StarCraft 2: Maru's Mass COMMAND CENTER Strategy! (Reynor vs Maru)

Professional match of StarCraft 2 between Maru (Terran) and Reynor (Zerg). This match is a very high level game of Zerg versus Terran.
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[@SoundFX626]

Lowko is quite litteraly the only starcraft 2 content I consume. I don't even play the game, lowko is just very entertaining

[@hawkenparker1790]

Same!!

[@tigo01]

I agree, I would watch league of legends games if lowko would cast them

[@SoundFX626]

@@tigo01 oh, for sure. Even just as a one off where he doesn't know anything but just does his best

[@briankennethdelacruz2344]

Same bro

[@drewcwhitehead]

me too!

[@mrhumanehuman7086]

Sure, when Maru does it, it's a "STRATEGY"

[@debbiebernhardt5406]

Maru just took a strategy from I’m a league zombie mode of Terran fortress battleline

[@alexs5814]

The Difference between Madness and Genious is weighed by success.

[@Rockpet]

Maru was the kid in dodgeball who sat in the corner till his full team lost and then just destroyed everybody.

[@bobafettywap3170]

Oh man those were the days…liked

[@brimbrim5389]

Man, Reynor is good, but as soon as I saw how long the video was, and it was a bo1, I realised that there was just no way maru would lose.

[@laward5225]

Maru's end game spec has ended up being putting all his talent points into the defense in depth doctrine and letting the enemy die. The absolute mad man!

[@LovelyHick]

that sensor tower is one of the most savage subtle disses ive seen "these bases are mine now lol"

[@kyouma0519]

just took my pizza out of the oven, this is perfect timing! :D

[@ChernorizecHrabyr]

Hahah actually did the same! Though I ate so much before it was ready, I have no room now xD

[@Rockpet]

Knowing how lowko tells the truth I'm expecting only command centers in this game and how he wins with only command centers

[@CrimsonA1]

*Somehow lands them on enemy structures, repeatedly, crushing them to death.

[@Rockpet]

It's It's good move

[@lukefifield4041]

Maru out here making ghosts looking busted like Byun's old reapers.

[@SawyerKnight]

17:48 he didnt forget about the banes... he was trying to bait the ghost! big brain play!

[@antonuralskiy6512]

15:26 My god, look at those splits, I think I've got a nerdboner there.

[@frankyfranc22]

I love how, at the same time, lowko is is kinda out of words and he's like "omg, OK", i mean, what else to say?

[@sersys1]

Maru, Serral, Raynor are like rock paper scissors: Maru can beat Raynor by standing still and firm as a rock, shrugging off damage Serral can beat Maru by over whelming him from every side like a paper wrap Raynor can beat Serral by cutting through his defences.

[@tobiashou7044]

but maru also beats serral around half the time and serral beats reynor a lot recently, so more like maru beats reynor, maru ties serral, serral beats reynor

[@Rockpet]

Maru has beaten serral alot more recently but loses to rogue

[@toastman8382]

Serral struggle against Clem though, his TvZ is just ridiculous

[@Qewb87]

Maru, from the games I have watched lately, tends to lose when he isn't vigilante against run-by lings/banes (honestly any run-by) When he is able to stay on top of them, and the game progresses to late game, he has nearly unbeatable

[@tigera6]

@@toastman8382 Not anymore, in case you havent check, Clem has been struggling in TvZ for the last month or so. Dark 8-0 him in games recently, he lost to Lambo as well.

[@leventetardi8760]

This guy just won't go down. Absolute legend

[@TheDarkTemplar3791]

I am already looking forward for grand finals IEM Katowice 2022, Maru vs Serral, that bo7 will be insane!

[@spencerj6557]

Clem Vs. Rogue

[@TheDarkTemplar3791]

Maybe Rogue, but I believe Serral is better. Only thing what can stop him is ZvZ against one of the top 5 zergs.

[@SquirrelTheSquirrel]

I definitely think that serral will make it very far. He has been improving(somehow) even more through out this year. And I want 3rd non Korean world champion... i mean I guess it's still 2... but serral I think has the probability of making it to 3rd. The only Korean I am super in for is Zest. But given how far behind protoss is falling I'm not to sure. Protoss is considerably down trodden right now. I would also love to see scarlet win as well. And she has been putting out much better results too. I think she has most definitely taken over neeb. So yeah those are my top 3 for katowice this time

[@SquirrelTheSquirrel]

I would love to see clem come through too but I feel like he is apt to get thrown out by a maru style play. Clem is very good at playing the standard better, but we also see lower results the farther in we go. Still would love it but not as.hopeful

[@TheDarkTemplar3791]

@@SquirrelTheSquirrel Yea, I would be glad seeing champions outside Korea. Zest wont win that, but Maxpax have some chance maybe, but problem is, beating top zergs in current meta is Impossible for protoss.

