His ability to 2rax rush, get scouted, micro his SCVs and marines perfectly, and just play a normal game is unrivaled. The only reason for him not to " macro 2 proxy rax" is Dark could try to hard-counter it with a roach or speedling opener.
These were some of the best games I've seen from Maru, ever. He just showed us he isn't just two base all in or 3 rax cheese. THIS is the Maru we've been missing; the mind games he played with Dark by doing specific tactics vs DRG so Dark HAS to respect its possibility vs him, is next lvl mind fking To me, Dark is Vegeta to Maru's Goku: they're made for each other and always give the best matches
@@nyambe I thought for sure Dark won game 3 looking at supplies. but Maru clawed it back fights went well for hellbat + thor, the ghosts didn't even arrive yet! snipe is so cost effective
@@wang122122 also the tvz's from Maru are usually super long and I think it's much harder and demanding for the Terran to not f.ck it up in the endgame. I think if the finals in Valencia would have been hold a day later, Maru would win there aswell. But he had already a super long and exhausting day(against Reynor) while Dark could finish his Games usually much faster.
@@Fedi222 yep agree, my comment has some points that are not that accurate so I deleted. Your point about Valencia is as same as mine. Some also say that letting bunny through is a gift from Maru cuz they were teammates back then, at least top 4 prize money higher.
@@alexkidd4035 you don't get it. Maru lost to Bunny so that he can play DRG. During the DRG series, he 2 base all in 3 games in a row. Which means Dark cannot ignore the possibility that Maru will do 2 base all in, but Maru then proceed to play turtle Terran. That's what Artosis said.
He probably has his own custom hokey for pretty much all production building and units with ability. Everything in the first ability can just be QWER if you choose it to be
Amazing game. Couldn't watch live but watched the reply of each game from start to end. Thanks GSL, afreeca and tastosis for making this wonderful tournament
Maru's mind game against Dark really works well. Playing DRG with two bases timing attack in a row does deter Dark quick greedy expansion. This also reduces the chance of being killed by massive banelings because Maru turtling at some timing is vulnerable to massive banelings. In the map hardwire, Maru has 8 more tanks in the mid game cuz he wants to prevent that from happening. Remeber that WTL last year, Rouge beated Maru with massive banelings in a row, it is so impossible to hold. This time Maru does a good job and plays extremely a versatile style.
Maru getting wrecked by Rogue made me angry, but clearly he's learned from it. He's also learned from Dreamhack Valencia recently where in the finals he actually lost to Dark if I remember correctly. Revenge must be sweet and he who laughs last laughs loudest.
@@alfriesmacdonalds5879 So no terran can ever win vs top Zerg again? Do you see anyone else but one single terran (Maru) using ghosts that efficiently? And even Maru hasn't won any premier tournaments recently. Do you want total Zerg domination in premier tournaments? I mean, we already have it now - do you want this to continue? :)
@@alfriesmacdonalds5879 If they were imba every terran would be using them successfully, and top terrans would be winning tournaments (including premier) all the time, on the back of the imba ghosts. But it's not the case, is it? Only Maru can use ghosts so effectively, everyone else is much less proficient with them. Lurker/vipers were imba for long time, and still are vs every terran who's not Maru, and multiple zerg players (not just one) were winning most of the tournaments. I think this make these units deserve nerfs, more so than ghosts which are only imba in the hands of one player.
When we all admit that Terrans Iron Bank is just too strong? Maru is an amazing player. Probably the best Terran. But should the best Terran be beating one of the best Zergs after being behind both economically and army value? The games supposed to be balanaced. Maru shouldnt have the tools to make a 100 supply 5k/5k comeback.
Solid? He's basically top 3 for like couple years and possibly best zerg at the moment. His style was beating Maru's mech+ghost comp late last year more often than not and he repeated that with the win at DH Valencia.
@@rickyj3921 solid doesn't show how good or how bad he is. The word "solid" means he constantly put up good performance in a very stable manner. Top 4 Zerg doesn't means you're solid. Look at Rogue, many people including Maru said that Rogue is the best Zerg player, and what is the problem with him? His performance is unstable, he won GSL last season and he got eliminated at round 24 this season. That is not solid at all.
