This Is How Protoss SHOULD Be Played

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

That first Bo3, damn, that is some defense worthy of the nickname "Shield of Auir". After Stats's "Happy to be here" performance at Katowice (meaning, its great that he qualified, but nobody realistically expected him to do well, and he didn't), I kind of thought he might be over the hill. But, it's cool to see that he's actually getting back into form, and actually becoming a major threat for the first time since the Pandemic. Hope he keeps it up, Protoss needs all the help it can get (Come back to us Zest).

[@henryviiifake8244]

02:21 "THE BATTERY BROKE BEFORE THE ADEPT DID! 😤🔥" #CadiaStands

[@lIIIIIllll]

28:38 For those who are wondering where this music is from, it's World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (WoD) "Iron Docks." There's another similar opera tune that WinterStarcraft puts on and it's also from WoD and it's called "Garrison Music Alliance."

[@ryder8646]

first tube barcode ive seen ty for the music

[@adoi8467]

46:29 "5 years ago, 2012" bro i still think 2018 was 2 years ago too

[@bentlohse1715]

We are getting old my friend :(

[@DonCDXX]

Just part of getting older. Sometimes 2010 feels like 2 years ago, sometimes 2020 feels like 10 years ago.

[@rahulshah1408]

@@bentlohse1715I retired from working 2 years ago. True words.

[@Feracitus]

1980 was absolutely 20 years ago!

[@adamcapwell1557]

37:50 Little known fact: apparently Lurkers can by harvested like carrots with enough energy lol

[@alltat]

Sadly, protoss don't have mouths, so the culinary benefits are lost on them.

[@lvo9197]

Stats is doing a comeback in style.

[@martinwinther6013]

its the perfect time for a comeback, new patch n maps n stuff. it lvls the playingfield a bit

[@mattblank9350]

game 1's hold smh........ how perfect can one toss micro, overcharge keeps adept alive, instant replacement pylon, doesn't make a probe until he gets the immortal, immortal blocks with only one second to spare and targets every baneling, chrono boosts probes while mineral walking in the middle of the fight...... Stats has as always will be my favorite protoss, nobody holds that but he tries to show us how

[@AnonJuggerbot]

That game 2, beautiful. Shin streaming zerg at him all game, and Stats uses a single blow to shatter the Zerg's back.

[@bingo282]

The title for this video isn't clickbait-y enough for how amazing that first series was! Some crazy close moments in those games.

[@sakaboto]

I gotta say, I do like the back to back style. It also works as an anti-spoiler timer, which is pretty cool.

[@alltat]

And two best-of-3 series are comparable in length to one best-of-7. Watching the same two players face off half a dozen games in a row is common.

[@chloesmith4065]

I really like this but unfortunately can only like the video once.

[@lautaa33]

The cinamatic immortal popping at 3:52 really was spectacular

[@chloesmith4065]

"THE ENEMY CLOSES!"

[@UrielAngeli147]

2:20 Aiur Stands!

[@UrielAngeli147]

Holy hell that whole first series was amazing. Stats really living up to his name. I can't think of another player of any race, except maybe Serral, who could have come back from those kind of blows.

[@adoi8467]

Oooo haven't seen Stats in a while, the most memorable moment was Lowko's Death Fleet vs Golden Armada video from 6 years ago

[@jn278]

not when he whooped serral 4-0 right before leaving the progaming scene for his military's duty?

[@BuddyWudzyn]

Wow, one hell of a series. Honestly this is the most excited ive been about Sc2 since the early days

[@MadChickenz42]

Between Katowice and GSL season 1 (and all the other tourneys) the games are looking better than ever. And with Stats getting back to great form, there is more than her0 as a great Protoss player on LAN tourneys.

[@chinogambino9375]

Stats play brings a tear to my eye.

[@lucastaffolani8087]

that hold on second game... poetry

[@youdmorgan96tube]

Stats feels like the king of the Prima Strategy Guide and has captured my young heart

[@loudaccord]

The first game lasted way longer than I thought it would

[@lvo9197]

No wonder they call him the shield of aiur, he is a beast in defense!!

[@IsThisHandleTaken]

game 2 of the first series was one of the best holds I've ever seen. What a nailbiter. Bloody legendary Stats!

[@caleroification]

No, Winter. You are breathtaking!

[@OHOHOHCOME]

I don’t think I have ever seen a Protoss win with high Templar, much less mothership, and without building a single disruptor in this entire year.

[@screes620]

I made it that far. No, you're breathtaking Winter! I have no problem with you putting more than one series in a single video. Just here to hear your amazing casting and some great games.

