StarCraft 2: SERRAL vs CLEM! (Best-of-3)

[@mahagoni79]

How about Creme de la Clem?

[@huyxiun2085]

nah, still racist

[@omathitis8498]

How about creme de la Phlegm? 😂

[@andrewwood1364]

[@celrak7667]

Wahouh c’est tres français

[@s3pnic514]

I was gonna say the white flag, but you sir… you are a genius 🥹

[@csmlouis]

Clem: Hey Lowko, what brings you here to my house, you should know I do not do offline... LowkoTV: Do you have a moment to talk about the best Terran unit ever which also known as Raven??

[@Cryodrake]

30:06 My favorite sound in starcraft 2: many ghosts dying.

[@phongminh2588]

My most hated unit. Always running, then turn around snipe, then running again

[@TubeTAG]

Y'know, the meme is there but I kind of think you're right that the next big thing for Terran will be learning to micro Ravens into everything else. Just like Ghosts have always existed but they've only really become huge in relatively recent memory, I imagine Ravens will be doing the same thing. I honestly feel like the Raven needs just a little buff. Maybe a slightly cheaper gas cost. Just something to trigger the Ravenaissance.

[@lancelindlelee7256]

Yeah. Zerg needs to micro both infestor and Viper to win. Why not Terran micro both Ravens and Ghosts.

[@SD-jf7nb]

Ravens were nerfed because they were so op you didn't need to make much of anything else.

[@JorenMathews]

@@lancelindlelee7256 The difference is Terran has to micro their tanks, infantry and medivacs. Zerg can just A-move lingbane and micro their spellcasters.

[@m.b.54]

Ketroc style... but it end while ago

[@garryarganis5801]

from all the online multiplayer games i have ever play, its really rare to see 1 or 2 mistakes cost you the game, its usually alot of small mistakes adding up that make you lose, or so i though until serral came knocking on my door and told me that i suck.

[@etistyle96]

Serral has finished the multiplayer mode

[@jordanleighton6893]

It’s a service he provides to everybody

[@inflatablewolfie]

Worst is? You'd ask Serral and he'd say he's not that good.

[@garryarganis5801]

@@inflatablewolfie well, thats actually good because that way he will keep pushing and improving, he might be one of the best if not the best, but that doesnt mean there isnt room for improvement.

[@yemen242]

everyone sucks for Serral

[@BryanRice800]

Zerral be like: Ok let me toy around with you for 20 min, there are some tricks I want to try out.

[@SerbanOprescu]

Good one! :)

[@onex000]

Haven't played starcraft in years but love watching your videos Lowko

[@taoofjester4113]

Same here. I thought about playing again, but I will just disappoint myself. Pros make it look so damn easy to micro.

[@TubeTAG]

Lowko does what most sports can't: Make me care about the players.

[@babyapple_]

same

[@aZz1k]

Watch again: >>> 17:13 perfect fungal, 26:29 neural parasite, 29:51 another neural parasite, 30:10 oh not again T_T

[@drewwalbeck6006]

Command centers are technically non-combatants and if they landed on the zergling it would violate the Geneva convention

[@hurricane1nox]

theyre always just getting combated

[@etistyle96]

Zerg's life matters !

[@MarcFireHart]

They just don't like to land on filthiness. Don't want mold on the walls..

[@mike8984ify]

How do they know not to land if they don't know they are there!

[@loctite417]

This replay feels like it came straight out of Serral's daydream where everything goes as perfect as possible

[@juggaloninja5475]

That second match was epic a complete symphony of destruction by Serrel

[@maartenromkes353]

I have seen the first inject in the nat a little more, maybe because of the larva in the nat for drones. Less travel for them

[@stalwart56k]

The most nerdtastic movie plot ever would be a SC2 tournament of Serral battling other Serrals from across the multiverse for who was the "Greatest of all Universes"

[@marcinkusmierzak991]

And mirror Serrals decided to play other races

[@stalwart56k]

@@marcinkusmierzak991 yes!!!! And in one universe everyone had to play random.

[@1lomi901]

Clem got brained by that quick lair He ended up using it for an overseer to counter potential banshee cloack during his attack. Serral legit knew it was a killer move, one-two punch and no matter what happens, he'll come on top

[@gabrielemmanuel3818]

19:23 Dude the bile dodge micro by the siege tank was crazy

[@lelosdeathmark5188]

My god,serral is looking strong.He isn't joking...

