INSANE Grand Final Reynor's Protoss vs Dark | Best of 7

Today we have a crazy grand finals from the gladiator cup.
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[@HarstemCasts]

Some comments mention that I accidentally switched up some of the games. I am really sorry for that, I didn't wanna know who won what maps so I wouldn't spoil myself and I assumed I had received the games in the correct order. I should've asked someone else to tell me the correct order of the maps to circumvent this problem. Really sorry for this and I will make sure it will never happen again in the future.

[@thoeezheeah]

no, no, no. feel the guilt dutchie

[@popops7879]

I didn't notice and enjoyed the cast

[@SubTactHiphop]

@@homgminglee7146 tf are you on?

[@homgminglee7146]

@@SubTactHiphop erm I am sorry some shit went wrong with my phone lol thanks for reminding me

[@jackl597]

i enjoyed watching along with you

[@chir0pter]

watching Reynor play toss like this is probably my favorite thing about pro sc2 right now

[@nightbanegodnomadicdruid6698]

Love the casual personality traits that Harstem applies to the blink stalkers...definitely the friends that blink out when you need the support....

[@hannespeters1055]

Harstem admitting he couldn't beat an Ultralisk in a 1-on-1 fight is the type of honesty we appreciate from casters. 48:00 - 54:00 notice how Dark reduces his drone count as part of the strategy. Since he's hardly losing any resources, he can increase army size and lower his economy early on.

[@ApusApus]

Then there is Reynor with 40 probe over saturation per base

[@Ben-gd1so]

52:53 Absolutely insane bait by Dark. Don't see the hold fire command used very often, but definitely a game-changing move right there. Reynor lost 30 army supply to 2 lurker volleys. Edit: And again at 1:54:01!

[@fjoiewafno]

Equally impressive: Harstem actually called it "hold fire" rather than "hold position"

[@AntiDoctor-cx2jd]

And if it happened against terran, he still would have lost to 12 ghosts.

[@Leonhart_93]

@@fjoiewafno I think Lurkers have a literal hold fire command. Since hold position doesn't stop the attack.

[@kaceydillin7367]

Just a creature of the sea….don’t mind me. This was EPIC. 2 Goats of Zerg race. So enthralling!

[@fateriddle14]

Not watching the actual video and comment to scream me me me, just typical.

[@kaceydillin7367]

@@fateriddle14 it was an epic series. They are 2 Zerg Goats?

[@EsportsStoryteller]

I like how Harstem calls Dark dead for 20 minutes and he still somehow manages to stay alive and kicking pretty great for the whole map 7 :D

[@geuros]

Reynor is insane. Taking a map off any other pro player while offracing is already huge, but this is Dark!

[@martinkrauser4029]

he's top 10 ladder with toss in Korea. is he even off-racing at this point

[@jamomoritz6763]

@@martinkrauser4029 how high is his MMR, I think Maru is like 6.6 with toss.

[@professorquack]

@@jamomoritz6763 wow I have to checkout maru as toss now

[@Afraidofloveandpeace]

@1:54:36 Lurker is about to fire into a line of 16 probes... Harstem can't stomach it and rather switches his pov to a base that is peacefully producing probes :D

[@nrf82]

Dark's intensive agressive zerg play was impressive

[@Necroneer]

16:00 I really enjoy watching Reynor play because of these surrounds set ups he makes, I remember he did something similar while playing Terran as well, makes the fights look so good.

[@tigera6]

Yet he got eliminated in the GSL because his surround setup was terrible, what irony.

[@venom-gt7rc]

Though I find the decision of Dark questionable, setting up in such a crossing. I mean, a 360 surround was the one way a ground army can possibly beat that amount of lurkers

[@EverydayRegularAverageDude]

-”dark is down 10 workers for no reson! I mean the reson beeng.. he lost 10 workers” is S tier commentary. The captain delivering as usual!

[@sintelaris]

26:16 yes, pilot sits on the top part of the ship. It seems to be small, but the problem is the unrealistic scale of the units in SC2, and if you will compare it with Phoenix it is about the same scale of the cabin.

[@sintelaris]

@@user-pe6ct7ut8t 9ooooo?

[@user-pe6ct7ut8t]

@@sintelaris I was sleeping during that time and my phone wasn't even on my bed wth

[@sintelaris]

@@user-pe6ct7ut8t lol)

[@depositinfohere8130]

Hi there harstem. I have been enjoying your videos for some time now. I appreciate the fact you have high standards for your video and are committed to bringing great content that I'd never get to see. Thank you for all your effort

[@Ketharsis86]

Great commentary! Keep em coming Captain.

