Special StarCraft 2 Terran Reaper Strategy Guide

Reapers are the basic Terran starting StarCraft 2 strategy. Why not build a Barracks with a tech lab at some point, and go for a gas-intensive early-game rush? An effective Reaper build wil not affect your economy in no way. You are not going for an all-in rush. There are two parts to the Reaper build, the build order, and the micro. If you need to learn about Reaper strategies on Starcraft 2, check out this article.

You've got your build order down, and now you need to learn where and how to utilize your Reapers to their full potential. As you should be aware (if you're not, check out our StarCraft 2 Strategy Guide - just follow link bellow for more info) Reapers are very strong against tier 1 units (Zerglings, Marines, Zealots). There are some situations where you'll need to avoid a conflict. Here are some of the do's and don'ts on what units to engage:

VS Marines – Marines are very weak against Reapers by themselves. A single Reaper can kill a Marine in three shots, making Reapers a great way to eliminate Marines, but only in small groups. Do not put a Reaper up against three Marines by himself, it wont work. With a 50/50 cost versus 50 mineral cost (to Marines), you must not afford to lose Reapers to Marines. So make sure you out number your opponent's forces by 1. If the enemy comes with 5 Marines, make sure you have at least 6 Reapers, or you should run. Remember, this is PER conflict.

VS Zerglings – Zerg is the toughest race to harass with Reapers. Because of their 30% speed increase on Creep, their units have a huge advantage. So stay off of Creep at all times. Except that rules are to be broken. Assess your situation before progressing onto Creep against a Zerg player. Zerglings are easy targets for Reapers up until they get their speed upgrade. Once that happens (speedlings) your Reapers are in trouble. Abuse the cliffs just to stay alive. When a Zerg opponent gets speedlings, switch to another unit. Reapers just lost their usefulness. Zerglings are different from Zealots or Marines because your micro tactic against them should be different (to learn more check out our StarCraft 2 Guide).

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