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■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:07 The Yellow Tarnish spawns at s2 while Teal Frena spawns at s4.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Tarnish at s2, Frena at s4.
0:36 Frena gets Overpool against Tarnish's 9 Pool.Tarnish commits to 9 Pool; Frena answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:12 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:36 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
2:13 Tarnish moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Tarnish crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:42 Unwilling to make the game too long, Frena starts moving out.No more waiting. Frena pushes.
3:16 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:43 Tarnish failed to kill off Frena's defending zerglings.Frena holds the early rush without blinking.
4:04 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:45 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:20 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:37 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
6:06 Frena with more superior zergling control outpowers Tarnish!Tarnish wasn't ready. Frena's early aggression takes the lead.
6:33 Tarnish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The scales tip toward Frena — a lead, but not a safe one.
7:11 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:36 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
8:02 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
8:47 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
9:50 The battle outcome favors Frena as Tarnish's armies melt into Frena's armies' weapon fire!Tarnish's army evaporates. Frena doesn't even slow down.
10:06 Tarnish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Frena's force stays on that battlefield.
— The mid game —
10:34 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:06 Frena is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Frena has built a commanding army lead — Tarnish needs something special here.
11:30 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
12:18 Frena kills off Tarnish's armies and continues pushing!Frena wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
12:34 Tarnish seems to lose most of his army in that battle.Frena limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
13:18 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Tarnish destroyed only less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish clips Frena's army — real damage, but Frena fights on.
13:32 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Frena goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
14:38 With really nice micro, Frena kills off Tarnish's zerglings.The early pressure works — Frena breaks Tarnish's front door.
🎙 Tarnish is hanging on by a thread against Frena's army.
15:00 Tarnish lost more than half of his army in that battle.Frena limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
15:41 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
16:07 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
16:33 Tarnish must macro up quickly or Frena will just roll him over!Tarnish needs production, fast; Frena's army has outgrown his.
17:02 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The late game —
17:34 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
18:02 Tarnish lost all his zerglings to Frena!The early pressure works — Frena breaks Tarnish's front door.
18:41 The attack was a success, Tarnish lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Frena — more than half the force is gone.
19:13 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
🎙 Frena has built a commanding army lead — Tarnish needs something special here.
19:42 Frena decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
20:06 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
20:42 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
21:20 Tarnish lost all his zerglings to Frena!The early pressure works — Frena breaks Tarnish's front door.
21:37 Frena looks beastly after destroying more than half of Tarnish's army.Frena shreds the better part of Tarnish's army in one engagement.
22:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
22:38 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
23:00 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Tarnish taps out!That's it. Tarnish looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Tarnish taps out. Frena's early game was simply better.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (209 lines)
0:15 Tarnish spawns at s4 in Green while Frena spawns at s1 in Orange.We're underway — Tarnish spawns at s4, Frena answers from s1.
0:40 Tarnish gets 12 Hatch against Frena's 9 Pool.Tarnish commits to 12 Hatch; Frena answers with 9 Pool.
— The early game —
0:47 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:16 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
1:39 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:01 Frena decides to start pushing across the map.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
2:34 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
2:43 Frena failed to kill off Tarnish's defending zerglings.Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
3:07 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:34 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:57 Tarnish's number of expansions are equal to Frena's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Tarnish and Frena yet.
4:27 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
4:39 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
5:01 Eager to end the game, Tarnish moves out with his armies.Tarnish has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
5:20 Frena starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Frena pushes.
5:55 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:16 The battle outcome favors Tarnish as Frena's armies melt into Tarnish's armies' weapon fire!Frena's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
6:38 It seems that Tarnish only managed to destroy less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish clips Frena's army — real damage, but Frena fights on.
6:52 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
7:29 Frena is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:47 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:06 Frena failed to kill off Tarnish's defending zerglings.Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
8:28 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:48 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:05 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:37 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:00 All of a sudden, Frena has no armies left while Tarnish is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Frena's way of life — Tarnish marches on.
