Beating Heart of the Swarm Without Building Anything?

[@taewoosuh9323]

I honestly didn't think the swarmling evolution mission was possible without building units. You are a legend.

[@GiantGrantGames]

Anything can be done with six workers and a dream!

[@velaroniasunstryder6014]

Yeah man, ever hear the tale of the 4 probes who killed the progenitor of the hybrid on their own?

[@randomthings8732]

@@velaroniasunstryder6014 a classic epic

[@MoogleKnightt]

I agree. This guy is a damn legend. Off to the Hall of Fame with You Sir!

[@Ricardo_Rick]

@@velaroniasunstryder6014 when every other unit have surrended to this pear, the probes got there and did the job themselves

[@vibingwiththewind2889]

I love starting a Heart of the Swarm challenge run and seeing a *massive* chapter in the middle and saying, "Ahhhh, there's the Crucible."

[@guest273]

Or rather a: _"I Hate The Crucible So Much"_

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@KaitouHAX]

just looked at the triggers for the zergling evolution map that bunker is specifically set to take "Mega" damage from all sources which is 300%

[@toddclawson2840]

I wonder if that is to make the swarmlings look more useful by deceptively shredding a bunker really fast.

[@thekiss2083]

"Miss Queen has been on a diet lately" I love how the insanity of your challenge runs brings out equally bizarre humor

[@stryaterra]

The Crucible always seems to be that one mission that's always definitely possible but only after about 3 lifetimes worth of saves.

[@ultranerdprime7468]

well, you don't give a name like "the crucible" to a walk in the park (ideally) :p

[@philip8498]

@@ultranerdprime7468 well, they did give the name reckoning to a mission that is quite literally a walk in the park. granted there are a bunch of elite terrans in that park but that isnt really the point here

[@Willdroyd]

@@philip8498 xd

[@leobastian_]

its a pure defense mission, so there is little opportunity to play it better then average since you cant get offensive early and crush enemies or cheese it by much. So the mission isnt much easier for a pro then for a relatively unexperienced player who understands the basic game mechanics. And since thats the case crippling yourself through challenge rules makes this mission hell since you cant really make up for it with good gameplay

[@firockfinion3326]

Enemy: "I have an army!" GiantGrantGames: "I have six workers."

[@TheHej2]

captain jack sparrow: I've got a jar of dirt

[@Valhalla05]

Charlie Brown: "I got a rock."

[@dragobane4728]

Starloard: I have 13% of a plan!

[@crescentmoon2806]

This is the best comment of this video

[@firockfinion3326]

@@crescentmoon2806 Aw, thanks! =)

[@thekingofspoons1027]

Jimothy really showed his true colors today; who could have guessed that once all opposition has been removed a couple dozen heavily armed men could destroy a door.

[@chrismmar2118]

Ah yes jimothy the main character in the stars of crafters

[@20x20]

Hey! That door fights back!

[@nathangamble125]

@@chrismmar2118 Along with Karen, of course.

[@rofljohn23]

@@nathangamble125 quite a fitting name, as she slaughters entire worlds just so she can see the manager :P

[@vumasster]

The Jim of Blades no less

[@andrew_wow6892]

So you're basically playing Starcraft II: Heart of The

[@CC-tl3zs]

Starting Zerg

[@scienceviking4490]

Heart of the Murder Kerrigan?

[@milsteinreicadorniga891]

Heart of the Queen

[@GraytheKnight]

Heart of the Drone*

[@koboldparty4708]

"Heart of"

[@-Raylight]

GGG : *"Thanks Jim"* Jim : *_"My pleasure darlin'. Always was"_* That's just the perfect ending of this no production HotS xD

[@PiscotV]

This was the first thing that came to my mind!

[@beetroot3211]

That thanks was the perfect ending, after all the useless jims, this one pulled through

[@xxDanRiesxx]

Okay, that's funny.

[@AzureFloyd]

Jim: I cannot carry the no-build burden for you, but I can carry you!

[@sovietpowersupereme6231]

@@AzureFloyd Ah a Man of culture I see

[@TheBudder221]

i love how grant said this isnt hard enough so he went to brutal and even then started adding more challenge as he went on and till won gg man you are a god at these runs

[@ryzziktrognesou1]

Jim obtaining the participation trophy at the end is heartwarming!

