Serral vs herO - $15000 Grand Finals in 2025! StarCraft 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- StarCraft 2 Grand Finals of the Master's Coliseum 8 tournament. Serral (Zerg) takes on herO (Protoss) in an epic best-of-9 series featuring a wide variety of SC2 strategies and playstyles.
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The patience by Serral in that second game is unreal. Sits back and lets a few bases die while he waits for the right engagement. I hope the rest of the series is this good.
I'm trying not to read the comments and avoid spoilers, but I had to come here to see if others were as blown away by game 2 as I was. I literally was thinking "the Protoss death ball wins again" and then Serral struck and crushed the death ball.
No other player would have had any chance of winning this game. Not Reynor, not Rogue, not Dark.
Only Serral could win this game.
My favorite thing about Lowko is how he tries so hard, but ultimately fails, not to fanboy over Serral. 😂
Understandable
"He never remade the second cybercore", proceeds to show 2 cyvercores in one frame :D
Luckily I realised it this time within a minute or so
I need a Starcraft book titled "Yoink goes the Viper" containing the sounds that different units make when they use their attacks and abilities, narrated by Lowko.
Other top zergs like Reynor and Dark switching to protoss because the ridiculous state of zerg in this balance patch, while Serral just wins another trophy. I know a GOAT when I see one.
They just avoid mirror matchups like Clem, and in zvp most zergs are lazy with their spell casters. Fungal parabomb is extremely strong v skytoss
@@madrooski9982 Most Skytoss today is made up of Tempest which have a huge range.
Catching them with fungal + para is quite hard and requires the Toss to make a mistake.
Not sure how great a "I base my strategy on MaxPax and Hero making mistakes with unit positioning" is.
Remember that if you do NOT get an opportunity, you have a lot of supply in spellcasters that don't achieve their goal.
Plus yoinks. Zerg late game still crush protoss late game. Only difference is that the mothership cannot be abducted. And that does not make that much of a difference.
@@madrooski9982
If toss plays well, all zerg caster shut down by feedback right? cause the reach is longer than all of them.
@@husky964 in theory yes, feedback is 10 range while vipers and neural parasite are either 8 or 9 range. However, this would give the protoss only a single point of range during which they can counter the zerg casters, which between the fact that the vipers can fly and position themselves on hard to see or hit angles, and the fact that infestors are burrowed makes it an extremely hard window to hit consistently
35:35 next SC2 patch = Serral has to play blindfolded from now on. its gonna be the only change in patch notes.
I would love it if Devs would sneak that in the patch notes as a joke
There's plenty of this type of jokes in Warframe patch notes
Lowko casually slipping Radiant ideals into his speech always makes me do a double-take
serral stop, zerg can't receive more nerfs
Serral: Sounds like a skill issue 😎
@@kosmosXcannon i agree u cant nerf serral, just revert all zerg nerfs since they didnt matter
Zerg is fine except for victimhood tears.
@ most zergs know its not fine, its the T and P races that think its fine. u dont go from T being op to serral showing up to nerf and nerf after nerf and think the races are equal.
@@jameslivingston4999 It seems like most pro Zerg players disagree. TvZ seems mostly fine but PvZ is really Protoss favored late game. Quite a few Zerg players have been practicing more with Protoss and switching off of Zerg.
I see a Lowko video that has games without Terran, I click and like.
Also, good to see the King back. No nerf will make him lose his title as the GOAT.
good to know i am not the only one skipping every video with terran in it. i have never played sc2 ladder, but watching the terran gameplay just feels miserable to watch.
I feel exactly the same. Watching Terran is extremely boring.
Its crazy how far ahead Serral was in game 2, yet he still had to completely outplay 2 waves of Heros army. Its telling that it took so long for him to close it out. Late game protoss is just that strong. I agree about the balance comments.
Whoa 1hr 30 minutes of Serral? BRB!
