Can You Beat Grandmasters With Just a Single Zerg Unit Type?

[@uThermal]

I always like listing my top 3 but this video has SO MANY BANGERS... If I had to I would choose the Corruptor only game, Ultralisk only game and Queens only game. What are your favorites? :)

[@momom6197]

Mass corruptor, without doubt! So much fun, especially when it works! I'd watch an hour-long video of trying corruptor-only against grandmasters.

[@momom6197]

Or maybe, for a proper series, skyzerg to grandmaster?

[@killas1n]

Moooooaarr videos!

[@____GoMeZ____]

BANGER of a video Thermy! TY!

[@drewtaylor6651]

I'm always a sucker for Ricky and the boys (swarm hosts), but corruptors only was a ton of fun to watch.

[@atrtsh]

Time to break out the popcorn, he's dropped a whole damn film

[@dabootvv]

and I already know its better than the whole MCU! (not hard, but still!)

[@boozalm3715]

Just skip to the end of each section

[@danieltaylor3570]

*Gets caught with hand in bag* "How'd you know?"

[@facundopirola1729]

Better that fucking Marvel or Disney.

[@КарлКарыч]

Oscar-deserving film

[@maximk9964]

Man, this video has so many great games! It's as long as a movie and 10x more entertaining 😂

[@uThermal]

Thanks a lot my man

[@bigalharris]

Agreed. I love these feature length videos

[@dobtoronto]

you're a legend, I thought the same thing. Instead of uploading some games from stream, these are the best games out of many attempts over months with tight restrictions. Cheers Maxim

[@maximk9964]

@dobtoronto Yeah, I can only imagine the effort to play hundred of these matches and compile the best ones! So I wanted to give a little back for doing so much to entertain us and keep the love of the game alive

[@maximk9964]

@uThermal thank you, for giving us these awesome videos that take months of games to compile! Man, even as a Terran I love those banelings rolling out of nydas tunnels 😆 and all the other games too

[@UnshotSpy]

The fact that uThermal couldn't pull off a brood lord game but could win a corrupter only game is hilarious to me

[@TheGuyCalledX]

Brood lords are slow af and have no answers to air is the problem. I'm more surprised he wasn't able to get infestors to work

[@Alex-d3l9b]

I cant even think how u do damage with infestor. Is it only neural?

[@ShimmeringSword]

Infestors have no way to damage buildings, so any amount of static defense to protect workers would guarantee a win. Worst possible is a tie if you lose all workers. But a grand master can avoid this. Old infestors with infested terrans could win.

[@GruppeSechs]

@@TheGuyCalledX He basically already did that in his infestor/ling challenge, but I think he lost those too.

[@kommisar.]

@@TheGuyCalledX Queens and Spores. He should have done it.

[@amazingkool]

The muta game opponent asking how tf to deal with that was really cool imo, love some good sportsmanship

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

That is how the metas spread. People coppying each others builds if not out right having it explained to them.

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

If it was like silver or gold league, and me doing the mass muta, getting that question, I would probably answer "more widow mines, and put them in random places". I stopped playing halfway into the HotS era, so I don't really know the newer units and the chances very well.

[@gcg8187]

@@asbjrnfossmo1589 same here lol

[@jackmclane1826]

You need to prevent a cloud of mutas coming up and disturb the eco that is needed to support them. They are expensive and flimsy after all. Once they are there, and you are behind in eco and army, I think there is nothing that you can do. You can't make many upgraded thors if you are struggling from behind.

[@RedHoodRubyRose]

50:25 Love how you gave his advice when he asked you, a lot of people can't be bothered to trash talk. That was very respectful and nice of you.

[@Ilovrdonuts]

POV most players who played him: Naw bro your strat sucks mad ass you have skill issue EVEN. AFTER. LOSING. THE. GAME.

[@JacobAsmuth-jw8uc]

The corrupter game is a masterclass in SC2

[@s3cco]

He outplayed him so much it just didn't matter what he'd use he was just all over the place. Love how he started building spines beforehand and then unleashed them at the right moment

[@JLoh-no1mn]

Incredible series ❤

[@tomaszmorgiel1450]

Good stuff as always

[@davidelrizzo]

Man, I remember when Marc was just Terran. Now he is cheesing Grandmasters with EVERY SINGLE UNIT TYPE FROM EVERY SINGLE RACE... and I am here for it! ❤❤❤

[@124horst]

the amount of effort you put into these videos is incredible

[@Ramón_b23]

As Zerg, remember you can go above 200 supply: in team games, as zerg, whenever I can save some APM I morph every drone into spines, mass produce units, and cancel those spines to go back mining...I have won so many games with 40+ mutalisk :V

[@spice19218]

That means building 80 spines and the canceling cost would be 2000… you’d need 4000 more minerals to build those mutas. Total cost would be 6000 minerals and 4000 gas. That’s a lot.