[@andrewdavis200]

I remember cracking up at the 0 supply on the last mission. Twas an epic run and glad to see the video on the main channel!

[@darthvaderbutwayshittier7054]

This is more of a "Is it possible to make Heart Of The Swarm hard enough to not solo it with Murder Kerrigan?"

[@scienceviking4490]

"Can You Beat Murder Kerrigan With Only Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm?" And the answer is apparently "No"

[@scienceviking4490]

@@mikkellarsen3643 Does it really count as beating her if she completed her objective but died in the process?

[@hellboy19991]

@@scienceviking4490 win win ;)

[@joshuakim5240]

I once did a no-Kerrigan run and ended up slowly grinding away the 2nd half of the missions with Swarm Host/Brood Lord/Mutalisk just mass spamming free unit waves while the Mutas wait to fight Vikings. Then i got bored and massed Infestors in Reckoning to neural parasite as many Blackhammers, Science Vessels, and Prides of Augustgrad to kill Mengsk with Terran irony. Honestly, Mengsk's elite forces felt like the real power trip.

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

This is the most insane run I've ever seen. As someone who's been inspired to redo all the campaigns by these videos, all I can say is good luck with Legacy of the Void. You're going to need it.

[@Willdroyd]

LOTV has the hardest enemies but is the easiest campaign due to voidrays and other OP units and the top bar. Without production you get N1 no good starting unit count, N2 the enemies are super hard and of course, one of the hardest challenge missions in the game, the epilogue(prologue? idk english man)

[@gorionus9812]

he did LotV already

[@Slimurgical]

I have a good feeling that Legacy no build is not going to be remotely possible

[@goldengolem4670]

It has already been done

[@pongopower218]

LOTV and NCO are already done

[@igor_ne_tonet9238]

Mengsk: Strange, where is their army? Giant Grant Games: Oh, poor Mengsk. I don't even need an army.

[@chromasus9983]

Also Giant Grant Games: I mean, I *do*, but.. I'll make do regardless. *You'll see.*

[@brownjonny2230]

Give me 20 good drones.

[@marcinkrz3140]

At the end he still need army Just not his

[@rakisuzuki-burke4148]

We're talking about the guy who beat Heart of the Swarm, on Brutal, without losing so much as a single broodling, with normal zerg units.

[@Tomdamanz]

15:55 Ach. I miss TB. Fuck I haven't heard this line in years, and its reminded me of his passing while watching one of his favorite games.

[@InexplicableInside]

"I'm starting to believe that the most overpowered composition in Starcraft is six workers." Bly, is that you??

[@MrHeatsetfreak]

Wow, the AI ally actually played a significant role in this. That's a first!

[@ForgedinPrint]

It helps they can recover from losses.

[@BuGBurnout]

Jim taking the gate down: I'M THE M A N

[@ditmarvanbelle1061]

Stop Simping -Tassadar

[@nesurame]

Jim is like your friend that only knows how to macro up to the final tier of units and a move. You gotta carry the shit outta him, but man when he gets thors he a-moves the enemies so hard

[@teodordanielescu3250]

It's a nice touch to do the last 2 missions the "intended" way this time. Keep up the good work

[@TheManWithNoPlan-MrOOF]

Challenge idea: Beat either Warcraft 3 Night Elf campaigns using only your buildings by uprooting them to attack (and rooting towers for anti-air

[@kingoli9565]

that's a good idea.

[@goldengolem4670]

He doesnt want to do warcraft challenge runs because nobody watches them. Also i think that would be insanely easy for him.

[@wizardsaber7g385]

It would have to be eternity’s end cause I don’t think they can get in the boats of the night sentinels campaign… I can’t remember the name ok

[@arfirik]

@@goldengolem4670 weird because those runs are exactly why i followed him:(

[@goldengolem4670]

@@arfirik And i loved his blindfolded run (if you saw the vods of the runs directly after he made that video you'll understand why this matters). But these long scripted videos take a LOT of money and time to make so he cant afford to shoot in the dark when a vast majority of people dont care about warcraft campaigns.