Best series I've seen in a while, it actually feels more dynamic and less textbook. Lovely
Something missed in the first game is that zergling run by destroyed the fleet beacon, forcing Hero to make only ground units as ultras were coming up
Watching Serral games sometimes feels like I am watching a Pro smurfing on platinum leaguers. He is so good, that other pros look like they are trying to figure out what units do and they are simply pressing buttons in the mean time.
That’s seriously what it feels watching someone with incredible skill over their opponents in any game. In CSGO I play with a guy who was Global Elite in the past and it feels like enemies are actively playing worse when they’re up against him
Nooooo .. I want the real intro...
Okay here it comes: Hello everyone, my name is Lowko!
@@LowkoTV😂
You know it’s a great video when lowko takes out the intro
@@LowkoTV and Welcome Back ...
Okay good I was worried for a second I didn't even know who was talking.@@LowkoTV
Who you trying to get crazy with ése?
Don't you know I'm Lowko?!
Loved that shout out at 3:08 to the first ideal of the Knights Radiant
29:50 "never finished another cyber core" proceeds to show both cyber cores on the same screen
Gotta give you some flack for that lol
nice stormlight reference, a man of culture
I haven't played SC2 since the beginning of HotS. Still watching proplay and am realy proud to recognise the players by the introduction
was that a bridge four reference 3:30. Stunnning 🤌
Every other Zerg in the world in shambles rn, Serral is just an absolute monster.
That third game and the attacks with the Lurkers followed by zergling reinforcements were so nice to watch as a Zerg fan
An epic match. This feels like Kerrigan vs Zeratul, for Kerrigan has been both a calculated schemer and a composed tactician from Broodwar but when something out of her expectations happening, she drops the ball. [Just like Raynor used the Xel'naga stone to revert her.] Also, Blizzard always tried to depict Zeratul definitely having a chance against Kerrigan and indeed so - Like Hero scored 2:1 against Serral in the recent game - but that's somewhat not easy to pull off even for himself.
Video suggestion: As you mentioned, all-ins tier list
what makes serral so good is he knows exactly how to use the zerg abilities at the best time. Those costic spray plays were great. Such a abstract ability, but highly effective when timed right
24:26 What is happening in this momment LOL 😂
I'm actually surprised herO never really used robo-units until the 5th game. I expected Immortals or at least mid-game Disruptors every other game.
As for Stargates giving away information: I think thats actually quite fair, considering that Protoss is the only race which can instantly go into effective flying units and especially early flyers are arguably the strongest units out there. So giving the opponent the chance to see what exactly is coming at them is balancing it out.
Seeing HerO's air weapons upgrade get denied at the last second in that second game was the most devastation news I've recieved all year, which is saying a lot despite only being a month in.
17:18 that ultra getting full healed 3 times XD
After Game 2, I could tell where the series was going. Seems like the only way to beat Serral is to play like Clem, high apm and aggressive strats specially made to counter Serral.
I think Brood Lord Corruptor Viper Infestor was like the comp I see Zerg use to counter Toss late game a few years back when infestors was strong and like last time, only Serral seems to pull it off in a dominant way.
WP, love to see Serral our boy winning. :)
I love how lokwo say “he never rebuild the second Cyber Core” and on the screen there are literally 2 Cyber Core at like 3 cube distance
The amount of micro required for Zerg to compete with Protoss's attack-move army is why you see so many Protoss on the ladder and so few Zerg these days. You're either a Zerg player who's a god at spellcasting and managing 7 different control groups, or you're a gold player whose best chance at beating Protoss is instant spawning pool all-in.
Thanks for the video, Lowko. A best of NINE?! Whew, we are in it for the long haul boys and girls. Get comfortable! ❤
Ok, after your commentaries in this game, i pay my place in your fangroup :-) Yor coment about secont cybercore become Legendary. Yor chanel is my favorite serial story at all
games 4 54:49 gladept, 5 58:50 chargelots 8g 3b into double robo, 7 1:16:37 gladept beautiful timings
What a monster I said literally 3 secs before you did!
This is Awesome 😂😂😂
wow game 2, I didn't think Serral could beat that army when he lost 2 of his bases and hero was microing is army superbly
Lowko, the dead mothership becomes the grandmother ship and the new one inherita the mothership title!
