StarCraft 2 Co-op: Stukov Gameplay! (Alexei Stukov Commander)

Stukov has made his way as a commander in StarCraft 2.
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Stukov is one of my favourite characters from the StarCraft lore. He plays completely different than all of the other commanders in the game. All of his units are infested, meaning that most will have a limited amount of life available to them. They will just simply time out after a little while. Positioning and producing at the correct time is key.
Stukov is a mix between a Terran and a Zerg commander. The results is very interesting. All buildings are Terran buildings, yet all production is done in the way of the Swarm, through cocoons and with separate rally points. He spawns endless waves of infested zombies. Lots of mindless units that barely require any control.
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StarCraft 2 is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Legacy of the Void is the third and final part in the StarCraft 2 triology.
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[@AsianSensationist]

Lowko is definitely a much better player than me, but my one moment of feel good was being able to yell "Overlord Lowko! Overlord!"

[@vevevejutubkom]

same :D

[@PervyAutomaton]

He may well be better then any of us but he didt see the overlord icon on the command center right away like i did..

[@eiknaurjensen7927]

If you really wanna feel good, watch him play the campaigns. He is a good player, no doubt about that, but when the rules change, he really gets confused. Also expansions.

[@Luguolo]

So I am editing this comment, I initially misread the person above me assuming they were calling Lowko autistic for MISSING it and i was trying to say that was ignorant by inputting my own experience as an autistic person. Now that I have properly read it, I will say that I found it to still be shitty. being autistic doesn't make people better or worse at something inately, it can play off other existing factors, and in some cases this can create a savant, but just saying if someone was more autistic they would be better at this? kind of demeaning to it.

[@miazmatic7404]

Lowko is an exceedingly good player at regular SC2, but he is very slow when it comes to new concepts in the game it seems.

[@dimbasz]

YO DAWG We heard you need to protect the civs against infested terrans.. So we gave you some infested terrans so you could fight another infested terrans with them =D

[@yanguen4565]

lol

[@sinfuriated6899]

I'm a simple man. I see a combination of StarCraft and Memes, I like.

[@zxKAOS1]

"The only allies are enemies" :D

[@neksuscat]

I was just recently playing this map and thinking how silly it' be to play it through with Stukov and now I have seen it for myself! XD

[@Anomen77]

You need protection from the infested? Alright. Give me all your colonist and I'll infest them to make them fight.

[@ButaneBoss]

The Aleksander returns as an infested battlecruiser. Holy fucking shit.

[@thecommentguy9380]

"Our ships can't start their launch sequence without attracting the infested". I must say, she's right cause she already attracted one before the briefing.

[@Kenshar1984]

BUILD THE BUNKERS MOVE THEM UP.. KILL WHOLE MAP!!!

[@TheHalogen131]

Triple A team: Abathur, Alarak and Alexei.

[@selwrynn6702]

Mauro Locatelli no 1 A per race (Alexei counts as Terran)

[@pacerrecap6386]

and artanis too

[@thundersoul6795]

Wait, really? I'd think infested are no longer terran and are part of the zerg instead.

[@TheHalogen131]

Oh come on dude. Let it slide. Don't crush my dreams of Team A.

[@thundersoul6795]

But it's details, they're important. Aircraft ain't gonna fly without its details, you see. It may fly for a bit, but it'll crash anyway - from a greater height. ...Could've sounded more appropriate in russian, "details" and "parts" are, indeed, synonyms there. Not sure if they are in english tho...

[@LowkoTV]

A first look at Alexei Stukov, the latest commander in StarCraft 2.

[@selwrynn6702]

LowkoTV I'm pretty sure you are supposed to keep your barracks on the move so that you can push further with your infested. I didn't see if you can do the same with the colonist compound or not, but that would be worth looking into as well. One thing you weren't doing was moving your bunkers, if I saw it right you can actually uproot them and push them foreword. Also from the looks of it the liberators are anti air only unlike the normal ones.

