StarCraft 2 - Zerg Bronze to GM #6: Muta Play in Diamond 2 (B2GM)

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0:00 Introducing Muta Ling Bane play to Diamond 2
3:09 Game 1 vs Terran
15:36 How to Muta micro
22:22 Adding more detail to the Muta Ling Bane build
22:18 Game 2 vs Zerg
31:17 Game 3 vs Terran
48:47 Game 4 vs Zerg
57:02 Game 5 vs Random (Protoss)
1:32:50 Game 6 vs Protoss
1:50:10 Session 2 of Diamond 2: Let’s Simplify It A Bit
1:54:54 Game 7 vs Terran
2:27:49 Game 8 vs Zerg
2:39:22 Game 9 vs Protoss
3:09:12 Game 10 vs Terran
3:24:41 Game 11 vs Terran
4:04:16 Game 12 vs Protoss
B2GM guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1m...
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[@jimbo51443]

Every sc2 content creator has their own style, this analytical and in depth explanation is amazing and highly recommend for players of all levels. Thanks again Pig. Would love to see a Terran Version.

[@kristianjensen5]

@@dopplereffect9246 he has said repeatedly throughout the series, that if the zerg series gets well received he will definatly consider doing a terran version as well. You'd better smash that like and subscribe button :D

[@DrLoveBerry]

Yeah, PiG's style and dedication to the game is commendable, to say the least. It's so valuable to hear his thought process and watch FPV. Thanks, PiG. Still bummed SC2 has declined over the years. Not enough love for real skill-based games.

[@brucemcleod4897]

Yeah! Well said. Now. When is Terran coming out?...

[@Pierrelyg]

I can’t copy your every move but you’re condensing so much knowledge while explaining what the plan is for everything that I sure am winning a lot more following your btm. Made me a lot more aware of the meta, timings etc. Love it

[@CMurphy21100]

When you build the double evo with ling/bane are you taking melee and armor or melee and raged in case you need to swap tech?? Thanks so much

[@EverTM]

This series and your beginner guide videos have revolutionized this game for me over the past month, and I've been enjoying it in a way I never have before. I'll always stay a shitter, but you've given me guidelines and milestones to become progressively less shit XD

[@TheMultiDouche]

I stopped playing sc2 7-8 years ago and just started catching pro level game replays when i could. I’m really enjoying watching this series for the logical explanation and step by step process that when refined can lead to success in the ladder. Keep up the great work dude.

[@giga27beast82]

PiG's speech about personal responsibility and problem solving near the end of the video struck me. I've always tried to follow this creed, but I think he really struck the nail on the head. Everyone should accept things for how they are, not as how they want them to be. Life isn't fair, competition isn't fair. The first step towards overcoming a situation is accepting the situation for how it is and work towards an answer. Not foolproof, but in a video game, you have unlimited attempts to improve given you have the tenacity. Thanks PiG!

[@markmurdock3382]

Oink oink eating these up - SO THAT'S HOW MAGIC BOXING WORKS thanks a million PiG looking forward to the rest

[@chinchillax1483]

You’re doing fine, PiG! I’m D2, and I don’t think this is too much for us to handle. And if it is, then it’s at least a step above we should strive for and practice to help get us to Diamond 1 🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖

[@tbone8358]

I totally agree with you @Chinchillax

[@johnnydeppsky3510]

I found it amusing that PiG is somehow associating himself with Pumba from LionKing. Which is literrally the metaphor for eternal youth, acuna matata, playing video games, never getting old.

[@goodtimes793]

Been stuck in a diamond rut with ling bane hydra .. tried the ling bane muta aggressive style and good lord it's like a light bulb went off! No more BS enemy drops and frantic scrambling to save my bases .. now I'm the aggressor making them panic! This play style feels like I'm way more in control. I'm 2-0 so far with easy wins against terran :) Well done you man of a pig! Your content is awesome and easy to follow. From somebody who legite wants to improve at the game and is willing to put in the effort, your guides are great. As a diamond player who regularly watches pro casts, I didn't feel overwhelmed by your guide structure. I understood everything that you were saying. Keep it up! Goodtimes

[@adu6422]

Me: watching this guy playing zerg before ever launching the game Also me: hitting platinum 1 in 50 games and beating master players already

[@dpgoulette]

Great series Pig. I learned a ton from Vibe now I'm learning different things from you. Both series are awesome and I am glad they are different.

