The CRAZIEST Game Of StarCraft II I EVER Played

While recording a Beating Grandmaster With Stupid Stuff I accidentally played the sickest game I've ever played.
I was trying to play 1 base swarmhost nydus...
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[@boanaan9068]

Coincidentally it's also the craziest game I ever played, GG's captain.

[@mattpfeiler6974]

🍌

[@daved6099]

The man himself

[@rescisty]

respect to you

[@Nicoarielpkr]

sick game, congrats!

[@kylezyx1]

We demand your POV

[@gregcostanzo4724]

1:04 Harstem says "I could end up losing my pool" recognizing that it is vulnerable to attacks from the low ground. 35:50 the building placement of that pool ends up costing him the game due to attacks from the low ground.

[@brian3634]

He planned the whole game from the start. 1000 IQ play from the cap no cap

[@k3llym0]

roflmao

[@D3adm3n]

also not making his second base across the map via nidus fucked him

[@tharukaperera7592]

For centuries to come, legends would speak of the legendary stalker. A hero who fought against endless swarms, and in one last desperate gamble, gave up his means of escape by backing himself into a corner, to land the critical blow that ended the plague of the Zerg.

[@rodrigoff7456]

Blessed be thee, legendary stalker! 🙌

[@nathanstretch]

👏

[@nekocityman4130]

One heck of a game kevin ggwp

[@DamianSzajnowski]

En Taro Anorexic Dragoon

[@DamianSzajnowski]

Tales say he got granted high ground vision by the Xel'naga gods.

[@moneygrab610]

I wasn’t expecting “1 base” to literally be one base all the way through thirty-four minutes. And the mechanic about revealed players granting high-ground vision to the opponent is something I have never seen come into play, let alone having it determine a game. Truly a crazy game.

[@markawilliams4860]

Sneak this into ranked roulette, see if they guess Silver or Grandmaster.

[@lorenzofedeli8592]

Watching this game is like watching someone trying to run in dreams. After a while it becomes agony 🙈

[@joshossip2345]

Wow the foreshadowing from the beginning at 1:04. GG captain

[@Junitcg]

lmao holy crap nice

[@johnlee5380]

lmao

[@JarmamStuff]

This is the most fun Ive had watching an SC2 replay in a very long time. What an absolute perfect drama of a game

[@Diogenes2077]

32:20 literally one hit from winning the game.

[@LasseLundster]

And he had locusts availible the whole time with blink om CD, true pain

[@itsQuilow]

Mad respect for posting the loss. This game was absolutely insane

[@psytogamu739]

20:47 you have no idea how desperate I was for you to build another hatch with those 300 minerals

[@jamespitcher8163]

me too!

[@wischmopps293]

I had to skip the video partiallly (the end) cause it was tu hurtfull to see him sending a group of drones with minerals down to collect minerals into enemy units instead of just send ONE in the nydus and make a new base. FFS...

[@momom6197]

It was probably part of the challenge to remain on one base.

[@Brurgh]

was screaming it at the screen! nydus a worker away to build a base at the top left!

[@Mike-dm5ut]

@@wischmopps293 right he could have taken opponents main/natural ages ago!

[@dmcdouga07]

20:21 i was screaming at my screen "Return the minerals!!" 😂

[@mtboyan1817]

Captain, wouldn't an infestor have been way more useful than a viper? Way easier to catch and kill off multiple units with a fungal, and also no need for a hive

[@Harstem]

I think you are 100% right on this one. I honestly had never played a scenario quite like this and I guess not enough zerg experience to come up with that on the spot.

[@mtboyan1817]

@@Harstem makes sense, amazing game btw!

[@walden6272]

And spend some money to research burrow since his opponent don't have detection.

[@nait5340]

that last stalker was a real hero lol

[@BentusiProgenitors]

I actually couldn't breathe when the defeat screen popped and you threw yourself back in disbelief. Lolol. I haven't laughed this hard In a month. Thank you.

[@cheshire9384]

Same bro his pain was so relatable and hilarious. I literally watched all the dopamine leave his body

[@nikolatasev4948]

Ahh, at 21:44 the Viper abducts a Stalker, only to be killed by the Stalker a moment later (and the Stalker dies a moment after that). The game is full of such moments, amazing!

[@Z7Sakari]

This is like watching a train wreck in slow motion: Painful to watch but you can’t look away.

[@muffinbutton8858]

A true 1 base game that lasted 35 minutes. That has to be a record.