[@francescob.3019]

18:32 i don’t know why people often underestimate marines

[@chir0pter]

26:37 incredible skill check when dark, rogue and serral the only guys pulling off a move

[@Jdog-tt8qe]

There were sooo many times a raven wouldve been useful. If Serral can do that many control groups and sneak infestors everywhere, terran should be able to use a raven

[@ZKronicMon]

Yeah you just need 500apm.... LoL

[@jordanleighton6893]

@@ZKronicMon you joke but I think Clem, alongside a few other pros actually hit that

[@darthyamilcollado8886]

I personally think since ravens cost so much gas it could limit ghost production and second make a raven just to get pulled and then killed there goes the gas thats why vipers are kind of scary

[@marcomarin1196]

@@darthyamilcollado8886 maybe just have fewer tanks in that case

[@jeremygarrell2417]

Does it make sense to inject at the natural and then switch queens for the tumor so that you can saturate the natural with drones faster?

[@emreyuksel4101]

Mindgames, not expecting the obvious from your ooponent shinenigans.

[@stefanpetursson6520]

Yea I think it’s a mind game too - when Clem sees it he might think that Serral went double inject instead of tumor, and as a result not be in position to attack the first tumor when it appears

[@alekzanderor5489]

Also getting upgrade with +2armor for buildings would make terran stronger via being less vulnerable to cracklings

[@AxelTT555]

those 2 fungals in the beginning of the 2nd game was absolutely sick. Clem must be so pissed off ) In that very moment

[@Senpai-tb6lo]

I haven't watched lowko in a good couple of months I shit you not I decided to watch a downloaded video of his today And boom, this pops up in my feed Love the content and I'm happy to be back🔥🔥🔥

[@Aabergm]

Just a couple of name suggestions that kind of occur in my head all the time: Clem - The Tour de Force. MaxPax - the Danish Destroyer. Bly - Beast from the east (if he is still around) Lowko - the crazy train XD. Harstem - the other dutchman (flying dutchman joke). to name a few.

[@nahruz.w3044]

I like the harstem one!

[@Aabergm]

@@nahruz.w3044 I always think it, then realise its a bit mean but them's the breaks i guess.

[@sanguinarius4458]

Another great fight between best players, Zerg against Terrans are always something great to watch

[@christianblair8663]

Jesus that first match feels like a gold going against a Grand Master. Serral is insane.

[@Discerned_]

7:26 That banshee snipe.

[@vezeryk6706]

I was looking for something to watch to eat supper with, tysm Lowko!

[@ZKronicMon]

That first game was insane. He morphed into zerg and the swarm steam rolled.

[@grenzviel4480]

that 2nd game, all I could think of was a sudden switch to Muta. Especially when the ghosts died.

[@tiongkiong]

It is same strategy that serral play against Maru in King of Battle in King of Battles. Roach Ravegers assult in the front and Nydus Queen pop out in the main base. Absolute destroy the two top terran.

[@skipperg4436]

its not exactly news that Queens are OP

[@oza_lup]

@@skipperg4436 okay so whats about Ghosts?

[@skipperg4436]

@@oza_lup what about the Ghosts? They are very expensive late game unit with plenty of counters.

[@sirgaz8699]

It's nice that Serral has figured out "If I just build some roaches I can snap a nerds neck"

[@nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962]

13:44 I think everyone simultaneously thought about Baguettes as bis nickname

[@Ablorktoremember]

"No Clemency", "Clemical Reaction", "The Clemshell"

[@twoface9959]

I know that Infestor did not just landed a strike on that squad of Ghosts…😂😂 30:10

[@manopeace9175]

"Oh damn new Lowko video!" "Oh damn its TvZ!" "Oh damn its Serral vs Clem!" Stop, I can only watch your boss caster video but only one time Lowko... Let the savoring begin!

[@alekzanderor5489]

i dont know if serral has lurkers on separate control group, but they dont really need it, they are managable with ctrl+click while being in the main army group

[@bernardo.bridon]

My God, poor Clem! Dude's gonna check under his bed for Infestors before going to sleep

[@TheRippery92]

Just beautiful. A Raven could save CLEM from getting EMP-ed by his own ghosts

[@adrienneladd8375]

Ghosts are just too good, though it would take a major balance change to fix that. They just counter too many things in a single unit.