@@teddanville6996 Lol I guess everyone has diff definitions I see what you are trying to say, but never seen anyone call Dark just a "solid" player lol "Solid player" implies someone very good - let say, above average skill/talent. Dark is not just an above average player, he's top tier Zerg. So it wouod be more appropriate to say something along the lines of: "Big win for Maru. Dark has been looking unstoppable in TvZ."
Dark had some PIMP plays with those Ghosts and Emergency Escape Nydus Worms, but goddamn, Maru is such a beast. He's like a zombie the way he comes back from the dead....
Game 1 was absolutely insane...it feels like the cast expected it to be over way sooner and ran out of energy well before the game was actually decided, because Maru was truly hanging by a thread down the stretch, but it feels like if Tastosis knew that they'd have added much more excitement to this crazy situation
Tasteless literally says every game is over way too early so often it kills the suspense like bro stop saying the game is over when it isn't smh, they're still playing lol
he didnt have a whole lot left, hes was mining on his last base, and Maru still have another base to mine out. Dark couldnt hold that 3 oclock base was why he tapped out.
I think Maru sacrificed Valencia and his match with Bunny for this. Crazy minds games Maru played with Dark. Look at 01:31:00. Dark is broken. This is the game of the year.
Tactics of Z are broken again and again,his coal and gas are gradually died down and troops could not be renewed,but the opponent is on the rise in almost all respects.
Wow, Dark controls ghost ... The day someone breaks Maru meck-ghost is not too far, which is very exciting. I'm Maru fan but always interested in how he fails then morph to new styles. Some remarkables To Me are proxy, BC & now meck-ghost, they're all fascinating to watch. Thanks afreecatv to offer this video on yt
Dark shouldnt go to late game style zerg with Ultras or Broodlords. Keep it simple and keep poking with low tier and dont allow to expand. He did it right in both the games but couldnt resist to tech up to broodlords which eventually plays in to Marus hand.
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"When Maru is behind, you're even. When Maru's even, he's ahead. When Maru's ahead, you already lost." - Tastosis
His ability to 2rax rush, get scouted, micro his SCVs and marines perfectly, and just play a normal game is unrivaled. The only reason for him not to "
macro 2 proxy rax" is Dark could try to hard-counter it with a roach or speedling opener.
@@PawsAndKeys it’s funny because imho, Terran is hardest to play. If Maru wasn’t the goat that he is, he would lose a ton of these games.
So true, so true so true about Maru!!!
except vs serral
These two commentators are so damn funny. Best commentator chemistry in all of eSports - maybe sports in general
Thank you Afreeca for one of the best streams of GSL ever! Maru is GOD of this game :O
Tastosis at their best :D and amazing audience
I agree all but tastosis
Seconded
LOL Ghost OP
LOL Muels OP
@@alfriesmacdonalds5879 😆
These were some of the best games I've seen from Maru, ever. He just showed us he isn't just two base all in or 3 rax cheese. THIS is the Maru we've been missing; the mind games he played with Dark by doing specific tactics vs DRG so Dark HAS to respect its possibility vs him, is next lvl mind fking
To me, Dark is Vegeta to Maru's Goku: they're made for each other and always give the best matches
Did you watch the dream hack grand final they played a few weeks ago? That might whet your whistle as well
It's always a treat to watch MarMar and DarDar battle it out!
Whenever Tasteless says "I really don't see how Dark could lose from this position" that's how you know he's screwed
I knew that if Maru won that first game, he would win the series. That was Dark at its best
dude, last game don't you think Dark was a bit greedy trying to counter attack? he needed all his lings to help defend
@@cheesypuffs1342 Dark was Mentally broke on the last game. You can tell in the pre match video. Maru played him
@@nyambe I thought for sure Dark won game 3 looking at supplies. but Maru clawed it back
fights went well for hellbat + thor, the ghosts didn't even arrive yet! snipe is so cost effective
@@cheesypuffs1342 will re watch 🙂
Game one was straight forward the best TvZ ever. Maru is pure genius
I got a good feeling that Artosis was right when he said Maru lost to Bunny intentionally and really wanted to have a go again with Dark :P
@@wang122122 also the tvz's from Maru are usually super long and I think it's much harder and demanding for the Terran to not f.ck it up in the endgame. I think if the finals in Valencia would have been hold a day later, Maru would win there aswell. But he had already a super long and exhausting day(against Reynor) while Dark could finish his Games usually much faster.
