Best Way To Counter A Zealot Rush In Starcraft 2 - Terran Strategy

An early Zealot rush can be very devastating to fight against as a Terran player

, especially if you don't see it coming. Zealots will rip your base to shreds in short order so you've got to be prepared. This is the best way to see a Zealot rush coming and defend accordingly. You'll never lose to a Zealot rush again!

Early Scout

The first thing you need to do to defend a Zealot rush as Terran is to know when it's coming. The way you figure that out is to scout your opponent early. Send your scout after you build your Supply Depot on bigger maps, and when you start your Supply Depot on smaller maps like Steppes of War. First scout around your base to make sure there's no proxy Pylon getting built, then head to the Protoss base.

If you see a Pylon, 1 or 2 Gateways, and no Cybernetics Core you can bet that you're going to get Zealot rushed. Keep your SCV alive for as long as possible to see what he's building. If you see Chrono Boost go down on the Gateways then Zealots will be coming to your base soon!

Countering The Zealot Rush

In Terran vs Protoss, walling off your base can make your buildings very vulnerable to early Stalkers, so I just don't do it anymore. Walling off is an effective way to deal with a Zealot rush, but I'm going to share how I defend against it without walling off.

After you know that a Zealot rush is coming, you need to set up some defenses to deal with it. Don't skimp on the defense either, not having enough can cost you the game. Immediately make another Barracks (so you have 2) and start making Marines out of both of them. Throw down 2 Bunkers as well, spread them out in your base but make sure they can cover each other.

Rally your Barracks to your Bunkers to fill them as fast as you can. Don't forget to keep your macro up and keep making SCVs too. If you're constantly pumping out Marines & SCVs, plus you have 2 Bunkers defending your base you shouldn't have a problem defending a Zealot rush.

The Counter-Attack

After you've successfully defended the Zealot rush, you may be able to win right away with a counter attack. Empty your Bunkers and advance with your units to the Protoss base and push in to see what kind of damage you can do.

If you don't have enough units to win, pull back and transition into macro heavy play to get a big army out and crush him later on. As long as you didn't lose a lot of your SCVs the Protoss player will be a bit behind in economy since he rushed you. Just keep your lead and you'll be able to win later in the game.

by: Tyson Faulkner

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