StarCraft 2: Serral vs Clem is THE GREATEST SC2 I've ever seen!

Amazing best-of-5 series of StarCraft 2. Serral (Zerg) vs Clem (Terran) is the highest level of SC2 I've seen all year, with a very unique strategy in the final game of this series.
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[@pamsp]

Lowko said Clem was playing like a zerg in game one, but forgot to mention that Serral was playing like a Terran in game five

[@etistyle96]

it's almost like a music composition. Clem opening with zerg strat and winning and Serral taking back with terran strat at the end. what a master piece.

[@martini9388]

Yach, that unrelenting harassment was insane! Zerg units and creep everywhere.

[@Sm1dgey]

It's a video game, calm down lol.

[@deafdanny6299]

​@@Sm1dgeynothing brings joy and excitement to you but that doesn't mean others aren't aloud to have it. 😊

[@Sm1dgey]

@@deafdanny6299 who said nothing brings excitememt to me, the game enjoyable to watch. I just stated that calling it a musical masterpiece was a but exaggerated, maybe you are the one who experience joy 🤔

[@aivarasabromaitis3870]

The last game of Serral was so unorthodox, that clem didn't know how to react to this. Brilliant

[@menyaZavootMuzzy]

That was awesome watching the tables reversed. Clem was so passive compared to his usual play.

[@kraa398]

Zerg acting like a Terran😂😂😂

[@BlitzMachina]

There are days when i feel like a missclick. I relate with that swarmhost on a spiritual level.

[@jamesharrison3149]

Best part was when he accidentally misclicked another a few minutes later ahaha

[@I_am_ENSanity]

I love how a fellow Erik actually has their own named strategy, "The Erik opener".

[@unknownkw]

Actually, Erik's zerg openers first caught attention playing against dark by walling his natural. You really should to see how he totally destroyed the zvz meta that have dominated the pro scene for such a long time.

[@summonsays2610]

You haven't heard of the Loco Maneuver? You're in the presence of greatness lad!

[@Jabawalk]

that was called extractor trick back a few years when everyone does it. I particular remember Scarlette did that and it fell out of interest since people realised the margin it gains is minimal or even inferior to traditional drone production. sounds like noone realised back then this was a great idea to avoid their natural being blocked

[@KennyKenKin]

​​@@summonsays2610 exactly, I don't know why Lowko isn't talking about his extraction trick versus Terren to get that queen out before the reaper

[@loganmyall660]

​@@Jabawalk people thought blocking natural was useless, which against dark it almost is. Blocking natural is good against ppl like serral and Scarlett nowadays, people who like to build 6-12 Ling's then go to 60drones and 8 queens lol. When u go 4-6 Ling's then mass roaches on 1 base it doesn't matter

[@DaevorTheDevoted]

Series of the year? Okay, okay, I got my cake and tea and ready to not be disturbed. Let's go!

[@WWMando]

I'm a terran, I'm inspired, I now believe I can control 27 control groups at 400 apm

[@etistyle96]

Don't forget to send the libs on the other side of the map after EMP the second infestor that try to shut down the medivac you split.

[@sondalo511]

470*

[@Shardarki]

Title was not clickbait, it was indeed the greatest SC2 games I've seen in a while! Maybe even ever~

[@zapoyou2]

Series of the year. That last game was absolutely insane.

[@summonsays2610]

1:18:00 I love how Serial created a northeast highway, he could have really utilized that to move an army around the side quickly without Clem noticing

[@captainbroady]

I think Clem was pretty exhausted by the fifth game. Could tell from his lack of response to Serral's new strategy

[@michaelbooser2316]

Clem looked so scary for the first 3 games, but all hail the king of SC2

[@2639theboss]

We just had four Ts in the GSL. As good as Clem is, my dog could get to Diamond with T right now.

[@user-or3du1hm7t]

Serral is UNREAL in Game 5.

[@ballanbjr]

That moment when you realize that Serral was bating out scans so he would have less for the lurkers later on.

[@lancedupale1133]

Serral literally gave me chills with that complete change of playstyle, loved the casting as well. Can really feel that lowko loves what he’s doing~

[@temushin]

That last game was fantastic. It's easy to start thinking of players like Serral as a machine that relies on perfect execution to win, but then he does... whatever that was, and it's amazing.

[@cavemantero]

all he did was abuse queens the most broken affordable cost effective unit in the game.

[@MKu64]

@@cavemanteroYOU DON'T SOUND SALTY AT ALL 😂😂😂😂 Clem - is that you?