[@chaotikkiller1617]

You should never be floating that many resources lol.

[@proape6052]

@@chaotikkiller1617 TBF this does happen in a lot of ultra late games at every level (including pro players like Serral). Zerg especially, builds up banks in late games because they can use that and saved up larva to quickly remax.

[@martonkos3066]

@@chaotikkiller1617 have you ever played the zerg? :D

[@Ramón_b23]

@@Abdullahkamal-yc2yt I can rapid fire them

[@kenedos7421]

1:38:23 "I've spent all of my allowance on queens" Hope your gf doesn't see this vid, marc.

[@Valdore1000]

Something tells me, he doesn't experience such things.

[@boorockt]

"He decides to type LOL, like any zerg gentleman would do..." I had cramps laughing to this 😂

[@wolvie90]

This was a work of art. Hilarious, psychotic art. There has to be an "X to GM" challenge hidden here, like "creep block the opponents expansions to GM" or something silly like that.

[@BrendanCS]

I think this is genuinely a good exercise, you get to see the limits of what each unit is capable of and bring that knowledge back to your regular games. Some people give up on units and try to tech switch when their roaches or whatever could get the job done

[@unrighteous8745]

A feature length film worth of insane challenges? LET'S GO!

[@withjrock]

Marc, I cannot say how much I enjoy your content. I love that you add information that I just never noticed/knew (how many workers do I have... I hover over the supply!)... Been playing since release... still didn't know. One of the things I'd love to see is a pro capitalize on the reaper grenade ignoring armor... I used to use it ALLLLLLL the time... three grenades kill larva... so if you time it just right, go in right when they pop from queen inject, you can wipe out the larva with reapers. I wonder if you could make a sick compilation of reaper wrecking the "future" zerg. I'd love to see it. Your content is FANTASTIC.

[@DxKShifty]

this man won a 20 minute grandmaster game with just corruptors lmao

[@colejones9406]

PIgfarmer has nightmares from being in these challenge videoes

[@uThermal]

Haha thats what I was thinking

[@Bigfootuss]

at 1:30:50 that lurker got yeeted out of existance by that ultra

[@WhyWhatWhoWhenWhyAgain]

Omg just was chain watching Penguin Brothers series, and here you are, putting out an epic hour + birthday Christmas present of a video!

[@prw56]

Oh damn, Been waiting for this to complete the trilogy

[@Crabstorage]

So cool! Zerg is such a fun race and this is a great showcase of their power!

[@AgehaAtomori]

i literally cried in the corruptor game omg that was so beautiful i don't think i ever saw a game this beautiful it was like abstract art it made no sense in the start and it gave the feeling of being hopeless but when it started to work i could finally see the true meaning of that game, it was hope, the light that guides you foward in the most impossible of scenarios, never let this light uthermal this changed my life and it could change many more 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JohnnyMcMenamin]

Video series like this do well to showcase the specific strengths and weaknesses of units vs your opponents compsition. I found it very educational. Cheers.

[@BuddyWudzyn]

Sweeeet, for some reason I was thinking about the single unit GM series lately, what serendipity that you've been hard at work on this!

[@SuperCosmicSpaceMagnet]

The muta game terran is someone we can all learn from. If you die to something online, rather than getting mad about it, start taking notes.

[@taestott]

The most impressive thing I learned from watching this game is that the difference between a pro player and, say, a master or grandmaster is that you aren't just trying to beat the game, you are trying to beat the player themselves by splitting their attention and mindgaming them, and making it as hard as possible for them to play the game even though they are at a huge advantage. It's really impressive.

[@CaiisGaming]

This format for me on sc2 was the most enjoyable ever for me untill now cutting the first 3 minutes made it so much more enjoyable for me to watch and well you are awesome with your crazy challenge builds :'D

[@RandomCommenter955]

That corruptor game was a thing of pure creativity and it was so fucking good. Loved it. Super fucking well played.

[@IEHD01]

Wow, love the format of gameplay + commentary. Straight bangers

[@claypennington602]

I’ve been playing this game since I was 10 years old and had to load SC 1 on my parents dial up 256k dell… and Uthermals videos are the best SC content in existence

[@QuagsGaming]

256k , lucky. i was on 56k lol

[@kirbyball97]

props to the player @53:38. Obviously frustrated but instead of being rude, asked for help. I've met far too many toxic players in this game. Good to see.

[@thecommonsensican]

JUST sat down for dinner and open my KZbin to a 1:45 uThermal video…my Friday night is complete 🥰🥰

[@zeri3889]

The baneling strat is just art.... my 2 fav units being used in just a creative way. I love it

[@Drymarro]

Good to have ya back!

