I was watching a bit of HuK (go watch and support him!) tonight because I’m putting together a set of Protoss build orders as a gift. I was writing down his builds as they were happening, and though it ultimately wasn’t that useful for me (I’m looking for HotS builds), maybe it’ll be useful for you.
In the first game, he used a sentry drop to block the ramp into the natural, busted the bunker, forced a lift of the CC. I think he ended up winning
Game 1: PvT on Akilon Flats
- Standard protoss opening
- 19 Stalker
- 23 Nexus
- 24 Assimilator
- 25 Stalker
- 27-29 Robo
- 31 Sentry
- More sentries in-between
- 38 Warp prism
- 40 Gate, Gate
- 42 Gate
- 47 Gate Gate
- Attack
In game 2, he went for a Stalker/Phoenix push. He straight up lost to an expand-DT build
Game 2, PvP on Entombed Valley
- 16 Assimilator
- 19 Gateway
- 19 Stalker
- 23 Stalker, Stalker
- 29 Stargate
- 34 forward Pylon
- (has 5 Stalkers at this point)
- 37 Phoenix
In game 3, he goes for a similar build. This time, it works, but mostly on the strength of some good Stalker micro early on while “chat cheating” his opponent.
Game 3, PvP, also Entombed Valley
- 15 Pylon
- 17 2nd Assimilator
- 18 Gateway
- 19 Stalker
- 23 Stalker Stalker
- More stalkers; I’m guessing he cut probe production around here
- 33 Stargate
- 35 forward Pylon
Game 4 was a rematch. This time, his opponent goes 1 gate robo expand and manages to defend the Stalker rush. HuK tries for a Sentry drop in the main to block the ramp, but it fails.
Game 4, PvP on Daybreak
- 14 double Assimilator
- 16 Pylon
- 17 Core
- 19 Gateway
- 20 Stalker
- 24 Stalker Stalker (cutting probes?)
- 28 Stalker
- 31 Robo (for Warp Prism)
- 31 Gate
So the 2 strategies for the evening were apparently a Sentry drop (forcefielding the ramp) and a Stalker-Phoenix push. Both are extremely aggressive and depend on HuK controlling better than his opponent.
Let me know if you want more details on the builds. I just kind of figured that the opening and pylon/probe timings should be easy enough to figure out.
Anyways, if you guys have any references on HotS Protoss builds or favorite streamers, feel free to comment. I’ll be playing around with things myself to get a good set of simple, safe HotS builds. I’ll probably post those when I have that figured out because a quick Google search revealed nothing helpful.