zerg
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zerg
- /zɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡ
Where it comes from
From the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage such a strategy.
verb zergs · zerging · zerged
- To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences. You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players. They don't have to zerg lower tier encounters just like the lowest tier guilds doesn't have to zerg orc camp 1 in EC. But, at the top end, it's still zerg tactics.
noun zergs
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A very large group of units or players.
Similar: blob
Translations
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verb To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences
| 中文 | （蟲海）淹 /（虫海）淹 |
|---|---|
| Français | zerguer, zergler |
| Deutsch | zergen |
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title = {zerg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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