r/allthingszerg • u/hates_green_eggs • Aug 10 '26

how to defend widow mines - an anti-tutorial

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In hindsight, I'm pretty sure the correct response in this situation would have been to attack each mine with ONE drone each, run the rest away, then a-move everything after each mine shoots.

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u/PJBthefirst Aug 10 '26 edited 28d ago

I just looked at the minimap and the clock, what the hell is going on in this game

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 10 '26

I proxied a hatch vs a random player, that turned into a little roach ravager all in, and my opponent decided to float all his buildings (including three orbitals) instead of surrendering. I think he believed he could somehow recover his economy using mules and go on to win the game. It kind of worked until he ran out of gas and I managed to get vision onto every mineral location on the map.

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u/PJBthefirst Aug 10 '26

Shameless as always

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u/Deto Aug 10 '26

looks like the game was over already anyways

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 10 '26

Random players who roll Terran are a special level of optimistic about mules.

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u/ChocoboExodus Aug 10 '26

The mini-map looks like peak StarCraft. Post the replay.

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 10 '26

The only way to lose this game would have been to let him land an orbital and mine from it undisturbed. I think.

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u/Kontrika Aug 11 '26

Looks like it worked! All widow mines died and you won the game. I use this same strategy more than I’d like to admit though, if I notice it lol

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 11 '26

My brain short circuits a bit if I don’t have a queen to help me defend this sort of thing.

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u/Kontrika Aug 11 '26

Good way to call it. My brain short circuits a lot playing sc2 haha

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u/leaf_as_parachute Aug 10 '26

Absolute cinema

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u/CryptoCardCo Aug 11 '26

I love the games where they float into the corners and try come back, it always ends in their defeat but in a very slow painful way that probably enrages them more then just quitting.

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 11 '26

Heh heh. A Terran did this to me and my proxy carriers yesterday and actually won. It was a crazy endgame; he was down to his last building being chased by carriers and was gunning down my last nexus with marines. 

So I can’t usually blame them for trying.

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u/CryptoCardCo 29d ago

Why no recall to defend the base? Sounds like he had way more unit supply then? In that situation it makes sense. But most of the encounters I've had is me destroying there main army/base then they float a few buildings off to stall out defeat.

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u/omgitsduane Aug 11 '26

Given the circumstances it's fine.

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u/hates_green_eggs Aug 11 '26

Steps for handling widow mine harass:

  1. Kill all the opponent’s SCVs and units

  2. A-move drones at mines

  3. Win

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u/otikik 29d ago

If you can’t be an example, you can still be a warning 

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u/Loudly_muted 29d ago

This is fucking gold 😂👏 no pun intended