[@etistyle96]

queen is "reine" in french. and it's pronounce like "ren" with french "r". This series was incredible. Most of the time i watch it in 1.5 but this time i had to slow it down to properly see everything. I think that tiredness of Clem was the key factor at the end. But my frenchboy played like a champ. so tasty. After seeing MaxPax vs Serral and this one, i realy think balance is as close as possible to perfection.

[@N0noy1989]

Not really. Serral is way stronger, that is way he's ahead of the pack. Look at what happened to the other Zergs. Dark, Solar, Reynor barely hanging on to rank 8,9,10 of Aligulac. But I doubt Zerg will be buffed because Serral is too strong. Not to mention TvP is hella imbalanced in favor of Terran. For ZvT, it's mostly the ghosts at late game that are imba.

[@etistyle96]

@@N0noy1989 maybe it's time for an "is it imba or do i suck ?" video. x3

[@danc6167]

Absolutely wild series. Maybe one of the best I've seen this year. Those two are playing from another dimension

[@bloodydove5718]

This has to be all kinds of validating for Erik lmao, this was dope.

[@-Raylight]

Terran's roaches is marauder all along 1:16:04 Wow I didn't know you can do that. That one Marine is on fire xD

[@xitaris5981]

I feel like this was much more common in SC1

[@voltra2689]

As someone who was mostly active during the days when Clem dominated or was atleast ranked 1st in Aligulac, I’m extremely happy that he is being featured more on the channel again. I miss the days when he’d win ~90% against Zerg but he is still young, hope to see more great things from him in the future.

[@petepan9696]

Wild to think or imagine that I would be watching pros play this game when I played when I was a lil thunder cat. 37 now and this is the nostalgia 🎉

[@Willdreynolds870621]

Lowko you always have my favorite caster curses lmao so legendary

[@muhammedsar6042]

Over the years clem always find a way the surprise me with his gameplay. Love it

[@N0noy1989]

Serral remains at Top 1 Aligulac. Dark, Solar, Reynor have fell to 8,9,10. This shows the effects of the nerfs to Zerg and buffs to Terran especially. But this also shows the longevity of Serral through up and downs of patches.

[@OnigoroshiZero]

Terran kids will keep crying about how broken Zerg is when Serral dominates this year like he did in 2018, while Terran is by far the most broken race at every single aspect of the game.

[@richs23]

I laughed out loud when Lowko sagely said a lot of marines have fallen too. Then he checks the units lost- only 1 died. He laughed too! Best SC2 caster since Husky.

[@kentekeroth]

Very cool tactics by serral in game 5. Love to see something completely unusual like that - and it worked! ❤

[@rearnakedguy1501]

Love seeing a new meta develop right before our eyes

[@asdfasdf-mn8iu]

I love that serral used the queen creep drops. I wanted to do this for ages but never had the spare APM and i wondered whenever zergs would start doing that because it's so annoying for the opponent. Lowko's impression of what clem's thinking is hilarious :D

[@ROHIRIMSK]

That last game! That was a game of the year. Pretty sure Serral was trolling a little, love it

[@nahruz.w3044]

Serral the Epitome of the Zerg, Symboilize adaptation and evolution. If you are poor, just be rich If you are slow, just be fast If you are bad, just dont You are stronger than me? good essence!

[@kraa398]

Just Get Gud - Serral

[@Grug183]

Ahaha that was an amazing game 5. It was like serral had finally had enough of all the medevac drops and decided to return the favour with his Ovies xD

[@user-ge7mu9oy1j]

haven't seen serral do queen drop for somewhat a year? feels so good to see him pull it off while simultaneously execute erik opener

[@LowkoTV]

Yeah really feels like he was freestyling that game. Awesome stuff.

[@svengalt9546]

That absolute WALL that Susan was in game 3! Survived and was victorious where any other Leonidas falls.

[@azzzo3802]

There is an epic fight going on Lowko: a bunch, a few, a couple

[@azzzo3802]

@The_LowkoTv. sus

[@Spartsou]

yes a hour and 20 minutes featuring Clem in a "series of the year"?! this'll be good hahaha! the final game, love it! Serral does power-up when he's behind.

[@xitaris5981]

Foe a minute I thought he went full derp :P

[@benjamineidam]

May god I don't usually comment on videos but I simply HAVE TO under Videos with serral! This guy isn't playing anymore, he is literally creating the kind of awe-inspiring art that only mastery can bring. At his best moments a Da Vinci of SCII. Just gotta love it. Thanks for casting this marvel!

