The Reaper Cyclone opening is considered to be the meta-defining opening in patch 3.8 TvT now with INnoVation having an absurd win rate using it. I will break down the opening and discuss INnoVation’s follow up build.
Tag: TvT
TvT: Double Refinery Reaper Hellion
Double Refinery Reaper Hellion is one of the most common openings in the Terran mirror match now. It has been discussed a lot recently on forums, and I will share my thoughts on it.
Legacy of the Void Multiplayer Redesign
Blizzard announced their proposed changes to the multiplayer mode in Dreamhack last weekend. I took some time to digest the content, and I think it says a lot what Blizzard want to do. There are several things I disagree with on the problem identification stage.
TvT: 15/16 Reaper Expand Basic Framework
In the last post, I discussed how TvT is a match up of framework, and why there is less emphasis on build orders. This post follows that up and provides a basic framework for the standard 15/16 Reaper expand opening.
TvT: A Match Up of Relativity and Framework
I rarely discuss a TvT build order, because there usually isn’t any. While there is no fixed build order in the match up, we can still follow a framework as the game plan. This post discusses the rationale behind the importance of having a fine tuned framework.
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