[@fare-5174]

I love that the Swarm is all about evolution and adapting units to all situations. So when a slim queen is needed, we get one in later missions.

[@Furetchen]

After watching no-casualties and only-zerglings, I figured the Crucible would be a cakewalk whenever you were finally able to use the damn Locusts on a challenge run. Well, that's egg on my face.

[@yvetteszentesi6077]

13:54 - "I send my Queen to go flirt with the Ultra's" *_Roll for Seduction - Natural 20_* :) I genuinely admire your skill and determination for these videos. Even if I genuinely question your obsession for self-harm into taking these challenges..:)

[@beetroot3211]

The zergling evolution mission is your finest work yet, it's a masterpiece

[@FenixtheDragoon]

I'm glad that Jimmy finally did something big in final mission.

[@planescaped]

15:54 At first I thought, hmm that sounds so familiar. Then it clicked and I remembered and felt how awesome of a reference that was! Then I felt quite sad that so much time has passed that Totalbiscuits intro spiel has become a foggy memory. :( I gotta go rewatch some old WTF is sometime.

[@yonokhanman654]

25:30 This is literally the first and only time in Starcraft history that an AI controlled ally actually was useful.

[@guilhemraboud7808]

Wrong. GGG had a challenge with wol and to beat it, he waited 4 h and a bit more for Jim to beat the spectre mission.

[@JarmamStuff]

@@guilhemraboud7808 Tosh best boy, we stan Tosh 'round here

[@TsundereBaka]

I'm not a huge SC2 player but I've been watching all your SC2 challenge campaigns and they're really fun to watch. More please!

[@rudelwolf1591]

Mengsk: "Only kerrigan? no building? This is Blasphemy! This is Madness!" GGG: "Madness? THIS IS GIANTGRANTGAMES!!!"

[@bendystrawz2832]

GGG: "This is not madness. SIX WORKERS IS MADNESS!"

[@Izunundara]

After everyone BM'ing ol Jimmy he shows that he did learn something from WoL by swooping in to save the day By letting Matt use a Cattlebruiser to win for him

[@authorvalentine]

Man I love these runs! Cheers from Japan!

[@darthvaderbutwayshittier7054]

The real heart of the swarm is the friends we made along the way.

[@thatfierydragon]

Watched the VoD for enemy within, god that was an experience. Always happy to see your vids and excellent narration!!

[@powellbrandon49]

Grant honestly amazes me with the scale of these challenges. Absolutely unbelievable, you absolute legend.

[@Orca8472]

I LOVED the Farnham reference from SC1 at 7:26!

[@vaniellys]

I really hope you'll do these challenges in Warcraft III as well !

[@KatWithCigarette]

Oh boy there are 3 big chapters in the video, this is gonna be fun

[@morgan3392]

It doesn't matter how many of these runs I see, every time you complete one of these challenge runs I'm just left jaw hanging

[@Necroneer]

Love how resourceful you are in these challenges.

[@wirelessg18]

I really love being able to watch the archives and then your edited content version.

[@H3Vtux]

I normally hate this campaign but this is one of your best videos. Really enjoyed it!

[@killerzer0x74]

Omg, so highly recommend checking out the full vid for the zergling evo mission alone because that was insane

[@pandafighter1155]

20:16 It is over Obi-Wan, I have the low ground!

[@alexbarac]

It's ironic that, in the end, Jim saves you for a change

[@MrTapkomet]

"There are three psi-link spires, each guarded by a progressively stronger Protoss base..."

[@guilhemraboud7808]

I feel like ive Heard smth like that already....

[@silencearts33]

7:28 the best little subtitle moment in all of GGG's videos for that reference alone. Laughed aloud at that xD

[@somehuman1901]

The amount of commitment to this is Insane.

[@danielhale1]

I love how Jim's role is to fly in to the rescue and immediately need constant saving. You almost couldn't write a better twist ending, with Kerrigan falling and Jim slowly but surely bumbling to victory. Thanks Jim

[@WampTOP0]

Technically speaking you were building creep? Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[@Lunai5444]

Amazing video, you don't insist a lot on how painful some grinds are but I watched some stream vods of the Ursadon fight which gave me a decent idea of how it went lol

[@Wispmage]

Congrats on another completed run. Not sure if it's as feasible, but I'd love to see you tackle some older RTS titles with similar challenge goals. Maybe original Starcraft, Warcraft II, or Age of Empires.