[@thekinghmimidou7001]

I feel like the hardest part about this playstyle is to move out to secure/deny outer bases, but maru make it look so easy.

[@dattanton1940]

1:47 "thats probably the only amount of zerglings he´s gonna produce." Reynor: lets play lingbain :D

[@carllazarraga2858]

He meant for the 12 pool. He meant it wasnt an all in or any kind of timing attack. He just made the 12 pool for that early poke and in case maru proxy raxxed.

[@jawnsea4432]

The video hasnt even started yet and i want to congratulate Maru on his victory. How do i know? Because Lowko only casts games of Reynor if Reynor losses.

[@UserName-dm2lx]

Dang it’s facts but feels biased

[@TrevorKnauss]

The sensor tower at the 24:59 mark was a decoy to distract Reynor from the incoming nuke and it worked

[@pavel9652]

Maybe worked as a decoy, but it just does not make sense. I can imagine hitting the army, but it is just too hard to pull off, I think. Would it be better to have the mining base undisturbed for a minute or two?

[@kixlee]

its to buy time also and force a click attack away from structures

[@JesusCheeseburger]

Maru did great at conserving his resources, then taking those side bases when Reynor needed them the most

[@erik3259]

15:27 that really felt satisfying seeing how strong he micro'ed

[@miming3679]

How does someone do that? Wow

[@thomasgrey9121]

Little known fact : Lowko says “Non other than” at least 2 times in a match

[@Manwu5]

Hey lowko thanks for the content buddy 💪! Give us more! We love it!

[@andreyfrantov1]

These command centers are a brilliant move from Maru, who anticipated Reynor's economical supremacy, A perfectly timed strategical decision that allowed him not to die under the piles of bailings.

[@Zerog41612]

I hadn't played starcraft 2 in ages, but man you are just such a treat to watch

[@ThePryzedOne]

Always stoked for Lowko videos

[@plszuts]

Don’t understand why Reynor tried to push the issue frontally when in my opinion Zerg is for run-bys. He tried it once with the dropalords, but should’ve gone for it more or even for a nydus. As this game shows you cannot kill a terran by killing SCVs (because they have mules) and cannot kill it frontally because of turtling (libs, tanks, marines, ghosts, etc.) so the only option is to take down the production facilities the units come from. I guess it’s easier said than done though. 🙂

[@yomama8935]

Would love to see another best of 7 series between these two.

[@yomama8935]

Omygawd lowko does read every comment, ily lowko

[@BaufenBeast]

The second engineering bay was not on-screen when you zoomed into the one with +2 attack going, so it was not on screen the whole time. It was also kinda obscured by the Pneumatized Carapace notification.

[@paulchiu8853]

Man , what a come back , Maru play this like a strategy game and fully take advantage of the choke points on the map . The switching from scv to mule actually was brilliant, every time reynor ran by with bangling he always end up trading with bunch of mule that almost expired .

[@TheSailor69]

All I did was open KZbin and for some reason it automatically started playing this video haha, and it’s a reynor replay nice

[@jaredkippers8690]

Why are you wearing a mask outdoors?

[@voltsnbolts8879]

@@jaredkippers8690 I often wear a mask outside if i will only be 10, 15 minutes. Putting on and taking off your mask constantly is bad unless you sanitize your hands between. You want your hands near your face as little as possible

[@dbomber3486]

Such a great breath of fresh air! Love what you do Lowko, thank you for your love and dedication to such a great game. Your casting is by far the most animated in my opinion. Again, thanks for the amazing casting!

[@cesarverduga5966]

Maru is crazy good lately. I was afraid of the caster curse for a minute there, but Maru was able to comeback for the victory.

[@Aymanzendo911]

Amazing match and amazing how these guys play

[@GorastMK]

Wow such an amazing performance by the winner, nice!

[@jp7089]

clearly one of the best comebacks in Sc2 history!

[@crystaldazz]

If our planet ever runs out of Salt, all we'll have to do to replenish it is to hold Lowko in front of a screen with Ghosts. You can feel it flow from him at the mere mention of those cloaky-bois.

[@jpVari]

the biggest evolution I've seen in tvz is that (with maru leading the charge) they've relatively recently realized exactly what those ghosts can handle on their own. so the defense is better because ghosts are handling more, and they're losing less ghosts because they know what ghosts can't handle. I'm sure this has been over years but it feels recent that it has gotten SO well handled.

[@yamilabugattas3895]

That was an incredible game, Maru is definitely something else.

[@brettloo7588]

What a chaotic match. so much going on!

[@ReodanMadarao]

Really love the vids lowko.. planning on going back to strategies althou starcraft 2 loading just kills the experience for me.