Well played
Sometime I slip trough the crack too but most of the times its just easier to smoke it:D olol
The third game perfectly shows how you have to play this game, attack from all angels. Hero did not do that, he stood no chance.
Zerg still deserves buffs. Minute ones, some that only applicable to those who can maximize units. Like viper range buff, improved caustic spray for corruptors, broodlord/ultra buffs (or price discounts), swarm host late game upgrade, and lunge buff.
31:40 yes sir, exactly 😅😂
When you are pushing and opponent has mutas harassing, sometimes it's worth it to just build 2 cannons at each mineral line.
Serral just dominating. Making Zerg look OP.
I am a bit curious, is it possible for a protoss player, to build maybe a few void rays, then split them up to different bases to focus down on the likes of command center? Feels like that kind of move might be annoying to counter.
I read the title and knew who won. 😂 sped to the end, yup.
Ruined it for yourself by confirming it though
hey, lowko.
When you talk about having multiple control groups, are you counting on the ability to tab in a group to switch the highlighted unit?
I have never even played this game online, but I used to do that a lot while playing with my friends. I knew the first unit in a group was a specific one, then if I pressed tab I could select another and use it's skills. I've never seen an announcer talk about that feature, so I don't know if that was something weird I used to do, or if it's common in this game
The pros tab between units but Lowko was saying you have to use the separate number control groups to make sure you can use them well without just walking them into a meatgrinder
This meta appears to be the "rock, paper, scissors" meta.
I think that's why Serral has been seemingly tapping out to early. He's already crunched the numbers, and if he loses the build coin toss at any point in the game, he knows he's just wasting time and energy if he keeps trying.
It's a real shame to see so many games finishing simply because there's no effective way to reactively pivot builds.
17:11 the healing on that ultralisk is disgusting lmao
Serral to other zerg players: "wait, you don't use 10 control groups at all times?"
Zerg has always had the highest skill ceiling of the three races. It might have been heavily nerfed the last several patches, but it’s still clearly viable. A maxed out air toss army was beaten by fungal + corruptor + (most importantly of all) patience. IMO before you buff zerg again, first somehow lower that skill ceiling to be in line with the other races, but thats not really possible because of the mechanics of zerg. A race that has one production structure that can produce multiple units simultaneously will probably always have the highest skill ceiling. I don’t think this makes the race broken by any means, but just that when you have a player like Serral and a race like zerg, it will always SEEM op. Idk, zerg is like a lightsaber, it’s only op in the hands of a jedi. What I’m trying to say is serral is a space wizard.
Matchup Balance seems fine to me, Sc2 is in a good state right now.
35:54 i agree zerg needs to get some freaking buffs, they are the throw your guys at the enemy type of army and i think that one buff that i would like to see is the hatchery upgrade gives one extra larva.
Start video ... don't put my headset on fast enough ... have to restart the video so I can hear Lowko say hello.
@15:53 Wait. . . What the hell was that recall? How did hero's stalkers recall a half screen south of the nexus!?
WOAH! They were pushed mid recall by friendly units and that pushed the teleport location as well! What a spot of a bug my man!
where can i find the replay pack for this series?
Lowko!!! are you a Stormlight Archives fan??? "Journey before Destination"
Balancing SC2 around players like Serral and Clem is like changing the rules in the NBA because of Kobe and Pau Gasol winning a few rings. I'm hopeful they don't nerf Zerg, beyond the issue with Skytoss (which you could argue is something they shouldn't let happen) the matchup feels good. Having abduct for Mothership was way too powerful. Not having it? Well that wasn't balanced out with *anything* so it's swung very far in the other direction.
Journey before destination.
where can u see the official tornament match?
It's a Chinese tournament, the official broadcast isn't in English.
@@LowkoTV that sucks, thanks anyways
Colosses vs Zerg best performance ❤
Those mutahs 😅 killing 50 probes
Journey before destination?