[@jkkim6928]

This Is How Game SHOULD Be Cast Right, Jimmy?! Brenda!!

[@ferjavm]

Hahahaha agree

[@alexnoman1498]

Incredible PvZ. All of them. Stats has the Strategy, the Tactics and incredible micro!

[@Number1139.0]

3:58 first game was decided at this exact moment 4:35 here ragnarok have 0 overlord past 5min, just 2 hatch

[@JollyGreenWizard]

Honestly, as long as you're showing good games for the fans, I'll watch every single one of them! I struggle most days to find the time to watch every game all in a row (I usually watch on the bus), but I say the more the merrier!

[@richardsjpark]

21:25 commentary goes hard

[@blunts4brekfast]

That was incredible. Also good use of the words "tumultuous maelstrom." lol

[@GruppeSechs]

"Shin is just streaming through. I think Stats will eventually be able to clean this up." When you're just one letter away.

[@davidduteau1895]

If thats not the best ever come back on 1st game man that was epic

[@gokhundogactemur3062]

I really liked ragnarog changing name to SHIN because; ''What is this SHIN?'' ''But the overlords SHIN'' It adds so much drama when you say his name after some event :D:D:D

[@BryanLawlor]

42:39 glad I'm not the only one wondering about the physics of Viper vs Mothership 😂

[@catbert7]

That first game was an excellent cheese followed up by terrible execution. 2:20 Spending 5 Banelings to not even kill an Adept🤦‍♂And the ovies... Great D by Stats though. 20:10: If half his army hadn't been fighting buildings that would have been the end of the game. 37:10: That was a lot of Lings to let die in complete impotence. 38:27: I really don't know why players do this. Unless there's a battle to distract, it's just throwing all the units away for nothing. Hats off, Stats off. That was a masterclass.

[@Jackbrick101]

Multiple series is great; I'll watch through both. Cool to see it being the same players facing off twice, but if that's rare, even watching one player back to back (against different opponents) is cool. Maybe as they go through the bracket in a tournament. I also like the anti-spoiler time length aspect as another commenter pointed out.

[@jeazy1878]

that gsl game was fire, shield of aiur doing what he does best

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

It's always interesting when the mineral wall is a substantial part of the early economy.

[@supervillainvoldemort]

the 2nd game is phenomenal. pure essence of rts gameplay.

[@henryarbaugh7255]

Stats is the Dark of Protoss

[@Grond112358]

Regarding double series: was cool, would watch again. That said, I watch every one of your SC2 videos; sometimes twice because the KZbin algorithm says I didn't watch them (even though I definitely did). KZbin algorithm can suck it. More PvP madness please.

[@Thorinor]

If its not too much work, i like the longer and/or double feature videos more

[@omgopet]

2:30 - 40k reference, nice!

[@omnimoeish]

That first game build out of SHIN looks like a diamond could execute it and only a high GM can hold it on a good day. That map might be broken.

[@chloesmith4065]

Some of the new maps are horribly imba lol. I like the experimental ideas and testing new concepts and all, but they usually lead to exploits or meme cheese plays. At least we get good videos out of them. It's a buffet for harstem and uthermal and the like.

[@marinav3905]

I love the multi series approach! Especially with it being the same two players; these two are an awesome matchup. But, tbh, if you're casting sc2 then I'm gonna watch it 👀

[@flameofthewest5119]

Liked the double series format

[@kcats115]

Stats’s playstyle feels so new and refreshing to watch. This was a good video.

[@Vajhdeken]

Turn it at 1.5x, but had to turn it back at 0.75x just to admire... The art

[@SerbanOprescu]

"The most important part of staying alive is not dying." WinterStarCraft, 2024 I liked and subscribed for more profound statements!

[@jessejames5452]

I liked the double game set. 👌🏼

[@Mikeypequeno]

great, now i want to play protoss...

[@TheDifferntKind]

Do it, only race to play

[@jakesstatefarm]

That game 1 was something else. The shield of Aiur is back baby!

[@Kosss2001]

I liked the format. Watched the whole video. Also Sir Richard and the brethren 🤣

[@averagepainter]

Stats is my new favourite protoss.

[@SaccoBelmonte]

Incredible micro and decision making from Stats. Wow!

[@firestarter000001]

Serral may be the sc2 pro goat, but you Winter are definitely a goat of segues into likes and subscribes:) . Alwys makes me laugh, you are smooth as butter:)

[@Poputrash]

It seems Stats had one too many losses against Dark and his filthy cheeses. Now he's taking none of that.

[@gamble9437]

Hour series is a treat. Keep up the good work 👍

[@slevinlaine]

Amazing matches and your commentary witty and superb as always, thank you Winter!!!