[@Necroneer]

I love watching Maru's late game. 26:27 This moves needed to happen earlier for Reynor. Wish he made more lurkers sooner, there goes a point in the game where ling-bane lurker can run over ghost pretty well and even sandwich them. At least that's what I've noticed from games with Dark vs mass ghost.

[@stillwatersrundeep001]

With so little Zerg anti-air Maru could have transitioned to BCs, he already had the starports and upgrades for it

[@1KamaronConClase]

Even if the video is old, because there been no patch, I can say those ghost are a little bit too powerful xD Great cast as always, Lowko!

[@xenon333]

After watching so many games of Maru, it feels like he WANTS to play from behind!

[@googane7755]

The problem with playing against Maru is that zerg usually expands aggressively as they normally would but this inadvertently gives more time for maru to just turtle up and create an unbreakable fortress which which plays in his favour in the end.

[@paulchiu8853]

Yes , he knew If he survived that mid game bangling hydra push , he will be winning with the mule

[@lonelydogclub]

Maru is literally a very skilled bronze league hero. Big TPM, building armor, high sec auto tracking, Mass command centers, nukes........All of them can be found in bronze league terrans

[@Virenkrock]

Came here to feed the algorithm

[@Kapiteinramsamsam]

Lowko geloof mij;jij bent de beste SC reviewer op dit moment!doe zo verder 👍🏻

[@motonewyork1100]

*Best game I've seen in a long time*

[@macyuka]

I only play Broodwar, but seeing the plays here on sc2 is so entertaining. Great channel too, love your videos man. Thumbs up! 👍

[@wolfrunner700]

I enjoy watching these and have to admit I am learning a lot I didn't know. I am a decent SC player. Never tried going up the ranks though I might see where I can get to in them. Some of the things I see them do are insane lol.

[@Owlr4ider]

Lowko, Maru's introduction should be: "the fourth race" as that's what he's known as.

[@cristhian3460]

Beautiful, Maru's a monster.

[@willbrolley262]

It's games like this that always make me wonder if Ghosts are OP. I know that they're just a very good unit for their price, but damn.

[@godhandvoid9795]

Well he built like 15 ghosts before any lurkers or vipers we're even on the map

[@Max-sz9ez]

Coming from a terran player I actually think they are OP if microed to perfection, like maru does it here. They are bulky, can cloak, do a lot of aa dmg, snipe counters basically every tier 3 unit of zerg emp counters spellcasters and the nuke is a nice bonus. But like 99,9 percent of the player base can't micro like that so I would say they are balanced over all. It's the same thing that happened with the reaper where it got nerfed because 1 terran was able to micro it perfectly and absolutely demolish zergs (I think that was byun)

[@konev13thebeast]

Every unit is op when pros use them

[@Max-sz9ez]

@@konev13thebeast While every unit has more potential when used by a pro there is a limit to what zerglings or zealots can do because there are straight forward meele fighters. But once you take a unit that can counter everything the enemy has and whose only weakness is being susceptible to splash damage and put it in the hands of someone who knows how to avoid said splash it gets way more cost efficient than any other unit could.

[@pavel9652]

Reminds me of Serral playing vipers, which makes them look broken, but as Lowko says, most of the Zerg players are unable to micro them that well.

[@squee222]

I think the point of the triple rax is to force a response from your opponent - get them to tech against marines instead of other units and then do a tech shift - or atleast you will probably know the kinds of things your opponent will build after that.

[@milesbilleter4782]

Awesome vid

[@Matej_Sojka]

This was a beautiful game.

[@arcagaming3893]

Lowko: "Good morning everyone!" Me, sitting there 6:30 p.m in Germany: ?

[@microqueen69]

Well it's morning somewhere. That is if you believe Earth is non flat.

[@cjcapulong2067]

Lowko just went berserk with the arrows on the thumbnail XD

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

This is awesome i have been wanting these Terran players to mass Planataries for years, it's such a great static D for the cost and doesn't cost supply

[@masterx1907]

I would love to see lowko vs winter in sc2 sometime

[@aresagathos2075]

Harstem: This hits like a truck ! Lowko: I don't think that build is good.

[@nabusvco]

This game showcases my gripe with ghosts being good agaisnt everything lategame zerg, but then again its Maru on command of those ghosts.

[@michp8781]

The build forces Zerg players to soldier up, slowing down the droning and the economic expansion. Maru doesn't lose the marines, medivac shows up and all of a sudden the terran army is ready for some serious multi-prong.

[@cottonmouth1966]

Lowki the first build Maru pulled in first match is my main start 95% of all matches

[@LbISSS]

That was unbelievable. It looks sooo good. Maru defending perfectly, switching forces from one side of the map to other, placing perfect count of siege tanks around planetary fortresses slowing down any possible advancement. And when the zerg finishes with the planetaries - the GHOST DIVISION arrives, killing already weakened Raynor's forces. At the same time destroying zerg base on other side with marauders. That was a terran dream. It's just not possible to kill such strategy with hydra-ling-bane, it'll go the same scenario in endless cycle until zerg will run out of resources. Unless terran loose all ghosts - but Maru did now allowing this.

