Build order guides

ZvP build orders

What's winning in ZvP on the ladder, from real games since patch 5.0.16.

The guide sample covers 780 ZvP ladder games from 9 players since patch 5.0.16. The strongest record we can vouch for belongs to Hydra Timing (3 Base): 54.1% over 133 games (likely range 45.7–62.4%). Speedling Flood is the most common pick, showing up in 20.3% of games.

Stats updated Sep 28, 2026

ZvP openers ranked

Ranked by the low end of each opener's likely win-rate range, so small samples can't top the table on luck.

ZvP openers, since patch 5.0.16
#	Opener	Win rate	Games	Played in
1	Hydra Timing (3 Base)	54.1%likely range 45.7–62.4%	1335 players	17.1%
2	Speedling Flood	49.4%likely range 41.7–57.1%	1587 players	20.3%
3	17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 PoolFull guide once more games are in	56.4%likely range 41.0–70.7%	398 players	5.0%
4	Proxy HatchFull guide once more games are in	51.2%likely range 36.5–65.8%	415 players	5.3%
5	3 Base Macro (Hatch First)	44.1%likely range 36.4–52.0%	1526 players	19.5%

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