Strange's 1 Gate Expand
PvP 1-gate expand variant where exactly 1 Gateway is built before the natural Nexus and the first warp-in is a Sentry.
60.6% win rate over 33 games vs Master opponents with 12 starting workers
n = 70 games from 3 players · Stats updated Sep 30, 2026
Across 70 PvP ladder games from 3 players with 12 starting workers, Strange's 1 Gate Expand wins 54.3% of decided games. The likely range for its true win rate is 42.7–65.4%, so it is too close to call against a coin flip. It is played most against Master opponents, where it wins 60.6% over 33 games. It appears in 5.1% of the 1,365 PvP games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 70), so treat it as a directional read.
Win rate by league and MMR
Grouped by the opponent's league and MMR band. Bands without enough games are left out.
By opponent league
| Group | Win rate | Likely range (95%) | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 60.6% | 43.7–75.3% | 33 |
Your record with this build
When it wins
Win rate by game length: does the build close games early or pay off late?
| Group | Win rate | Likely range (95%) | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–10 min | 64.1% | 48.4–77.3% | 39 |
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 79.3 over 70 games from 3 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games70 of 70
- Chrono Efficiencyin 55.7% of games39 of 70