[@cottonmouth1966]

2v2 I rock that start

[@veylis1212]

Thanks!

[@TheResistantCow]

The hit on those Banes is 100% why the widow mine won the viewer pole😂😂👌

[@Ilkanar]

9:50 bro i sometimes cant find evo i placed myself, its not just casting xD I bet you sometimes did that on ladder too

[@engrinis6344]

hey if you kill a baneling, the baneling next to him won't take damge right? so what happens if in zvz 2 banelings run into each others? is it like the disruptors and they don't do any damages?

[@BaufenBeast]

Well they all die because they're banelings, but it's still not quite like disruptors. Banelings just don't deal friendly fire at all; disruptors only don't do friendly fire to allied disruptors (similar to widow mines). Disruptors and widow mines still deal damage to enemy disruptors/widow mines.

[@anvietanh6723]

2 banes run into each other then they both explode, dealing damage to any nearby enemy units

[@WuYixiang]

It takes 2 Baneling hits to kill an enemy Baneling. Banelings also don't deal friendly fire damage, unlike Siege Tanks, Widow Mines, and Disruptors.

[@MedicJR]

The number of twitch streams is amazing

[@user-vv2yz2ht4l]

Reynor should transfer to the viper lurker hydra composition about 10 mins earlier, assuming that ghost counter every zerg unit, just use the most powerful composition to against it. In the slit map situation, only swarmhost and lurker can trade efficiently to the terran.

[@Refirrus]

He did it, he actually did it!

[@HENTAICOMBO]

lowko: maru was so dead... Right? maru: mining 2 Zerg bases and destroy last mining base

[@EdgarTheOnion]

Dam!!! Maru is a master with those Ghosts!!

[@vitorh3568]

Maru is a bliss watching his plays

[@jonathanmartin2480]

Epic match.

[@samklassik]

crazy game

[@davidkinne1003]

Loved the game as always! Kinda wanna see a W from my boy Reynor again tho

[@originalrecko]

Lowko's thumbnail arrows are on 'point'.

[@Ilkanar]

20:10 ha on moded sc1 so you play on sc2 engine i began to play it and that cinematic was here xD

[@dingledln]

Harstem has been doing that 3 rax build at GM on the ladder vs all 3 races

[@Spartsou]

hahaha! Loving Maru recently!

[@vranaetf]

I can confirm the second engy bay wasn't on the screen the ENTIRE time

[@ihajo]

Amazing game...

[@captainmccuckin2698]

this match is proof how beautiful this game is

[@TheGeniusZingo]

Amazing game, 10/10

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

Reynor's final message is on point: "uGGG"

[@soldout5918]

Maru against zergs on Hardwire - is a piece of art

[@Aveal]

thinking about the 3-Rax opening. A Theory… maybe the early game isn’t as strong but you are going very strong into mid game. and you achieve the same (creep reduction, two pronged aggression, pressuring 3rd/4th expansion) goals but later and with more brute force!

[@TheFrogsmog]

All I did was watch starcrsft 2 KZbin videos for months until I finally downloaded the game so I'm noob but I enjoy your reviews the most :D

[@the7observer]

22:29 - Big PP (Painful Planetary)

[@HuntertheWolf]

its a good swap in style

[@lordpeanut3245]

When I was really young like 10 -11 Maru was very much my starcraft ideal like he was the only thing I watched for a while

[@jirivaltr560]

Arrow count in thumbnail is growing bigger! Haha... what is the thing with arrows here?

[@PedramNG]

15:52 very nice 😎

[@tarrker]

Maru knows what's up. He sees the expensive trades so he turtles up and starts depleting the map. Pretty sure the mules on the right side were as much to deny Reynor minerals as they were to gather minerals for Maru. The few wins I get usually come to me in the same way.

[@michael6909]

Right side is usually the terrans last base (unless zerg steals it).

[@abdullahabooun369]

15:49 Nice indeed

[@dominus6695]

He baited Reynor into wanting to win fast while building up his rock solid turtle army strat

[@joshuascafidi3851]

I wonder, since zerg held the initial push so well, with at least a dozen army units to spare, what would have happened if he had made say 8 fewer lings and made 2 or 3 drones and a structure earlier or got an upgrade earlier than he did, because just 3-4 minutes later lowko was commenting that he was stuck on with unit comp, and maybe with the above changes he wouldn't have been stuck and could have gone into late game before Maru had 15-20 ghosts

[@trollerox7276]

24:25 KONO POWA!

[@trollerox7276]

from 2k income to 4k :D

[@JSs586]

20:09 every Terran's wet dream