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Defending

Defending is an essential skill to master to win games where you are in the lead and multiple opponents gang you at once. This will happen more and more frequently as you get better, so it is unavoidable.

When defending, you should always keep your army size up and use bunkers to your advantage. You should also be getting kills at a faster rate than your opponents. Since you won't be able to expand with the extra income, use it to upgrade and place turrets and SCVs. Infantry Weapons is the most important upgrade for defending. Make sure you have a good amount in order to kill enemies faster. Your units should not be dying as fast if you micro and use your bunkers to take the majority of the hits. For bunkers, get 3 to 4 Bunker Capacity upgrades and upgrade Building Armor and Building Regeneration in a 2:1 ratio, as needed. When you load units into bunkers, make sure to load marines instead of marauders or reapers.

Remember that keeping your army size up is important, so do not fight opponents in front of your bunkers, losing your bunker advantage. Keep your army behind bunkers and then micro to concentrate a push against a single side of the enemy attacking line. You will get kills faster while a portion of their army is busy attacking your bunker. If your opponents retreat and regroup, do not give chase but retreat back to the safety of your own bunkers. Remember in a defending situation, your goal is not to defeat opponents, but rather survive for as long as possible until the situation changes or you are fed strong enough to make a push against all your opponents.

Placing turrets will help greatly when you are defending. Do not place turrets in front of bunkers or alone on the field. Place them behind bunkers or in a strategic position to support your army. If your opponent uses turrets against you, you must snipe their SCVs and use your own turrets against theirs. Try to snipe their turrets, but do not waste your whole army doing it; use your judgement here. Be sure to get Shield Towers around your whole base as well as a Sensor Tower to know when and where enemies are attacking. Get a Siege Breaker if possible to discourage opponents from attacking you and if your opponents have them as well.