just gonna copy n paste what i posted about this in TGM, just pay attention to the mid game build my early game build was just metagame nonsense!
Misc Replays: 1.4.2 ladder pvt nirvana strafe thorterran Had trouble with this "jakji build" till i came up with this strategy. It involves using blink stalkers for heavy harassment, sniping off tech labs, constantly blinking in and out of his main / natural and picking off lone thors while taking your third and getting templar / immortal tech. IMO my build hard countered his and if you are having problems with thor play you need to take a look at this.
Hope that helps!
Thanks Nirvana for the specific replay! My question is if I wanted to limit his banshee count, will the stalker harass do it? Or is there something more specific that I can do. Because storming and trying to feedback both banshee and Thor will take a lot HT. I might not have enough to do so.
Sorry don't have the time to watch your replays, but Strafe's right. You gotta get either HTs or Collo to stop this kinda 2-3 base push if they're well executed. Zealot stalkers immortals won't be enough to hold it. I would get 1-2 immortals while waiting for robo bay to get up though, they're still good DPS against the thors.
And I don't know how your units are getting sniped if you have either collo or hts, that shouldn't be the case. Both collo and hts can be used for the pre-engagements especially since his army is not mobile. If his banshees come forward drive them back with your stalkers. Collos and HTs aim the marines and scvs too and you should eat this build up!
yeah I think i wasn't doing enough with my stalkers to the banshees but he had a huge amount about 7-9 Banshee with obs and 6-7 thors. I did my best to storm and feedback but there wasn't enough HT to do enough damage for the rest of my army to clean up. He barely had any marines just SCV's surrounding the thors and banshees. Thanks for the advise!
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