Friendly · Bo5 · engine v5.3
· Tue, Aug 11 2026 · 05:34 server time
Games
3 · · ▶ replay
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
army value
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
economy
Play-by-play (104 lines)
0:17 Shadow spawns at s2 in Blue while Poetic spawns at s1 in Teal.Shadow takes s2 in Blue; across the map, Poetic settles in at s1 in Teal.
0:44 Poetic opens One Fact FE against Shadow's One Fact FE.Scouting done, plans revealed: Shadow's One Fact FE against Poetic's One Fact FE.
— The early game —
0:52 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow takes another base — the economy widens.
1:24 Poetic places down a command center.Poetic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:59 Shadow decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Shadow has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:24 Poetic figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
2:40 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:01 With enough marines, Poetic successfully defend against Shadow's marines.Shadow's early gamble buys nothing — Poetic's defense was already in place.
3:43 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
3:50 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Poetic — the losses are light.
4:32 Poetic places down a command center.More workers, more money: Poetic expands.
4:59 Shadow figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:26 Poetic figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:44 Shadow places down a command center.Quietly, Shadow adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
5:59 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
6:26 With enough marines, Poetic kills off Shadow's defending marines.Shadow wasn't ready. Poetic's early aggression takes the lead.
6:56 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Poetic destroyed only less than half of Shadow's army.Poetic clips Shadow's army — real damage, but Shadow fights on.
7:30 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:58 Eager to end the game, Shadow moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Shadow crosses the map with everything.
8:10 Poetic starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Poetic pushes.
8:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
9:07 With enough marines, Shadow kills off Poetic's defending marines.Poetic wasn't ready. Shadow's early aggression takes the lead.
9:32 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
10:03 Poetic destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Shadow's army has been decimated.Poetic clips Shadow's army — real damage, but Shadow fights on.
10:20 In terms of army size, Poetic is behind Shadow!Poetic needs production, fast; Shadow's army has outgrown his.
10:42 Poetic places down a command center.More workers, more money: Poetic expands.
11:14 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:32 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
12:16 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:28 Shadow failed to kill off Poetic's defending marines.Shadow's early gamble buys nothing — Poetic's defense was already in place.
12:59 It seems that Shadow only managed to destroy less than half of Poetic's army.Shadow takes a bite out of Poetic's force and backs off.
13:26 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Poetic — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
13:54 Dropship! Dropship! Poetic drops some vultures into Shadow's mineral line!Shadow looks away for one second and Poetic makes him pay for it.
14:14 Attempting to end the game, Shadow moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Shadow pushes.
14:50 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
15:06 Poetic's tank placement was superior and it defended against Shadow's vultures.The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Poetic holds Shadow.
15:34 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:57 Shadow has lost about half of his army in that battle.Poetic pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:32 Poetic places down a command center.More workers, more money: Poetic expands.
16:46 Shadow tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Poetic.Shadow goes for the raid — Poetic is ready, and nothing comes of it.
17:22 Shadow desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Shadow takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
17:40 Poetic's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
17:57 It seems like Poetic has more units than Shadow!Poetic's army is visibly the bigger one — Shadow should not take this fight.
18:38 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:05 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Poetic abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through Shadow's army!Shadow's defense bends, then snaps. Poetic takes the middle of the game.
19:14 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Poetic while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Poetic — the losses are light.
19:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Poetic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
20:19 Poetic is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
20:31 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
21:03 A few surprise wraith caught goliaths completely off-position, and Poetic cleans up Shadow's tanks!The mid-game push crashes through — Poetic breaks Shadow's position.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
21:37 Shadow lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Poetic's force stays on that battlefield.
22:04 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
22:19 Unable to bring in reinforcements in time, Shadow's expansion has fallen to Poetic's armies.Shadow's expansion burns — Poetic tears it down.
22:37 In terms of army size, Shadow is behind Poetic!Shadow needs production, fast; Poetic's army has outgrown his.
23:18 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow takes another base — the economy widens.
23:31 Poetic feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
23:58 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
24:24 Poetic misplaced some of his mines and it backfired! Shadow successfully defends against Poetic's push!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Shadow holds Poetic.
24:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Poetic — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
25:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Poetic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
25:48 Shadow tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by Poetic.Good instincts from Poetic; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
26:19 Shadow's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
26:35 Poetic is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
27:00 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
27:20 The battle outcome favors Poetic as Shadow's armies melt into Poetic's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Shadow's way of life — Poetic marches on.
27:48 It seems that Poetic only managed to destroy less than half of Shadow's army.Poetic takes a bite out of Shadow's force and backs off.
28:23 It seems that Shadow only managed to destroy less than half of Poetic's army.Shadow takes a bite out of Poetic's force and backs off.
— The late game —
28:36 Shadow's command center has been destroyed by Poetic.Shadow's expansion burns — Poetic tears it down.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
29:11 Shadow feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Shadow's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
29:33 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
30:10 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
30:20 With beautiful placement, Poetic successfully fends off Shadow's attacks.Shadow commits and it's the wrong call — Poetic cleans it up.