10:25 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
10:51 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:58 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:33 Frena decides to move out with his armies.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
11:51 At the moment, Tarnish seems to have more units than Frena.Tarnish's army is visibly the bigger one — Frena should not take this fight.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
12:05 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
12:39 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
12:59 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:11 Tarnish with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Frena's zerglings!Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
13:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:14 Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army after that battle.Tarnish cuts Frena's army in half.
— The mid game —
14:21 Tarnish is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Tarnish's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
14:46 Frena starts pushing across the map.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
15:16 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
15:45 Frena made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Frena breaks Tarnish's position.
16:02 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:31 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:48 Frena has been very lucky to scout the incoming harassment by Tarnish.Frena's raid is spotted before it even leaves home.
17:06 Tarnish gave up on trying to harass after being scouted.Tarnish thinks better of it and pulls the raiders back.
17:30 Tarnish moves out with his armies.Tarnish tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
17:48 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
18:09 Frena starts expanding.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
18:32 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
18:51 For a second it looked like Tarnish had more zerglings, but in another second Frena seems to have taken the lead! Tarnish is backing off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Frena holds Tarnish.
19:13 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
19:55 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Frena's force stays on that battlefield.
20:04 Tarnish decides to move out with his armies.Tarnish has seen enough — the army moves out.
20:37 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
20:52 Frena successfully fends off Tarnish's attacks.Tarnish commits and it's the wrong call — Frena cleans it up.
21:09 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:30 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:52 Attempting to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
22:26 Tarnish's number of expansions are equal to Frena's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Tarnish and Frena yet.
22:44 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
23:18 Frena starts expanding.Frena plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
23:31 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
23:57 For a second it looked like Frena had more zerglings, but in another second Tarnish seems to have taken the lead! Frena is backing off!Tarnish absorbs the mid-game push — Frena gained nothing for the cost.
24:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
24:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
24:59 Frena successfully blocked Tarnish from harassing his economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Frena shuts the door on Tarnish.
25:29 Frena decides to start pushing across the map.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
25:46 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
26:11 The battle outcome favors Frena as Tarnish's armies melt into Frena's armies' weapon fire!Frena wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
26:34 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
26:46 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
27:25 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
27:44 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
28:11 Frena is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
28:18 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
28:39 Tarnish successfully fends off Frena's attacks.Frena commits and it's the wrong call — Tarnish cleans it up.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
29:05 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
29:26 Tarnish destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Frena's army has been decimated.Tarnish takes a bite out of Frena's force and backs off.
29:52 Tarnish is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Tarnish hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
30:11 Eager to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Frena pushes.
30:36 It seems like Tarnish has more units than Frena!Count the units: Tarnish has the edge over Frena right now.
30:59 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
31:33 Frena decides to expand.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
31:45 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
32:09 Tarnish kills off Frena's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Frena's way of life — Tarnish marches on.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
32:35 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Tarnish's force stays on that battlefield.
33:06 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Frena destroyed only less than half of Tarnish's army.Frena takes a bite out of Tarnish's force and backs off.
33:20 What a pity! Frena managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Tarnish's army.Frena knocks, Tarnish answers. No damage done.
33:33 Tarnish is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Tarnish's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
34:02 Frena is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
34:19 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
34:53 Frena's mutalisks failed to dodge some scourges and he lost the mutalisk battle to Tarnish!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Tarnish holds Frena.
35:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
35:28 Frena lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
35:51 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
36:14 Tarnish is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Tarnish's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
36:49 Frena is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Frena starts the push.
37:13 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
37:38 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
38:02 Tarnish made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Frena is pushing his mutalisks further on!Tarnish's defense bends, then snaps. Frena takes the middle of the game.
38:09 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Frena's force stays on that battlefield.
38:42 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Tarnish destroyed only less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish takes a bite out of Frena's force and backs off.