[@niepojete]

Raynor clearly HATES observers. Likes to play... in the Dark ;)

[@lassouss2830]

A bit late of of a comment, but in my mind the Oracle is the spirit of a dead Protoss (the green thing in the center), that has been put in a ship to keep fighting for Aïur. Like Phoenix, the old Raynor's friend that has been put in a robot.

[@martinkrauser4029]

Series of the year for me so far. Love both of these players.

[@roscoegustav9693]

An absolutely amazing series with amazing casting

[@austindenny7094]

I would like to see starcraft, or a game like it, played in competition 1v1 but where each player has a team of strategists, with some sort of pause mechanic, like other sports. For example, you could have a pause once every 5 minutes, plus each player would get 2 pauses they could use at any point in the game. During a pause, players would be able to talk to their team to plan their next moves. I think this would be a fun format of competition in addition to the normal structure, because at the top level, these players are playing with such technical skill that their brains are often times mostly occupied with the huge amount of mechanical micro decisions they must make just to keep up with production and micro. I think having this structure would allow for more strategy to be introduced into the game.

[@chir0pter]

1:11:30 not to go unnoticed reynor basically eliminating the runbys with a few oracles putting down stasis plus cannons

[@Devillionaire]

Dark might be the single most exciting and fun SC2 player in the world to watch. Savage beast.

[@ghostsmoke11]

HARSTEM: excellent work once again. Thanks for putting out so much great content

[@biglittledude496]

what a gift, 2 hours of harm-stem

[@soponyaihunor]

Awesome series. Love to see Reynor to play off race like 99.9999 % of sc2 players never could do with their own main race, even if they live as long as Yoda.

[@VIIx22]

Can't wait until reynor plays as terran. Mechanical god.

[@tom4972]

"What are you Oracle?! SHARE YOUR SECRETS YOU LITTLE PRICK" -- All the KZbin awards.

[@pr4vus.studios]

Awesome finale, very action packed and the builds were a bit different from usual

[@MrTacoSr]

Last game I couldn’t understand why Dark didn’t just send it a fair number of times while ahead but have to remember you don’t have full clarity of understanding whats happening while playing

[@grantcutler2367]

what an incredible series. I really wish they would have let reynor play toss in gsl.

[@orcakingg]

That game 2 was insanaty

[@xnephysisthere]

this is the GOAT game i've ever seen

[@SquintyGears]

lmao the storms killing all the interceptors in game 4

[@MetroidCannonBall]

Caster genius, well done

[@johnp7158]

series of the year

[@lukex1337]

I wish Reynor would exclusively play Toss in GSL ;(.

[@artemirrlazaris7406]

Hmm, interesting, the most beneficial body mod that would be simple... Never having to open your eyes, protect against chemicals etc... designing see through eye-lids.

[@FirstBatalion]

reynors upgrades were on point first game

[@AdamAndersonMusica]

this was amazing, reynor is bad ass

[@zeitgeist8870]

Oracles are AIs like probes and observers.

[@jimmyling5259]

Still enjoyed the casting, keep up the great work

[@capt_hapa]

ggs great cast

[@jonsolo32]

Some of the moves of Dark were brilliant. Making the Oracles keep wasting their energy on fake attacks… hold position on Lurkers… 200 IQ.

[@mmsizzlak]

It's gangsta plus it's super cheeky to switch it up the way Reynor has... because when he beats you and while he's playing protoss, you definitely get the feeling & vibe like he's not taking it seriously, which would piss off his opponent, which is prolly his entire aim in the first place lol It's akin to him just yawning in the face of his opponent and going, "man this is so boring... You know what? I'm gonna just do this since it doesn't matter anyways." It's literal trolling but with play

[@TheMiwa1989]

and then loses the game where he plays his main race...

[@Devillionaire]

Except it's obvious Reynor is trying his hardest to win with Protoss too and "master" that race.

[@penguinquestionmark1704]

What came first? The drone or the hatchery?

[@MarlonSolisFallas]

The larva

[@janniestonguemyanus]

It must be so painful to be beaten by someone's offrace as a proplayer

[@elveory]

Thank you for a long series)

[@Franpowah]

Got rekt by pathing on that last game, sad to see lol

[@chir0pter]

i really want to see a proxy hatch on stargazers to quickly mine out the back door then ling flood. would require some kind of misdirection and a bit of luck to go unscouted long enough but would be p. cool i think

[@peterpeter8410]

Awesome Games, Even tho i only Watched the First one so far i know i wont be disappointed

[@jackl597]

At this rate, Raynor will be the goat of sc2, when ever it may end

[@ChristianSandviknes]

The oracle is a ship, and somehow there's a protoss pilot in there.

