StarCraft 2: EPIC BEST-OF-5 SERIES! (Serral vs Clem)

An epic best-of-5 series of StarCraft 2 between Serral and Clem. Serral is widely considered to be the strongest SC2 professional gamer in the world. Clem is one of the best Terran players in the world and he's continously getting better. In this video they face off against each other in a series of games that are incredibly close.
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[@moiseguran737]

Serral reminds me of a qoute from Mensk: "I'll be out there, waiting for you to slip up. Beczuase sooner or later you will make a mistake... And when you do... [I'll kill 41 of your SCVs]"

[@societyofrobots]

At the beginning: "Serral never makes a mistake." *Brenda immediately attacks Karen*

[@TheOnlyEpsilonAlpha]

Society of Robots Brenda noticed: Karen has the same Outfit, valid and understandable reaction.

[@christopherdsuza324]

XD

[@barlowjared]

before the lairagen!

[@ZDarabos]

Is Serral member of you?

[@asddasdasdasdadsa]

Ofc its a Karen she complained to much (wasnt a mistake ^^)

[@TheRealDarklight]

17:18 - Marine Marauder, Medivac, Mine: The Ultimate M&Ms

[@davidlau6065]

53:56 Lowko: "We discuss oftentimes what separates a top-level player from a grandmaster player. And I think one of the key characteristics is, I guess like, how would you call that, like, agility? Like, adjustability?" Kerrigan: "Do you remember what I told you on the battlefield?" Zagara: "Vision."

[@AshunPhubu]

I think lowko was looking for the word adaptability heh

[@fritzwalter1877]

Abathur liked this

[@Mitchthisis]

Man it is incredible the difference a good caster makes. I watched this same match with the other casters and it was good, but with Lo casting I felt like I was watching a whole new series. Great job man

[@michaelfenwick4184]

Michael Mitchell yeah love Wardi for his effort but his casting is really stale and boring

[@blockboygames5956]

Hey Lowko. Notice this comment. It is so so true! :) Well said Mr Mitchell.

[@CristianCiupe]

@@michaelfenwick4184 Wardi seems to have nointerest. I haven't been watching either for long, but he just pauses for 10s at a time...like he's looking at his phone or something. No enthusiasm, nothing :)..."gotta do this job that I hate so I get paid" kind of.

[@younglee4519]

@@CristianCiupe tbh sometimes wardi IS looking at his phone because he has to simultaneously cast and do the organization for the tournament

[@nordfreiheit]

They need to make Lowko an official and regular caster

[@madstoft6307]

"eyyy a new video" -sees that its an entire hour..... "i gotta get some snacks and a blanket ready then"

[@andreasmuller4666]

The quarantine isn´t good for you Lowko, you start to humanize Zerg queens, giving them names and all. The swarm is getting to you.

[@LowkoTV]

Leave me alone! I love Brenda! It’s not just a phase!

[@CanadianF.B.I]

lowko has been naming queens for a couple of months already it is not new

[@PEPPY09]

He is picking up Winter's mannerisms(for better or probably worse ;P ), Winter calls any Queen off creep Brenda, and if there is a group its the Knitting group

[@Brooke-rw8rc]

@@PEPPY09 *knitting crew

[@mikeballew3207]

@@LowkoTV I can't explain why, but for some reason "Brenda" is the perfect name for a queen. It makes me smile every single time you say it!

[@sciencetube4574]

He has been the best player in the world for Serral years.

[@notrequired602]

DAD, GET OUT OF HERE, YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME INFRONT OF MY FWIENDS

[@tombnomb2938]

it took me a sec but that is an S tier pun

[@yomama8935]

Haha good one Bc Maru :)

[@dayeet267]

You know its a good game when Lowko casts it.

[@brucerobinson5405]

4:59 those hellions satisfied my OCD

[@alterinam6791]

lol yeah that perfect line

[@wasiatsebentar1998]

Lowko: It's best not to fight zerg on creep Clem: Hold my stimpack

[@jesseyi4363]

Serral spawns a literal monster of destruction Lowko: aww how cute

[@h4hyena]

You don't see comebacks like this very often but when you do its amazing to watch, to see them claw their way out of the jaws of defeat is great.

[@YuvalAyalon2011]

lowko: "just play like serral and don't make any mistakes" 2:57 - one Brenda attacks another. you can almost say that serral made a... mistake?

[@dayeet267]

*gasp

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

Just because you (or anybody including me) don't see the reasoning behind it doesn't mean Serral made a mistake, though.

