Reynor Plays Protoss The Way It Was Meant To Be Played. StarCraft 2 

It's frightening how Reynor is now my fav protoss player...

I NEVER get tired of the ONLY person on youtube spitting in the face of the algorithm daily... "And I'll probably do another one anyways".

I genuinely want Reynor to win a premier tournament with Protoss

I like how Reynor constantly poked in to clear creap tumors. I think that denied scarlet a lot of information and mobility.

The thing that's really interesting to me, besides just how fast Reynor is at doing everything compared to a normal Protoss, is how he always builds 7-8 Immortals to have with the ground army against Zerg. I feel like I never see other Protoss build more than 1-2 while they are waiting for Colossus to come out, and it looks really effective.

24 minute cannon rush is a legit strategy I saw Reynor do it

I appreciate that a player named Reynor plays Zerg and Protoss hehe

Reynor once heard someone say 'Lurker good unit'. This offended him greatly.

35:38 is what I’m talking about. So many Protoss would just sit back and try to catch a storm until the Zerg flanks, nabs everything with vipers or whittles the army down and die - Reynor just fucking guns it remembering “oh yeah, Phoenix’s can pick up”. His killer instinct as Protoss is so stellar considering we almost never see any other Protoss since maybe Zest play the same way. The sheer confidence throws off their opponents 😂

Unironicly, Reynor is now my favorite Protoss player now.

IMO another factor thats often overlooked is that Reynor is actually making Immortal and higher tier units. Too often I see players like Hero going mass Stalker with 1 or 2 immortals and then inevitably getting roled by zerg once they updrade their composition

THIS is how Protoss is meant to be played. Everyone else just maxing out Skytoss in the endgame turning the match in a slow, boring dance of sky units, while Reynor maintains half sky and half ground armies, using the right unit at the right time, forcing the opponent to overcommit to one side, and then switching to the other one to catch him off guard. And this is where his extreme speed from being a Zerg player reveal itself to be fundamental to make this execution possible. Masterful. By the way. Did you notice Reynor NEVER produced a single Colossus?

Reynor's static defense setup is one of the coolest twist on protoss I've seen. Its such a small change but give him so much flexibility.

Reynor over here 2 games of protoss and already the best protoss player in the world

Reynor holding the surprise lurkers in game one was so impressive. I feel like i havent seen Protoss beat that setup with a ground army in a long time. On top of that he held the lurker push in game 2 when he was short on ground army but used the pheonixs to the max extent. Two unbelievably impressive defenses that I feel most Protoss just die to these days.

"IT'S TOO MUCH" sums it up. Incredible.

I'm disappointed Scarlett didn't type out a "TossImba"

He contains Zerg pros on their side of the map, making any Protoss look like a slowtoss, and challenging the conventional belief that the Protoss falls off at the highest level of competition. This is a history in making and we’re witnessing it.

Reynor Protoss: Is it imba or do I suck?

I really love the fact he actually builds inmortals and uses spellcasters besides fucking disruptors

These games were fantastic, im glad you stuck around with sc2 and that you keep casting all these gems for us

Him and new guy Nightmare definitely play protoss the correct way. Ensure run bys aren't possible, don't waste your units, and using templar's.

I love that Reynor gets shield upgrades along with armor and damage.

Exactly. Just like Oliviera is playing TvZ the way it was meant to be played. Silos and turrets to sandbag the swarm, over and over again. It's so obvious when you see it and I always wondered why other top players don't do this.

Reynor playing Protoss like Zerg, pre-upgrades for a tech switch, uses warp and teleport, my god. 😂

dammnnnn i would be so happy if reynor won a tournament as Protoss. Finally a Protoss champion again.

35:40 that was incredible!!!! I was thinking it was one of the most amazing plays I've ever seen... and then you echoed that thought a moment later

I love that the best Protoss player isn’t a Protoss player

I’ve been wondering for so long why recall isn’t abused more late game. Especially with a mothership. Keeping the mothership safe and not just wasting it like every other Protoss. It really does seem like Reynor has figured something out that others haven’t.