[@notchivas5662]

as a brand new player, this series have been amazing. love the style of actually playing "serious" while talking about stuff during it

[@salty_ducky4172]

I love mutas so much. It makes me rich. Every time I micro mutas for like 10 seconds, all of a sudden there’s 5000 minerals sitting on my bank.

[@MatthewCashew3]

What a resource. You’re the man Pig. Thanks a lot

[@Mekose]

My favorite part about this entire series is how in the first game he absolutely deserved to lose tactically; but when Pig realizes his mistake his instincts kick in and he goes full pro-gamer tryhard and starts splitting units like a deep AI then goes on to crush his opponent with pure mechanical play. This game really shows the gulf between execution of noobs and veterans. You can lose tactically, but win if there's a massive gap in execution and I think that makes SC2 an incredibly interesting game. Otherwise SC2 would just be rockpaperscissors or chess.

[@KapitanovM]

Man thanks for this series... So much usefull information and positive energy from you!

[@DamagesOverTime]

Dude it's pretty awesome the way you're able to talk and explain your thought process while literally playing faster than you're speaking. You're often making 4-5 decisions between your macro and micro while still explaining why you did something else entirely. Can't imagine how someone can be tracking so much at once. Incredibly quick mind.

[@rennbrasfield1872]

Years ago I tried SC2 pvp and sucked ass and got placed high bronze and couldn't climb at all as a zerg player. After getting to this video and then rewatching the first one I applied your teachings and practiced in AIvP until I was beating Elite, then I took it to ranked and got placed Gold 2! Thank you for your teachings I will continue to apply what I have learned and work on consistency!

[@scottsmith1494]

The last five minutes of this are some of the best general advice I have ever heard on you tube. Great video.

[@anthonydahl5454]

Really nice series! What a great philosophy with this game and general competition. Really made me thinks about many things ! Much love sir, you are an amazing being. Thanks for sharing all these insights and reflections.

[@calibmarquez9269]

Great content and insight PiG! And yes, Artosis clips are great for anti-rage. No one else in the world gets that frustrated, shit is funny as hell.

[@TRVST17]

this whole series has been so sick to watch!

[@ijok3r445]

PiG I love the way you analyze the game. I have learned so much from you and I really appreciate it!

[@danielkim9997]

great series! btw, the second half of chapter 9 is vs zerg and very useful information about dumping units at the end of that. I've been winning a lot of games since watching this series so thank you!

[@AxelTT555]

PiG, thank you so much for the series. It really changed my ZvZ. Used to skip it altogether on my "fun" account, where i play most of the games. But now I play ling bane only and have a lot of fun. It is really an arcade mode, and bysofar i am winning most of my diamond games surprisingly. I really want to see how you deal with skytoss though. It's been a pain in the ass consistently. Vibe's approach kinda works, get lurkers upfront to tank and hydras behind. But now always

[@dpend]

I’m glad you addressed the things Zerg has that are insanely powerful Pig, it gets old seeing people whine about Protoss (even if in some cases they are correct) Zerg being able to build a zillion units instantly is just nuts to play against 😆

[@jeffd6465]

I've loved this series. I hope I can catch you live on Twitch sometime to thank you properly. I'll likely never make it to GM, but I'm im on the fast track to Masters. Thank you for doing this.