[@gleblotus4687]

thank you for showing and commenting this games

[@lefthanded0440]

Wow those first 2 wins by stats was amazing

[@DiscipleofVenser1992]

I love the idea of multi series casting in general more good games = even better day.

[@insomniagaming9588]

I watch all your videos unti the end...but the longer ones I watch in multiple sessions...it's not easy to be watching 2 hours of starcraft in a row...but I loved every single game you casted in the last year (probably longer, but it's hard to remember) edit: No, you are breathtaking!

[@ferjavm]

Nice to see Stats back to the Shield of Aiur form!

[@candidate3512]

That 30 ranking diff is bigger than i thought it should be.

[@reclaimer7787]

That protoss play was just beautiful

[@jeremymalinoff3822]

i wonder if at the end of game 2, if shin had flew his oves over his army if they would have faired better in that final fight

[@exeexecutor]

This Is How Protoss SHOULD Be Played: Step 1: close sc2 Step 2: open starcraft broodwar Step 3: Play a game and choose Protoss Step 4: Profit

[@chloesmith4065]

Imagine having dragoons and reavers in sc2

[@ericdavis3046]

What track is that playing during the 1st game?

[@chaseprice3713]

Do you know if Zest is coming out of the military soon and if he’s coming back?

[@chloesmith4065]

Zest has said he's not coming back but a lot of players say they're not coming back and then change their mind and come back anyway lol. So there's always a chance.

[@chaseprice3713]

@@chloesmith4065 oh no, thanks for letting me know though!

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

Just rewatched the LOTR trilogy and suddenly it hit me "why is Winter's fusion core music in this movie"

[@maxmark5480]

Shield of Aiur!

[@josearmandogomezrocabado537]

Winter, don’t get to carried away with YT mind tricks man. Your channel grew without you worrying about it, just keep being chill and fun as always and we will keep running the games. Greetings from Bolivia

[@robertr.hasspacher7731]

Isn't this the Binkov's Battlegrounds background music?

[@buffalo1700]

Man winter. I love your content. I hope there is a StarCraft 3 on the way for you

[@FinoClips]

Multiple series is intresting, if both are the same two player i really like it 👍👍

[@cathulionetharn5139]

Thank You Om nom nom I am ok with multiple series per video Just might not watch the whole thing at once, might do it in parts

[@loudigity0]

Wow that was intense

[@wuschu5563]

Don't worry winter, even if i tune out after game 1, i'm gonna come back and watch the rest eventually

[@ruebuh]

Imagine doing a bane bust and the only micro you need to do is to explode all of them vs 1 adept but you still miss one 😂

[@JD-fy2cf]

I like the multiple series approach. Also enjoy the slightly ‘lower’ level pro players that have more unique but less perfect styles.

[@gekas_01]

No, YOU are breathtaking ! @WinterStarcraft xD

[@79johnJ]

most dramatic hold I've ever seen ;)

[@byrondanielvilladamagana5828]

Taking out dark was amazing, also byurn, now this, i didnt know about test before this tournament, but i hope he can win it, go test

[@Klaus2319]

stats damn hell: HODOOOOOOR!!!

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

Wow that was clutch

[@DeHackEd]

Just noticed, on Amphion, the mineral wall has a little '5' written next to it. Liar! It took 2 trips with the drones per patch! Edit: ... and I get to the point in the video where it's mentioned. Okay.

[@skipperg4436]

They should increase number of maps that you can ban

[@CorruptorPeste]

Thanks, Winter.

[@purplediabolo1748]

so when was the last time on this channel where zerg won ? few months or something ? like when will kids catch up ?

[@marczwander893]

@40:20 😆😆😆

[@francisgaliegue6645]

So, the knitting crew, as of now, consists of Brenda, Karen, Susan, Lucille and... Who? :p

[@hanafuda4248]

Yeah heard it here first! I'm breath taking : )

[@leafykille]

Personally I much prefer longer videos, and I always watch the whole thing.

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

Make him cast, Jimmy.

[@redwings13400]

Stats should have been dead like 500 times in those first two games. I have absolutely no idea how he stayed alive through any of that.

[@conelord1984]

Well, he is not called the Shield of Aiur for nothing...

[@shortweaver33]

Why didn't shin build more hydras game 2 ?

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Because Storm.

[@cjmahar7595]

Stats and Serral rematch at Katowice

[@michaelhellwig421]

I forgot how good stats is!

[@pavelbratchenko3885]

Damn that game 4 tho. Love some good PvZ!

[@ivancolesnic]

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