39:06 Tarnish tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Frena's defense line.Tarnish goes for the raid — Frena is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
39:22 Tarnish decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Tarnish pushes.
39:38 Eager to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Frena crosses the map with everything.
40:07 It seems like Frena has more units than Tarnish!Count the units: Frena has the edge over Tarnish right now.
40:38 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
40:47 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
41:05 Tarnish with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!Frena's defense bends, then snaps. Tarnish takes the middle of the game.
41:46 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:20 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
— The late game —
42:46 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Tarnish is the one who commits.This is the big one — Tarnish commits the late-game army.
43:10 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Frena pushes.Max supply, full upgrades: Frena moves out to end it.
43:41 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
43:56 The mutalisk flock turns and Frena has to disengage — Tarnish holds.Frena throws the endgame army in and Tarnish simply refuses to lose.
44:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
44:45 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
44:57 Both hives are up. Tarnish moves first.This is the big one — Tarnish commits the late-game army.
45:30 Both hives are up. Frena moves first.This is the big one — Frena commits the late-game army.
45:50 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
46:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
46:25 All of a sudden, Tarnish has no armies left while Frena is continuing to push across the map!Frena wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
46:57 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
47:08 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
47:47 What superior Mutalisk micro from Frena! Tarnish's economy is suffering!Beautiful harassment from Frena. Tarnish's economy takes a real hit.
47:58 What a pity! Tarnish managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Frena's army.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Frena shuts the door on Tarnish.
48:27 Eager to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
48:40 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
49:12 Frena's ultralisks are unanswerable this late — Tarnish has nothing that trades with them.The final army does its work — Frena breaks Tarnish late.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
49:33 About half of Tarnish's army has been decimated in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
50:04 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
50:22 Frena's forces appear to be larger compared to Tarnish's!Count the units: Frena has the edge over Tarnish right now.
50:42 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Tarnish is the one who commits.This is the big one — Tarnish commits the late-game army.
50:58 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Frena is the one who commits.This is the big one — Frena commits the late-game army.
51:23 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
51:49 The mutalisk flock turns and Frena has to disengage — Tarnish holds.Frena throws the endgame army in and Tarnish simply refuses to lose.
52:20 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
52:31 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
53:07 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Tarnish is the one who commits.Max supply, full upgrades: Tarnish moves out to end it.
53:18 Frena moves out with hydralisks and lurkers, a rare sight this deep into ZvZ.Everything Frena has built comes forward at once.
53:48 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
54:07 Tarnish kills off Frena's armies and continues pushing!Frena's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
54:29 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
54:41 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
55:08 Both hives are up. Tarnish moves first.Everything Tarnish has built comes forward at once.
55:44 Attempting to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Frena crosses the map with everything.
55:55 Frena might lose the game soon if he doesn't expand as Tarnish did.Frena needs an expansion soon or Tarnish's economy simply wins this.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
56:13 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
56:34 Tarnish's ultralisks are unanswerable this late — Frena has nothing that trades with them.The final army does its work — Tarnish breaks Frena late.
56:59 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
57:22 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
57:43 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Tarnish pushes.Everything Tarnish has built comes forward at once.
58:07 Frena moves out with hydralisks and lurkers, a rare sight this deep into ZvZ.Everything Frena has built comes forward at once.
58:35 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
59:07 The battle outcome favors Tarnish as Frena's armies melt into Tarnish's armies' weapon fire!Tarnish wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
59:26 Tarnish destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Frena's army has been decimated.Tarnish takes a bite out of Frena's force and backs off.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
59:44 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
60:17 Zerglings ran past Tarnish's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Frena!The raid lands — Frena chips away at Tarnish's foundation.
60:25 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Tarnish pushes.Max supply, full upgrades: Tarnish moves out to end it.
60:44 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
61:23 Tarnish wins the crackling fight and rolls straight into Frena's hatcheries.There's no rebuilding from that. Tarnish's late-game push decides it.
