| Build Orders are a very important part of Starcraft 2 | | | | 5 Drone |
| Strategies. As a matter of fact they are important | | | | 6 Drone |
| for any RTS game. Have you seen a big list of | | | | 7 3x2 Zerglings |
| numbers along with buildings and units in front of | | | | 10 Overlord |
| them? These are known as build orders. They often | | | | 10+ Zerglings |
| tend to confuse new players. They are very crucial | | | | In Starcraft 2 you start with 6 workers. If you follow |
| and lie in the heart of any good Starcraft 2 strategy. | | | | this build order you require that you should not build |
| Build orders are vital to almost each and every | | | | any Drones till you have Spawning Pool since it would |
| aspect of game like economy management, unit | | | | instead increase your supply to 7. As building a Zerg |
| timings, micro and macro. Theywill decide whether | | | | requires a Drone to morph, your supply count would |
| your Starcraft 2 strategy will be to rush, cheese, | | | | come down to 5. Thus you plan to build Drones at 5 |
| harass or macro. This makes your scout so important | | | | and 6 supply. At 7 supply, you should have a |
| if you want to win. Depending on what enemy units | | | | spawning pool and you should be able to morph your |
| are discovered by your scout, you can plan and | | | | three larvas into Zergling. 3x2 indicates that 2 |
| evolve your strategy accordingly. | | | | Zerglings are spawn per larva. Once this is done, you |
| You may find the format of build orders confusing at | | | | should be at 10/10 supply. This will require that you |
| a first look. But if you understand their format, then | | | | build an Overlord. 6 Pool build is called an 'all in' |
| you will find them pretty easy to decode. Since there | | | | strategy. It is highly recommended that you keep |
| is not any such inherent timing system, they are | | | | building Zerglings at and after 10 supply. |
| indicated by player's current supply count which is | | | | This is just one of many Starcraft 2 strategies that |
| displayed at top right order. Here is a "cheesy" 6 pool | | | | you find in professional Starcraft 2 strategy guides. |
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| 6 Spawning Pool | | | | |