[@JJJBunney001]

The problem with older RTS games is there's too much jank. As in horrible pathing, random AI, terrible mechanics. Makes it unfun to do stuff like this or deathless

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

@@JJJBunney001 Although it quite possibly makes them all the more cheese-able. But yeah I'm already kind of feeling a small aneurysm just thinking about micromanaging units in like say the first command and conquer games, trying to minimize the splash damage that half the enemies seem to have. Controlling movement in older rts games is annoying when trying to play without challenges as it is.

[@sergeyk9060]

Ah, another dose of challenge runs! Your videos are very addictive.

[@Tom_K]

Diet Queens catfishing Primal Ultralisks. YEP. I can't get that image out of my brain now.

[@Tepig027]

I remember watching the vods of you doing this. I couldnt even believe how long it took for the Crucible. That was so satisfying when you finally beat it. You are a legend for doing this challenge. Looking forward to seeing LOTV

[@M0torsagmannen]

i think my favourite part was the zergling evolution mission, such a creative use of mechanics to overcome the challenge of the unbeatable thor.

[@maki5082]

I remember watching the first no production stream being an absolute blast, that stream was one of a kind and I loved every second of it. And the second stream was also damn good, just such a good run, I love starcraft 2 challenge runs

[@KitKatNisa]

Can we talk about that baneling at the end that just flat out refused to blow up so it could see the end of the war?

[@JimRaynorRaider]

Thor: let me in...LET ME IN!!!! Drones: no~

[@senatorcatotheelder7530]

Imagine nothing just slicing the viking in half and entering mengsk room and then killing mengsk

[@lu8whatever]

Yo grant I know this has nothing to do with the subject but my boyfriend watches your videos basically every day and I keep listening to it. I’m not into StarCraft or anything but I am just so glad he watches your videos because you have such a nice calm voice, and it’s a good change from Tyler1 screams or trick2g… so as a girlfriend of a gamer I just wanted to say keep up the good work so my boyfriend watches more of your streamings and I get more peace of mind from all the yelling!

[@Nick154999]

No way i was just in need to have something to watch while i eat and i immediately thought about you. Checked your channel and video was there. Nice, really nice

[@Deltalancer1]

"I made you into a monster" never felt more accurate.

[@guilhemraboud7808]

Uhhh yeah, i Can beat you without building anyting at all

[@booradley6832]

I almost lost on the crucible today in a normal playthrough. Came here to hear "one of the easiest missions" If you need me ill be over here sweeping up the broken remains of my pride.

[@Voidmercenary]

This is just me when StarCraft 2 first came out, I ain't building sh*t unless the only thing remaining is my Hatchery.

[@kopazwashere]

ah, the swarmling evo mission. a scam upgrade that gives you garbage zerglings yet also being arguably one of the hardest mission in the game if you want to do a no build run. x) also I love how blizzard gimmicked the bunker to intentionally take more damage because otherwise swarmlings would get owned by that bunker and make the units look bad. also, I like the BW reference at 7:27 :D

[@po5tm4n]

Can I say that finding your videos a while back was the best luck ever? Love your videos mate.

[@StarfoxHUN]

Well in the end the pain to save Jim was the saving grace, its pretty funny ngl.

[@mochithepooh5368]

I totally enjoy this particular series, especially the swarmling mission.

[@Jsimmons102]

10:33 "In order to combat him, I build a giant path-" My Brain: You WHAT a giant path?! Sacrilige!

[@jeeeeeeeeeeezus]

And here I thought it'd be impossible on any mission without kerrigan lol.

[@benenach]

The Ultra strat on The Crucible was utterly brilliant.