[@ezariogerion3138]

He just topped off his mistake limit with that, its for luck)

[@firebal6129]

of course not! It was clearly a tactical decision to try and lure the reaper in...

[@MrNicoJac]

No no, when Serral does it, it's a "pro-move" that us plebs are just too stupid to comprehend 😂

[@refink33]

wow, I'm flipping amazed. To turn it around being down 0-2... Just insane ability. this is why we watch Starcraft II ❤💙💚💛💜💓

[@Jbn0s0rus]

Ok that's it. Imma start name Clem "Jean Clem Van Dam". His splits are too good.

[@PhantomJavelin]

Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? Only time.

[@supersasquatch]

Jem Clem Vem Dem

[@geuros]

@@supersasquatch mlem clem vem dem

[@liltimmah]

Please never stop naming the queens. it gets me laughing every time

[@ProfessorPicke]

20:00 moments like these that make me love watching starcraft. a massive charge of zergs is picked apart by widow mines, but hid a few banelings under the overseers on the retreat, so when the terran push, they are destroyed. playing zerg like a zerg!

[@smrt-e]

Dude, I absolutely love watching your casts. Thanks so much for being so passionate about this.

[@zhoumadeit]

The fourth match definitely broke Serral’s sprint, which is very uncommon. Clem is really something else.

[@kureneye2681]

54:05 I believe the word you're looking for is either "Adaptability" or "Flexibility" ;)

[@faddoalyeh9721]

57:35 love that micro on the drones to kill the one hellion before running away

[@BangingThings]

I've been a watcher for years, all because of your personality, commentary and casting. Really most of the time you're 50/50, half commentary/remarks, half casting. You went almost into full caster mode at the halfway mark in game 5 and it was pretty hype. Not saying it was better, but for these caliber of games it made for an intense viewing experience. Great games.

[@loubenedicttungolii7606]

Excellent commentary, Lowko. I am actually listening only the whole time since I am still at work. Even so, I have a good grasp of how the game flowed just by how you casted it. Thanks for your hard work!

[@ashitaka8633]

Lowko man... you're by far my favorite caster and youtuber. I've been going thru some tough times recently but watching your videos is something that makes me happy! Keep up the great work!

[@arn_ice]

That quick placement of the tank at around 01:02:35 is one of those fun little things I like seeing. Tactical decisions.

[@saintmayhem9873]

That last game was so good. It was like Clem was a terran serral. Masterclass stuff right there.

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

Lowko: "If you want to be a pro, just don't make mistakes." Clem: "Ok."

[@MrNicoJac]

16:07 that was some SWEET micro from Clem! 🤯😍

[@ethanlocke3604]

I feel like Serral was a little off his game on that last one

[@2639theboss]

I feel like 15 hydras shut those attacks down. Not sure why he refuses sometimes to make any other units but lings and banes.

[@NinjaAdorable]

I think he got shook by the come back !! That was a very easy 2-0 at the beginning and then Clem just came back HARD !

[@estebanmasis7114]

Agree... I wonder if a couple of infestors would have done better than the vipers

[@SootShade]

Clem was abusing the map expertly, and really took advantage of the lack of anti-air by Serral.

[@impishlyit9780]

Oh, definitely. Not only were his decisions a little off, so were his timings. As Lowko mentioned, he had excellent creep-spreading opportunities around 1:00:10 and didn't take it until 1:01:40 or so. Totally unlike Serral.

[@cjthatcher]

Just caught this! Fantastic cast Lowko. What a series.

[@Dragonspirit223]

This is the earliest I've ever been! I use these videos as good ideas for me to get started, still extremely bad at the game, but I like to think getting better

[@dayeet267]

Same I'm only in silver

[@CuriousDaeron]

I thought i was watching Maru.

[@supertony4708]

Both are great Players in deed!!!

[@barlowjared]

40:44 I lost track of how many times i replayed this. MASTER move by the Dark Lord

[@elijahpeck3540]

Game 4, that Viking keeps hitting the mutas with his range, while hanging out over the Marines

[@wisconsincrhunter5614]

Honestly I watch this stuff almost solely based off the commentary. I've been aying SC for YEARS, basically since SC1 came out. I've stopped for many years and recently started up again cause of these videos. It really is quite impressive the level of skill these young people possess in this game. Absolutely impressive!! I feel it doesnt get the recognition it deserves. After all these years I still have no doubt I could not get up to the skill level of these sickening professionals, and what surprises me the most is how young they are. Good for them finding a career based off playing video games extremely well

[@SZRLM]

20:14 burrow for the banemines was sick

[@chadvill2633]

After game #3 Clem went into *MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE*

[@rx7886]

Haven’t played SC myself since the original but love watching these games. Amazing by Clem, this guy is awesome. Thanks Lowko for the casts!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

What an amazing explanation of faction and strategy in that opening!!!