[@yoelezequieldemedici2545]

I was thinking: can he send the drones trough a Nidus, pick up minerals and come back trough the nidus and drop them on the Hive? You should get Overlord Poop and get, at least, a tumor in each base next time :P Maybe even blocking bases with tumors. Maybe that's it, block every enemy base with tumors and deny vision, OP strategy (except for terrans wich you cannot deny vision other than... winning? )

[@apoth90]

I like to burry lings at every location. They can dodge a scan and come back and take much less micromanagement to set up.

[@julianzurn1428]

sounds like an enhanced mining strategy for bots without apm limit :D

[@Joffrerap]

finally i can use this 11 years old video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3K9nqiGmK-Bla8&ab_channel=Thief

[@keizan5132]

@@Joffrerap Lol, the music on that video xdxd

[@MrNdrewb]

@@Joffrerap dude this video is madness

[@produck11]

I thought after 18 minutes, how is this a 30 minute game? But holy moley that was a wild ride

[@babyflubber6405]

Lol the sheer agony after the fact. You can see the captain's anguish.

[@johannesschubert7739]

he was 1 mineral of

[@aussj4link214]

This kinda reminds me of those WC3 matches where both players stopped all production and gathering of their opponent so the victor came down to whose army could beat which. Love it, so tense.

[@Reneeke9]

I was going mental watching this guy going 20minutes into a one base, without any upgrade/burrow. Burrow is really a must when you pull these swarm hosts nonsense!

[@jonsolo32]

"There was 50 things that could have won me this game..." Any other unit than Swarm Host is a start... 🤣

[@xitaris5981]

I love how his final nexus had creep on 3 sides. He was so close to be revealed by the creep spread

[@hinney827]

If you had made that last larva into a Zergling instead of a Drone, I think you would have had the game. Way faster scouting, could have whittled away at his standing buildings and helped draw the Stalkers to a location for the Swarm Hosts to DPS them down. Really sick game, though. Always appreciate the constant content coming through from you.

[@byzantinerts6660]

Yeah I was thinking the same.

[@tuhaggis]

Thank you captain obvious

[@moneygrab610]

If he made any amount of lings the game would have ended earlier. I am not sure if he was doing it out of principle for the challenge or he just really wanted to defend DTs with Spine Crawlers.

[@alviworld]

no ling speed. the lings are useless vs stalker.

[@walden6272]

@@alviworld 2 lings are better than one drone.

[@narazaro1791]

Spawning pool: "I have the high ground!" Stalker: "you underestimate my power"

[@Nicoarielpkr]

34:00 literally killed me 😆

[@jakubprzybylski6670]

I thought my video lagged when Harstem didn't move for like 9 seconds lol xD

[@willorwell]

In any situation like this, research burrow and you can drive your opponent crazy.

[@sdalt14]

So many bad decisions in the craziest comeback and throw dance of opponents 😂 the scouting with creep tumours could have covered the whole map in creep and won the game as well which would have been a crazy win condition

[@thedomsi1]

What a fantastic game, Starcraft is at its best when it comes down to a last few units being micro'd when everything else has gone crazy and its all still to play for. The battle between the Stalker and the one damaged Swarmhost from 30mins to 32mins is some amazing play from both of you. I can already see Lowko preparing his youtube title for yet another game of the year video, that and suggesting that swarm hosts have a High Templar type of attack lol

[@FaultyProgeny]

This is hands down the most entertaining game of SCII I've ever watched. You may not have won but you made damn good content :D

[@bakacs1n]

It was at this moment, when Kevin finally learned the importance of killing the extractors.

[@nikolatasev4948]

True, he is bashing people for attacking extractors on IODIS episodes!

[@bjornprompeler9424]

All of SC2 in one game. Great to watch! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@jakeman52]

Probably the most exciting game with swarmhosts sc2 has seen in years.

[@keizan5132]

That is for granted. It's probably THE most exciting game with swarmhosts since Serral's Blizzcon victory back in 2018.

[@edwardthompson8864]

omg the drama and suspense, thanks for this

[@Krarilotus]

i wonder why the Captain didn't expand to the top left when he had all the minerals still flowing....

[@sha_663]

Legend says whenever someone tries to play normal, clean SC, the Cowboy appears in his room and starts throwing foam noodles.

[@ricroflxD]

This game can be sumarrized as 25 minutes of not spreading creep, followed by 10 minutes of wishing the whole map was covered in creep.

[@danielskrivan6921]

I recently had a gold league version of this game against a clanmate. Very similar overall strategy. He went with the 1-base swarm host nydus, so I build my 3rd across the map, and a bunch of shenanigans from there.

[@jamespitcher8163]

The whole second half of the game was like oh, oh, oh, oh - like someone who thinks they are going to sneeze but never quite manages it!