@@Fedi222 yep agree, my comment has some points that are not that accurate so I deleted. Your point about Valencia is as same as mine. Some also say that letting bunny through is a gift from Maru cuz they were teammates back then, at least top 4 prize money higher.
It was Maru v Dark even if he beat Bunny
@@alexkidd4035 you don't get it. Maru lost to Bunny so that he can play DRG. During the DRG series, he 2 base all in 3 games in a row. Which means Dark cannot ignore the possibility that Maru will do 2 base all in, but Maru then proceed to play turtle Terran. That's what Artosis said.
Serious question, how is the final 4 bracket decided? Would maru have played dark if he beat bunny????
The Jedi Terran 💙🤖👌🏼
No one in the entire world is as efficient as him. He owns this game.
He's Napoleon/Robert E. Lee's starcraft player counterpart. Same strength: Multi-tasking.
Very impressed that Dark knows all the Ghost ability hotkeys
Yea,that 1st game that dark played wich the ghost was masterfull
bro my diamond ass knows all the other races' hotkeys
these pros who make it a livelihood 100% know them
Not impressive at all, he probably played a lot off race..also remember that Serral won pro tournament playing terran
He probably has his own custom hokey for pretty much all production building and units with ability.
Everything in the first ability can just be QWER if you choose it to be
certainly,he probably can kick my diamond ass too with Terran
Maru is a machine.
I’m a Zerg and I admit he’s the best player of all time
Confirmed. Only an android can use ghosts that efficiently.
TvZ is broken.
isnt innovation the machine?
@@uchihajoel3064 LoL. 🤣🤣 🎻🎻
The 4th race wins again! Let's goooo!
Thanks Afreeca and tastosis for making GSL such a wonderful tournament.
Maru should be a general at this point
More like a Field Marshall. US Army should just hire him to command the US military 🪖 lol
@@YayoLife he should take control of the *earths armies*
Amazing game. Couldn't watch live but watched the reply of each game from start to end. Thanks GSL, afreeca and tastosis for making this wonderful tournament
Tastosis have the greatest chemistry of any casting duo in esports
Damn!!! These 2 knows each other so well, back and forth!! What a super match between these 2!!
Maru's mind game against Dark really works well. Playing DRG with two bases timing attack in a row does deter Dark quick greedy expansion. This also reduces the chance of being killed by massive banelings because Maru turtling at some timing is vulnerable to massive banelings. In the map hardwire, Maru has 8 more tanks in the mid game cuz he wants to prevent that from happening. Remeber that WTL last year, Rouge beated Maru with massive banelings in a row, it is so impossible to hold. This time Maru does a good job and plays extremely a versatile style.
Maru getting wrecked by Rogue made me angry, but clearly he's learned from it. He's also learned from Dreamhack Valencia recently where in the finals he actually lost to Dark if I remember correctly. Revenge must be sweet and he who laughs last laughs loudest.
The best of each race in the final 4 is amazing! Lets gooooo HERO!
I’m rooting for herO! But god, Maru is looking soooo good
People are really complaining about late game terran in ZvT there is one person beating zergs late game and his name is maru
Maru is going to get every terran spellcaster nerfed lol
@@ForteGX Good luck to the rest of us if that happens lol
@@ForteGX highly doubt it, he makes it Seem effortless but his just barely getting out on top 1 mistake and he gets overrun
@@michaeltimmermann4228 Its a joke dude.
I mean when every unit you own outranges Zerg spellcasters /shrug
Games 1 and 3 were insane!!! Maru is the only Terran in the world that can play that well against zerg right now.
ghost have to be fixed soon
@@alfriesmacdonalds5879 So no terran can ever win vs top Zerg again?
