StarCraft 2: FLORENCIO'S 200 IQ CANNON RUSH!

Generally speaking, the higher you climb on the ladder, the worse the 'classic' Cannon Rush becomes in StarCraft 2. Since players get better at responding quickly and making the correct moves, it becomes more difficult to win with Protoss cheese. In this video Florencio introduce a new 'flavour' of Cannon Rushing by starting with a Probe rush and then smoothly splitting off one of the workers to hide in the corner of the opponent's main base.
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[@Florenciosc2]

For the intro harass I sent the probes down the ramp after I rushed his workers to force Shaoran to wall me out of his base, this is so I can let him feel safe inside his base. I do end up killing most my victims with the cannon rush phase but I didn't want to send in a 4 min game for you all. For the warpgate research, I made it early to avoid the Protoss from reading into my play. If the warpgate was't seen then he would be wondering where i'm spending my gas.

[@freedomisntfree9960]

Flo you are so methodical in your play. That is what wins games. So many people think everyone plays a certain order of operation. You always throw them off the scent. Love you vids love the casting of your vids. Dont stop ever!

[@zombiejoker911]

You > Everyone else in Starcraft 2. Most entertaining games to watch.

[@kyle8971]

Bosstoss. That was super fun to watch.

[@vim9099]

En Taro Florencio *ignites psi blade*

[@migueljuan5374]

Florencio should play at progamers match or participate on tournaments. Like Has. This guy is the embodiment of unorthodox builds and cheeses and still wins.

[@0rogontorogon]

Florencio is like this one student that never studies more than two days but somehow manages to pass every exam.

[@st4ndby]

0rogontorogon made my day dude 😂😂

[@seanclements6206]

Just showing teachers up like your class is easy

[@lessthanwords]

"every single one of your calculations is wrong... but you somehow ended up with the correct result regardless"

[@KingsNerdCave]

lol me, cause I like lectures

[@tomosko2669]

He is more like an outcast that does not believe in traditional medicine and creates a new school of alternative one. But miraculously, this one works :D

[@Jackpkmn]

I feel like Florencio is trying to teach us the importance of mind games.

[@greybeard804]

you're kidding, right?

[@IS0JLantis]

maybe that is what he wants you to think

[@lucassachwald8370]

sorry boy, was liking ur comment, but it has 69 likes, NICE

[@jankowalski1501]

no he is teaching u that a guy with mediocre skill can go high in rankings with rushes ;) Still very fun to watch

[@miguelzavaleta1911]

@@jankowalski1501 Rushes are a perfectly valid strategy. It's the 1 and only thing stopping 100% of buils going full econ. If it weren't for rushes, every SC game would look the same.

[@CP4884]

I really like how at the end he knows what he's gonna find but scouts it anyway just to GG as soon as it's seen.

[@chappuis73]

At 7:40, the Blue player sent an Adept right next to Florencio's hidden base, but missed it. That's probably why Shaoran was so confident about his enemy not having another base

[@agilagilsen8714]

I am shocked that Lowko missed that. He even looked at the adept while it was down there...

[@simongaschler5251]

@@agilagilsen8714 Yes, but the base wasn't revealed on the mini-map for Shaoran, so... he missed it only for a little bit...

[@Jack_Rakan]

@@simongaschler5251 he probably used the minimap to send the scout orders and slightly missclicked, leaving the base juuuust a few pixels out of sight. You can see at 8:11 that the revealed area of the map for him just barely doesn't cover the nexus placement point.

[@noaccount4]

Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer

[@Taran858]

@@Jack_Rakan yeah oversight because the Adept shade only has small vision range. 4 iirc.

[@bookworm8415]

There are 4 major advantages in Starcraft: Army advantage Economic advantage Tech advantage And Florencio Advantage May you always have Florencio Advantage.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

Not to forget the highground advantage!

[@FlyingDominion]

And the surprise advantage.

[@oscarman8070]

title is very confusing, because every Florencio's rush is 200 IQ

[@ciprianfatu3493]

true

[@michaelbuckers]

200? That's a funny way to spell 420.