30:53 After that battle, Poetic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
31:29 About half of Shadow's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Poetic's force stays on that battlefield.
31:40 Poetic's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
32:03 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
32:31 Shadow doesn't have enough sieged up tanks in position and Poetic uses his number advantage to break Shadow's defenses!The mid-game push crashes through — Poetic breaks Shadow's position.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
33:10 Shadow lost about half of his army in that battle.Poetic pays for that trade with about half his army.
33:18 After that battle, Poetic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
34:02 Poetic is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
34:15 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
34:47 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Poetic abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through Shadow's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Poetic breaks Shadow's position.
35:20 About half of Shadow's army has been decimated in that battle.Poetic pays for that trade with about half his army.
35:27 Shadow destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Poetic's army has been decimated.Shadow clips Poetic's army — real damage, but Poetic fights on.
36:09 Poetic's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
🎙 Poetic's force dwarfs what Shadow has left on the field.
36:23 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
36:47 With a few well placed mines, Poetic swept through Shadow's army!Shadow's defense bends, then snaps. Poetic takes the middle of the game.
37:13 The attack was a success, Shadow lost more than half of his army in that battle.Poetic limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
37:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Poetic seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
38:06 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Shadow GGs!Shadow GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Shadow taps out. Poetic's mid game was simply better.
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
army value
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
economy
Play-by-play (52 lines)
0:15 Shadow spawns in Yellow at s2 while Poetic spawns in Green at s1.Shadow in Yellow at s2. Poetic in Green at s1. The map is set.
0:31 Poetic opens One Fact FE against Shadow's One Fact FE.Scouting done, plans revealed: Shadow's One Fact FE against Poetic's One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:02 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow takes another base — the economy widens.
1:50 Poetic places down a command center.Poetic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:16 Shadow moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Shadow crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:46 Poetic figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:26 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:57 Poetic showed some epic marine micro, Shadow lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Poetic breaks Shadow's front door.
4:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Poetic — the losses are light.
5:02 With excellent skills and micro, Poetic managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
5:17 Shadow bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:46 Poetic figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:28 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:56 Poetic places down a command center.Poetic takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:27 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
7:59 With enough marines, Shadow successfully defend against Poetic's marines.Poetic's early gamble buys nothing — Shadow's defense was already in place.
8:31 After that battle, Shadow still has most of his army with him.Poetic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:12 Poetic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
9:36 Both Shadow and Poetic appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — Shadow and Poetic match each other.
10:12 Shadow decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Shadow slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:36 Poetic bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
11:11 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:42 With enough marines, Poetic kills off Shadow's defending marines.The early pressure works — Poetic breaks Shadow's front door.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
12:17 Shadow lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Poetic's force stays on that battlefield.
12:42 Shadow destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Poetic's army has been decimated.Shadow clips Poetic's army — real damage, but Poetic fights on.
13:07 Poetic bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Poetic slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
13:38 Poetic places down a command center.Poetic takes another base — the economy widens.
14:26 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:46 The battle outcome favors Poetic as Shadow's armies melt into Poetic's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Poetic. The push continues.
15:27 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Poetic destroyed only less than half of Shadow's army.Poetic takes a bite out of Shadow's force and backs off.
15:55 After that battle, Poetic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Shadow — the losses are light.
16:16 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The scales tip toward Poetic — a lead, but not a safe one.
16:55 Attempting to end the game, Poetic moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Poetic pushes.
17:32 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
17:55 With a few well placed mines, Poetic swept through Shadow's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Poetic breaks Shadow's position.
18:23 Poetic destroyed about half of Shadow's army after that battle.Half of Shadow's force is gone — Poetic took it apart.
— The late game —
18:58 Shadow destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Poetic's army has been decimated.Shadow takes a bite out of Poetic's force and backs off.
19:42 Poetic feels confident with his vulture-tank-goliath combo, and feels like rocking his opponent.Poetic's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
20:06 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
20:34 The battle outcome favors Poetic as Shadow's armies melt into Poetic's armies' weapon fire!Poetic wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 Poetic's force dwarfs what Shadow has left on the field.
20:59 The attack was a success, Shadow lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Poetic — more than half the force is gone.
21:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Poetic seems to be fine.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:05 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Shadow taps out!Nothing left to defend with — Shadow taps.
Shadow taps out. Poetic's mid game was simply better.
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
army value
■ Shadow
■ Poetic
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:10 The Blue Shadow spawns at s2 while Teal Poetic spawns at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Shadow at s2, Poetic at s1.
2:33 Shadow opens One Fact FE against Poetic's One Port Wraiths.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Shadow, One Port Wraiths from Poetic.
4:49 Poetic opens with a cheesy build.Something sneaky from Poetic. This is an early gamble.
🎙 Poetic has built a commanding army lead — Shadow needs something special here.
7:03 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Poetic attacks Shadow.Poetic commits to the cheese — it's at Shadow's door already.
9:08 Shadow was unable to defend Poetic's armies and taps out.The cheese lands — Shadow GGs, and Poetic steals the game.
Shadow taps out. Poetic's early game was simply better.
Head to head
5 games
Shadow
2 – 3
Poetic