Jungle Basin
Overview[edit]
Jungle Basin is a two-player map released by Blizzard. It features a protected in-base expansion with destructible rocks blocking a back door.
The map replaced Desert Oasis on the ladder in October 2010 and was subsequently used in the GSL and other tournaments. A version with additional gold bases appeared briefly on the EU server[1] before the map was removed from the ladder on February 25, 2011.
Official Map Description[edit]
A central plateau with Xel'Naga Towers overlooks two main paths. Rocks protect a back door entrance to the enemy base. Additional resources are easy to get and easy to protect.
Notable Features[edit]
4 Warpgate play is common for Protoss because there are several excellent places to hide pylons. Specifically, by the backdoor rocks of an opponents base. 2 base play and all-ins are common due to the difficult defensibility of the expansions. The third is open to attack from multiple directions, while the fourth is a considerable distance from the main. Fast expansions are common, and a small ramp to your main makes it easy to defend both the main and expansion. the backdoor rocks in the expansion is a prime target, however, so care must be taken to defend it.
It is said to be extremely difficult for a Zerg to take a third expansion on this map.
Terran wall-ins[edit]
5 o'clock
10 o'clock
Statistics[edit]
 vs.  | vs.  | vs. | Mirrors | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Jungle Basin | 127 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57.1% | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% | 39 | 25 | 14 | 64.1% | 10 | 4 | 12 |
Played in Premier Tournaments
| Start date | End date | Tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-12 | 2011-03-20 |  | GosuCoaching Premiere League Season 1 |
| 2011-01-02 | 2011-01-29 |  | 2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January |
| 2010-11-15 | 2010-12-18 | | 2010 Sony Ericsson StarCraft II Open Season 3 |
| 2010-10-09 | 2010-11-13 | | 2010 Sony Ericsson StarCraft II Open Season 2 |
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