I have seen many strong comments on forums regarding not sending a worker to scout for gas first opening. While I can agree with it to a certain extent, I think there is more to it than just an absolute yes or no.
Tag: TvT
TvT: Offender versus Defender
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.
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.
Reaper expand for all match ups
There is much truth in “you can’t go wrong with a Reaper expand”, but there is more depth to a Reaper expand than many think. This post is about the variations of Reaper expand in all three match ups. Continue reading “Reaper expand for all match ups”
Gas first Cloaked Banshee

Gas first openings are the norm in current TvT and cloaked Banshee is arguably the most bread and butter build of them. Since I’ve not covered this before, I should.

