Tempest Rush
Detected if the Stargate is the FIRST tech building (built before any Twilight Council / Dark Shrine / Robotics Facility), a Fleet Beacon is up by 10:00, and at least 1 Tempest has been produced by 10:00 -- long-range Tempest harass / siege opened off a Stargate.
66.7% win rate over 33 games vs Grandmaster opponents since patch 5.0.16
n = 53 games from 3 players · Stats updated Sep 28, 2026
Tempest Rush wins 56.6% of decided games across 53 PvZ ladder games from 3 players since patch 5.0.16. The likely range for its true win rate is 43.3–69.0%, so it is too close to call against a coin flip. It is played most against Grandmaster opponents, where it wins 66.7% over 33 games. It appears in 9.5% of the 559 PvZ games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 53), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandmaster | 66.7% | 49.6–80.3% | 33 |
By opponent MMR
| Group | Win rate | Likely range (95%) | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000–5500 MMR | 66.7% | 48.8–80.8% | 30 |
Key timings
These timings come from 42 recorded build orders by 3 players. Buildings are timed when construction starts, upgrades and morphs when they finish, exactly as the replay records them. The median player starts Fleet Beacon at 6:19, with the middle half between 5:20 and 6:59. Timing data is still thin (n = 42 replays), so expect these medians to move.
| Milestone | Early (p25) | Median | Late (p75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pylon startedin 42 games | 0:34 | 0:34 | 0:36 |
| Gateway startedin 42 games | 0:55 | 0:57 | 0:59 |
| Assimilator startedin 42 games | 1:08 | 1:10 | 1:16 |
| 2nd Nexus startedin 42 games | 1:46 | 1:50 | 1:58 |
| Cybernetics Core startedin 42 games | 2:00 | 2:03 | 2:06 |
| Stargate startedin 42 games | 3:01 | 3:10 | 3:29 |
| Warpgate donein 41 games | 4:54 | 4:57 | 5:17 |
| 3rd Nexus startedin 42 games | 4:52 | 5:02 | 5:22 |
| Forge startedin 41 games | 5:22 | 5:46 | 6:51 |
| Fleet Beacon startedin 42 games | 5:20 | 6:19 | 6:59 |
Army at 6, 8 and 10 minutes
At 6:00
Median count when present · 42 replays
Adept×3in 98% of games
Void Ray×1in 86% of games
Oracle×1in 76% of games
At 8:00
Median count when present · 41 replays
- Adept×4in 78% of games
- Void Ray×1in 78% of games
At 10:00
Median count when present · 38 replays
Tempest×3in 95% of games
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 74.9 over 53 games from 3 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games53 of 53
- Chrono Efficiencyin 96.2% of games51 of 53
- Mineral Floatin 88.7% of games47 of 53