[@ladydrakka9453]

3:18:57 "You are so fucking bad" :D Yaaaaaaaaaas, so bad he killed you is how bad he is :D

[@sander1isde]

Great vids PiG! I was at 3800 mmr d2 on my way to d1 at some point and lost about 500 mmr, currently 3300-3400. I was not sure why and decided to check your diamond vids. They made it really clear to me what i was doing wrong. Not to fast for me at all, great explanation behind the builds and little moves you make! Really fun and educational series! :)

[@LasAVENTURASdeFRANCISDANIEL]

Rromoted to diamond 2 today thanks to this content =)

[@jt8936]

Your aoe sheep analogy was great! That cheered me up 😆

[@alexanderkhojainov3071]

lmao first time watching Pig.... so funny as he smashes opponents in 5 minutes and then says 'that was my worst game ever' LMAO

[@ghostface0007]

It's funny how often you make yourself laugh. And its contagious 😄

[@bossman3394]

Just so were clear... you Must do this for Terran too... If you split this video up into smaller ones i can hit like more

[@capt_hapa]

04:28:00 great mentality rant!! i agree on so many levels 👍

[@matthewheadland7307]

1:28:24 the key to the game. Right here. The only real advice you need to enjoy and get better at this game!

[@zwingler]

For the spoonfeeding we had 4 episodes that we can slow down and rewind hours on end. Any Diamond player will look at this and find the speed absolutely reasonable to follow.

[@cman759]

Hey pig! Loved the series so far. quick question, how come you put your baneling nest in front of your natural.

[@matthewheadland7307]

THAT MAD RANT AT THE END.

[@MatthewCashew3]

Pig is so cool

[@FitzAF]

I loved how the game 10 opponent got stressed out at the attack and called you bad 💀 Then again, I can't blame him for the anger. I'd mald against a player with that build.

[@thorhammer7153]

finally i learn a new build

[@OpiatesAndTits]

Pre make a nydus to prep for base trades. Then you can flee with drones that are trapped. I think defensive nydus is soooo underused. I love using nydus as a rally so all your units are in the nydus and can go where they are needed. Often there so focused on a frontal assault dumping reinforcements into their main xan just end the game or a cheeky defensive nydus can save a base/drones.

[@strongerandwiser2023]

Amazing how many normal games pig managed to have without the cannon rush and 12 pool. Its almost every game for me in platinum 1/diamond 3. Its becoming so fucking frustrating that games last no more than 5 mins. I spend more time pulling drones off defending bunker marine/ cannon rush than I do anything else. Im shocked that PIG didnt see much of that.

[@jacktracy7839]

Love u PiG

[@shawnlongman9815]

1:38:50 casually shuts him down 😂😫

[@chesh05]

The Rimworld music is so calming here...

[@danielskrivan6921]

I say this every video, but I definitely would like Terran and Protoss versions for me and my friends!

[@JayLew72174]

I was wondering is there a specific build order for muta ling bane

[@MrUnatkozik]

Dear PiG. What about injecting on minimap? I usually keep queens on hotkey group and inject on minimap. I also use the same group of queens to create creep tumour, I use shift+click usually, so the queen which is closer and with appropriate energy automatically goes. Isn't that optimal?

[@Talentaire]

Plz someone, what is the number just above the map in the "F7" square, right to the idle workers count ? It drives me crazy not to know. It seems not to be neither the army size nor the larva count... Pig ? I would greatly appreciate the answer !

[@tannerfirl]

@PiG you need a game 9.5 anotation vs zerg. Great series, ty

[@hhhhhhttttttyyyy]

terrans are building highground command centers because they're overreacting to the pool first. I'm plat 1/diamond 3 zerg and it's really quite common, literal yesterday i had a protoss complain in chat that my 17 pool was cheesy

[@Da5kone001]

love the series would love to see a terran after, keep up the great work. I really appreciate the information with the lack of obvious handholding.

[@singletrack4956]

Hi pig I know this comment is late but what do you do with mutabane and the opponent has tons of static

[@Jacob-cm3io]

Can I try this build earlier in plat?

[@waggerdagger2831]

Doesnt roaches counter banes? So, if they are building banes, shouldn't you Mass roach?