[@BurritoInTheMist]

Hey Lowko! A little tip, as someone who's been shoving Stukov down peoples' throats a bit, here are some things I've picked up: Make a bunch of barracks (I usually end the game with five) and Uproot them (and your Colonist Compound) to move them around the map and spawn near the front lines. Diamondbacks are AMAZING because they can drag air units to the ground for the rest of your horde to slaughter. Bunkers are amazing, but they're 300 minerals each. Hurts a lot in the early game. A couple of Missile Turrets (with Infest Building) can hold out against most early waves with ease. Rushing the Infestation Upgrades at the colonist building are actually oftentimes more worth it than getting an expansion. The extra bodies can really help as you start to transition to higher tech. And don't forget to pair up with Artanis, Kerrigan, or Zagara for hilarity. (Guardian Shell/Malignant Creep/Zagara's Frenzy ability + Infested Terrans)

[@grandmasterneo394]

why Stukov didnt join the battle like HotS? What a bummer....... _ _"

[@Simoky99]

relax mate, hes just like the winter. coming.

[@liberator-san4700]

Lowko, so, do you recommend Stukov as a commander to try out? BTW you should have uprooted the bunker, I think it might shock you...

[@jimshotfirst4887]

"Hmmm, I should move my buildings" *never moves his buildings*

[@RamArt9091]

For those who can not decide between bio or mech.

[@zxKAOS1]

biech! mio!

[@eiknaurjensen7927]

Or between zerg or terran. Although that is a pretty unrealistic problem cuz protoss are obviously superior.

[@cadenwerner3930]

So why not both! Lol

[@danteprokrustes4795]

Those units are truly biomechanical

[@SquirrelTheSquirrel]

@@eiknaurjensen7927 Even though not lore possible, what about all three? An Infested Terran Archon Tank. A running archon always in siege mode........... no

[@victoribarra9486]

Thx for being one of the only guys left still doing starcraft videos, keep it up!

[@CrimsonDip]

You can lift the colonist compound xd

[@miazmatic7404]

You can 'lift' (It is actually uprooting like Crawlers) all of Stukov's buildings and move them to the front lines to get past the timed unit life on bigger maps.

[@xenon333]

Having Stukov as a mate on this map is so damn confusing! They all look the same, I can't tell whom to attack!

[@PervyAutomaton]

are you colorblind ?

[@PervyAutomaton]

Len Kagamine straight to name calling.. I am aware he is referring to units looking the same but they rly dont if you can see colors.

[@heuclmeucl-heucl5351]

you know how racist you sound just right now? You monster!

[@lenkagamine6715]

Wraxas Well I didn't know since I'm not colourblind, anyway luckily this ended on good terms.

[@PervyAutomaton]

Len Kagamine Indeed it did, take care and be well ;)

[@justinthompson6364]

This mission? Ha! Infested vs. Infested! also the bunkers auto-produce units. If you unload them they will slowly replenish themselves automatically.

[@xXxIncompatiblexXx]

Watching you do things for the first time is both amazingly amusing and painful. Thanks for the great quality upload Lowko! Keep it up!

[@austinzohner4220]

Wow Stukov's gameplay looks amazing! I really hope this means stukov is coming to Heroes of the Storm.

[@masquerade9703]

i hope they make stukov in heroes of the storm

[@elenilagounari3670]

m2

[@tubos362]

Sam Barrera wish granted

[@DarkTemplarsVoid]

I hope Blizzard makes Duran/Narud in Heros of the Storm. Although I still do wish that Stukov had some infested marines to control in HOTS. The support role that he plays as, is still very complex to fully understand. I know that he's primarily a healing support unit, but still... Stukov is way more bad ass to be just a support hero/unit.

[@vander2891]

DarkTemplarsVoid He has the most basic attack dmg and you need to build him carefully if you want more dmg with his abilities.

[@ultralaggin8467]

imagin in the ladder playing stukov

[@gekkenhuisje]

It would be that 4th race people have been asking for, although maybe co-op Stukov is too OP, and they might have to nerf him a bit.

[@Sifer2]

It's ironic. People always expected 4th playable race would be the Hybrid. Which are Protoss/Zerg. Instead we finally get a 4th race an it's Infested Terran lol

[@knellycornnan5132]

Its not actually a 4th race. Infested Terran's aren't actually Terran anymore. They are zerg.

[@minglim4314]

waiting for lowko to upload the next stukov gameplay video . always very entertaining listening to lowko's comments as he play through. 😂

[@3psilon.]

Man, stukov could've been really useful for shir chaos ;__;

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

I lost my shit at the UPROOTED command center (note that I said uprooted, not lifted). Goddamn hilarious!

[@motioncaptiveduck]

Reminds me of the elven race in WC3, their buildings were trees that can uproot. :o

[@eiknaurjensen7927]

+Motion Captive Duck Yeah only difference is that the CC moves really fucking fast making it look hilarious.

[@503leafy]

Didn't expect it to have feet.