You got great casting brother

One interesting thing is that Reynor first goes for Shields upgrades rather than Ground/Air armor. This allows him much more flexibility in terms to unit composition and makes the immortals and Archons quite tanky as well

How to play Protoss and win: Step 1: Play Zerg. Step 2: Play Protoss.

This is why you have to play all races. A protoss that understands his weaknesses and plays like a zerg. It's impressive game play.

Making protoss pros looking bad, gj raynor!

What, actually using feedback effectively? Leave it to Reynor to show all the Top level Toss how it's done.

The first game is a masterpiece.

Those daily games are such a cure for sleep deprivation. Like a bedtime story. Nice content, thanks!

I mean, is that just the answer? Just be faster? Reynor over here, like "No no, Protoss is good, you simply micro and multitask."

The phoenix lurker instant pick up is so crazy😂

You had me at Reynortoss 😂❤🎉

WinterStarcraft casts SC2 the way it was meant to be casted.

Reynor playing protoss again? sign me the #$*@ up! great games from both, these were a slugfest

I hope Reynor plays more Protoss, need fresh outlook in the Protoss scene. Thanks for the casts!

never has i ever seen protoss so fucking strong!

Feels like he is transering the queens defensive mechanics to offensive oricals to an extent. Stasis in place of tumors.

I remember years ago watching winter do tryhard streams to make grandmaster, glad to see he's still around and hit his goals.

as a lutenist and a performer of early music, it warmed my heart hearing winter talk about recorders and hurdy-gurdies

Got to love seeing meaningful APM in action.

All of a sudden I have a favorite Protoss player!

Who knew, Reynor = God tier Protoss

Raynor play Toss the way I wish all Tosses played it, would love for him to go full-time Toss. But I get it... zerg OP so gata make that money.

Wow. Just wow. I did not think that Reynor would be such a great Protoss. Amazing. And amazing to watch, too!

This level of flexibility is highly refreshing to see in protoss. I agree this really does feel right, like it was always meant to be used this way.

Reynor as Protoss vs Clem´s Terran..... Thats what I NEED. Excelent cast

It's so refreshing to see a high tier player switch races and point out all of the ingrained flaws in the meta. - Prioritizes shield upgrades over armor. If you use the Protoss army to poke, prod, and retreat like Reynor does, this gives you more useful life for your ground army as shields regen where as health does not. It also makes shield batteries and cannons more efficient as shield upgrades improve building shields and give you more health per energy on shield batteries. Shield upgrades also benefit air units making the air transition stronger late game. The only matchup where you might still want armor over shields is PvT because of EMP on Ghosts, but in PvZ and PvP I think shields are just objectively better if you play properly with your army. - Treats stasis wards like creep tumors and makes a conscious effort to place them throughout the game instead of just 1 or 2 in the mid game and then forget they exist after. - Isn't afraid to rebuild utility units like Oracles and Observers when they die. Too many Protoss build 3 Oracles and then decide that they are never allowed to build another Oracle no matter what happens, or they think building other units out of the Robo is so important that having more than 1 Observer at a time isn't allowed. - Isn't so lazy that he neglects to include an observer with his flanking and run-by forces. This allows him to more quickly and easily clear creep in multiple locations crippling the Zerg's vision and ability to maneuver. - Preps his infrastructure and upgrades before transitioning. He had +1 air weapons before building a single Carrier. He also built several Stargates before starting to build Carriers so he could build a half dozen at once and make an effective transition instead of building 2 at a time and letting the Zerg prepare. I'm sure there are other things I missed, but even these 5 things represent a pretty dramatic departure from the meta in ways that I think are objectively better and not just a play style difference. Really fantastic to see.

Raynor does all the things I like about Protoss, Storms, carriers, cannons and OFC probes and pylons.

Winter has seen a lot of SC 2. Ive never heard him enjoy these protoss Strats so much. Reynor just positioned him self so well and has researched the hecc out of each tier unit. He didn't do this for fun,but at times he really does look like he would be enjoying the game.

Reynor is now my favorite protoss as well. These games are so fun to watch.

The reason people stopped playing phoenixes was because stats went into the service.

