Starcraft 2 Build Orders

Build Order

9 - Pylon (CB Nexus on completion)

12 - Gateway (CB Nexus after placement)

14 - Assimilator [2x] (CB Nexus after placement; 3 harvesters in each on completion)

16 - Cybernetics Core

16 - Pylon (CB Nexus after placement)

18 - Twilight Council

18 - Mothership Core (CB Nexus; harass mineral line with time warp on completion)

18 - Warp Gate (CB x 2 when energy is available)

21 - Dark Shrine (Should be available to warp soon after completion of MSC)

22 - Gateway [3x] at 05:10 (Request 50 minerals from allies if applicable)

22 - Pylon [2x] (After placement of first pylon, send probe to place a proxy pylon)

22 - Warp Gate [4x] at 06:20 (Transform Gateways)

22 - Dark Templar [4x] at 06:30

Revised my year old '4 DT @ 6:30' build to accommodate HotS changes; namely the Dark Shrine buff and addition of the MSC.

Concerning MSC harassment:

The MSC can handle two marines at once. Terran is most vulnerable to this harass!
If your opponent's early AA is sufficient to repel your MSC, keep it floating nearby to continually cast time warp on their mineral line to slow their income
Resume harass anytime their mineral line is determinedly undefended (likely when your DTs begin their attack)

Concerning DT rush:

vs Terran: Use MSC to check their orbital energy. If they don't have enough for a scan, wreck havoc on their army. If they do have a scan ready, split your DTs
vs Protoss: if they go robo, kill the facility. if they go stargate, kill as many probes as you can and warp stalkers at home. if they have no detection kill their Nexus/Nexi
vs Zerg: if they have a lair, kill it and flee before the overseer catches you. if they have spores but no roaches, kill the spores. if they go heavy lings, send your MSC home and get a sentry and zealots for defence

Hard

Aggressive, Rush, Harassment, Cheese

None

Submitted by: kyymehra

Credit: Steelheart