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The original was posted on /r/starcraft by /u/-Readdingit- on 2024-11-15 05:08:01+00:00.

It seems like the most popular meta pro-level PvZ is to open with 1-3 oracles and transition into a blink pressure. If zerg scouts correctly, they usually respond with +1 melee zerglings. Since lings attack quickly, it makes sense that the damage upgrade would help them the most.

I always see protoss players build a forge and complete +1 attack before they push with their stalkers. I don’t really see the point of this. A stalker takes three shots to kill a zergling, no matter the upgrades. Wouldn’t it make more sense to focus on armor upgrades to counteract +1 melee?

Game 1 in this cast is a good example: