Overlord Expansion Denial
How to deny your opponents' expansions by using only your Overlords. Overlord ability to generate creep in StarCraft 2 is very useful to deny your Terran and Protoss Opponents expansions, even if just for a short period of time.

Difficulty Rank:

4/5



 

When to Use:

  

Featured Units:
When you have map control and want to watch out for your opponent having any expansions.   Overlord is used for this strategies
     

[What to do]
Send overlords to the expansions across the map to ensure they aren't expanding.
 

[Tips for Pulling This Off]
- Send an overlord to each expansion on the map.- Generate Creep if your opponent is not Zerg to inhibit them from building.
 
     

Good vs. These Races / Strategies:

  

Bad vs. These Races / Strategies:
This is great vs. any race and best used if they have little or no anti-air.   This is bad if your opponent has map control or Vikings, Phoenix or Mutalisks patrolling the map to destroy your Overlords.
     

What to do in Success:

  

What to do in Failure:
- Keep your Overlords at the expansion to watch for your opponent expanding.   - Bring your Overlords back to your base so you don't lose them.
     

Abilities

  • [Load]

    Hotkey: (O)
    Load is an ability of overlord-expansion-denial Enables the Terran units to load other units for transport.
    Type: Command
    Range: 1
       

  • [Generate Creep]

    Hotkey: (G)
    Generate Creep is an ability of overlord-expansion-denial While activated, the Overlord excretes creep onto the ground. The creep only generates while the unit is not moving.
    Type: Channeled
       

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