Friendly · Bo3 · engine v5.3
· Thu, Aug 13 2026 · 08:32 server time
Games
2 · · ▶ replay
■ Scarab
■ Forest
army value
■ Scarab
■ Forest
economy
Play-by-play (91 lines)
0:20 Cineast spawns in Purple at s3 while Scarab spawns in White at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Cineast at s3, Scarab at s2.
0:38 Scarab opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Cineast's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Scouting done, plans revealed: Cineast's 1 Gate Cybernetics against Scarab's 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:09 Cineast warps in a nexus.Cineast takes another base — the economy widens.
1:30 Scarab warps in a nexus.Scarab plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:58 Cineast is pushing out with his dragoons.Cineast tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:21 Scarab is pushing out with his dragoons.Scarab goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
2:42 Cineast's forces appear to be larger compared to Scarab's!Cineast's army is visibly the bigger one — Scarab should not take this fight.
3:16 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:35 Scarab lost all of his dragoons to Cineast!Scarab wasn't ready. Cineast's early aggression takes the lead.
4:03 Scarab has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Cineast's force stays on that battlefield.
4:38 Losing only less than half of his army, Cineast seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
4:54 Cineast is pushing out with his dragoons.Cineast tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:21 Scarab is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Scarab: the first units are already marching.
6:02 Cineast warps in a nexus.Cineast plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
6:16 Scarab warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Scarab expands.
6:53 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.
7:15 Scarab failed to break through Cineast's dragoon defense line.Scarab's early gamble buys nothing — Cineast's defense was already in place.
7:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Cineast seems to be fine.Scarab keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:11 About half of Scarab's army has been decimated in that battle.Cineast pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:36 Cineast decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Cineast: the first units are already marching.
9:08 Scarab is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Scarab tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:35 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
9:50 Scarab lost all of his dragoons to Cineast!Scarab wasn't ready. Cineast's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 The scales tip toward Forest — a lead, but not a safe one.
10:14 Scarab has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Cineast's force stays on that battlefield.
10:54 With excellent skills and micro, Cineast managed to fend off Scarab while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
11:17 Unwilling to make the game too long, Cineast starts moving out.Cineast tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:46 Scarab is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Scarab: the first units are already marching.
11:59 Cineast's forces appear to be larger compared to Scarab's!Cineast's army is visibly the bigger one — Scarab should not take this fight.
12:31 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
13:08 Scarab kills off all of Cineast's offensive dragoons.Cineast's early gamble buys nothing — Scarab's defense was already in place.
13:16 It seems that Cineast only managed to destroy less than half of Scarab's army.Cineast takes a bite out of Scarab's force and backs off.
14:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Cineast seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
14:23 Cineast warps in a nexus.Cineast plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:50 Scarab warps in a nexus.Scarab takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
15:17 Cineast is bringing his dragoons, dark templars, observers and shuttle towards the center of the map!Cineast's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
15:32 Scarab is bringing his dragoons, dark templars, observers and shuttle towards the center of the map!Scarab hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
16:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
16:37 Scarab failed to micro his dragoons properly as he pushed, Cineast successfully defended his push!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Cineast holds Scarab.
17:03 With excellent skills and micro, Cineast managed to fend off Scarab while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
17:13 Scarab lost about half of his army in that battle.Cineast pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:53 Cineast decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Cineast pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
18:16 Scarab decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Scarab crosses the map with everything.
18:41 Cineast warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Cineast expands.
19:13 Scarab warps in a nexus.Quietly, Scarab adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
19:39 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
19:55 Nice shuttle-reaver micro by Cineast! That was the key of victory for this battle!Scarab's defense bends, then snaps. Cineast takes the middle of the game.
20:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarab seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Cineast — the losses are light.
20:50 After that battle, Cineast still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
21:16 Cineast is bringing his dragoons, dark templars, observers and shuttle towards the center of the map!The composition is ready; Cineast starts the push.
21:52 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
22:12 The battle outcome favors Cineast as Scarab's armies melt into Cineast's armies' weapon fire!Cineast wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
22:39 About half of Scarab's army has been decimated in that battle.Cineast pays for that trade with about half his army.
23:07 It seems that Scarab only managed to destroy less than half of Cineast's army.Scarab takes a bite out of Cineast's force and backs off.
23:37 Cineast's number of expansions are equal to Scarab's.Base for base, they're level — Cineast and Scarab match each other.
24:05 Cineast moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Cineast pushes.
24:20 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
24:46 Nice shuttle-reaver micro by Cineast! That was the key of victory for this battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Cineast breaks Scarab's position.
25:24 Cineast destroyed about half of Scarab's army after that battle.Half of Scarab's force is gone — Cineast took it apart.
— The late game —
25:44 After that battle, Cineast still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Scarab — the losses are light.
🎙 Scarab is a step behind and knows it.
26:04 Scarab decides to move out with his armies.Scarab tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
26:35 Cineast warps in a nexus.Quietly, Cineast adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
26:58 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
27:33 Scarab was out-microed by Cineast and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Cineast's line. Great positioning.
28:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Cineast seems to be fine.Scarab keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
28:32 Cineast destroyed about half of Scarab's army after that battle.Cineast cuts Scarab's army in half.
28:52 Feeling content with the game, Cineast is starting to push out with his dragoons!Cineast hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
29:17 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
29:54 Cineast kills off Scarab's armies and continues pushing!Cineast wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 Forest edges ahead on army strength.
30:05 About half of Scarab's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Cineast's force stays on that battlefield.
30:43 After that battle, Cineast still has most of his army with him.Scarab keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:55 Scarab's nexus has been destroyed by Cineast.Cineast finds the weak point and Scarab's new base is gone.
31:36 Cineast is bringing his dragoons, dark templars, observers and shuttle towards the center of the map!Cineast's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
31:54 Scarab warps in a nexus.Scarab plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
32:25 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
32:59 Scarab without observers, is having quite a trouble dealing with Cineast's dark templars. It seems like Scarab lost all of his armies!The mid-game push crashes through — Cineast breaks Scarab's position.
33:11 Scarab has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Cineast's force stays on that battlefield.
33:53 With excellent skills and micro, Cineast managed to fend off Scarab while losing less than half of his army.Scarab keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Forest is far ahead.
34:07 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Scarab taps out!Scarab types it out: GG.
GG. Forest closes it out over Scarab.
■ Scarab
■ Forest
army value
■ Scarab
■ Forest
economy
Play-by-play (8 lines)
0:07 Scarab spawns in Purple at s1 while Cineast spawns in White at s2.We're underway — Scarab spawns at s1, Cineast answers from s2.
2:05 Cineast gets 4 Gate Goon against Scarab's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Scouting done, plans revealed: Scarab's 1 Gate Cybernetics against Cineast's 4 Gate Goon.
4:04 Cineast decides to push out with his dragoon.No patience from Cineast: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Scarab is hanging on by a thread against Forest's army.
6:14 Cineast opens with a cheesy build.Cineast isn't playing fair today — the cheese is on.
8:04 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Cineast attacks Scarab.All or nothing: Cineast's gamble arrives at Scarab's base.
10:13 Scarab GGs after being cheesed by Cineast.It works! Scarab can't hold the gamble and taps to Cineast.
Scarab taps out. Forest's early game was simply better.
Head to head
17 games
Scarab
6 – 11
Forest