61:31 Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army after that battle.Tarnish cuts Frena's army in half.
61:55 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
62:25 Zerglings ran past Tarnish's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Frena!The raid lands — Frena chips away at Tarnish's foundation.
62:47 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Tarnish is the one who commits.Everything Tarnish has built comes forward at once.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
63:00 Tarnish is leading the game with more expansions than Frena.Economically it's Tarnish's game right now; Frena is falling behind on bases.
63:25 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
63:53 Frena's lurkers were caught out of position and Tarnish never slowed down.There's no rebuilding from that. Tarnish's late-game push decides it.
64:11 Frena lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
64:31 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
65:06 Ultralisks in a zerg mirror — this one has gone long, and Tarnish is the one who commits.Max supply, full upgrades: Tarnish moves out to end it.
65:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
65:52 Frena's lurkers were caught out of position and Tarnish never slowed down.There's no rebuilding from that. Tarnish's late-game push decides it.
🎙 It's all going Tarnish's way right now.
66:06 Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army after that battle.Tarnish cuts Frena's army in half.
66:32 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
67:00 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Tarnish pushes.This is the big one — Tarnish commits the late-game army.
67:09 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
67:35 The mutalisk flock belongs to Tarnish and Frena's drones are dying by the dozen.The final army does its work — Tarnish breaks Frena late.
🎙 Frena is hanging on by a thread against Tarnish's army.
67:58 About half of Frena's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Tarnish's force stays on that battlefield.
68:17 It seems that Frena only managed to destroy less than half of Tarnish's army.Frena takes a bite out of Tarnish's force and backs off.
68:53 Frena tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Tarnish's defense line.Frena knocks, Tarnish answers. No damage done.
69:05 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Frena GGs!Frena types it out: GG.
Frena taps out. Tarnish's late game was simply better.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (54 lines)
0:07 Tarnish spawns in Yellow at s1 while Frena spawns in Red at s2.Tarnish in Yellow at s1. Frena in Red at s2. The map is set.
0:32 Tarnish gets Overpool against Frena's 12 Pool.The builds are down: Overpool from Tarnish, 12 Pool from Frena.
— The early game —
1:11 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:39 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
2:10 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:43 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:19 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:57 Frena failed to break Tarnish's zergling line of defense.Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
4:25 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Frena destroyed only less than half of Tarnish's army.Frena takes a bite out of Tarnish's force and backs off.
4:45 Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army after that battle.Half of Frena's force is gone — Tarnish took it apart.
5:13 Tarnish pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
5:58 Attempting to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Frena pushes.
6:26 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
6:49 With really nice micro, Frena kills off Tarnish's zerglings.The early pressure works — Frena breaks Tarnish's front door.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:22 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:02 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:28 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
9:02 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
9:24 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
9:55 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
10:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
11:14 Tarnish failed to break Frena's zergling line of defense.Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
11:48 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
12:19 Tarnish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:34 At the moment, Frena seems to have more units than Tarnish.Frena's army is visibly the bigger one — Tarnish should not take this fight.
13:20 Tarnish pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:43 Frena is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:10 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
14:50 Tarnish lost all his zerglings to Frena!Tarnish wasn't ready. Frena's early aggression takes the lead.
15:21 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:44 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
16:21 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:51 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
— The mid game —
17:24 Frena is pushing his speedlings.Frena's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:56 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The late game —
18:37 Tarnish failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Frena's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Frena breaks Tarnish's position.
19:01 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:34 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:02 Frena is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
20:28 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
21:09 All of a sudden, Tarnish has no armies left while Frena is continuing to push across the map!Frena wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 It's all going Frena's way right now.
21:33 About half of Tarnish's army has been decimated in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
22:05 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Tarnish destroyed only less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish takes a bite out of Frena's force and backs off.
