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SC 2 is a game with many layers of complexity. Each match up is quite different and requires different build orders and approaches. That’s why it’s essential that you make yourself familiar with each match-up of your race. Playing as random is especially difficult and to be quite frank, not many players possess the talent to master all three races.
Thousands of players from all over the world are looking for opportunities to increase their SC 2 skills every day. Tournaments and Cups get announced weekly and if you strive to perfect your skills you can make a decent living off of this.
To get you started on the right foot, I will give you a quick overview of eachof the core strategies to help you take your pick, and then send you to a place with deeper information for you to dive into. Take your pick!
Terran Strategy
In the early game, Terrans prefer to Turtle up. Thanks to the Orbital Commands, Terrans can do really well on just their Main and their Natural in the early game until the mid-game.
Another preferred tactic of Terran players is to take early map control with the versatile Viking. Being a Terran player, you have no reason not to have good intel about your opponent. If manage to scout your enemy and execute your BO perfectly without getting supply locked, you have the opportunity to do a very dangerous timing push that will leave your opponent vulnerable to future attacks.
Terran v Terran is a special match up. TvT has a big emphasis on map control. TvT is often compared to chess with both players fighting for territory until the strength of one of the enemy tips over and the other player gets crushes.
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Zerg Strategy
As a Zerg player you need to be good at macro’ing. Zerg players can quickly adapt to their opponents base by losing their whole army and then return with a completely new army composition.
As a Zerg player you need a very strong economy so you can build all the necessary tech buildings. While you macro up, it’s wise to sacrifice one or two overloads in the early-mid game to gain some additional intel about the best army composition.
While all this is happening, expand your creep to give your army a big speed boost. I’ve seen good players win against the overpowered Terran race thanks to creep and keeping your army count up - too many get overrun in the early mid-game.
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Core Protoss Strategy
Even if it might not seem like it, playing Protoss well is incredibly difficult. You need both micro and macro skills to really master this race. One of the key elements is the Force Field of the Sentry.
Protoss have it relatively easy to get good intel thanks to their Observers which come cloaked by default. There is no reason not to use them.
Using the intel you need to determine which tech buildings to get and which building to chrono boost at a given time. In many situations a single chrono boosted upgrade can save you a game you would definitely lose otherwise!
If your macro skills are stronger than your micro skills, get Warp Gates as fast as possible and then play aggressive Pylons to outmaneuver your opponent. If he plays armored units, add some Immortals to your army. If he plays light units, get Colossi.
If you got used to playing as Protoss and won a few games, try getting early Phoenixes to destroy your opponents eco line. If you are up against a Terran, try to focus out his MULEs as they are worth a couple of hundred minerals each!
We didn’t even scratch the surface here - thanks to the interesting abilities of Protoss units, the game can get very complex. There are many more advanced strategies like playing Dark Templar harrass.
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