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
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.
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.
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.
THANK YOU DAVID KIM! you really worked hard to get maru back to championship level. finally no zerg in the finals and you gave maru a chance to get a 4 peat. great job david! keep nerfing the zergs.
you gotta be kidding right? The last Zerg chance was 2 years ago and since then Zerg won 2 more world championship and multiple GSL. Now you complain because Maru beating Dark in ONE tournament? The hate is just damn RIDICULOUS at this point.
Does anyone feel like fungal needs a little love against ghosts in particular? Kind of crazy how the only way to beat ghosts is with ghosts. EMP radius is so big after the upgrade that there's no chance to land a fungal unless you catch the Terran off guard. Played a game last night against a 5400 Terran and was literally smacked by ghosts, though my control was terrible. After losing all my infestors energy time and time again to emps. I finally hailmarryd 80 supply of banelings only to be body blocked by 4 thors and perfect splits. :'( it was the first time in years where I was completely demoralized I could literally taste how bitter I was feeling. All this aside, my opponent was by far the better player, but I wish he just tried killing me instead of sitting in his base with his 15 ghosts, Thor's, and tanks waiting for my futile attempts at breaking his fortress until the entire map was mined out and my bank exhausted...
As a spectator, ghosts do seem overpowered. They counter too many things, I feel like snipe should only be effective vs ultras OR broodlords, not both. The fact that one unit can counter all zerg spellcasters and T3 is a bit ridiculous.
@@hsk1778 Raven wasnt seems OP unitl Maru massing it against Zerg, then it got nerfed into oblivion. Now Ghost, who has been around for YEARS, are looking great with Maru massing them around, and you want it to be nerfed as well?
You know there's someone watching right now who showed up at the finals without a ticket that is the reason why they've repeated themselves so many times
That last game was epic. It is perhaps true that maru lost on purpose to bunny so he could play dark at best of 5 instead of best of 7. In terms of op units and whatnot, simply look at how many GSL players in the final four with each race.
Maru was gonna play dark no matter what. If you really wanna explain maru losing to bunny as him tanking the match, you could argue he wanted to face a zerg prior to dark and beat him with early timing attacks/all ins just so dark wouldn't be too confortable going super greedy early on
Only someone who hasn't seen what Maru did in game 1 of this series can unironically praise Hero for his win against Bunny. This is what skill looks like.
These two commentators are so damn funny. Best commentator chemistry in all of eSports - maybe sports in general
"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
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
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
It's always a treat to watch MarMar and DarDar battle it out!
Thanks Afreeca and tastosis for making GSL such a wonderful tournament.
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
Damn!!! These 2 knows each other so well, back and forth!! What a super match between these 2!!
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 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*
The 4th race wins again! Let's goooo!
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.
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. 🤣🤣 🎻🎻
Tastosis have the greatest chemistry of any casting duo in esports
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
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
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.
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😢
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
Watching Zerg lose is the best!!!
hell yeah brother! Zerg tears
all im seeing here is terrans crying
I'm so glad to watch this rematch. Dark played like a beast last year.
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.
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.
When Maru is behind, it's called EVEN.
I've only watched game 1 and I'm already exhausted! Classic battle.
I think it's fitting whenever Dark runs roaches, he's quite the unit
LOL I thought the same thing
Ogre Zerg Gaming
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."
You can NEVER rule Maru out. He is a literal machine! He performs better when he is behind.
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....
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
-Ghosts are tanky af.
-Tasteless is always wrong, but he is funny so he gets a pass :)
I cannot fuckin believe Maru won a few of those games. What a god damn gamer.
Maru 1612 APM... 1:23:39
Dude, Game 1 was insane!!
Maru is just a monster
That thousand killed zerglings is just shocking.
The finals are going to be great!
MARE IS ONE OF THE GOATS !
this 2 first games were even better than the final
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?
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 the best Terran! insane skill!
Game 1: love all the 'dark definitely has this' and 'it's basically over'
G5L for my boi Maru!
Amazing games. Thank you for uploading them Afreeca!
whats the song at 1:27:55 ? Anyone please?
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.
Sick series!
23:50 wasn't this with bunkers instead of planetary fortresses?
1:04:33 Does anyone know the songs name that starts to play in the background?
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.
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
5:00 “So, now you’re gonna have to shove it inside him.” 🤔😳😫
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
Maru impenetrable defense
when is the maru and hero scheduled?