22:37 Frena is pushing his speedlings.Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
23:09 Tarnish having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Tarnish GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Frena takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (72 lines)
0:08 The Green Tarnish spawns at s1 while White Frena spawns at s3.Tarnish takes s1 in Green; across the map, Frena settles in at s3 in White.
0:36 Frena gets 12 Hatch against Tarnish's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Tarnish, 12 Hatch from Frena.
— The early game —
1:14 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:39 Frena starts expanding.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
2:11 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:26 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:51 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:32 Frena failed to break Tarnish's zergling line of defense.Tarnish holds the early rush without blinking.
3:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:23 Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army after that battle.Tarnish cuts Frena's army in half.
4:44 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:28 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:38 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
6:18 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 The scales tip toward Tarnish — a lead, but not a safe one.
6:51 The battle outcome favors Tarnish as Frena's armies melt into Tarnish's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Frena's way of life — Tarnish marches on.
7:05 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Tarnish's force stays on that battlefield.
7:42 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:15 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
8:36 Tarnish pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
9:06 Attempting to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Frena pushes.
9:24 Frena must macro up quickly or Tarnish will just roll him over!Frena needs production, fast; Tarnish's army has outgrown his.
10:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:20 Frena failed to kill off Tarnish's defending zerglings.Frena's early gamble buys nothing — Tarnish's defense was already in place.
🎙 Tarnish holds the stronger army for now.
10:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:26 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
11:47 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:28 Frena decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Frena crosses the map with everything.
12:53 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena takes another base — the economy widens.
13:07 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
13:52 Tarnish lost all his zerglings to Frena!The early pressure works — Frena breaks Tarnish's front door.
14:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
14:34 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
15:03 Frena is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Tarnish's army.Frena is badly outgunned — Tarnish's force is a size larger.
15:28 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
16:09 Tarnish is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Tarnish starts the push.
16:33 Frena decides to move out with his armies.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
16:52 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
17:35 Frena failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Tarnish's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Tarnish breaks Frena's position.
18:01 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
18:26 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
18:46 What a pity! Frena managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Tarnish's army.Good instincts from Tarnish; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
19:27 Frena is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
19:45 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
20:16 Frena wiped off Tarnish's zerglings, but Tarnish had mutalisks popped just in time! Frena has to back off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Tarnish holds Frena.
20:51 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
— The late game —
21:06 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
21:41 What superior Mutalisk micro from Tarnish! Frena's economy is suffering!The raid lands — Tarnish chips away at Frena's foundation.
22:11 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
22:37 Tarnish is pushing his speedlings.Tarnish's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:10 Tarnish starts expanding.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
23:37 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
23:49 Tarnish kills off Frena's armies and continues pushing!Frena's army evaporates. Tarnish doesn't even slow down.
24:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
24:45 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
25:22 Frena is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Frena starts the push.
25:55 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
26:21 With beautiful placement, Tarnish successfully fends off Frena's attacks.The attack shatters on Tarnish's line. Great positioning.
26:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
27:16 Frena has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The scales tip toward Tarnish — a lead, but not a safe one.
27:41 Zerglings ran past Tarnish's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Frena!The raid lands — Frena chips away at Tarnish's foundation.
28:05 Frena having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Frena looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Tarnish takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (54 lines)
0:07 Tarnish spawns at s2 in Orange while Frena spawns at s1 in Blue.We're underway — Tarnish spawns at s2, Frena answers from s1.
0:36 Frena opens 9 Pool against Tarnish's 12 Pool.Tarnish commits to 12 Pool; Frena answers with 9 Pool.
— The early game —
1:04 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
1:39 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:19 Unwilling to make the game too long, Tarnish starts moving out.Tarnish tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:44 Unwilling to make the game too long, Frena starts moving out.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:28 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:40 Frena with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Tarnish's zerglings!Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
4:17 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Tarnish destroyed only less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish clips Frena's army — real damage, but Frena fights on.
5:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
5:26 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
5:45 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:36 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
7:02 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:31 Frena with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Tarnish's zerglings!Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
8:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
8:38 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Frena's force stays on that battlefield.