[@eckroattheeckroat4246]

Amazing series. Great cast as always Lowko!

[@andrewboelter4866]

54:03 I would call it vision XD

[@danielbedrossian5986]

"If it will be a BatleCruiser starter, it will be awful! Ah no its a Banshy." Tell me abou it!

[@monke_kekw5173]

Because he really does not make mistakes *Proceeds to attack his own queen*

[@jkobain]

Because he couldn't storm his own marines, that's why.

[@BryanRice800]

Laughing out Loud: 35:20, the nickname was not up for the player, Serral is too good for that nickname

[@BandanRRChannel]

How about "Emperor of the North?" (That's an old movie reference, not GoT related)

[@turdferguson5847]

One of the finest ways to play Serral I have seen, just kept harassing and not sit back and wait for him to just spread creep just just roll the bloody map.

[@Funglutton]

LowkoTV - Clem shows "adaptability" and also presence of mind. You could call it mental agility, too. A popular term at the moment is also "growth mindset" (from the book: "mindset" which talks in part about the psychology of great sportspeople and competitors in other fields such as business).

[@charlieashman9560]

"this guy man, he's got huge balls apparently." Haha epic.

[@kyleschubert8640]

Lowko, I do not know if you will get this but I want to say that you have inspired me so much to get myself back into starcraft. I bought Wings of liberty when it came out (as did most of us) and I just straight up sucked in the Ranked matchups and I am a very competitive player naturally so this was hugely frustrating that I SC2 was only for those that spent years playing this game. You showed me this is not the case. Your stream and the things you point out have been incredible when I think about my strategies in starcraft and how I can improve. I got a real long way to go but your stream has brought me from a tier 3 low level silver player to a top 5 in my tier 3 platinum league in such a short time, I call that a victory! I have you to thank for teaching me how to look specifically at certain pros and learn their build orders and "get gud". I have finally found the part I love about starcraft which is: getting better strategies, improving on strategies and play some ggs with other folks across the world with a super challenging game. Thank you Lowko!!

[@benv807]

54:24 adapt is the word you're looking for

[@pooyataleb2514]

How many fourth bases was that?

[@LowkoTV]

Yes

[@davidkim5462]

@@LowkoTV good answer

[@blockboygames5956]

How many fourth bases? The correct answer, I believe, is all of them. :D

[@grantfreeman8224]

Rule of casting lol. "Serral doesn't make mistakes" *queen attacks friendly queen. Great casting dude!

[@joker2525252]

Thanks Lowko your videos are always entertaining and there have been more then one saved evening by your series casts!

[@voodoochild24262]

'The Night King is not nearly as strong as Serral' lol such true words

[@mikeballew3207]

Clem was swarming like a zerg player in that last game, attacking Serral bases at once!

[@aidanyork1018]

Super interesting note on Serral's strat. He swapped into a unit comp that requires very little micro so that he could turn fighting in 2-3 places into fighting in 5-6 places. With Golden Wall being a huge map it adds another element there.

[@Luke-wu9vh]

Done with twitch stream. Straight to KZbin to see what you uploaded lol

[@Dasher-xf5jk]

54:11 adaptability is the word your looking for lowko.

[@ColonelJ1]

1:06:22 Lowko independently discovers the second time derivative of Actions.

[@geuros]

That would be actually the rate of acceleration or deceleration in your APM (how fast your APM changes at any moment)

[@Jeddontehweb5]

Another great cast, I look forward to the next one!

[@okamiman73]

As a Warframe player, it brings great joy to my heart to see a player named Clem.

[@ZGuy0fSci]

Funny Stuff, playing this while playing some WarFrame and everytime I hear "Clem" I end up chuckling a bit.... for those that know Darvo's Deals ya prolly know why. ^_^ _Clem Clem_

[@Manasquid.67]

ZGuy0fSci grakata

[@thefluffles6384]

Grakata

[@BaufenBeast]

53:36 That queen dying was actually the nail in the coffin for that game. It meant Serral couldn't shoo away those liberators, so that base was essentially dead. He had 80 workers to 61, but with only 3 active bases, it didn't matter. At that moment, he was behind in army, behind in upgrades, and suddenly behind in economy.

[@vitobrusnik6953]

How did Serral see the widow mines at 6:30?

[@marshallgarey2913]

Lowko @53:55 - adaptability? Great games, fun cast. Keep it up!