[@darkalley8595]

Jesus loves you. I hope that you will follow Him so that you will make it to Heaven. Would be nice to see you all beautiful people there as well, laughing and being grateful for life.

[@benjamineidam]

@@darkalley8595 Really don't need any fantasy-figure to feel that but thanks in principle. If we burry the books of harry potter today and in 2.000 years they get uncovered we probably will say that Harry loves you. So in that sense: May Hagrid be with you as well! :]

[@darkalley8595]

@@benjamineidam That is extremely ignorant. Don't you know that history is full of fantasy? Jesus is Truth and He proves it each generation through His work. There are billions of testimonies of His work. Repent or you will end up in Hell.

[@benjamineidam]

@@darkalley8595 Sure, whatever. Expecto Patronum to you as well - Wish you the best tho :]

[@bjarkov12]

Absolutely ADORED game 5!

[@rustamusmanov8816]

Lowko math: 1. 2 tanks die: lots of tanks die 2. 5 zerglings get killed: a couple zerglings die Love it! ❤

[@shadowconquer-yv5yd]

Well in terms of cost, 5 zeglings dead are like 2 clicks and some crystals whereas 2 tanks are expensive. Well I don't play Sc2 anymore but I'm pretty sure I'm right

[@archrexem7274]

at the moment of the tanks dying, he lost 100% of the tanks he owned, which is a lot :P

[@jgerk3241]

the "hold my beer" inspiring moment talk hahaha

[@SuperBlansh]

Amazing games, great cast. Thank you very much!

[@volkantumay2271]

hahaha! nice lowko

[@hyprafau]

coming back after a sc2 pause, always a great time watching your replays ! Thanks !

[@comradebunji3019]

First thought "game of the year? Again?" but he wasn't lying. Lol good video lowko!

[@zealotxh]

Absolutely incredible series!! Great cast too @lowko - you crack me up

[@dannes22]

Man its really great seeing Serral playing this creatively, always enjoyed watching him being the GOAT but it felt a bit stagnant, not a lot of deviation. But that last game..!

[@ObeliskM]

Is Serral Goat? What about Maru?

[@Nutella150]

thank you Lowko for your consistently great SC2 casting - fantastic series!

[@AtrociousNightmare]

omg that last game! so much fun to see something a bit wacky and new like that, especially from Serral

[@robinhugues4748]

What a BO, loved it, i'm kinda fanboying on Clem, but men Serral, what a game 5

[@phongminh2588]

Clem was just too tired after that godlike micro of game 1 and 2.

[@kraa398]

Specially Game 2. Serral took the momentum worth 5games for Clem.

[@scottc9151]

Take a shot every time a Lowko video in 2023 has either “game” or “series” of the year

[@brandonbronkema6418]

SC2 is the only sport I’ve ever enjoyed watching and your commentating is a huge part of that. Thanks for what you do :) Been watching for several years and have seen many many many hours of your videos. You do an absolute incredible job as a commentator. Thanks again. Look forward to more casts everyday :)

[@victorolsen1]

You have been doing great lately Lowko ~ really enjoying the content. When i see your videos in the feed it's an easy instantclick.

[@ab-rw9jk]

Seems like Serral was bitten by Bly so he absorbed some of his DNA and evolved

[@jonasyt3545]

Hey Lowko, if you were to say the top 5 most memorable games you've ever casted/watched which ones would you pick?

[@yamilabugattas3895]

I did not expect that, such an intense series!

[@user-ml8mh9ox2m]

27:45 I was sooo impressed by the time when Clem evacuated those marines. It's only 0.61 second to react from the Banelings pop out the cocoons! My God

[@LDSG_A_Team]

Concussive shells is my favorite Roach upgrade.

[@joeymccrea6970]

Hey lowko I wasn't mad till you brought it up! It's a few 😂😂 still all love man been following you for a hot minute dude love your sc2 content!

[@Arkeli5]

This looked like a classic case of, slow and steady, wins the race. Clem gave everything in those opening matches and was simply insanely good. Whereas Serral seemed a bit off the pace in the opening matches but then upped his gears while Clem was starting to feel Fatigue. it is the mark of any great champion, in any profession, to be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat, when their back is against the wall. Incredible series. Well played to both players

[@mathieugrenier27]

Wow epic series ! Clem was so good in game 2

[@yopeace505]

havent played or watched in a while but glad to see you still making content!

[@martini9388]

Ive been watching sc2 for years now, never seen sth like this. Pure love

[@brianfernandez7456]

Incredible last game. So awesome to see that strategy.