[@tjolbin]

30:26 "i wonder if he mined 400 minerals here, dont think he did" he didnt, he mined 398 and had to run back with a probe for the last 2

[@csabasz.360]

Burrow would have been one of the sickest come backs... Crazy Game, GG

[@faybspufer1272]

Really, excellent game! Loved it! I wanna have more videos like these

[@XanderCrews4Prez]

Wow. I had a heart attack during this match, but kept watching anyway. Harstem's face at the end... I feel your pain Captain. He was literally stunned with disbelief.

[@lucius8675]

Harstem that was so raw and cool. It was like a gritty drama, bravo. On top of that, I kept wondering how you were going to win. I hope other casters make reaction videos to this or you should send it to them. This really needs to be shared with everyone who likes SC2. I know your a protoss player but the way you play zerg is wild. This video and the one where Reynor was coaching you on zerg are my two favorite videos you've put out. Awesome game.

[@Galahad54]

Is a probe/Stalker army of 1 each vs. 6 swarm hosts IMBA? Or ...

[@lucius8675]

@@Galahad54 100% IMBA if it beats Harstem.

[@QuasarGamers]

gotta say, swarm host nydus vs blink ninja games are a dime a dozen on turkeydano's stream, but they are not normally this close. Very entertaining

[@walden6272]

That last stalker had nine lives. LOL What a hero.

[@robincormier9935]

it hurt to watch this....but I absolutely had to see the ending... where it hurt even more. GG

[@Sev017]

What an insane match, I knew it would be good when he said this was the "sickest game of my life" at 17 minutes.

[@junweihe8229]

I'm imagining how different if would be if you researched burrow

[@Bourinos02]

Damn, the title wasn't actually clickbait!

[@MapHKid]

"This may be my final video"... true legend lmaooo. Halfway through I had to resist the urge from scrolling down to comments as it became a real nail biter, and just like any good thriller without spoilers the first watch can never be replicated.

[@SuperTwoU]

lol what an amazing game, I was glued to my seat for the whole video!

[@avoirdupois1]

This was truly hilarious! the plays!

[@oliverhughes610]

I'm honestly surprised he didn't try and kill your last buildings sooner. I was really not expecting you to win towards the end so I'm glad you didn't and just posted the loss like the true legend you are.

[@petomni]

What's crazy is you'd have that money if you returned the minerals from the drones hiding in the base at 20:16, great game, so close!

[@RPBiohazard]

I had a very similar game once where I went swarm host nydus in ZvZ, after a while my opponent realized they couldnt hold it and did the same thing themselves...swarm hosts make for hilarious games for sure

[@wod5203]

I saw this game cast on PIG's channel first... I thought I'd come and see your view of the game. All I can say is wow.. what a fight from both of you guys!

[@DoubleBob]

Nydus long-distance mining! Also build the new base somewhere where you got the Nydus exit instead of in natural, so you can have your units defend two bases.

[@oskarszile4372]

Ngl this was a banger from start to finish!

[@gtolerba]

your reaction at the end of the game is completely priceless

[@catbert7]

Down to the last unit on one side and the last building on the other. What a ride xD

[@zbibi4334]

So much pain and frustration at the end of the video but you fought valiantly captain. A wonderful game really. Now I will never throw away a single mineral in my next games 🤣 GG 💪

[@VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan]

On the edge of my chair what a game the stalker was close to death multiple times :D

[@pattucker7414]

That was a lot of grit to keep fighting with whatever tools you had leftover like the Overseer's changelings! I don't think I've ever seen anyone micro individual locusts like that before lol. One thing that may have helped you was spreading out your overlords once your hatch died-they could've dropped some creep and provide extra vision. That was amazing determination though, and both you and Boanaan worked hard for that MMR

[@NikkiBates1]

Great game !!! Had me at the edge of my seat 😂

[@swagamemnon2162]

You weren't freaking kidding, what a game

[@ak-dy7ty]

Nydus rules! thank you so much for your content! PS: you could have done distance mining through the tunnel

[@Cenikid]

I think there was potential for taking his back base too. With the stalkers theres no way to out maneuver two polar opposite distance bases with your nidus. Amazing game

[@ThatGuy53297]

Gotta save this one on a hard drive somewhere for future generations to dig up and see how the best games are played.

[@basild2807]

As a victim of the swarm host build I enjoyed this very much GG

[@marekhajducak7428]

Insane game. congratz cap, u deserve to win. WOW

[@clairvoyantdetails8423]

Could have taken that free 3rd base super long ago

[@ChargeCity]

Building a nexus next to ur base was probably the craziest move

[@reasonisgood]

Watching Kevin in pure agony for a half hour made my day! Oh captain, my captain, such sweet pain! Congrats boanaan, what a crazy game!