[@greybeard804]

200 IQ? Like his IQ is 200 or does this mean something else?

[@execuspeak8022]

Florencio? "Hello everyone, my name is Lowko!"? Already a 10/10 video in my book.

[@Thekentuckyrebel]

The big bamboozal. He scouted the bottom earlier at 7:31, sent an adept. Missed the base by a few meters.

[@skychaos87]

Yea, the game could have ended if he actually saw the base. The adept could kill the workers or if not prevent 1/3 of the mining. Its just bad luck really.

[@ulrichwinkler722]

@@skychaos87 or bad scouting

[@ncheckosai123]

meters?? what r those?🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@prens7380]

How do you know protos measure distance in meters? I believe they use stories lmao

[@danielsepulveda8488]

Man! Florencio games are the best!! This guy is insane!! Please continue casting this crazy and funny strategies Lowko! :D

[@kyubbiman2255]

Silly Lowko Florencio doesn't have opponents he has victims and/or test subjects

[@mikeballew3207]

The older a Greg is, the more careful you have to be.

[@Gruetzsensen]

Florencio is the video game equivalent of the "Hey look behind you" strategy. I love it.

[@dragonearth5456]

and that is why we like and fear him so much.

[@orjhol]

We can never have enough of Florencio! Just keep them coming and we will get mezmerized by the sewer mermaids song!

[@moiseguran737]

The only way cannon rush is an accepteble strategy in Sc2

[@AlphaHealthYT]

neah... it's a shitty strategy. and i play toss

[@Gruftgrabbler]

I play so often against canon rush’s but can’t executing them on my own

[@miguelzavaleta1911]

@@Gruftgrabbler Lmao same here. I've lost to a couple of them and as soon as I want to try it, I always fail catastrophically.

[@KingsNerdCave]

I love watching people play strategies that are completely off meta and making it work better than you would expect. The gameplay here, Bastion in OverWatch, Tachanka in Siege, love the bizarre plays!

[@sambracken3325]

I don’t play OW anymore but I did when it released and bastion was literally the raceroll hero for all the 1 year olds

[@pawepioro2998]

Florencio it's really creative player, keep going like that. Good to watch, enjoying this so far.

[@CodecMoment]

florencio is a tactical genius and he's only going to get better. he's been coached by PiG before and he's actually open to criticism while sticking to his own style. that's really something to admire

[@sam93931]

god I love those cheeky strats so much, was on the edge of my chair the whole time :D

[@linkinglink7595]

This isn't the first time I saw a cannon rush, but definitely one of the most creative one I've seen through out all those time.

[@Haigvoltage]

YAY! BACK TO THE SEWER!!!

[@danieljones3291]

I love Florencio's games. It's like I'm watching a Grandmaster who is done with the professional scene and now just wants to have fun with the craziest things he can come up with. #sewerlife

[@TheKingNemisis]

he is like a mad scientist. inventing crazy stuff all the time

[@chrishubbard64]

That opening probe trick was awesome, I really liked that one.

[@wherethetatosat]

Florencio: The Mineral Walking Sewer Mermaid

[@leonardoc.3387]

Protoss master league 60 apm f2 a move only to move army units

[@ewoewo1113]

there it is

[@Marunius]

That's the quality of players in 2020 in this game. You can get to master by just regular cannon rushing.

[@BaufenBeast]

@@Marunius I don't think this was a regular cannon rush. For one, while Florencio's macro is suspect, he does have followups to his cannon rushes. Many cannon rushers lose games because once the rush fails, it's a bronze league player behind the keyboard. Florencio does have an actual plan past the first few minutes.

[@angryboner]

@@Marunius Lol you need at least some skill to cannon rush properly. Im in platinum1 doing 4 proxy gates zealot rush every time. Thats how easy to toss in lower leagues

[@Jukantos]

@@BaufenBeast I'm a bronze Protoss because i DONT Cannon Rush (so i just lose to every siege tank printing Terran :D)

[@Zeratul649]

I was waiting for another Florencio match. We need more.