[@arweiss21]

In the first game, PiG scouted that the Terran was getting an upgrade on the tech lab to its starport. How did he know not to worry about cloaked banshees? He didn’t throw down any spores and didn’t seem concerned about that. Ultimately, he was right, but how did he know?

[@inventingabetteryou9210]

He s GM, he s very comfortable using his army to deal with any threats, normal people would build more defenses as a reactionary play

[@666xenus666]

So, those who cannot do, teach....appreciated tho :)

[@keircook9099]

you have a zvp and zvz in game 9. The ZvZ starts at 2:54:40 and should be game 10.

[@Kintatsu620]

Is there a cheatsheet to knowing what build or what the opponent is doing based on what im seeing in a game with scouts? The 2 barracks 1 star port and knowing right away what that meant is the MOST useful thing ever. Because seeing it, means nothing unless you know what it means.

[@willorwell]

Every video above Plat is worth weeks of practice.

[@PiGstarcraft]

Or more! There's naturally a wall that every player will hit when progression will slow down a lot. Just like learning guitar or any other skill. Hopefully players realise this

[@QuagsGaming]

what region is this on?

[@mayliara4089]

I'm just starting to learn zerg as my offrace, I'm master 2 with protoss and currently diamond 2 with zerg because I have very little build knowledge. Would it be better to follow the diamond 2 guide, or skip ahead to a master 3 maybe because my mechanics are good?

[@tambaz2276]

Zerg is only a d2 offrace for me too (like 3800 zerg atm) but IMO you really don't need knowledge of Zerg builds to play Zerg. Zerg is mostly mechanics and general game sense, and anticipating the Terran/Protoss build. Just deciding when to get gas, deciding when to stop droning, and general mechanics. What I like about playing Zerg is you don't need to learn a bunch of complicated optimized builds, you just need to make generally good decisions, take generally good fights and macro well. Your overall mechanics may be good but if you're just starting to learn Zerg for the first time your mechanics while playing Zerg will probably improve a lot by just playing more games. I know you were asking Pig not me, but I would say just watch both Pig's D2 and Masters 3 videos because they probably both have good information in.

[@DrDeen1828]

Need you to put a nutrition warning label on here for absurdly high salt content

[@jamiewalking]

Something something algorithm

[@darkcodezadarkcodeza1131]

I have watched Winter's B2GM, Vibe's B2GM and PiG's B2GM. For all those complaining about how fast PiG moves you need to realise that after a week of watching him and going through his notes, everything begins to make perfect sense, this is called learning. Nothing comes for free. You are getting set build orders to follow and you are watching them being executed by one of the top zerg players in the world. That alone is priceless. Dare I say this content right here is 1000x better then any other B2GM I have watched. Fact.

[@kamuranduman7570]

you have new series ? its video 2 years ago :) or everthing works same..

[@RisitasKEKW]

Feel bad for Pumba… he lost a ton of MMR against you

[@OpiatesAndTits]

Pig in AoE2 you have to queue up sheep so your vils don’t kill extra sheep. Yes you have to keep them under the TC. You can’t keep them to the side or you will get lamed because in early game that scout has nothing better to do than run to your base and steal your sheep. If you do lose sheep you can take your boars earlier and even get deer to compensate but it’s really crippling especially for Briton’s who get a bonus to sheep. Edit: Laming is BS and I consider it almost to be BM because it’s so destructive so early. It’s not like a well executed rush. It just sort of ends the game and ruins it for one player. Infact in tournaments players will use their no questions asked 5 minute remake when they get badly lamed. That’s how bad it is that players will throw a precious do over they could have used for a game with really bad gold placement as an example. That said it’s something you can stop pretty easily at least for sheep. There was apparently an idea early on in the games development of having civs that raid vils and sheep like they could steal workers from you. As it stands I’m not a big fan of AoE2 dark age eco and I’d like to see some more interesting usage of those alternative food sources throughout more of the game rather than being a mechanical/knowledge gate for new players that turns frustrating really quick and just gets replaced by farms in feudal. Alternative food sources are just a poorly explored concept in AoE2 and AoE4 really.