[@seraphiellopes6993]

You know what would have been nice ? A raven

[@zegreatpumpkinani9161]

12:40 it's called top level micro, you just wouldn't understand...

[@umbrosia5202]

So what build do you wanna have? Serral: Yes

[@aerocodes]

every zerg player

[@Terek455]

I love watching these vids at work, thanks Lowko

[@SquirrelTheSquirrel]

Lowko, that was not them "Gunning down jimmy" Jimmy had the simpaks and wasn't sharing, so they had to rough him up a bit. Marines get cranky without their drugs.

[@swtorJayho]

Watching recent serral v clemm after seeing such masterful infestor usage. Killing huge clumps of ghosts... Jesus. Like watching man devolve. He has forgotten the way of the Jedi, the way of the Infestor.

[@Ethan-xx7vq]

im still glad people like me are still watching you lowko

[@keriozaraki]

Game 2 was just insane by Serral

[@ledrash6079]

20:55 - Naah Lowko! All terrans say its just 1A needed with zerg so you must be mistaken? :)

[@billl.2441]

That 1st game. Serral makes it look so easy.

[@helplessmammalthethird4875]

Monsieur Clem. just means mister clem distinguishly

[@Confluence358]

12:36 - I see where the marines attack their fellow marine, but where does the queen attack the queen? idk why I''m so hung up on this but I can't tell if I'm blind and missing it or if Lowko mis-saw something.

[@Confluence358]

Never mind! I was blind! It just happened earlier than i thought, at 12:16.

[@simonl1135]

@4:55 Yeah, that is a lot of Hellions... DEAD Hellions.

[@jessta314]

"Stellar defense from..the Bastille"

[@constantindamian1841]

I m french so yes it s « la baguette » for « the bred » or « une baguette » for « a bred ». But I would say « la clem de la clem »😂 I explain myself : in french we can say « la crème de la crème », an this means the berger of something . For exemple if u talk about video games, SC2 is « la crème de la crème » so yeah I find it fun « la clem de la clem »😂

[@hydraulichydra8363]

Wow. That was amazing.

[@mossblomma]

Why command centers can't land with burrowed zerglings under it in my mind: bureaucracy, old rules that are stupidly hard and cumbersome to change states that they can't land if there are living beings of a certain size and up underneath, sure a human might decide that rules are meant to be broken, but a lot of their things are controlled by hyperintelligent AI, and AIs are sticklers for rules.

[@LinchZhang]

Alright hear me out: tank/mass widow mine+ghosts. Widow mines to deal with lings, tanks to deal with banes, ghosts to deal with everything else.

[@ODG_ninja]

I don't play starcraft so I may be little ignorant to this but serral seems to scatter infesters around I think if clem built a raven and just kept it around the ghost serral wouldn't have been able to take control of a ghost to emp the others. I know ravens need a different control group but I think that just having one out just for detection alone not even using its abilities it would have paid for itself just saving the ghost from themselves

[@jean-philipperodriguez3617]

Nice, no boring protoss!!! (it's for the algorithm :) )

[@casi9238]

Clem goes by the nickname the Little Corporal

[@Aymanzendo911]

Clem: Le Petit General

[@andrewwood1364]

serral has really shown up

[@Z7Sakari]

Serral is such a master tactician. He was floundering a little bit during the middle of that second game, but when he regrouped and focused on tactical plays instead of brute force it was a sight to behold. I agree by the way that Terran players are absolute fools for not using Ravens in every game. Think how many of those Infestor ambushes would have been completely thwarted by a raven. Or even how much better any of the straight up engagements would have been with the addition of an Anti-Armor Missile.

[@Neloish]

I love the hidden infestors.

[@joaomejia6389]

“Le Tigre” - like Georges CLEMenceau

[@nahruz.w3044]

QUICK! time to add this to my zerg wet dream playlist!!!!!!

[@kabasn]

@lowko How many of your viewers actually play Starcraft? I know I haven't played since it came out, but I love your casts!

[@kabasn]

@Michael Lochlann That's why I stopped playing, too difficult and stressful of a game for me to play.

[@fdcrat]

@Michael Lochlann If you want to get to diamond or above, it's true. But to learn decent game mechanics to get to gold league is not so hard, and the game is both fun and interesting at this level.

[@Celdaric]

30:00 FINNA BUST!!