[@rightarmer]

WHITE TEXT COMPILATION (because I enjoy watching videos podcast style, which means I miss out on a lot of the funny flavour text): Lab Rat 0:48 Drone: Charge! (5 drones valiantly break free of their Umojan cell to go on a daring adventure). (2 seconds later) Drone: Retreat! (the drones are back in their cell and are kiting sentry bots) Rendezvous 1:41 Burrowed Drone: You think they (the incoming marine attack wave) can see my minerals? Kerrigan (probably?): Naw you good. Zergling Evolution Mission 5:37 Thor: Open the gate! (has been lured out of its base and is blocked from returning by some drones). Marine: Jerry, that's not a gate. Thor: Open now! (The drones burrow, allowing the Thor to reset its position) Thor: Thank you. (later...) Thor, trapped outside by drones yet again and is being pecked to death by queens: The gate! Enemy Within 7:26 Niadra: The password is... Farnham. Sentry: Go right ahead miss (allows Niadra to pass without forcefielding her). Death from Above 20:55 Kerrigan: Now we show Mengsk we mean business! (while she and Dehaka are attacking the psi destroyer) Dehaka: ...Who?

[@Hrolfgord]

The pain of saying “thanks jim”

[@SpaceDwarfNova]

This man is insane XD But I love it GGG, keep it up!! You really entertained me with this one by bumping it up to BRUTAL difficulty after getting Primal Kerrigan XD

[@bigbroarivus]

If a Spawning Pool and an Extractor could finish this, you can finish it too!

[@SO9892]

I remember once i played on casual for fun and i literally finished "death from above" before the 10 minute mark IN THE DEATH FIELD

[@wcross8097]

You sir, are a legendary madman, and we love you for that, keep up the good work!

[@shadowpriest2574]

The zerg have increased dmg in the first LOTV prologue mission too. I remember i did the terran version of that mission and a roach 1 shot a marine.

[@polarcaps8966]

Jim : I'm the Man! Kerrigan, crippled and bleeding out on a mountain of dead bodies and machines : *weak thumbs up*

[@roydadancegod]

I tried this on reckoning brutal and I found that it was much easier to just take the spines and spores and migrate it to Jim’s base so you don’t have to worry about defense

[@BladeWinters]

I love your challenge runs videos, looking forward to No Build LotV and Techless runs

[@heyitzblaster9262]

"Let's take the queen on a date with the primal ultralisk. He gracefully accepts."

[@perfectsuperchaos7]

You probably know this already GGG, but the phantoms of the void graphic says hand of darkness. Great video man! loved watching it on archives too.

[@JustInCaseD]

Honestly, if you ever make merch some day please make one of them a shirt that says "Thanks Jim" on it. I'd genuninely buy that lol

[@Y0G0FU]

You are such a Maniac xD dear god that Final Mission haha

[@sepalmq1229]

i have been refreshing you video page forever finally

[@DeadHardTV]

Rainor: "I'll beat the Mengsk army without recruiting soldiers, can youre zergs do same, huh? Kerrigan: "God damn you, darling"

[@Jeremyisthings]

The worker wall with the Thor was beautiful

[@chron3262]

And once again, Jim saves the day xD

[@chester1882]

Wooooo! Your best challenge to date! *gives LOTV a sly eye*

[@PieMoe]

This is the first time Ive actually seen what The Reckoning is as intended. Neat

[@Monolitvennik]

Ты защищал Джима, а Джим в свою очередь помог с Арктуром )

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video. This was amazing!

[@yari4046]

while i love all campaigns, i wish that heart of the swarm would have focused more on the swarm than on kerrigan gameplay wise

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

Honestly it just made me wish Legacy of The Void would've had a similar emphasis on building up a hero character such as Artanis. The ship abilities just aren't as fun to me honestly as just having a solid hero unit for most of the missions.

[@Laezar1]

Yeah it's kinda dumb considering the whole identiity of zerglings is overwhelming numbers. A powerful hero would have made more sense for the protoss campaign considering protoss has an emphasis on micro and quality units. And tbh the ship abiliities feel like something that should have been in wings of liberty with hyperion air support lol.

[@chickenwarper7391]

Giant Grant Games you are amazing just thank you for these videos

[@RomanQrr]

That TotalBiscuit reference.

[@ForgedinPrint]

Studying that zergling mission I think I know what happened with that barracks. They wanted to have a display of zerglings swarming the enemy but they didn't want the bunker to actually kill the horde so they just made it have less defense.

[@Cires1987]

thank you grant. i beat HotS on brutial becaus eof this run. it showed me just how powerfull karagian was and made it posable to a baddie like me to do it