I mean, if you already know what's going on, you may also know where to point the camera to make it the most hype for us..?Making an argument for it not being bad necessarily
God damnit now we're never going to get a zerg buff
The problem is a combination of the fact that SC2 pro scene is mostly dead/otherwise tremendously underfunded and the fact that they made the game unreasonably, tremendously difficult to play perfectly. Like Lowko said, you need like 7-8 control groups to micro that zerg army extremely well. If you can, you're going to dominate. The problem is: no one can! And no one's working on developing the skills to be able to either, because there's simply not enough competitive incentive to do so.
It's also somewhat unreasonable to expect of someone tbh, even at the pro level. If you cut the prize of the olympic sprint competitions to $10.000 while simultaneously sprinkling 3-meter pools filled with sharks and ropes and unicycles on the 100-meter track, it should come as no surprise that only Usain Bolt and 1-2 other people are going to bother going all-in on tryng to compete.
Sounded like you said start gate.
I don't understand how can Zerg ever win? Early the Protoss has flying units which can roam freely and not be destroyed. Later they have army which can jump, freeze opponent, deal serious AOE, teleport across the whole map. How on Earth you don't crush the opponent who has none of that?
Buff Zerg, make Serral kill one of his starting drones as soon as the game starts, lol.
I feel like Hero is always the bridesmaid never the bridge in these big matches
That second game was very much a Fantasy gg timing...
i think the 2ng game was lost cuz protos did not go tempest and the mother, he went mother and the other small ship that shoots the lazer, tempest provide such distance
38:20 yes zerg is very difficult to master and where do i voice my complaints.
i think the best move for Protoss to defend these Ling Ruhes (+ adrenalin) in the late Game is, to put some Adept´s with Glaves in the Mineral line right!? Protoss ist just wayy to slow in the late Game. Also these Corrupters - it seems they are IMBA if u have some of them (critical mass). Even Sky Toss can nothing do against it ...hmm
Spoilershield not activated?
Wait wait wait grand finals are in January? SINCE WHEN
You say Serral find a way to beat Protoss in the late game in Game 2, but Hero didnt play it optimal. I guess Game 2 would be very different if Hero had some Archons.
good ol' meme rays
Until Serral doesnt beat maxpax, I'm not convinced that zerg is in a decent spot. 😅 at some stages i feel like heroes army movement is not what it could've been and that allows serral to even do these fungal parasite combos, which have always been strong. Plus, if hero hadn't skipped early and midgame in game2, he could've done what e.g. Maxpax has done quite often: going for enough skytoss to force out huge numbers of corruptors and if you get beaten, follow it up with a ground based army and thus making like 40% of zerg army obsolete and win in one swoop
Remember when the game was balanced? When herO can take 3 wins agains Serral out of 8 you know its broken. Rip Zerg, nerfed by the GOAT
Why'd the thumbnail immediately get changed?
Zerg is just so OP race if you have big enough APM.... I mean parasitic b is just mini nuke in essence...
The thing that the Balance team refuses to see is that serral isn't winning because the zerg is broken. its just that Serral is that good. and the balance team is making everyone else suffer to make all the Protoss and terrans have a chance. not realising that they would have a chance if the players stepped up to the challenge and started thinking more like serral.
They need to nerf serral and tie 2 of his 4 hands as handicap.
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Don't the players complain about best of 9? It must be too tiring.
Hero will never be miles ahead of max
Come on man
SERRAL!!!!
wow brute lords dmg really suck! he had like 6 focusing one cannon and took a min to destroy it
Serral makes zerg look broken. Stop getting zerg nerfed! 😂😂
Serral wins
Zergs happy
Serral wins
Zerg nerfed
Zergs proud but not happy
I do believe that the plural of "Colossus" is "Colossussy"
I wouldn't call someone the best player in the world since they only play one race. If Serral played all races and won every game, then he would be the best player in the world.
Serral is going to get Zerg nerfed again, i guaranteeit.
does hero forget how to micro srakers
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"Zerg is in the worst place it's ever been!"
...Deservedly so, it appears. Apparently the "problem" with Zerg exists between the keyboard and the chair.