Zerg counter to Raven w/Seeker?

[Mywaywardson]

Don't say spread out :P

Corrupter?

[Cellar]

idk micro?

[Andrew]

Or even another simple idea: focus fire. Against any major threat to your forces, always focus fire.

[Triangleman]

there is no real counter. the zerg have no tough, heavy hitting unit that can attack air. and even if ultras could attack air they would never be reached.

[Wyrd]

Don't say spread out :P

Corrupter?

Well, you could try killing the raven. Its slow and doesn't have too much health. They only have enough energy for one seeker at a time before they need to regen.

Also, if you suspect seekers split your army into multiple groups, like 4 or so, and don't clump them too close together. Should minimize casualites. Really, at that point you should plenty of options. Seeker missles are right there with BCs at the end of the tech tree.

[Thoraxe]

Originally posted by Andrew.andrew

Or even another simple idea: focus fire. Against any major threat to your forces, always focus fire.
You can focus fire when the HSM just blew up your whole force. Go try it anyway though.
Originally posted by Wyrd.nobrains

Well, you could try killing the raven. Its slow and doesn't have too much health. They only have enough energy for one seeker at a time before they need to regen.

Also, if you suspect seekers split your army into multiple groups, like 4 or so, and don't clump them too close together. Should minimize casualites. Really, at that point you should plenty of options. Seeker missles are right there with BCs at the end of the tech tree.
Moves faster than Hyrda, and a group of 3-4 can easily kill upwards of 6 mutas chasing them.

[Johnson]

run away and come back after the missile times out

[Mywaywardson]

So basically yeah, just be aware... :P

Was hoping for something like Terran: EMP + chuckle

[Dreyo]

I miss Scourge.

[Yangzz]

200 food muta is pretty good counter.

[Mywaywardson]

200 food muta is pretty good counter.

2 ravens can kill an infinite amount of mutalisks if they get the drop on them, saw a replay today where a guy lost like 30 mutalisks to 2 seeker missiles.

Yeah, running away / moving the missile target away work, its just yer not 100% guaranteed to see them coming.

[Annor]

Seeker missiles move really slow on this game, similar to like overlord speed on SC1, just turn in the other direction and run away, they only last 10 seconds until the missile disapoofs (which is like 7.2 seconds or so on the fastest game setting). Do some tests to figure out what the maximum range of the missile is before it runs out so you know exactly how far to run in the other direction and then wait.

[Smellycheese]

Mutalisks. Faster then HSM by a lot, great for sniping Ravens.

Also: what the hell do you mean "Don't say spread out."?

that's like me asking "What's the Terran Counter to Early Zealot Rushes? And don't say Marines or Reapers."

[Decay]

Or if your really good at microing (and want a laugh) you can actually use the HSM to kill the raven since it damages all units including itself. Just go in a circle then stop right next to the raven and let it hit you, lol.

[Darkenon]

The missile is listed as its own unit, and when I checked the terran unit list in game int he help menu, it listed hp and armor for the missile, can you kill it with micro?

[Crimson]

Its hard but theres a little line that points to the unit thats targeted. I've actually had a few zerg and toss players be able to pull that unit from the pack and run away.

[Attica]

Micro counters it. Ravens with missiles are pretty late tech tree for terran anyway. If he has ravens with seeker than you could have devourers or w/e they're called.

[Lagorathia]

Or if your really good at microing (and want a laugh) you can actually use the HSM to kill the raven since it damages all units including itself. Just go in a circle then stop right next to the raven and let it hit you, lol.


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[Suicidemech]

Don't say spread out :P

Corrupter?

Micro the unit with the seeker into the terran forces and watch the detonation blow his stuff up.

It works, trust me.

[Mentlegen]

Micro counters it. Ravens with missiles are pretty late tech tree for terran anyway. If he has ravens with seeker than you could have devourers or w/e they're called.

Corrupters, and mutas are better then them for ravens. Corrupters only do extra to massive units.

[Fors]

Does the infestor's spore ability (I forget what it's called) hit air units? Because if it does it can stop the ravens from moving forward into range of your units, or alternatively it can stop them from running away to cover if they were close already.

correction: meant to say infestor, not corrupter.

[Dalcyon]

run away and come back after the missile times out
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[Mentlegen]

Does the infestor's spore ability (I forget what it's called) hit air units? Because if it does it can stop the ravens from moving forward into range of your units, or alternatively it can stop them from running away to cover if they were close already.

correction: meant to say infestor, not corrupter.

It does but with the new nerf to them they're extremely easy to kill in comparison and their range is less.

[Viltor]

I might be remembering wrong, but...

Didnt they say in one of the Q&A's that the missle doesnt hurt burrowed units?

I could be way off, I just vaguely remember someone saying this.

[Decay]

I might be remembering wrong, but...

Didnt they say in one of the Q&A's that the missle doesnt hurt burrowed units?

I could be way off, I just vaguely remember someone saying this.

HSMs hit burrowed units whether you burrow mid flight or were burrowed before it was shot.

[sc2scoorge]

I miss scourges too :) but just spread out man :D