds in TvT, a gas first Reaper opening relative uncommon. The build I’m covering isn’t new, but I think it is worth blogging given the background behind it.