8:56 Tarnish must macro up quickly or Frena will just roll him over!Tarnish needs production, fast; Frena's army has outgrown his.
9:34 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:08 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
10:30 Frena starts pushing across the map.Frena tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
11:07 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:32 Tarnish failed to break Frena's zergling line of defense.Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
🎙 Tarnish is a step behind and knows it.
12:15 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
12:38 About half of Tarnish's army has been decimated in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:20 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:47 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:22 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.
14:47 Tarnish failed to kill off Frena's defending zerglings.Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
15:25 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
15:46 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:30 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Frena holds the stronger army for now.
16:49 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
17:29 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
18:06 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The mid game —
18:35 Tarnish made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Frena is pushing his mutalisks further on!The mid-game push crashes through — Frena breaks Tarnish's position.
19:08 Frena destroyed about half of Tarnish's army after that battle.Half of Tarnish's force is gone — Frena took it apart.
— The late game —
19:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
19:55 Frena starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Frena crosses the map with everything.
20:37 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
21:07 The battle outcome favors Frena as Tarnish's armies melt into Frena's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Tarnish's way of life — Frena marches on.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Frena is far ahead.
21:29 After that battle, Frena destroyed about half of Tarnish's army.Half of Tarnish's force is gone — Frena took it apart.
22:03 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
22:46 With a successful harassment, Tarnish hurts Frena's economy.Frena looks away for one second and Tarnish makes him pay for it.
23:20 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Tarnish GGs!Nothing left to defend with — Tarnish taps.
That's the game: Frena defeats Tarnish, settled in the mid game.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:20 Tarnish spawns at s2 in Teal while Frena spawns at s1 in Red.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Tarnish at s2, Frena at s1.
0:39 Frena gets Overpool against Tarnish's 12 Hatch.Tarnish commits to 12 Hatch; Frena answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:18 Tarnish places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Tarnish expands.
1:53 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:25 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:45 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
3:29 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:47 Tarnish with more superior zergling control outpowers Frena!Frena wasn't ready. Tarnish's early aggression takes the lead.
4:36 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
4:54 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
5:31 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:15 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:30 Tarnish appears to have more army than Frena!Count the units: Tarnish has the edge over Frena right now.
7:15 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:39 Frena places down a hatchery.Quietly, Frena adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
8:17 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:52 Frena lost all his zerglings to Tarnish!The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Frena's front door.
9:25 About half of Frena's army has been decimated in that battle.Tarnish pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:51 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:31 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:04 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
11:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:58 With really nice micro, Tarnish kills off Frena's zerglings.The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Frena's front door.
🎙 Tarnish holds the stronger army for now.
12:33 After that battle, Tarnish destroyed about half of Frena's army.Half of Frena's force is gone — Tarnish took it apart.
12:58 With excellent skills and micro, Tarnish managed to fend off Frena while losing less than half of his army.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:46 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
14:03 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
14:55 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:10 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
15:59 Tarnish with more superior zergling control outpowers Frena!The early pressure works — Tarnish breaks Frena's front door.
16:13 Tarnish only destroyed about half of Frena's army.Tarnish cuts Frena's army in half.
16:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 It's all going Tarnish's way right now.
17:29 Tarnish decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Tarnish crosses the map with everything.
18:08 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
— The mid game —
18:35 Frena made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Tarnish is pushing his mutalisks further on!The mid-game push crashes through — Tarnish breaks Frena's position.
🎙 Tarnish has built a commanding army lead — Frena needs something special here.
19:03 The attack was a success, Frena lost more than half of his army in that battle.Tarnish limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
— The late game —
19:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
20:06 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Frena GGs!That's it. Frena looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Frena taps out. Tarnish's mid game was simply better.