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

me either. Lol'd so hard.

[@arbitner]

I would love to see more Stukov gameplay! :)

[@Enuelle]

I've been waiting for this commander and this vid

[@sweepingtime]

Hermit crab command centre is so cute :3

[@alterranlongbow5067]

I can just imagine someone remaking it in Robocraft and just running around looking for a place to "root" (Crouch/Tbag)

[@thundersoul6795]

Considering sheer mass of blocks you would've needed to put just on 6 legs... Yeah... It wouldn't be a fun build for your team to have. At least it'd be tanky... and that's about it. A pair o' guns at best considering the slopes... Yeah, not gonna crawl. I mean, that's exactly what it's gonna do - crawl. To die horribly and feed some overclock levels. ;)

[@grandiflora8479]

im happy that stukov plays exactly like i thought (and was hoping) was thinking he would be perfect for thoose who cannot decide on a favorite race to play in starcraft

[@La3nus]

LowkoTV while playing Stukov "The F*** is this, the F*** is that" I'm paraphrasing.

[@redgallery5991]

thank you lowko

[@timbrand2197]

waiting for him to lift those builiding

[@djmbt]

I was actually waiting for you to uproot the bunker XD I wanted to see your reaction XD

[@chloeblances2597]

You should move the colonist compound near to the battle and bunker can spawn Infested Trooper too

[@alevel100onix5]

The All army hotkey is only for Factory/Starport units and Psi emitter from the top or just from the barracks/compound is sort of the All army hotkey for those units...

[@MasterSonicKnight]

Lowko, you need to move the structures that produce temporary troops closer to the battlefield, you can uproot and root most of them (specially the colonist compound, you'll probably want them on your expansion after you secure it)

[@JoelGustafsson]

It would be sooo cool if this became the fourth race. Then there could potentially be mashups between the other races as well?

[@themalware3794]

Than the primal zerg would join too

[@roelthas]

I really liked the Raynor-Tassadar-Fenix friendship. Also a fan of the badass days of Infested Kerrigan from SC 1.

[@ElmiSC2]

I felt pretty much the same when playing him the first time, nice to see that I'm not the only idiot ^^ Keeping his barracks and the colonist compound mobile seems like an important aspect to get the most out of the limited lifetime of marines and colonists.

[@gamesandstuff6600]

Nice Vid, followed your live Stream while you played it :D. Looking forward to when you maxed him out....let´s see the apocalist and the alexander battlecruiser :D

[@omegafatwizard4082]

With Stukov, to save time and some resources it is best to build one techlab attachment because once you get the research done for the infested troopers it becomes unless after that unless you put a starport or factory on it. As well as I was so hoping to see Lowko's reaction to the bunker uprooting and rerooting

[@deathbunny45]

I feel like Stukov is like zombies, you just drop the beacon down to tell your infested army to move / attack and it just spawns and spawns until you move the beacon! Seems really fun!

[@sfukuda512]

Yes! Unlimited creep. Rifkin will be so pleased. Can't wait to see the other cooldowns. Given the timed life of the infantry, it looks like proxy barracks would be the way to go.

[@jand.4737]

you can move all your buildings near to the front, like you would do it with spine crawlers. so your infested infantry doesnt have to walk that far

[@saedrisrenklir]

AT LAST. GZ Lowko.

[@jonm6232]

lowko for the infested try either moving the building to ur expansion or building new ones at expansion to help with the timer

[@FrozenFlashDrive]

i love how nova was completely overtaken by the infinite creep x3

[@Vaprous]

You should playing Stukov like all of his buildings are basically beefy swarmhosts that you build with SCVs rather than as typical production structures.

[@timebombboom1]

the mission was perfect for this commander

[@user-hb6oe1to1n]

u can move infested compound to make sure they dont die before they get to the point

[@MM-qo4pv]

what if sc2 adds in Tosh's Spectre army and a new hero Tosh

[@mazhiwezakizo3513]

I really wanted to say throughout the video that bunkers don't just autofill with marines, they generate them.. they are a good way to auto generate infested marines from a forward location, away from your base.

[@trassage]

I loved how you were looking for a suppply depot hovering your mouse over overlords :) If that building, spawning 30 units at the time will get its limit increased that will be something insanely fun. Your base is a very mobile thing so i think you should move it as close to the battle as possible, you dont want your units get into the combat nearly timed out. And basically you'll end up having a super heavy meatshield with infantry that will be covering your mech. Atleast that is how i understand his mechanics so far :)

[@TheZeery]

Having a commander that has to move his building all the time to be effective that's new :O

[@Achillez098]

If you are a fan of the Halo franchise, then I guess Stukov's forces = the Flood

[@andrefilipe9042]

agree.