[@explosivehotdogs]

I'm curious why later game players don't go Overlord hunting when they're out-based / out-resourced by Zerg players. There's few things as frustrating as having a huge mineral advantage and no ability to create units. As long as you've got enough air units to one-shot then you can really go to town - on top of it, it forces the Zerg to go on the defence which buys you time to change tactics, grab another base, etc. Throw in a small drop as a feint at a far corner and you can knock down a number of Overlords before a reaction can take place. Even just the time setback of this throws off your rhythm as a Zerg player. It's not an end-all be-all GG, but in my experience it can help turn a tide.

[@explosivehotdogs]

One other benefit is that all those Overlords / Overseers which were giving map vision are pulled back to base. The key to this is to avoid telegraphing the move long enough that the Zerg can't go air in time. If they've got a nearly max'd force then you're at a further advantage til Zerg triages / loses sufficient numbers. My ten cents !

[@ThatKirisame]

Is there any additional effect of having creep spread onto your structures or is it just cosmetic?

[@rdfwave]

Gouda, Weed, Red Light District then ? 13:57

[@kikiwi5428]

Clem's nickname is The Little Corporal.

[@Owlr4ider]

Yeah, Roach Ravager into Hydra Lurker Viper is the classic alternative to Ling Bane based armies. Still think Ling Bane is superior in the current meta though...

[@gergoolle5773]

Im happy that Ive seen a late game match against a terrain where ghost has been dealt with. These pesky little shits (ghosts) are really annoying.

[@casi9238]

It seems that with Serral playing roaches, Clem should return to his old style of dropping units everywhere at once. Roaches struggle against that kind of drop play, while Clem excels at it. Also, Clem has been playing tanks vs lingbane ever since Katowice, and he seems to be struggling a lot more with it than he did with mines. I'm sure he knows what he's doing, but clem - why no drops and mines?

[@tigera6]

You need tanks for the initial defense against Roach Ravager, then switch to mines when Zerg change to Lingbane. The multi-drop style only work if Zerg doesnt have creep spread for half of the map at the 7 minute mark, and need some good map design to force Zerg chasing around. There is a reason why we havent seen that style much on this current map pool, most of the map are just straight up easy for Zerg to defend with creep and open path way.

[@Adhs3]

One thing I don't like with terran is that they must absolutely go for mass ghosts and that kind of locks the game in a specific strategy for both of them. It is a very strong unit yet it is dangerous to have all of your hopes and dreams in one "bag". Damn I miss the days of infested terran xD Btw I am zerg at heart, and although zerg had so many nerfs it always seems so OP to have neural parasite, wich I love ( and I can't use cause I'm wooden league ) Especially in this high lvl match ups it is amazing watching how people utilize it!!! All in all I think the actual weak point of Zerg ( in High levels) is just that they are inefficient and I don't know if they have more efficient choices or if they are viable against current meta... Or is it that it is easier as a strategy to overwelm the opponent with waves of armies rather than play more efficient? That is my question... PS Im asking about these levels and not mine clearly!!!!

[@taoofjester4113]

The answer is...yes. Or if that doesn't work, it depends in your opponent and your skill level.

[@tigera6]

Hard to be efficient against Terran, the most efficient race among all 3. Zerg efficient units (Lurker-Viper-Infestor-Blord-Ultra) got heavy countered by the Terran units (Ghost-Tank-Thor). So its just better to go for the inefficient style and crush the Terran with brute force.

[@soligaming5729]

@@tigera6 lol tank unit is a joke, lurker is way more stronger. A Little bunch of ling can easily pick up tanks

[@bunnyphang]

How about, for a nickname, Crème de la Clem? Bit of a triple entendre?

[@mahagoni79]

Seems like we have a similar brain wave pattern...

[@ufftatabummbumm]

Clem nickname: "the kid"

[@uob4995]

I love watching serral games

[@skipperg4436]

I wish Zerg had some units it have to be active with around the map in early game, loosing which means almost certain gg...

[@nahruz.w3044]

You can go 12-pool and make lings if you wanna take the lead early on. But zerg actually has a lead already on the early game with faster worker saturation, this just forces the enemy to make that one super early game unit exp: reaper and adept. Just building this unit forces zerg to spend larvae on unit rather than worker. Which already accomplish their objective. To be honest, defending the base can also be called active around the map with ling, queen, overlord positioning. The zerg units is Weak and come in great number, that why loosing a unit does not translate to game losing scenario.....Well actually, losing a overlord and getting supply block can already be a dead sentence in pro level. Overlord do get send _actively_ out the map

[@skipperg4436]

@@nahruz.w3044 mass queens defend everything. Either Queen anti-ground or anti-air must be nerfed.

