Starcraft 2 - Defending a Cannon Rush? 3 EASY Ways Here !

Hi guys ! In this tutorial about starcraft 2, I explain you 3 ways to defend a cannon rush in PvP. In starcraft 2, beginners have many difficulty to hold this kind of cheese. It's time to know how to hold it the easy way. I present you the standard hold using probes, another using forge and the last one with a proxy double robo.

This kind of cheese can be really challenging to hold but there is some ways to know about it :
- You need to scout it really fast to hold it with a forge
- With probes: 2 on each probes, 3 on each cannon, 4 on each pylon
- With double robo : simply do a proxy with your scouting probe

Replay and build order:

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[PashkaTLT]

Short version:
1) against in base cannon rush with pylon wall:
attack enemy probe with 2 probes, kill pylons first, 4 probes per pylon, 3 probes per cannon, keep chrono for zealot, maybe send probe to low ground to check there, chrono zealot, cancel 1 gas to save minerals, don't forget cyber core
2) when a cannon rush starts on low ground:
Build forge and pylon to make full wall, build cyber core right away, build 2 cannons to defend/clear ramp (can cancel 1 cannon later if safe)
3) let the cannon rush be (try to kill the probe if possible though), but send probe to build proxy pylon, build double robo at the proxy pylon and build warp prism + immortal (both with chrono), attack with 1 immortal in warp prism (build immortals non-stop), first try to kill pylon or stargate (you don't want to play against stargate with double robo :)), then probes, then nexus.
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Often, when a cannon rush fails it's a good idea for cannon rusher to go proxy stargate, so it may be a good idea for defender to go stargate or blink stalkers (so it can be 3 gates + stargate, for example).

[wyopaul]

Rumor has it Zuka looses his ability to speak English if it gets hotter than 30C.

[yorginho]

I like the fact that you put yourself failing cannon rushes just for teaching. An honest man, indeed, have my respect

[efernando]

Thanks for your videos Zuka. These are really helpful. I am trying to get to high platinum-diamond but it is really hard to counter/react to cheese or all-ins without messing my build. I am using your protoss build by the way (stalker-colossi then zealot-archon-inmortal) but I will mess the build or my macro trying to defend early aggression/harassing and will lose afterwards. I know I have to scout more and also maybe play more aggressive early in game. It will be great to get some tips in a video to counter these all ins and how to properly scout and adapt your build. In your bronze to master series you cover some of these topics and are great but in fact a video focused on how to improve your micro of all your units without forgetting your economy will be awesome. Thanks!!

[tonyvu]

thanks zuka for vid. For the past day, I've defeated 99% of cannon rushers with your vid. A lot of cannon rushers are stumped that I stoped their cannon rush. 50% of them literally give up. Life is good. Thank you Zuka~!

[TJMC]

This video is so good, great job explaining! Gonna subscribe right away.

[MagionMenno]

Thanks for the video Zuka! I made my way from mid gold to platinum 2 but would typically still lose to cannon rush. They tend to be in-base so forge defense is not appropriate (i am too late blocking the 2nd probe or don't catch the 1st), but the double immortal worked like a charm. Didnt realize i had 1500 minerals save up and spent 10 minutes instead microing my prism and 2 immortals to catch his probe, but that was sufficient, by the time i got to his base he hadn't even started his cybercore so there was nothing he could do :)

[mehdi]

Who is here just after having lost against a 10th game by a canon rush and raging, the game opened, trying to understand that filthy tactic before going straight back to another game?

[codyheiner]

The third way seems super risky. If the opponent rushes his cannons or zealots into your mineral line faster you will be at a huge disadvantage. If he scouts your proxy you lose. If he gets a fast Stargate you will lose. If he has a few more stalkers and snipes your prism, you will likely lose. If he sends probe scouts out upon seeing your prism and then sends a few zealots to your proxy, he could force you to stay in place defending for a while, muffling your offensive capability. If he saves enough for another Nexus, it could turn into a game of cat and mouse where you are revealed and he isn't.

In general, the end of the game easily turns into a double cat and mouse chase, each of you hunting the other player's buildings. You have the advantage in direct confrontation but you also have an army that needs to stay together. There's a lot of guesswork and luck involved, even if you have the advantage.

Whenever your plan is to trade your entire economy for your opponent's entire economy, the outcome is very unstable - it fluctuates highly with very small variation in gameplay. For example, suppose your proxy is slightly farther and he has slightly better defense at home, overall delaying the killing blow of your attack by another 30 seconds. That time could give him enough to build a few extra zealots and attack your proxy directly, or hide a Nexus somewhere else on the map, completely turning the game in his favor.

[DaCooGa]

Wow, I never thought of double proxy robo! That’s so cool. Now I really want to get cannon rushed so I can try that out lol

[firestarter]

Very nice.I did defend against some average canon rushers int he past and tought i got it, but i recently met really good ones and I lost. This should help.

[joshuacabral]

Can you also make a video how to counter medivac drops + liberator, overlord and warp prism drops? I've been following you for a while now and your tips are really helpful 👍👍👌

[omegaknightx]

Watching this video just saved my butt. Thanks a bunch!

[SLNMX]

the third my favorite. Thank you, can you make it in spanish?

[MyriadColorsCM]

So about that third way to defeat CR, what if the rusher builds an SG, you know the usual follow-up to a cannon rush, then those immortals are useless.

[nathanaellenaerts]

Yo Zuka, pourrais-tu faire une vidéo ou me répondre ici sur comment défendre un push terran marine marauders tank medivac viking? Je perds très souvent contre ce genre de push, sachant que j'ouvre tout le temps sur colosse, peut-être devrais je ouvrir blink stalker into charge? car je défends sur 2 bases et le terran est sur b3 a ce moment la (vers 6 minutes) sachant qu'il pressure avant les vikings donc impossible de prendre b3 pour moi. Je suis avec full stalker sans blink et 3 colosses et je me fais détruite ma b3 si je la prends. Merci! (4k1 mmr)

[kamilpaka]

ninja nexus -> probe recall is cool too.

[PashkaTLT]

What's best to do after defending a cannon rush?

[FreakStyled]

hey Zuka, i have somewhere 2 Replay against Cannonrush, mb if du do some more Video about it i can give u, in my opinion they are good. If u want to watch them i would search it.

[wyopaul]

Please do a video on defending Oracle harass and other early-game threats.