[@r.gletscher5162]

except they are nothing alike?

[@brainwasher9876]

more like the Flood=the Zerg, itself borrowing from Warhammer.

[@TK199999]

My only grip is that in the recap for Legacy of the Void, the UED was edited out of narrative but Stukvo was brought back, so it always weird to me.

[@AtrumDelorox]

More Stukov! I'm glad I wasn't the only one looking for supply depots and staying supply blocked for minutes. You can move your bunkers! And root your Banshees. And move your Colonist Compound

[@PervyAutomaton]

I think you forgot the fact that stukov is a hybrid commander and so if there is no supply depots he should have overlord and so he does :3

[@AtrumDelorox]

Yeah, but when you see a Command Center, we've been trained to immediately think "I need more supply depots"

[@PervyAutomaton]

AtrumDelorox I observe alot more then must i guess. Also i always kept in my mind that skukov was a blend of 2 races.

[@eiknaurjensen7927]

Uhh how the fuck does a rooted banshee work?

[@teroslarone1171]

Eik Naur Jensen like roach burrow i believe

[@youJack420]

It looked like the siege tank had two attacks, a bile launcher for distance and splash when sieged, but then the spine still worked for close, giving it two attacks when sieged. I could be wrong, but i think i saw that.

[@KizunaAJ]

I saw that as well.

[@bigbroarivus]

i read that infest structure ability is able to heal allied building. so is it able to heal sgt. hammer fortress lowko?

[@OldSpaghettifactory89]

you can rally barracks to place the psi emitters

[@theodoreluo2791]

So cool!

[@Chronopie]

Hotkey your Barracks and Civ center, the rally point is also your psi-emitter, which is your A-Move for the infested civs/marines/troopers. Also, once you have the tech lab upgrades, you don't need them on your barracks at all, so uproot those barracks and walk to the front line!

[@mr420quickscops2]

Looks like an amazing commander, takes advantage from expanding over the entire map rather than turtling, adds meaning to having 13+ barracks. The way the units time out and auto spawn is amazing as well, you just drop a psi emitter into their base, get a barracks somewhere near by and watch them have to constantly defend defend against free suicide troops

[@Legion12Centurion]

Lets hope they do a generals mode later where you can play all these against others in a skirmish mode or such :D

[@yoruichixx6951]

Legion12Centurion they will have fun to balance that

[@brad201291]

You have to keep everything moving with you, so you have plenty of time in battle. also his healing infest works great when used on an enemy base.

[@weavorjjohanna5619]

i have already subcribed. so... PLEASE DO MORE STUKOV!!

[@davidgpz]

i dont understand how do infested queens are part of stuvok troops if they are suposed to be zerg,can someone explain me ?

[@TheNilar]

i use the bunkers and barracks as mobile attack base that i can spawn my timed units closer to the objective. for we need to have the timed unit spawners close to the objective.

[@Umbra_of_Emberspike]

Might want to try psi emitter on unrevealed terrain. Good for offensive scouting.

[@carltheraptor5656]

can somebody tell me why there's an starcraft brood wars zerg queen in this co-op mission?

[@windrunner8497]

There are units which counts towards all unit. Those are permanent unit with no timed life. The remaining or timed life so they won't be contributing to the all units key. Example for permanent all mechanical units for stukov

[@freddyfreddy3031]

How do you get oll carktar is it the leg the void pack and what is the detfrend bettwin wings ore void

[@somedude4087]

I think you need yo move baracks and house you get from start closer to battlefield

[@thebattlegoblin8828]

I like how @LowkoTV is like a child in a sweets shop. Awwww I want that.... BUT I WAN'T THAT TOO! What's THAT?!? OUUU It's sooo cool...

[@gargamellenoir8460]

You kind of have to wonder how Protoss and Terran commanders feel about Stuckov and his army of horribly deformed soulless minions :D Even if he's infesting Moebius soldiers it's still a bit awkward.