[@logik1677]

@2:22:57 🤣🤣

[@jakechapman518]

First love ya pigger

[@TIME1minute]

I don't like the sound of that but I have no other problem with this statement

[@atrtsh]

The political correct term is Porcine Australian.

[@stevesmith7839]

Shit, I never knew about magic box!!!!

[@danielskrivan6921]

3:25:00 The boredom in his voice when he's talking about world tournaments...

[@chrisvanlent939]

16:15. Is this rimworld music or am I going insane?

[@PiGstarcraft]

I play rimworld music a lot on my stream

[@josephbraun7984]

So if the unique strength of Protoss is it's high quality units and the unique strength of Zerg is it's flexible production, what's the unique strength of Terran?

[@patryksteckel]

Mules!

[@Matthew-uv6gl]

Depends. For bio, it is highly mobile, high dps unit comps. You always take favorable engagements, because if they aren't you just zoom away. It also breaks your wrists and you need good micro to exploit it to its full potential. Mech has fallen in and out of favor and depends if it is heavier on air. Too many variables to give a general answer, but mostly it is similar to a Protoss deathball.

[@mtti725]

Dud... What was the name ?!

[@tommydashed4205]

The people who think they can copy what Vibe does easier than what you do are just deluding themselves. The reality is it would actually be quicker for them using your method, but people like Vibe have recognized that a large percentage of people don't want to put the work in, they just want to have fun (win) without really interacting with the game. Using Vibe's method may get them easy wins at lower levels but they will inevitably hit a brick wall because they can't actually comprehend the difference between themselves and Vibe. However, the truth is that he is outplaying his opponents even harder than you because he's essentially handcuffing himself and still winning. TLDR; Vibe's method looks easier but actually isn't and will lead to most players hitting a wall because they've neglected other skills whereas your method looks harder but will give a smoother transition to higher levels if the necessary effort is put forth. No offense to Vibe because he's just giving the people what they think they want.

[@Barbarossa97]

He’s a degenerate stoner, who takes literal hours to explain trivial points, unwatchable for normal people

[@dylansevitt]

I think a lot of players even at higher leagues overrate micro which is the major point one can take from vibe. Knowing what to do is much more important than how well you do it. Like I've seen countless players get to masters with no ability to micro just knowing when to attack and positioning your army correctly will get you pretty far. This is by no means free wins most of this can't be taught unless you lose a whole bunch of games to bad engagements and cheese.

[@dpgoulette]

Vibes approach is a great learning tool for a lot of people and he emphasizes important skills. Pig is emphasizing different things and that is good. Pig is playing way faster than vibe (complex camera locations, minimal control). That is very hard to do for most diamond. And vibe lost a lot of games in b2gm. Pig isn't losing any in these leagues. I love both series. Focus on the strengths of each.

[@tommydashed4205]

@@Barbarossa97 Who is?

[@tommydashed4205]

​@@dylansevitt That logic can go both ways. There are also countless players who get to masters on the back of micro and are shit at macro, honestly probably more than the other because micro is fun and people tend to do what is fun. That's why both groups are masters and not GMs or are barely GM on NA instead of 6k etc. There are multiple skills you need to be good at the game and none of them should be neglected.

[@SN-ym1sv]

Oh come on PiG youre a pro level player... u play this build (or variations of it since bronze league) and u really dont get it after like 2 or 3 videos now.. but im glad to help u.. and im not even a terran so im possible totally wrong.. but lets just assume for a moment... THAT THEY FOOKIN HIGHGROUND EXPAND BECAUSE U GO POOL FIRST SHENANIGANS!!!!!!!! greets from platinum ;)

[@mitchellwinters6198]

Game 10. Bad Terran calls sc2 pro bad while sc2 pro destroys him and makes video to teach bad players how to be good. Oh the irony 🤣

[@marksmith161]

How did pig know my brain is smooth