[@jtsyo8364]

The frustration at viper speed had me laughing.

[@tatatatartine2588]

man.... so painfull to watch you try your best, and yet having a so bad swarm host control... loved it :D

[@Xth3Z]

Alarm bells were ringing, but differently than he thought they would. 😄 Absolutely sick game.

[@may_on_fire]

That was a masterpiece

[@JG-bk9pj]

The narrow escapes of that stalker soooo many times

[@matthiasrasmussen9998]

Man that is so funny to see a protoss play zerg like its a protoss. Low drone count. Low on expansions. Low on Lings. But very intense Micro at the end :D very fun game WP!

[@mnoukadlo5745]

Oh the pain at the end :D Hurts so much, legendary game

[@Krarilotus]

I have an idea for a Zerg BGSS: Name: Real Impostor! TL:DR: Steal their Tech and Beat them with their own weapons! This only works against other races though... You are required to take a worker from your opponent and build a base of his kind, playing with their units as well. You win, if you have at least as many units in the opponents race as in your own. Ofc you would want to go for the 'tech steal' as early as possible to get the upgrades! This is extremely difficult though, as you need to keep the game floating for very late, to have the chance to go into lategame. Ofc You can just eco up with your own bases, but you probably need a few more workers in the opponents race to be more flexible with building structures! -> Make sure you use cool combinations of zerg units. Especially high tech units come to mind like ghosts + swarmhosts + nydus (for nukes), dark/high templar and archons mixed with your zerg ground army, Battle cruisers combined with ultralistks, Thor + broodlord combo, Raven Roach Hydra, Mothership Tempest with roach ravegers, Colossus fungle etc etc. There might be better combos theen these, i guess i ll leave it up for your imagination :D Would be interesting to see medivacs healing zerg units, but not sure if thats possible. You won't need queens there in the front line then :O The possibilies are endless! Imagine mules scans, observers... just the utility the extra race provides! Use it! Love your content captain and maybe this will make for more than one series as there is just such a variety of builds possibly with this stuff!

[@kindlin]

This kind of game is ONLY possible with regening protoss and zerg units, and then... swam hosts! The ultimate eco unit. I kept trying to figure out how Harstem was making 1-base work for 20+ minutes, and it's that swam host play, for sure.

[@tuskular]

The whole time with dts i was praying for harstem to make an infestor, surprise fungal would change the everything, Sick game tho.

[@Greg07235]

one of the sickest games ive seen whaaattttt LEGENDARY

[@unthinkable1063]

this was the best bronze league heros game i've ever watched :D

[@henryviiifake8244]

I don't think I've seen Harstem more visible invested in a game since he caught Serral lacking in BGMWSS.

[@willemboskaljon8516]

Did you consider burrow? Even when your main was empty, that might have been a good use of money. There was no robo out!

[@Pabson90]

Such a sick game, love it!

[@Wuckadetscha]

That was truely insane

[@Amoeby]

This is the definition of the clown fiesta. Love it! :)

[@mannt2]

I thought Serral Vs soO at IEM 2018 was the closest game, and then I thought Serral Vs TY with the roach and the Thor might have been comparable. This is much closer than either of those

[@Hairintd]

To the Golden collection of Harstem's video, together with "The gl hf Game (featuring pacifist zealots)" and "The Closest Game Ever" (base trading on blackburn against mothership)

[@axxey]

It never ceases to amaze me how well harstem does on pure macro(I say in a game when he's doing mass amounts of unit babysitting), the number of fights he just ignores like his first swarmhost attack to do nothing in his own base instead.

[@TheAzure4]

ayo captain! so the way i think you are supposed to do this build is 13 pool and then 14 gas after overlord, it times out so you can get 1 queen to pop right as you have 100 gas for lair! lets you one inject and then spread creep to the ramp to block it with a spine and a building. i've been doing it on ladder a bunch since i saw it on pigs channel and you can get a bunch of swarmhosts into enemy base several minutes earlier

[@memph1ston]

What a thriller! I can't help but think if you would've taken your natural faster, you might've won!

[@Bullybob77]

next time build a hatch at the 11 o'clock position. with nydus worm dont build bases near eachother, use the nydus! also, you can send out early overlords and build your tech buildings in other places. potentially you can give up your main and your natural becomes your main with all the tech there, this is more useful when the main gets cannon rushed or battery rushed so you dont want all your tech near that

[@tiaanmunnik]

Oh dang, boanaan and Harstem, this is gonna be good...

[@davidjeanmichel8358]

insane game, your opponent was a micro god, he litteraly do all the game with 5 stalkers against free units, he never do any error