[@Revenineakarevan]

Finally u made this vid, waiting for patch myself :)

[@vevevejutubkom]

set america realm and your play buttons changes to update. :)

[@maniacalcoast2742]

LOWKO THE INFESTED BUNKER WAS AN IDEA WAYBACK BEFORE SC2 WoL HAD EVEN COME OUT!!! THATS SO CRAZY AND HAPPY BLIZZARD BROUGHT THAT BACK (in a way)

[@adrianmalinowski1073]

I like Stukov very much and absolutely love the idea od infested terrans as race, will buy him for sure (i didint buya any other commander), ill just wait for month or 2. Still remember when Nova came out, didnt have a single game without nova for 1 whole week in coop and game without double samuro in hots.

[@SquirrelTheSquirrel]

Hey Lowko. How did you get so good. I have been playing startcraft since I was 5 and I aspire to be as good as you. Any helpful tips?

[@mszypkowski]

"are you kidding me?! I'm a terran player who makes overlords as well as... yea sure alright..." xp Lowko you are the best haha

[@martialartist7034]

You have to use the Psi Emitter to move and control your army. The Infested will move to wherever you put it, so use it to attack and defend.

[@etelbanner]

I assume you tried to move the infested bunkers. You can create army with them. Quiet handy.

[@TeddyRoooosevelt]

seems like the tanks still fire their guns when sieged, in addition to the spine

[@olavlomeland2183]

Infested Siege Tanks can suck up Infested infantry to be used as ammunition from what I understand.

[@NeoX6839]

yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more more more stukov is epic i see all his levels and is awesome!!!!

[@papounator8843]

when are they releasing Dehaka? I wanna play with primal zergs

[@MYM-FlameHaze]

did i saw it right banshes that can burrow ?

[@myx5675]

view your buildings like Swarm host. Get as close to the enemy as it is safe. relocationg your production to your expansion would make your army a lot more efficient.

[@chrisbingley]

I really want them to add some of the sub-factions into melee multiplayer. Especially the Infested Terrans and Tal'Darim Protoss, maybe even Primal Zerg.

[@Grayeques]

Seeing a command center walking around on giant zerg legs is one of the most horrifying things blizzard ever made. Now just attach a PF cannon to the top of it and its a walking fortress.

[@JJSmalls]

I would really like to see these co-op units in ladder. It'll make me want to play SC again competitively.

[@TygrysAPO]

We need moooore Stukov!!

[@vader1361]

But this is a combination of Terran + Zerg... what will we do for Zerg + Protoss and Protoss + Terran?

[@davidd.w.8681]

Was sad seeing how fast Lowko dismissed the bunkers as regular ones.

[@Killgore114]

It has to be an overlook that someone calls you for defense from the Infested, when you are Infested.

[@Luritel]

Who should i get Alarak or Alexei?

[@Necroexodia]

I'm loving this new commander :D I don't play this game much anymore, but Stukov is a ton of fun. There's something so pleasing about seeing a total swarm annihilating the enemy bit by bit. Reminded me a big of Zagara, except not suicidal. Plus, spine-tanks *^* Haven't really looked into banshees/libs/diamondbacks yet though properly. Thoughts on the units?

[@theogar6147]

i love how banshee's can burrow

[@caffeinedelusions]

It's amazing to me the degree to which Stukov's design runs counter to the habits and 'best practices' of established Starcraft play; micromanaging your infantry is a waste of time for Stukov, and generally speaking Infested Bunkers are a better source of infantry than Infested Barracks, because they churn out a steady supply of infested marines for free. Likewise, the gameplay style rewards you for uprooting and replanting your barracks and infested colonist compound in the most central location you can manage (or, depending on the map, as close to your front line as you dare), in order to reduce having your infantry waste their timed life traveling, whereas most Terran players would hardly ever relocate a building short of an emergency. It's fascinating to watch.

[@isaacsmith7405]

dude that's the same order of my fav people XD

[@eugenequek6797]

what a coincidence that his favorite characters all start with a...

[@kronask6417]

You should make more bunkers, unroot them and walk. They can attack.

[@pacerrecap6386]

Broodarrack lords seem nice. Zero supply cost, cheap and unlimited production, mobile and tough, drop-and-run, with only a rather low unit cost.

[@azaz6248]

Stukov is the new zerg ! :D

[@ME262MKI]

Blizz took this "Commanders" thing from C&C Generals ZH, not saying is something bad, instead it amazing, i hope you can PvP in the future with the commander you want

[@barjsimpson]

You can move the compound, Lowko, the thing that spawns all these infested civilians, just unburrow it and plant it middle map ;) Btw, what was the tech obtained by your experience earning ? Keep up your videos, I LOVE it ;)