[@David-qs3cy]

FLORENCIO'S & viewer submitted games are the best, Keep them coming.

[@richardkalmwater5996]

I don't even play this game, however I enjoy watching these videos for Florencio's out-of-the-box thinking. Good commentary. I learned some things...

[@travisnevius3505]

very entertaining, love watching florencio matches

[@evancobb6829]

Sees "florencio" Doesn't finish reading

[@crazydream4444]

Lowko's review + Florencio's game = epic

[@1KamaronConClase]

What a fun video! Fantastic cast as always

[@stefanalenius]

Love the way Florencio is able to always surprise us! Christmas in May!!!

[@coryinthe2499]

It was so cheesy that if you show it to a rat it would think it was heaven 😂😂

[@wormysxl]

I'm so glad your intro is back! :D Just got my subscription!

[@Blxz]

I feel so many pro players don't play with the mind of their opponents enough. The game has reached a point where when player 1 does x you counter with y and it is known. By forcing them to counter in ways that benefit you a smart player like florencio can just dominate. Assuming he has enough smart pays to keep winning.

[@xtrminion]

this Florencio dude is fun to watch, please do more videos of him

[@DarkRavin07]

Should see some of his terrain games. Dudes got some wacky ways of playing and Iove them.

[@Candyman-Elite-Thunder]

Ah yes florencio the cheese connoisseur!

[@jkobain]

Yes! YES! More games played by Florencio please!!

[@peterpaulseminiano7841]

other than daddy florencio, can we also see Harstem's AFK build?

[@chir0pter]

Harstem executes that against higher-level opponents too

[@kindlin]

I just watched a Harstem take out a master league with the afk build. It was hilarious.

[@AmyLeesPetWookiee]

LOLLL this was great, and the fact his name was Old Greg when he did this makes it even better.

[@TritonTv69420]

Im gonna have to try that probe stacking. I had to really pay attention. I didnt realize they only stack up when it is an unfinished assimilator. I used to main toss way back in WOL days. Looks like its time to piss some people off today hahaha. I still remember my protoss cheese checklist... Cannon rush √ dank templars? voids √ proxy √ muddership piss opponent off √√√

[@honan989]

They stack on finished assimilator as well, but there is the problem, that some of them start mining when they reach it.

[@sincord1]

You can stack them on minerals too.

[@TritonTv69420]

@@sincord1 try the minerals one..... i think the only time they do that is right at the beginning of the game! Think about it. Whenever there are already 2 on a mineral patch if you send one to that one he moves to another. I have tried that one after watching another sewer mermaid game. Didnt work!!

[@sincord1]

@@TritonTv69420 It's doable, you just need to back and forward between two farthest patches more than few times. Unfinished simulator stack is the easiest one.

[@TritonTv69420]

@@sincord1 i guess i just dont have a 200iq

[@yamilabugattas3895]

What a fun game, Florencio never disappoints.

[@jlb8014]

More Florencio games plz ! Have you seen his barrack-factory proxy versus protoss ? It's amazing !

[@jaguh9069]

7:39 Its not the only reason he lose, but if Shaoran pathing the adept correctly to bottom right base he would found the base really early. His adept missed flo base by a hair breadth (8:05 check the mini map for his view)

[@andreaskonstantinidis40]

more florencio plz we love him. you tube is full of pro cast but florencio's alternative style shines

[@AyaEryn]

that clumped up probes is the best

[@sarevok6]

The thing I've learned from watching florencio casts is he seems to get in his opponents heads so hard. Lots of people completely forget upgrades

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

Of course we’ll take all the Florencio games you’re willing to cast ! Like I still follow his channel so I get my fill of his games often but it’s not the same as a cast cause since he’s playing he doesn’t talk much and we only get to see his perspective

[@ScarletEdge]

Corner expansion is Florencio's natural.