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
army value
■ Tarnish
■ Frena
economy
Play-by-play (65 lines)
0:07 Tarnish spawns in Purple at s1 while Frena spawns in Orange at s2.Tarnish takes s1 in Purple; across the map, Frena settles in at s2 in Orange.
0:41 Frena gets 12 Pool against Tarnish's 12 Hatch.The builds are down: 12 Hatch from Tarnish, 12 Pool from Frena.
— The early game —
1:00 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
1:27 Frena places down a hatchery.Frena plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:09 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tarnish tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:38 Frena pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
3:06 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:42 Tarnish failed to kill off Frena's defending zerglings.Frena holds the early rush without blinking.
4:10 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
4:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
5:01 Tarnish's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Tarnish: the first units are already marching.
5:23 Attempting to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
5:55 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
6:16 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Frena holds the stronger army for now.
7:02 All of a sudden, Frena has no armies left while Tarnish is continuing to push across the map!Tarnish wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
7:32 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
7:45 Frena destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Tarnish's army has been decimated.Frena takes a bite out of Tarnish's force and backs off.
8:23 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:59 Tarnish is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tarnish goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
9:21 Frena is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Frena: the first units are already marching.
9:38 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
10:11 Tarnish failed to break Frena's zergling line of defense.Tarnish's early gamble buys nothing — Frena's defense was already in place.
10:46 With excellent skills and micro, Frena managed to fend off Tarnish while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tarnish — the losses are light.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
11:24 After that battle, Tarnish still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Frena — the losses are light.
11:40 Unwilling to make the game too long, Tarnish starts moving out.Tarnish has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:22 Frena's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Frena tests the door early. Is anyone home?
12:44 It seems like Frena has more units than Tarnish!Frena's army is visibly the bigger one — Tarnish should not take this fight.
13:11 Frena places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Frena expands.
13:28 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
13:58 With beautiful placement, Frena successfully fends off Tarnish's attacks.Frena holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
14:43 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Tarnish destroyed only less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish clips Frena's army — real damage, but Frena fights on.
14:57 Losing only less than half of his army, Tarnish seems to be fine.Frena keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
15:31 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Quietly, Tarnish adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The mid game —
16:01 Tarnish is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Tarnish hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
16:39 Eager to end the game, Frena moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Frena crosses the map with everything.
17:05 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
17:36 Frena with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!Tarnish's defense bends, then snaps. Frena takes the middle of the game.
17:57 Tarnish lost about half of his army in that battle.Frena pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:20 Losing only less than half of his army, Frena seems to be fine.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:49 Frena decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Frena has seen enough — the army moves out.
19:18 Tarnish places down a hatchery.Tarnish takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 The scales tip toward Frena — a lead, but not a safe one.
— The late game —
19:47 Frena starts expanding.Frena plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:23 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
20:45 Tarnish failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Frena's mutalisks!Tarnish's defense bends, then snaps. Frena takes the middle of the game.
21:11 After that battle, Frena destroyed about half of Tarnish's army.Frena cuts Tarnish's army in half.
21:46 It seems that Tarnish only managed to destroy less than half of Frena's army.Tarnish clips Frena's army — real damage, but Frena fights on.
22:21 Frena is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
22:56 At the moment, Frena seems to have more units than Tarnish.Frena's army is visibly the bigger one — Tarnish should not take this fight.
23:22 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
23:35 Tarnish failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Frena's mutalisks!Tarnish's defense bends, then snaps. Frena takes the middle of the game.
🎙 It's all going Frena's way right now.
24:17 Tarnish has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Frena's force stays on that battlefield.
24:37 After that battle, Frena still has most of his army with him.Tarnish keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:10 Frena destroys Tarnish's hatchery, denying expansions.Frena finds the weak point and Tarnish's new base is gone.
25:33 Frena is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Frena hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
26:17 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Tarnish GGs!Tarnish types it out: GG.
Tarnish taps out. Frena's mid game was simply better.
Head to head
64 games
Tarnish
36 – 28
Frena