[@nahruz.w3044]

@@skipperg4436 yeah but offense queen is already nerfed with no transfuse off creep. Having many queen does not help in offense except if you go lair first then went dropperlord speed or nydus. Both can be scouted. Well, Queens do defend everything but not like they can walk to your bases without noticing them. They can't turn a succesful defend to counterattack. Plus having them early game is great but bad in mid game, they slow, low damage output per sec, _THICC_ (they can't clumped up like marine,hydra. Just an example 1 Queen = 5 damage....but 1 queen space = 3 marine = 15 marine damage -> better concave) Nerf queen ground and hellion reign supreme. Nerf queen air and -banshee- air units reign supreme. Queen need creep to be used perfectly, cut off the creep, they dead. Just containing the creep equals containing the queens. Just dont stay still while zerg masses their army during the contain!

[@xMaouSama]

serral killing an invisible banshee with ravager just like normal

[@MrNxou]

Clem is a short for Clément, which is french for merciful, so maybe something around that ?

[@NecromortisQc]

Clément is his name 😂 not : clémence 😋

[@MrNxou]

@@NecromortisQc gendered adjective. déso pas déso un homme clément. Sry not sry, a merciful man.

[@mossblomma]

I wish ghosts couldn't snipe massive units, they're already the counter to lurkers so that wouldn't change, and broodlords and ultras have other counters, so it would make for some late game diversity in the terran army, and also might make ultras a lot more viable, at least I hope so but it would probably break something...

[@soligaming5729]

Or just make a little infester to emp themself, not that hard.

[@mossblomma]

@@soligaming5729 Yeah, just be Dark or Serral! You've seen it done so many times, just do it!

[@cathode5115]

@@mossblomma unironically yes

[@soligaming5729]

@@mossblomma tired to saw some zerg complain on that when they can easily counter it with the cost of only one single infest.

[@mossblomma]

@@soligaming5729 I just wanna make the matchup more interesting, they already have other units that counter the massive zerg units, so wouldn't your "complaint" be solved by my suggestion as well? no reason to mass ghosts if you need to have other units for different zerg units, just like every other spellcaster you want a few of them but not enough that they somewhat replace normal units and become a reliability.

[@yemen242]

It seems like Serral can stop Clem's aggression just by building roaches early on to transition mid to late game

[@enymus3081]

It makes me littrealy ANGRY whenever i watch this stupid unit the Lurker get out of the ground so fucking fast! Like WTF is this doghist?!?!? Tanks are basicly the same unit and need an insane amount of time to unsiege... So this shit must get nerfed for sure!

[@thenoova]

make a starcraft game type gears of war it would be epic.

[@natecw4164]

Beautiful moves!

[@s56505]

I want to see some nidus to queen tumors for map control low chance of losing the queens but would let you spread creep from and unexpected direction.

[@khaledz3248]

Clem the dancer...he likes multatasking

[@vladislavivanov8334]

Geez, queens are not pushed enough, they need to provide supply as well

[@blackoutglitch]

Ah the good old destiny cloud fist build

[@MauroDraco]

13:45 Clementless!

[@Zerir]

22:21 Did the infestor got caught while casting?

[@fransvalli1985]

There's a missile turret at the third. I imagine it wandered into the detection range and got revealed.

[@Zerir]

@@fransvalli1985 i just double check and i think the infestor was out of range of the turrret

[@andyreaper4433]

Lowko: We need a nickname for Clem. Me: 100% gonna be baguette! Lowko: La Baguette. Me, a 30 y.o dumbass: Proud of myself!

[@kostadinbiserkov3551]

Find yourself someone that reacts to you like Lowko reacts to Serral's fungals

[@nickdouglas142]

Hey lowko grate video man except for the first game it said BO1 in the bottom left, wOuLD oF BeEn NicE tO KnOW ❤️

[@brandontoth9068]

Calculated Clem

[@SerbanOprescu]

Name Clem - How about: "The Eiffel Tower"? It is French, it has grandeur. It fits Clem.

[@sinelanguage5804]

How about "Le clem de la crème"? it might be a bit long... Or Clem Fraiche?