[@danielpirez381]

That 5th game strategy was amazing. Thank you Lowko for such great content for so many years. Big fan

[@foxfirerage]

@LowkoTV you can right click the burrow button for banelings to have them auto unburrow when enemy forces walk over them, so you don't have to manually detonate them.

[@REgamesplayer]

You tend to be overly enthusiastic about good Starcraft games or players. However, this is indeed THE BEST DAMN STARCRAFT SERIES I EVER SEEN! It is rare to see such a title fully delivering on what it promises. This video was an absolute treat to watch.

[@jacoballey21]

game 5 and serral decides that strategy?? amazing

[@martinrossel547]

The title is justified. Seral actually playing clem style in game 3 !

[@ErenisRanitos]

me: cries at Gold1 Lowko: yea just be better yo.

[@bellanmn9208]

Its actually insane that Serral has these strategies up his sleeve. It often feels like hes holding those back in order to safe them for important matches. Watching the last game i feel puzzled why it isnt meta in SC2 to just load queens in ovies to spread creep in this manner. Clem has 3 Orbitals but isnt able to clear creep cause they are out of energy. I guess the only way to counter this would be with a raven, yet still difficult to approach. I hope to see plays like this more often.

[@Nico-pl4jt]

1:19:40 as a French this sequence was very complicated haha

[@DanielCosta-zp6jl]

Erik became legend when inspire guys like serral to make there build.

[@pendingrequest]

Lowko: game of the year? Series of the year? GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME

[@fallarg]

lets count how many times this year lowko says in the title ''THE GREATEST'' ''THE BEST'' ''THE COOLEST'' lol, love you lowko!

[@MrHenne826]

Gotta love Zerg turning the tables with those base dropped units!

[@csmlouis]

It is scary seeing Serral evolves from late game overpowering swarm APM player to RTS experimental risk based player...except he commits almost zero execution error while chaining the combo.

[@billl.2441]

The Erik Opener! That's how you know you've made it. GG!

[@tbxvividos]

My favorite part of listening to you cast games is when you say something, and then immediately turn around like, "actually...the opposite of what I just said" XD

[@calab4539]

32:50 this infester just goddamn blasted.

[@apelcius]

i was dropping creep and tumors a long time ago with dropper lords. but wasn't good enough to rise the ladder to get it named after me lol nice to see the ol strat come back in such high level play.

[@SirNuwanda]

Jesus, what an amazing series

[@bonesnap6369]

Dread it. Run from it. Serral arrives all the same.

[@Alustar22]

This was such a tense match

[@brianmendelson1736]

Game 5 was amazing. We need more of that

[@michaelkossivas]

This is peak Starcraft2.

[@schippes24]

i'm only into game1, but i love seeing clem this strong. i heard rumors that he thinks of quitting SC2 and concentrating on a RL-career, but seeing him this strong, i think i can still look forward to some games of one of my favorite Pros ever

[@Glantir]

What a Series!

[@spoonhoa6886]

Wow I did not see that coming that's crazy

[@iiJ4M35xBox360]

wanted to see the "Erik" queen drop fine tuned and executed well, certainly wasn't disappointed from that game 5! Serral showing his top tier ability in an incredible series

[@Zazyr]

"Nope." Still very enjoyable to watch. Incredible amount of skill on both players.

[@Zamerux]

Omg those creep pockets amazeballs

[@emilybjoerk]

Damn serral in the last game was like "that wasn't even my final form!"

[@Michael-kb2gk]

Game 4 opening was so crisp by Serral. Yeah perfect defense from Clem, but still enable a great transition and the subtle illusion of drone count was really cool. I’m sure those 8 lings crush many Terrans haha. All hail the king.

[@Cygnus_B]

highest level of sc2 i've seen this millennia!!!!

[@thekornreeper]

That was pretty tight

[@redhotlead242]

Never stop lowko 🙏🏻

[@hostvind]

34:10 an animation actually exists in cartoons made by CarBot. It is Season 3 Episode 5 Hatch Match.

[@barnaferencszunder9833]

Kinda feels like Clem tired faster than Serral, and this is something Serral was going for...

[@gustavosuni2610]

1:19:40 haha loooved this part Lowko😂

[@ryanprettyman758]

Great series

[@d.l.3807]

As a Zerg after watching game 5: Hold my beer!

[@richardkutsera4992]

That "pair" thing is also a thing in Hungarian :D We also often use "a pair of" to describe "a few" instead of two - wierd, but too common, so I have not experienced people getting mad about it yet XD