[@joshuakim5240]

It looks like 60% of the oracle is just the cockpit (the green ball), which really makes one think about what it's canon size is.

[@superbarnie]

The protoss pilot could be in an incorporeal form, like dragoons.

[@Myrmidal]

32:56 what did that poor pylon ever do to you Reynor?

[@Etropalker]

Can you disable units talking? how does harstem not know the oracle has a pilot?

[@kurtdupree1254]

38:18 what the hell are those APMs??? Are they tweaking out or what 💀

[@kurtremislettmyr7108]

I really like what raynor is doing, trying to take down the best players via utilizing the things he have faced as playing zerg. he's intimate knowledge of zerg makes him a likely candidate for the chosen one. The greatest of all time will definetly be a player able to utilizing all races. In a match where the map and races are known he would be unbeatable. I say go Rainor, take the game to a new level please. beat serral with terran and toss, beat dark with the same. take buyn as zerg, win over astrea just with whatever, i mean he's NA after all. buy silver,heirloom seeds long lasting food, water filters and more of any medicine you need. make sure the people you love do the same. find your creator. shalom from norway ❤️🇳🇴

[@WhirlwindHeatAndFlash]

game 2 was insane play by dark

[@bimart7138]

why is reynor getting shield upgrade instead of armor upgrade ? is it to smoothen the switch to air toss ?

[@todung7033]

that and archon doesnt benefit much from armor upgrades

[@bimart7138]

@@todung7033 oh yeah true thanks

[@brathernumzy]

Just curious ( it's been a few years since I last played sc2 ) but why 7 rounds ??? Is it to allow players time to get into a grove or is there another reason??

[@mugglebungle]

just like how tennis plays multiple sets.... to really see who is the best of the day, it's helpful to play multiple games....

[@tigera6]

Because the map pool size is 7, so Bo7 means that all the maps can be played.

[@damedley75]

20:40 Is Reynor just toying with Dark at this point?

[@mitoroskokoros589]

İ feel like he is gonna switch to toss

[@NikksTV]

Do a casting with lowko on here,you giys are pretty funny when you interact

[@Kingslayer-gr2gw]

I just read that comment and i always thought you watched the games before you casted them hehe, Oh btw i forgive you for liking glee better than game of thrones uhh i am still salty at that comment but life goes on.

[@felipevasconcello8164]

1:04:57 all lurkers go to heaven

[@jeffjlee7]

Can someone with better micro than me see if a reaper can grenade units out of stasis?

[@TheDuffman86]

toss is op

[@GuiBlah]

is it just me or reynor toss expension are really fast ?

[@dado380]

52:53 Serral and Life would never pull this of and that's why Dark is a genius!!

[@flamingarrow2012]

Some of these games have the name on the bottom in the wrong orientation. 😅

[@inferno3080]

Reynor!

[@shize9ine]

1:30:04 - shots fired!

[@kurtremislettmyr7108]

yet, fungle to the face is better than uthermal's lifeline, a nuke.

[@spenserroxsox]

So if Reynor wins a grand finals as protoss, does that mean a protoss won a gf or a zerg player won it or what....?

[@zzasdfwas]

yes

[@James-YT15]

your game 2 and 7 are switched

[@AegisTrainingSystems]

1,7,6,5,4,3,2

[@dylansevitt]

Also game 3 is incorrect order

[@zhivkotzonev4979]

😀

[@zenartvonduke380]

Eeew Race Picking. What a clown tournament. The tournament scene outside of South Korea is a joke. Even unprofessional. These people are not competitive. Stooped so low. These are the guys that are actually killing the game. Luckily there is still GSL amidst all of this sham. Even sls.Boxer, Bisu, Jaedong and Flash would laugh this and give you a slap. Idra had much a honorable run at the pro scene than this. They are just disrupting the PRO scene because they can't effing WIN.

[@dylansevitt]

The maps are out of order

[@SpeedyBozar]

Why do I hate that oyoyoyoyoy thing so much?

[@Devillionaire]

cuz that's some grandma shit to say

[@SigurdBraathen]

I assumed Reynor played the blue zerg. The commentary was rather confusing at times :p

[@michaelderickabad1989]

A lot of criticizing in their strategy what the fuck is this casting, man if you really think youre better how come you are the caster and they at are the tournaments

[@IIAc3sII]

I don't like how you whisper and then talk loud, makes me constantly adjust my volume and can't hear some of what you say.

[@damedley75]

When something sneaky is going on he has to whisper so the players won't hear 🙉 I actually love it! Sparks joy.

[@orkhepaj]

zerg needs a nerf