Countering Zerg With Protoss
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Here is a chart I made that lists out all the Zerg units in the first column. In the second Column I’ve put the Protoss units that counter the Zerg units in the first column. In the third column, and lastly , I put why the Protoss units are counters to the Zerg units.
As far as units that can’t attack air go, I didn’t add air units individually as their counter. So for example I didn’t add Carriers as a counter to Ultralisks, even though they would be, it just seemed to obvious. I did however write air units.
| Zerg Units |
Protoss Counters | Why? |
| Zerglings | 1) Zealots 2) Colossus 3) Archons 4) High Templars 5) Air Units |
Zealots are your basic counter. Colossus splash kills Zerglings in groups. Archons do bonus damage, and High Templars have Psionic Storm. |
| Queens | 1) Phoenixes 2) Archons 3) Dark Templars 4) High Templars |
Phoenixes can catch and kill loner Queens. Archons do bonus damage. Dark Templars do massive damage to Queens, and High Templars can Feedback kill. |
| Hydralisks | 1) Colossus 2) High Templars 3) Sentries |
The Collosus will need to be defended of course. Psionic Storm rips up low hp Hydras. Sentries Shield greatly reduces damage from Hydra attacks. |
| Banelings | 1) Archons 2) High Templars 3) Immortals 4) Air Units |
Archons obliterate Banelings. Psionic Storm does as well. Immortals take reduced damage from Banelings. |
| Roaches | 1) Immortals 2) Stalkers 3) High Templars 4) Air Units |
Immortals obliterate Roaches. Stalkers are decent against Roaches. Psionic Storm helps deal with their high hint points. |
| Infestors | 1) High Templars 2) Immortals |
Feedback (from the High Templars) destroys Infestors. Immortals also kill Infestors quite quickly. |
| Mutalisks | 1) Phoenixes 2) Stalkers 3) Archons |
Phoenixes do bonus damage against Mutalisks (light armor). Stalkers with Blink can own Mutalisks. Archons obliterate Mutalisks, but are significantly slower than. |
| Corrupters | 1) Void Rays 2) Stalkers 3) Archons |
Don’t focus fire with the Void Rays. Stalkers do bonus damage (armored). Archons do bonus damage as well (biological). |
| Ultralisks | 1) Immortals 2) Stalkers 3) Air Units |
Immortals will own Ultralisks blow for blow. Stalkers do bonus damage, but they require lots of micro. |
| Brood Lords | 1) Stalkers 2) High Templars 3) Air Units |
Stalkers can blink under the Brood Lords. Psionic Storm can really dent the slow-moving Brood Lords. |
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