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One of the three factions in the popular Starcraft series, the Zerg only use biological units. They are best known for their cheap and quickly-produced units which allow them to attack in large numbers.

The Zerg have several unique features.

  • Zerg thrive on creep, a substance that is produced by Hatcheries, Nydus Worms, Creep Tumors, and optionally, Overlords. It grants the player sight, prevents enemy buildings, and boosts Zerg ground unit speed. Most Zerg buildings must be placed on creep, and will slowly die if their creep is lost.
  • Most units are morphed from larva, which spawns at regular intervals from the primary base structure (Hatchery/Lair/Hive). Additional larva can be spawned at this structure with a Queen.
  • Zerg buildings are morphed from Drones (sacrificing the Drone in the process).
  • Supply is generated by a unit (the Overlord), not a structure.
  • All units and buildings regenerate health over time, without intervention.
  • Some units can burrow and even move underground.
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How do I counter the 7 roach rush build?

I recently saw an article about a 7 roach rush build that's even faster than the popular 5 roach rush build. This build gets to 7 roaches in about 4:40. How would I counter this build? I'm mostly Toss, but please suggest counters for any of the…
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How do I Macro effectively as Zerg?

Someone emailed me a question recently indicating that they'd come here and seen what I've written and wanted to know something about Starcraft 2 strategy building. While I did email him back, I still think that gaming.se is a good place for such…
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How do pro Zerg players generally prepare for a 4 gate they know is coming?

I am a master's league player attempting to learn Zerg. My overall macro is very strong, but I have the sense I am over-droning which leads to my defeat against a strong 4 gate (high diamond->masters). Spine crawlers are often side stepped,…
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Why is Zerg considered behind if they don't have 1 more base than their opponent?

Often times in gamecasts, I hear the commentator saying how the Zerg player must always stay one expansion ahead of the other player, most importantly in the start of the game. Why is that? Wouldn't you consider that imbalanced? Or does it balance…
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In a ZvZ match, how do I deal with early mass zerglings?

Just as it says on the can. How do I defend early mass zerglings in ZvZ? Early being around the time my natural is finished to the time it's about half-saturated. I'm getting a baneling nest as soon as I can afford it, and make zerglings as soon as…
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Can I select the target for my spawn larvae with a hotkey and no mouse clicks?

I have my queens hotkeyed so I can double tap the key, hit V for spawn larvae, then click my hatchery. However, I would like to get rid of the need for the mouse click. Can I somehow select the target for my spawn larvae with just a hotkey? That…
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How do I get the "Zergling Rush" achievement in StarCraft 2?

I'm trying to get a lot of the battle.net achievements, but some of them seem quite difficult. Specifically, "Zergling Rush" the 20 zerglings in 255 seconds achievement
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What is the best way to pick off banelings with zerglings?

In ZvZ, I put all my zerglings on a hotkey. As my opponent has banelings, I want to send a single ling to pick it off. The problem is that the single ling is still a part of my control group and I often issue a new command before he picks off the…
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What are the best counters for Zerg air units in Starcraft 2?

What's the best counter for mass Mutalisks and Corruptors? I'm playing Terran at the moment, but I guess this question should concentrate the answers for Protoss and Zerg as well.
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What does creep affect?

I'm fairly new to the game and am trying to get better as Zerg. From watching some replays of higher level players, I often see Zerg players spreading creep like crazy as fast as they can. My question is, what exactly are the things that creep…
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Why is JaeDong's Mutalisk Micro hard/impossible to do in Starcraft 2?

The Broodwar progamer JaeDong is famous for his Muta Micro. I was a Broodwar player and now I'm a Starcraft 2 player, and I was fascinated with that micro. Reasearching, I discovered in the custom map Darglein's Micro Trainer, one of the Zerg…
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How do I effectively counter a cannon rush with Zerg?

I was a victim of a cannon rush in my last Starcraft 2 game. I was playing Zerg and my opponent was playing Protoss. About four minutes into the match, cannons and pylons started going up in front of the only entrance to my base. What is the best…
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Why would July (Zerg) build a later second sunken colony in this match against Casy (Terran)?

I recently watched the Casy (Terran) vs July (Zerg) match from 2006-2007 OSL Season 3. This was game 3 from round 1 of the elimination bracket. The game is notable for being very short and including a deception that tricks July into believing that…
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What's the best counter to marine spam?

I've seen this cheesy strategy a few times now - loads of marines with all the upgrades and medivacs. This wasn't a rush but still wasn't able to counter playing as zerg. What's the most effective (zerg) way to counter this strategy?
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What's the advantage in upgrading your expansion into a lair instead of the main?

I saw quite a lot of games where the zerg player chose to upgrade his natural into a lair. Usually I transform my main to a lair, because I feel like it's better protected. What's the advantage in upgrading your natural expansion instead of the…
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