Looking for the best Starcraft 2 Protoss build order? This article is all about the most popular and most effective build orders to counter your opponent, cheese or just generally start the match with. As with all build orders, they only win you the match when you manage to execute them – and react to the actions of your enemy. Never go on with a BO after scouting that your enemy is actually going to counter it. And never try to fast expand when the opponent is going for a rush.
Starcraft 2 Protoss Build Order: Dark Templar Rush
Goals: The DT build order works extraordinary well against Zerg – if you manage to hide your tech. A Zerg player has only two ways of detecting your Dark Templars: Spore Colonies and Overseer.
Overseer require the Lair tech and Spore colonies can easily destroyed before they are finished. Take out as many Drones / SCVs / Probes as you can before the enemy builds a detector to get a great economical advantage. Without any detector it’s GG anyway.
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Execution:
- 9 Pylon
- 12 Gateway
- 14 Assimilator
- 16 Pylon
- 16 Cybernetics Core
- 18 Assimilator
- 20 Stalker (optional)
- 20 Twilight Council
- 22 Pylon
- 22 Gateway
- 24 Dark Shrine
- 24 Gateway
- 24 Warpgate Research
As soon as you build your 2nd Assimilator, save your Chrono Boost energy for the Warpgate research. It’s also very important to scout early aggression. The DT build focuses on tech and neglects unit production, that’s why early attacks force you to build more Zealots / Stalker to counter it, delaying your tech.
Starcraft 2 Protoss Build Order: 4 Gate Push
Goals: This semi-all-in move allows you a constant stream of units and neglects early tech and economy to deal a devastating blow to the enemy, trying to end the game with your first attack. If you get the upper hand, you can take map control and expand while denying the opponent’s expansions.
Execution:
- 9 Pylon
- 12 Gateway + sent Probe to scout
- 14 Assimilator
- 16 Pylon
- 18 Cybernetics Core
- (19 Zealot)
- 23 Pylon
- 24 Stalker
- 25 Warpgate research.
- 27 Gateway
- 28 Sentry
- 30 2x Gateway
- 31 Proxy Pylon
If your supply count or build order gets disturbed, remember to build the last 2 Gateways when the Warpgate research is half done – they will be ready early enough. It’s important to hide the last to Gateways and build them once the opponent’s scout was destroyed.
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Most Protoss players execute this Starcraft 2 Protoss build order by building the first proxy Pylon somewhere safe in the middle of the map and then work their way forward. This way the chances to loose the initial Pylon are very low and you can always warp in more units.
Starcraft 2 Protoss Build Order: 2 Base Robo
Goals: This build order allows you to produce a constant stream of expensive Robo units: Colossi and Immortals. Since you can easily switch from Colossi to Immortals, you can adept to the situation very fast: Colossi for Hydra/Zergling or mass Marines or Zealots, Immortals for Roaches / Tanks / Marauder / Stalker.
Execution: First things first: Every base can keep up 3 Gateways and 1 Robo, so you will have 6 Gates and 2 Robos once you secure your expansion.
Since this is a mid-game build, I will pass on the exact early-game BO in favor of a detailed description of the possible transitions.
- Mass Roaches – Switch to Immortals immediately as they are the hard-counter. The Sentry’s “Guardian Shield” works wonders against the low Roach damage.
- Mutalisks – Cut one of your Robos for a Stargate and produce Phoenixes.
- Corruptors – Huge threat to your Colossi as they can attack them from air. Get Blink Stalkers/Templars and snipe them down at the beginning of the battle!
- Infestors – Use Force Fields to keep them out of range. If an Infestor manages to control one of your Colossi, don’t snipe your own unit but try to snipe the Infestor ASAP.
Conclusion:
There are many great and versatile build orders, but which Starcraft 2 Protoss build order you use depends on the opponent’s race and situation. It’s better to get an understanding of the game mechanic and which unit counters which instead of just learning a few popular BOs.
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