[@st4ndby]

Always so much fun to watch his games 😄

[@Joemels]

You’re a beast lowko

[@fuba44]

MOAR! this was awesome

[@johndoerayme7064]

Always fun to watch Florencio commented by Lowko

[@andreymontag]

You know it's serious when warp gates are involved

[@victorortellado3020]

love u lowko the best comentarist of starcaft by far from Paraguay

[@chrisklugh]

I really like how you contaminate these matches. I have not played this game in years, and its frankly 'too much' for me to get into again, but seeing the odd Pro Fight like what you cover on your channel really brings back fond memories of what this game really is, Chess 2.0.

[@THEFIRE360]

florencio is the classmate that aces the exam without congratulations to class

[@stropsstone6958]

Still one of my all time fave Florencio games ❤

[@WebWingRecords]

More Florencio? Yes please!

[@acash93]

Stalkers: Let's scout over here and destroy any new bases 15:36 Stalkers: Ight Imma head out

[@nicololandini4539]

See "OldGreg" name. Take your pop corn. Enjoy.

[@riccardoruberti1043]

Keep going with te Flo!!!

[@whimsipop4308]

I thought i already watched this video and it was already uploaded long ago

[@jackmermigas9465]

love the Florencio games more please! :)

[@Common_Sense1982]

Can we have a Florencio vs Haas best of 7, no macro, only cheese? :) :)

[@demoliter]

Old Greg, huh. I see he embraced the Sewer Mermaid nickname.

[@axelax1]

"Somehow, someway..." /gets flashbacks of HDStarcraft

[@geodesic1974]

More Florencio games pls.

[@khatack]

That was an amazing game, more! :D

[@hackercrackerjulio]

would love to see FLorencio vs Has

[@SerbanOprescu]

This was fun!

[@inaudibleplays4726]

I bet Florencio was laughing the entire time at the de-brie of his opponent's structures. Sorry not sorry.

[@carbonbeaker409]

That was a bit cheesy. Not saying it’s not gouda though.

[@apnwu369]

All his victories are from the unscouted corner base XD

[@SaLaGaDH]

Flotoz never ceases to amaze

[@BloodyClash]

Really cool match (from what i can judge as a noob player) 😁Old Greg had quite some tricks in his hat.

[@Sbeas19]

For those unaware but dare to see more Florencio, go search for "Florencio File". Have a good day/night.

[@positivepotato6765]

thanks lowko

[@lukson981]

Florencio cant keep getting away with it!

[@davidkim5462]

Florencio provides the best replays

[@aloysiousso446]

@Lowko, more Florencio please!

[@arturkvieira]

More Florencio please!

[@kurtender02]

A very cheeky game

[@kevinnitta1301]

Yes absolutely!

[@leandrohidalgo9884]

THICC LASERBEAM 0:50 LMAO

[@TheMidnightShadow22]

I need to learn how to stack probes like that

[@JacobListens]

More florencio always lowko

[@DRAGooNSC2Channel]

Beautiful game GG

[@nexxoid]

ALWAYS UPVOTE FLORENCIO! Not even seen the vid yet...

[@thelonewolf9866]

15:36 SHAORAN just had to confirm that the base was in the bottom right corner before he quit XD

[@aaronm5091]

That feeling when you see the second base.....

[@vanessastecyk7138]

MOARRRR!!!

[@FC360D]

I find it amusing how they couldn't stop the canon rush, it's such a old strat. I remember seeing it quite a bit back when I used to watch SC2 tournaments and such but once everyone started to learn how it's done other players stopped doing it cuz it's kinda easy to counter lol. It's so weird watching SC2 again and seeing how the new players play

[@gabrielday2388]

More florencio games. Please.

[@Sirkento]

This is like the biggest tallest bully in the school cafeteria dangling some poor child's lunch money over his head out of his reach😂

[@Keln02]

This game brings out the better IQs of the human race xD

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

I could watch Florencio commented by you all day, every day. If you get more, bring them up! :)

[@treepath7553]

More Florencio please :D