29/07. 6:30pm KST. Maru rules.
Yeah, good job Dark. Lets do a supreme late game lurker tech switch down 22k resource efficiency with 1k mineral income. Wowza, well done!
looks like unbeatable build but a lot of patience required
Are we in Twilight zone or am i really seeing ZergRaft fans bitching about ghosts wtf
Dang Mary🔥 that man ain’t playin
Dark is really really upset about the loss wow
Yeah because terran should be a breeze if you`re not against the king himself
A+ series here, well done.
Hardwire is when something is wired to power when no disconnect
Does Tasteless ever get tired of always being wrong?
funny and charming > accurate
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.
Here we have Maru. His natural behaviour is to win GSL.
Tasteless says he doesn't see how dark loses, a few minutes later maru drops 8 mules at once.
Maru the Dominator
THANK YOU DAVID KIM! you really worked hard to get maru back to championship level. finally no zerg in the finals and you gave maru a chance to get a 4 peat. great job david! keep nerfing the zergs.
you gotta be kidding right? The last Zerg chance was 2 years ago and since then Zerg won 2 more world championship and multiple GSL. Now you complain because Maru beating Dark in ONE tournament? The hate is just damn RIDICULOUS at this point.
That 3rd game was insane ???????
Unreal games from maru. Jesus
GSL special achievements are prime numbers:
G5L
G7L
9SL
9 is not a prime number...
@@lamhuyvuong755 😅
God-emperor of the Terran Dominion.
Rofl - so suits and then shorts? also artosis's face...im dying
Gonna mis tastosis live cast man
Maru is playing like a beast. He makes Terran look way too imba
eternal fourth race
Does anyone feel like fungal needs a little love against ghosts in particular? Kind of crazy how the only way to beat ghosts is with ghosts.
EMP radius is so big after the upgrade that there's no chance to land a fungal unless you catch the Terran off guard. Played a game last night against a 5400 Terran and was literally smacked by ghosts, though my control was terrible. After losing all my infestors energy time and time again to emps. I finally hailmarryd 80 supply of banelings only to be body blocked by 4 thors and perfect splits. :'( it was the first time in years where I was completely demoralized I could literally taste how bitter I was feeling.
All this aside, my opponent was by far the better player, but I wish he just tried killing me instead of sitting in his base with his 15 ghosts, Thor's, and tanks waiting for my futile attempts at breaking his fortress until the entire map was mined out and my bank exhausted...
As a spectator, ghosts do seem overpowered. They counter too many things, I feel like snipe should only be effective vs ultras OR broodlords, not both. The fact that one unit can counter all zerg spellcasters and T3 is a bit ridiculous.
@@hsk1778 Raven wasnt seems OP unitl Maru massing it against Zerg, then it got nerfed into oblivion. Now Ghost, who has been around for YEARS, are looking great with Maru massing them around, and you want it to be nerfed as well?
You know there's someone watching right now who showed up at the finals without a ticket that is the reason why they've repeated themselves so many times
I love the major spoiler for dreamhack valencia -_-
thor should only take up 2 supplies so there can be more supply for terran
This match is the real Finals
maru GOAT
SlayersBoxer and Tasteless tab out :) 54:45
Maru sc2 god omg
Was nice to see Maru get stomped in the final anyway 😃
Game1 is so excited
Ohh the kneee the kneee it's the kneee
jezus christ Dark played so insanely well and stil lost wtf.
I felt defeated as maru lost all his buildings. I don't know how Maru keeps pushing like that. 🤔
G5L lets gooooooooo
I always cheer terran . Am i a raycist😅
He's insanely good!!!
That last game was epic. It is perhaps true that maru lost on purpose to bunny so he could play dark at best of 5 instead of best of 7. In terms of op units and whatnot, simply look at how many GSL players in the final four with each race.
I don't think maru lost on purpose, he just played worse styles.
Maru was gonna play dark no matter what. If you really wanna explain maru losing to bunny as him tanking the match, you could argue he wanted to face a zerg prior to dark and beat him with early timing attacks/all ins just so dark wouldn't be too confortable going super greedy early on
Maru would face dark in the semis no matter what. That’s how this system works.
Only someone who hasn't seen what Maru did in game 1 of this series can unironically praise Hero for his win against Bunny. This is what skill looks like.
The fact that infestors can cast anything at all while burrowed is fucking OP as hell
Lol do you think ghost cloak is op too?