[@IanPackwood-nl3up]

Love this channel! Thanks UThermal!!

[@richardnorton3453]

Marc’s games are so much fun to watch. Best combination of clever tactics, crisp execution, and imagination.

[@simp4kate_denson639]

Ur alive, that's good to hear

[@LordxJoe]

Just got done watching the 3 single unit of a race videos. Phenomenal job uThermal. It's absolutely ridiculous that you pulled this off. What a mad lad.

[@nachocabrera5909]

@uthermal one thing i've noticed about your game play is when you move your workers to avoid them getting killed and you mass select them and move them, and you want to move them back you sometimes send them back to mine minerals or gas or whatever but they already have a gas or mineral on them... one thing i learned a long time ago is that if you hit the "C" key after you move them to go mine again whether it's gas or minerals the ones that are already carrying a gas or a mineral will return it first and then go mine where you told them to. i think it's a cool thing to keep in mind you dont' lose much by not doing this but sometimes you're sending them for a trip they didn't need to make :) just a gap in your game i've noticed... not that i'm any better or top notch player but... it is what it is.

[@tonysoprano4587]

That Corruptor Spine game was my favorite!! Awesome job!

[@Rocknrolla2701]

I know nothing about starcraft, but I love listening to these videos while i work from home. The energy and positivity behind the video really makes working that little more enjoyable.

[@mbran031]

Bruuuuuuuh Imma need the baneling nydus rush added to like....every challenge roulette wheel ever. Also, with how predicable the worker movement will be, you could realistically do a burrowed baneling rush with it for the checkmate.

[@tohothewriter8002]

If the Infestor still had the Infested Terran, then yes, Infestor only would be possible to do.

[@sako2239]

I miss the days of using dumb strategy like Infestor/Raven/ Swarm host. Like I neural the SCV to build terran buildings to make ravens and spam auto turret, Infested terrans and locus. It fails most of the time but when it works it mines alot of salt.

[@archniki_]

You still can harass minerals

[@jz-xq4vx]

EPIC! Been waiting for the Zerg version and it did not disappoint.

[@propeacemindfortress]

big thumbs up from one legend to another :D don't think about the impossible u types the rest was fun and impressive enough.

[@szaty2]

"I always feel a magic boost when I play weird stuff" - story of my life :D very nice, kutgw!

[@brackenquinton2955]

Such non stop action! Didn’t feel like an almost 2 hour video. So awesome!!!

[@gcl2783]

Love the edited together mega banger series!

[@jackmclane1826]

What I like best with these kinds of videos is that they don't involve smurfing and seal clubbing.

[@lukewade4958]

Loved this! I was pleasantly surprised at how well corruptors and queens played! Spine crawler offensive and caustic spray was actually so oppressive

[@dabootvv]

the mytalisk-terran was so nice, asking what he could have done differently, thats they way to go!

[@RainT2]

Mass zergling burrow = trypophobia

[@booshmcfadden7638]

lol

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Funily enough, that doesnt loon nearly as disgusting as things you will find IRL.

[@jetrosangalang8071]

That corruptor game was absolute genius. Loved the diversion strats and hit and run tactics of the swarm host game too

[@dipzip56]

I have watched this video twice already. Simply incredible. I'd love to hear commentary on which of these took the longest to do, or was the hardest to make happen. In the hands of Marc, these strategies practically look viable.

[@pedrocas290791]

You are awesome, dude! It's amazing how you don't stop talking!!

[@Batmane812]

that mass queen game, and that mass corruptor game were just pure art. Incredible lol

[@toressykes]

I haven’t played sc2 or seen games in over 10 years but I watched the whole thing. Incredible

[@eastcoastbenny]

Love all your videos, this one is above and beyond. Great work, great content. Keep up the good work uThermal!

[@bobbob-gg4eo]

Incredible video! The drone only was not what I was expecting, but still cool. Maybe a cool single video challenge would be only drones spines and 6 queens and you can't attack until you mine out the map 😂

[@davidstud3952]

Hats off to you! Wouldn't have thought the Corrupter game was possible 😁😁

[@raxdev4578]

Ahhh! I didn't even realize I came at the best time. All three races are complete! Always a great time to join a channel. :D Love that excitement and positivity uThermal brings to all of this!

[@ikocheratcr]

Can't wait for the overseer only one. Winter did something like that a while ago: created a zillion overseer, and and then made all of them create a changeling at the same time, the game struggled a lot. I do not recall if the opponent left or game crashed before that. :)

[@LordEmilous]

I loved these, every battle felt like I was watching a movie.

