17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool
Standard modern Zerg macro opener (Hatch < 85s, Gas < 95s, Pool < 105s).
56.4% win rate over 39 ladder games since patch 5.0.16
n = 39 games from 8 players · Stats updated Sep 28, 2026
Since patch 5.0.16, 8 players logged 39 ZvP ladder games with 17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool, winning 56.4% of the decided ones. The likely range for its true win rate is 41.0–70.7%, so it is too close to call against a coin flip. It appears in 5.0% of the 780 ZvP games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 39), so treat it as a directional read.
Key timings
These timings come from 36 recorded build orders by 6 players. Buildings are timed when construction starts, upgrades and morphs when they finish, exactly as the replay records them. The median player starts Spawning Pool at 1:38, with the middle half between 1:36 and 1:42. Timing data is still thin (n = 36 replays), so expect these medians to move.
| Milestone | Early (p25) | Median | Late (p75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extractor startedin 36 games | 0:38 | 0:40 | 0:41 |
| 2nd Hatchery startedin 36 games | 1:14 | 1:15 | 1:19 |
| Spawning Pool startedin 36 games | 1:36 | 1:38 | 1:42 |
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 69.4 over 39 games from 8 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games39 of 39