ZvZ build order guide
17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool
Standard modern Zerg macro opener (Hatch < 85s, Gas < 95s, Pool < 105s).
ZvZ12 workersNew
33.3% win rate over 48 ladder games with 12 starting workers
n = 48 games from 8 players · Stats updated Sep 30, 2026
17 Hatch 18 Gas 17 Pool wins 33.3% of decided games across 48 ZvZ ladder games from 8 players with 12 starting workers. The likely range for its true win rate is 21.7–47.5%, so it loses more often than it wins. It appears in 3.5% of the 1,370 ZvZ games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 48), 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 | 32.6% | 20.9–47.0% | 46 |
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 59.0 over 48 games from 8 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games48 of 48
- Inject Efficiencyin 62.5% of games30 of 48