[@TheMedievalShow]

Not even playing the game but watching you play it made the game extremely extremely interesting good job I watch from terran to protos to zerg. 💪 GG

[@FinoClips]

Seriously man, AMAZING VIDEO. Congrats!

[@formykidswithlove]

I never understood watching gaming streamers... wasn't really my thing. Who wants to watch someone play games, I thought. Having stumbled on your content, I now understand the game is just the backdrop, but it's the personality and what you talk about, that makes it great. I'm hooked on your content now.

[@danielhalft_official]

Bedankt!

[@loreakaaasgeir]

incredible stuff! best video i've seen all year

[@Anhoranka]

Oh my, 1.44 hour long banger of a video. There are movies shorter than this. Fantastic job, as always!

[@NotBot-420]

1 thing might help you in these z vs z challenges, not that you need it, overseers contaminate. If they only have 4 hatches you can delay production repeatedly. Or whatever unit that is the most damaging for other races. So in the muta challenge you could contaminate the factories over and over. This trick also works well when trading out armies. Another nice trick is if you are doing a nydus in their mins drop 4-6 changelings on the ramp on hold command before you do it. Sometimes it screws them up but it always slows them down. (make them at the edge and run them over right before you drop.)

[@rockcycle824]

A GM terran asking how to deal with a single unit type that I never build gives me hope for myself. Gotta work on my macro! Also, good on the guy for asking. That's what makes a good community! Love the ability to step back and realize we're just playing a video game and learning new stuff is fun.

[@faithful451]

Wow haven't watched youtube for a while but this might bring me back. Looking forward to seeing all the games

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for the fun series! ^^

[@taestott]

This might be one of the most impressive challenges I've seen you do yet

[@Talentaire]

Excellent video! Very interesting and entertaining!

[@rbrun1993]

Man, these sagas are amazing! Congrats on practically killing a GM with every unit in every faction!

[@oddeda]

WOW! This is a seriously masterpiece of a video!

[@kpdkchristian2570]

He's back!!

[@chadho1245]

This is so silly 😂 but so much fun at the same time. Well done uThermal!!

[@ravensplayground]

uThermal this video is so great, I can't stop laughing. I started playing SC2 in 2014 and after a while stopped playing, because I really had no fun anymore and was constantly losing. Two weeks ago I started playing again against the AI, to get back into it and now I'm seeing this and have the time of my Starcraft Life. 😂😂😂. This is so entertaining and enjoyable and it brings back my fun for Starcraft 2. Thank You so much. I should try some of that in Bronze League😂

[@Supergoon1989]

That corruptor game...oh my god XD Their ability to kill buildings is incredible, and they're actually really really tough. Caustic spray should be used so much more in all zerg games!

[@darknlightfear14]

I absolutely love watching your game play and you have a great personality/attitude 👍

[@Reliquarium]

It's really nice to have a good demonstration to show my friends who never really laddered just how unbelievably powerful queens are straight up. Such a damn banger. 😂😂😂

[@overmind3922]

I had always wondered how strong the queens would be under ideal fighting conditions, damn man, these games were epic. Sad to not see the Vyper and the Infestor, but it's still an epic series, thanks for bringing it. 💪

[@WholeCarrots_]

Dude, actually, that muta game end was wholesome. Bro asked for tips and got a lil friendly response ^^

[@Nitiiii11]

The corruptors game must have been soul crushing for the opponent lol

[@coprographia]

Roaches are such a cool top-down design. They’re as durable, numerous, and sneaky as you would expect.

[@facundopirola1729]

Uthermy on crack for a whole hour...damn, this series is fire.

[@____GoMeZ____]

WOW! Thank you thermy for your dedication! Amazing

[@bthekuta]

This must have taken sooooo many games....

[@SmithnWesson]

The corruptor build was hilarious. Every time he built a new building, you would come along and vomit on it.

[@hilgerto]

i was waiting for this!

[@dominikfruehbeisser]

Danke!

[@cinnamonroll2262]

34:23 that roach did attack! your Ravager run is disqualified! jk tho good video 👍

[@dragoslove]

To what you said about feeling like a better player when doing strange challenges, restrictions breed creativity. When I was playing magic the gathering I found that the most restrictive formats or deck limitations were often the most interesting. I always found guild wars with its 8 skill limitation far more interesting that world of warcraft with the seemingly hundreds of skills. Eve online is so much cooler in the tournament formats with point buys on ships and hefty fitting restrictions. I don't even play starcraft; I forced myself to play enough a decade ago to be able to watch a stream, but those limitations are why your channel is so interesting. It's something fresh each time, and a new problem to be solved.

[@JingIeFett]

I love that baneling/nydus play, haven't seen that before

[@HappyTwoBe]

54:30 The lurker game made me "lol" too.