Starcraft Zerg Strategy - Beating Zealots  | read this item

These units are the most basic unit in the Starcraft 2 Protoss army.  They hit hard and are tougher than your average first tier unit.  The costs to bring them to the battlefield is slightly higher than other tier 1 units, but the power they bring shouldn’t be under estimated.

As a Zerg player, you’ll find that these units will annihilate your Zerglings in one-on-one combat.  Unless you mass your zerglings and are willing to take some losses, you’ll need to move beyond them fast to get to the units that will be more effective against your opponent in the early game.  There is, of course, the possibility of a classic zergling rush, but you’d need to pull a 6-pool rush on a smaller map to hope to get into the mineral line before Zealots start hitting the field.

Lets take a look at your best option in the early game:

Roaches are your best shot at zealots.  In a fast-roach build, you’ll be able to do some minor kiting, especially if you work towards the speed movement upgrade.  In the cases where your speed isn’t enough, the roaches are armored, so you’ll be able to take a bit more punishment while you focus down the Zealots.  While slow roaches can take zealots well enough, fast roaches are, well, faster.  That makes microing more difficult on your opponent and easier on you.

What is your favorite units to take on Zealots in the early game in Starcraft 2?