Do you see anyone else but one single terran (Maru) using ghosts that efficiently? And even Maru hasn't won any premier tournaments recently. Do you want total Zerg domination in premier tournaments? I mean, we already have it now - do you want this to continue? :)
@@melan-holia1133 yeah I want it to continue. But honestly ghost are imba
@@alfriesmacdonalds5879 If they were imba every terran would be using them successfully, and top terrans would be winning tournaments (including premier) all the time, on the back of the imba ghosts. But it's not the case, is it? Only Maru can use ghosts so effectively, everyone else is much less proficient with them.
Lurker/vipers were imba for long time, and still are vs every terran who's not Maru, and multiple zerg players (not just one) were winning most of the tournaments.
I think this make these units deserve nerfs, more so than ghosts which are only imba in the hands of one player.
I'm so glad to watch this rematch. Dark played like a beast last year.
Great to see a full audience in the studio. Hopefully the casting archon is casting GSL in 2023
Artosis is gonna move to canada this year😢
Amazing games. Thank you for uploading them Afreeca!
When maru reaches late game, he's almost unkillable.
When we all admit that Terrans Iron Bank is just too strong? Maru is an amazing player. Probably the best Terran. But should the best Terran be beating one of the best Zergs after being behind both economically and army value? The games supposed to be balanaced. Maru shouldnt have the tools to make a 100 supply 5k/5k comeback.
Maru is the only Terran who can do that. Terrans aren't normally able to recover
Almost?
@@Tonzies lol what. I feel like people don't even play this game. This shit happens to me every day on ladder with m1/gm players. It isn't just Maru.
@@Konranjyoutai I wasn't looking into any level other than pro. Why would I follow GM/Masters? I cannot name any other Pro Terran with these results
I've only watched game 1 and I'm already exhausted! Classic battle.
It is amazing actually to see their brain it’s literally like dissecting how they work and their thought processes in high stress situations. Amazing.
Maru’s late game TvZ is crazy 🤯
TvZ late game is broken. Zerg can’t win.
@@uchihajoel3064 That is such bullshit. Late game Zerg has dominated Terran in tournament play for a couple of years.
@@CurtisSpiers people dont understand that Maru is the 4th race.
@@uchihajoel3064 almost nobody can pull off a late game tvz like Maru. TY could have to some degree but he is in the army.
Big win for Maru, Dark is a very solid Zerg player.
Solid? He's basically top 3 for like couple years and possibly best zerg at the moment. His style was beating Maru's mech+ghost comp late last year more often than not and he repeated that with the win at DH Valencia.
Dark just won DH Valencia. To say that he's a very solid Zerg is an understatement. He's one of the top 4 Zergs
@@rickyj3921 solid doesn't show how good or how bad he is. The word "solid" means he constantly put up good performance in a very stable manner. Top 4 Zerg doesn't means you're solid. Look at Rogue, many people including Maru said that Rogue is the best Zerg player, and what is the problem with him? His performance is unstable, he won GSL last season and he got eliminated at round 24 this season. That is not solid at all.
@@teddanville6996 Lol I guess everyone has diff definitions
I see what you are trying to say, but never seen anyone call Dark just a "solid" player lol
"Solid player" implies someone very good - let say, above average skill/talent. Dark is not just an above average player, he's top tier Zerg. So it wouod be more appropriate to say something along the lines of: "Big win for Maru. Dark has been looking unstoppable in TvZ."
Watching Zerg lose is the best!!!
hell yeah brother! Zerg tears
all im seeing here is terrans crying
Maru 1612 APM... 1:23:39
When Maru is behind, it's called EVEN.
Dude, Game 1 was insane!!
Maru is just a monster
Sick series!
-Ghosts are tanky af.
-Tasteless is always wrong, but he is funny so he gets a pass :)
Dark had some PIMP plays with those Ghosts and Emergency Escape Nydus Worms, but goddamn, Maru is such a beast. He's like a zombie the way he comes back from the dead....
You can NEVER rule Maru out. He is a literal machine! He performs better when he is behind.
Can anyone find a timestamp for the Tastosis commentary on David Attenborough doing voiceovers of Maru?
I think it's fitting whenever Dark runs roaches, he's quite the unit
LOL I thought the same thing
Ogre Zerg Gaming
The finals are going to be great!
