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A full practice routine for StarCraft: Remastered: micro map warm-up, a 3v3 to loosen up, ladder games on a new account, a 35-minute PvP and a replay review.
- Warm up for 10–15 minutes on micro mapsMicro mapA custom (UMS) map built to drill one skill, such as kiting or splitting workers. before you queue for the ladderLadderRanked online matchmaking: you are paired with opponents of a similar rating..
- Reviewing the replay after a close game is a required part of practice.
- Idle Probe production is the most common reason to lose an even fight.
Try these in your next game
Tick a lesson once you have practised it.
Make the replay review part of every session: Repalyzer shows your worker production, supply blocks and idle time minute by minute.
Get Repalyzer, freeWhat this episode covers
- Grast opens episode 21: how to run a complete practice session.
- How practice should be structured: a warm-up of workers and microMicroControlling individual units in a fight: focus fire, pulling back hurt units, spreading out., a team game to loosen up, then real ladder games.
- A UMS micro map warm-up: splitting SCVs, Probes and Drones to the starting mineral patches.
- A Vulture drill for kiting and control with hotkeys, without using the screen keysScreen keysF2, F3 and F4 save camera positions (Shift + key to set). One press jumps the screen back to that spot..
- A 3v3 team game on Big Game Hunters as Terran: Marines and Medics, Ghosts and a nuke.
- Grast creates a new competitive account, ArxBG, to play on the global ladder.
- A very close 35-minute PvP online with proxy Gateways, Reavers, High Templar storms and Arbiters.
- A detailed replay review after the game: economy, workers and the key fights.
- A new game on Gladiator: a two-Gateway Protoss opening and fast Zealot pressure to seal the win.
- Closing advice on organising future practice.
Test yourself
4 quick questions on this episode.
1. How long a warm-up does Grast recommend?
A short warm-up on micro maps loosens up your fingers before ladder.
2. What is Grast's new ladder account called?
He creates an ArxBG account for ladder games.
3. Which map is the 3v3 team game played on?
A 3v3 on BGH as Terran loosens up the fingers and control groups.
4. What does Grast win on Gladiator?
Fast Zealot pressure gives him the win and a starting C rank.
Questions this episode answers
How should a StarCraft: Remastered practice session be structured?
Start with a 10–15 minute warm-up on UMS micro maps to practise worker splits and micro. Then play a few team or practice games to loosen up, and finish with real ladder games followed by a review of the replays.
Why review the replay after a close game?
The replay shows exactly when you fell behind economically, missed worker production or took a bad fight. With that you can fix your building timings and avoid repeating the same mistakes.
How do you hold a proxy Gateway opening in a ladder PvP?
When you find proxy buildings, concentrate your defence around a Photon Cannon or a Shield BatteryShield BatteryA Protoss building that uses its energy to recharge the shields of nearby units. and gather your Probes to body-block. Keep making workers and get a fast Reaver or Dark Templar to turn the game around.
Full summary
Episode 21 is a practical episode on how to structure and run an effective practice session. It is for players of every level who want to improve their daily routine, their mouse and keyboard skills, building placement and ladder play.
Grast takes viewers through a full professional practice cycle. First comes a warm-up on UMS micro maps: splitting workers (SCVs, Probes, Drones) and precise Vulture kiting. Second, a 3v3 team game on Big Game Hunters as Terran (infantry, Medics and Ghosts with a nuke) to loosen up the fingers and control groupsControl groupsCtrl + a number key saves the selected units or buildings to that key; press it to select them again, twice to jump the camera there. Up to 12 units per group.. Third, he creates a new competitive account, ArxBG, to play real ladder games online.
He plays a close 35-minute PvP with proxy Gateways, Reavers, High Templar, Archons and Arbiters, then does the essential replay review to find economic and micro mistakes. The episode ends with a win on Gladiator with a two-Gateway Zealot opening and a starting C rank.