ZvT build order guide
17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool
Standard modern Zerg macro opener (Hatch < 85s, Gas < 95s, Pool < 105s).
ZvT12 workersNew
46.0% win rate over 63 ladder games with 12 starting workers
n = 63 games from 8 players · Stats updated Sep 30, 2026
With 12 starting workers, 8 players logged 63 ZvT ladder games with 17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool, winning 46.0% of the decided ones. The likely range for its true win rate is 34.3–58.2%, so it is too close to call against a coin flip. It appears in 3.5% of the 1,825 ZvT games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 63), so treat it as a directional read.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–6 min | 39.6% | 27.0–53.7% | 48 |
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 56.7 over 63 games from 8 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games63 of 63
- Inject Efficiencyin 49.2% of games31 of 63