1:04:33 Does anyone know the songs name that starts to play in the background?
23:50 wasn't this with bunkers instead of planetary fortresses?
whats the song at 1:27:55 ? Anyone please?
G5L for my boi Maru!
MARU the best Terran! insane skill!
when is the maru and hero scheduled?
29/07. 6:30pm KST. Maru rules.
A+ series here, well done.
I cannot fuckin believe Maru won a few of those games. What a god damn gamer.
Ah yes the famous HSC Reynor killer shows us how to "Just play like Maru". Sick guide, any tips for when you know when to ghost transition?
1st game, Dark was in advantage for 3/4 game and I quit. I missed the craziest part of that game. OMG.
Game 1 was absolutely insane...it feels like the cast expected it to be over way sooner and ran out of energy well before the game was actually decided, because Maru was truly hanging by a thread down the stretch, but it feels like if Tastosis knew that they'd have added much more excitement to this crazy situation
Tasteless literally says every game is over way too early so often it kills the suspense like bro stop saying the game is over when it isn't smh, they're still playing lol
Wait... Why did Dark tapped out there in the first game? I thought he still had a lot...
he didnt have a whole lot left, hes was mining on his last base, and Maru still have another base to mine out. Dark couldnt hold that 3 oclock base was why he tapped out.
That thousand killed zerglings is just shocking.
Game 1: love all the 'dark definitely has this' and 'it's basically over'
MARE IS ONE OF THE GOATS !
this 2 first games were even better than the final
I think Maru sacrificed Valencia and his match with Bunny for this. Crazy minds games Maru played with Dark. Look at 01:31:00. Dark is broken. This is the game of the year.
Maru sc2 god omg
Maru the Dominator
What a game .... wp.
Awesooomee
Maru impenetrable defense
Unreal games from maru. Jesus
Game1 is so excited
Gonna mis tastosis live cast man
how that first game ended. wow
Tactics of Z are broken again and again,his coal and gas are gradually died down and troops could not be renewed,but the opponent is on the rise in almost all respects.
5:00 “So, now you’re gonna have to shove it inside him.” 🤔😳😫
eternal fourth race
Ohh the kneee the kneee it's the kneee
God-emperor of the Terran Dominion.
He's insanely good!!!
Epic
Honestly I'm so glad I got to see the knee before they break up TT_TT
Artosis was an adventurer until he saw Tasteless' knee
Obligatory ASC(anti-spoiler comment)
👍👍👍
Dang Mary🔥 that man ain’t playin
Maru 🇹🇭💪💪
Maru goated
maru GOAT
This match is the real Finals
damn that game 1...
That 3rd game was insane ???????
Hardwire is when something is wired to power when no disconnect
Insanity!
Algo
Are we in Twilight zone or am i really seeing ZergRaft fans bitching about ghosts wtf
G5L lets gooooooooo
Yeah, good job Dark. Lets do a supreme late game lurker tech switch down 22k resource efficiency with 1k mineral income. Wowza, well done!
Wow, Dark controls ghost ... The day someone breaks Maru meck-ghost is not too far, which is very exciting. I'm Maru fan but always interested in how he fails then morph to new styles. Some remarkables To Me are proxy, BC & now meck-ghost, they're all fascinating to watch. Thanks afreecatv to offer this video on yt
looks like unbeatable build but a lot of patience required
Rofl - so suits and then shorts? also artosis's face...im dying
Maru is GOD
Мару Топ! Молодец!
Does Tasteless ever get tired of always being wrong?
funny and charming > accurate
Dark is really really upset about the loss wow
Yeah because terran should be a breeze if you`re not against the king himself
Dark shouldnt go to late game style zerg with Ultras or Broodlords. Keep it simple and keep poking with low tier and dont allow to expand. He did it right in both the games but couldnt resist to tech up to broodlords which eventually plays in to Marus hand.
He is the Hero of Terran
SlayersBoxer and Tasteless tab out :) 54:45
Tasteless says he doesn't see how dark loses, a few minutes later maru drops 8 mules at once.
GSL special achievements are prime numbers:
G5L
G7L
9SL
9 is not a prime number...
@@lamhuyvuong755 😅