You know it's a good game when Protoss is zerg rushing an actual Zerg with 20 gateways

Reynor...is kinda make us Protoss players look bad. The guy is blasting the opposition

Reynor being named after a Terran hero, being a Zerg champion, and absolutely destroying as Protoss makes him the ultimate SC2 player

Watching your YT every day Winter, we've really been spoiled for Protoss players killin it.

Those immortals really lived up to their names

the first time I saw this new style after the patch is by harstem where he had a ground death ball to deal with lurkers. The buff of immortals def made it happen

The Awakening of Tossnor!

Great analogies Winter!

41:20 That's an oracle with 20 kills.

lifting every unit at the same time is pretty bad ass looking 35:38

Game 1 spoiler: Holy shit Reynor is changing the way I look at Protoss. I haven’t seen a Protoss player handle that first lurker attack so flawlessly. The number of times I’ve seen Protoss just lose to a handful of lurkers had me feeling like they needed some balance patches but Reynor made them look like a bad investment. It’s kind of annoying that he woke up one day and decided to be a top 2 Protoss in the world but I’ll get over it. I do love seeing those Protoss victory screens after all. (I haven’t watched the rest of the series, ignore that last part if he loses out.)

Damn that was some fine protoss play!

Reynor looking badass on Protoss. Need to rebuild may gaming box this weekend.

*Looks at Scarlett: "I like this Zerg player," *Turns to Reynor: "But THIS is brilliant."

How is it these matches just keep getting better and better?!! 😮

Love Reynors mix of Zerg strategy’s for Protoss. He’s bringing a new kind of Protoss game

I have never been a bigger fan of Raynor! He is now one of my favorite players to watch!!

More of these please Winter!!

Protoss players : Our units are so slow, if only we could have Zerg's mobility with their Nydus Worms. Reynor : Hold my limoncello.

The protoss creep is expanding across the map! Coral Toss!

24:40 jaajajja it hurts because it's true 🥺

I actually watched this on another channel a few days ago because I really like watching Reynor play Protoss but I'll happily watch it again.

There are legitimately many similarities between playing piano and hurdy gurdy.

42:06 = laughed at the Bane reference

Haven't played SC2 in a very long time. Very interesting units now. Pulling enemies in and such. Micro that I can't hope to do lol. Really enjoyed your commentary!

25:03 made me lmao

Too good! That's the way Protoss was meant to be played.

mass cannon is the funniest most meme defensive style ever lol.

I think my favorite thing abotu the first game is how every Protoss player seems to panic at lurkers, Reynor's just like Here's the Immortal, it punches you in the face really hard, I win

I love how dependable Jimmy is.

Blown away by Reynor's FEEDBACK micro - so fucking incredible, all those vipers getting feedbacked every single fight... *spoilers* Scarlett would have absolutely won game two without those feedbacks - she couldn't pick apart the army or damage the air when her vipers were constantly sniped by Reynor's S tier templar micro. Plus all the extra consuming she had to do made her bases die so easily to counterattacks

wanna see Reynor vs Clem/Maru ❤

Reynor knows everything a Zerg player will do before the player does it, having played Zerg himself. Just a conjecture, but I think Reynor would have been just as successful if he went Terran and learn that tech. Maybe Dark will drop Zerg and roll Terran. *cross fingers*

Reynor be like "I move different"

Super fun games to watch!

Did they improve the sound quality in the game? The sounds seem much better with more channels.

Everyones playing starcraft while reynor is playing 4d chess

27:33 I will always say, if you think your micro is bad, you can build on it, if you think your macro is good, you can set that for warm-ups, but if you think your decision making is great, every other skill is bad and you should work on it. A lot of pro players or high ranked players across any game will say that a good majority of the things they do are bad / mid because they can always improve in said skills, and for those who say, "my aim is amazing" or "my positioning is cracked" means that they are over training said skill, and are said ranked or skilled based off how bad they are in everything else, if that makes sense Sorry for the essay

What I would do to watch winter replays on twitch from back in the day

the stalkers to end game 1, what a show

If you think about it, stasis = creep spread, and cannon/shield is like a spore crawler push.