[@TheRyepoog]

Lowko, very entertaining and you don't have much bias when speaking for the players. We can tell you like Zerg lol but it doesn't stop you from hyping up a Terran or Protoss player. Professional love it

[@Necroneer]

Zerg vs Terran really is hype when both players are in the same skill level. With a couple of mistakes here and there we get one of the best games. That goes for every match up I guess but Clem was amazing here.

[@Owlr4ider]

The word you were looking for is adaptability. It's not just a spirts term by the way but is indeed commonly used in sports.

[@lukkasneuquen]

maaan, just.. MAAAAAAN i felt like Clem would just BURN out after games 1 and 2. The mental clearness and resilience on top of everything else... feels like Serral got RLLY tired by the final match

[@guillaumekaas6505]

I thought about taking a break from SC2 replays. Then out of nowhere KZbin recommends me a LowkoTV cast. Had to go back.

[@howlingdin9332]

Those last 2 matches were **amazing!**

[@seanlee150]

What a crazy comeback. This is the type of shit i come to this channel for

[@dracoinfinite9594]

Serral is a scary player to watch, his units move like the swarm.

[@WebWingRecords]

Hey, @Lowko! I have suggestions for answers to your question at 1:02:07. We could call them either Creep Waves or Tumor Waves bc the creep emanates from the tumors in a wave. I'm in favor of Tumor Waves Personally.

[@cobble3231]

Ayyyy! Told you those games were worth it! Glad you followed my advice!

[@chaoslance4959]

35:00 - the best nicknames for Serral are Overmind and God-Emperor of the Swarm. Shame pretty much noone is using those :(

[@pedangsetiawan9716]

@10:10 Best tips for beginners. Thanks Lowko!

[@zhoumadeit]

50:55 Zerglings right now coming for the rescue... And... *THEY ARE GONE*

[@flynnrider4354]

It all boils down as to who makes the first mistake **Brenda attacks Karen

[@AvatarSampai]

This seems a bit too intense for my taste... Must be stressful to play against good zerg players. The things that faction pulls off its just insane.

[@yhlee1205]

That reverse sweep. Holy cow.

[@luisnekobasu9140]

GOD!!!!!!!!!!! i love clem's play style

[@swordwaker7749]

Behind the game is a massive psychological war against each other.

[@aaronm5091]

Wow! I thought this was going to be a blow out. What a comeback!

[@OmgMyutubeaccount]

hahaha the apm in the beginning has me dying

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

32:13 "reinforcing jerk units" yeah true :D

[@markmark.marcial]

MetalGuitarManiac zerk

[@spookyfoxpl]

'Winning if you 2-0 and not able you are to win 3-0, then loose 2-3 you're gonna' - Yoda 2020

[@FrozenPyro06]

Incredible matches with an even better caster

[@shamefulbrainbot4742]

He is so fast his APM is counted *PER SECOND*

[@drayprescot43]

Wow. I wish I could have watched Clem as he was playing that 5th game. You would probably just see a blur in the general vicinity of the keyboard....

[@ProGamingProphecy]

All the first games were pretty believable, that last game felt super fixed; he went from Grand Master to Gold League.

[@tree3ification]

That last game though!

[@ManuelVF79]

I think that Serral was tired in the last one... he could change to roaches, but he maintains his zerling-bane composition too much ... even he gives up on using mutas and Clem made a medivac drop-lift party at the end...

[@bendorshai123]

"Actions per minute a second" could actually be a reasonably valid measurement unit for the acceleration or the change rate rather of actual APM :) .

[@mikeballew3207]

With splits like those, Lowko would be happy to be a marine in Clem's army :3

[@mostafapanahi8923]

i guess it was the caster curse :D. Lowko says something, the exact opposite happens:)

[@Xerpadon]

@17:06 "serral also doesn't have much of a bank..." looks at serrals minerals and gas and its Double what clem has... xD

[@blockboygames5956]

So Grand Overmind Serral met the Queen of Blades in a bar. They dated and got married, and had a child, And they named the child Serral Kerrigan. You can't make this stuff up. :D

[@ZirJo]

"There you go, buddies" xD

[@seanclements6206]

50:04 noooo Lowko, don't do math in casts!! The 3rd fourth base is certainly not going to be the 6th one.

[@KennyKenKin]

I he has 4 bases then it gets destroyed 2 times and he has to build that 4th 2 more times. 4+2=6. It is the 6th hatch that he put down. You have to know that is what he meant...

[@Verjox]

word you are looking for Lowko is, Versatility