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HOW TO COUNTER: SGT. HAMMER

I will be making a series of HOW TO COUNTER: X where we will cover all of the relevant ways to counter some of the most annoying heroes in the game.

This video will cover how to counter Sgt. Hammer! Many people find Sgt. Hammer extremely annoying and toxic to deal with and are unable to effectively counter her range advantage. In There ar...

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12/1/2025 PINNACLE QUESTS PATCH RUNDOWN!

I know a lot of people are looking forward to trying all the new things in this big new patch! After playing the new pinnacle quest patch for 1.5 weeks, I will be giving you guys the scoop on what's good, what's bad, and how to play the good builds effectively to maximize their power!

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HOW TO COUNTER: ZERATUL

This is another good idea that my Patreon subscribers suggested, I will be making a series of HOW TO COUNTER: X where we will cover all of the relevant ways to counter some of the most annoying heroes in the game.

We will start with how to counter Zeratul! Many people struggle with dealing with Zeratul and there are many ways to deal wit...

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Comprehensive HOTS Game Settings Explanation!

I have been getting a lot of questions from Patreon subscribers on various game settings issues, so I made this video to answer all of those! I explain not only what settings I like but also why I like them and how you should think about each of these settings to customize it to your own preferences.

Mouse & Keyboard settings, Quickca...

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NEW PATCH RUNDOWN! WHATS IMPORTANT WHATS NOT?

The New Patch on September 30th was a huge patch that changed a lot of fundamental gameplay characteristics in HOTS. Now that everyone has had 3 weeks to experience the new patch and we have 3 weeks of data, I'll go over what changed in the new patch, what is important and what is not and which heroes are doing better and why and vice versa!

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Updating the Patreon Guides!

Since the September 30 2025 HOTS patch has changed quite a few underlying things about the game including camp timers, exp globes, map reworks, and building targeting changes, I'll be going through the guides for the next few weeks and updating all of the relevant ones to make sure they are up to date with the current patch.

I've already ...

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High Rank Drafting Analysis

Another commonly asked topic from Patreon subscribers was to see more real game drafting analysis, and to beef up the drafting 101 guide collection some more so here is a life game drafting analysis where I talk about the reasoning for each pick and ban and whether it was good or not and what purpose each pick might have served.

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Decision Making 101: How to play from behind

This was another highly requested topic of how we should be making decisions when our team is not winning and we are behind.


In this video we take a look at a kerrigan game where I was behind for the majority of the game, and look at exactly how we approach decision making for the best chance to turn the game around.

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Decision Making 101: When should you take the level 1 5v5 fight? When should you not? and why?

This is a decision that basically affects every single game and directly influences your chances of winning starting from the very beginning of the game.

As such it is very important to understand exactly which team has a stronger level 1 fight and whether you should be looking for the fight or whether you should be avoiding it.

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Solo Laner Matchup Chart

Solo Laner Matchup Chart

Hey Guys, a Patreon subscriber reminded me of this amazing Solo Laner Matchup Chart by JHow (an ex HGC pro match commentator for many years). I thought this was an amazing resource and too good to not share with more people so I am giving it more publicity here.

You can use this chart to see how favorable or unfavorable any solo lane matc...

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Decision Making 101: How to play Solo Lane if you don't win the 1v1 (Dehaka Example)

How should you play the solo lane in a losing 1v1 if you have better wave clear ? This is exactly the situation that I found myself in this example Grandmaster game, and I will explain in detail all the important decisions that I make at every point in the game in order to achieve the best chances for victory! Additional decisions include when t...

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What Guides are Missing on the Patreon?

Hey Guys, with the addition of TLV Grandmaster VOD Analysis last week, we now have a complete set of guides for every hero for both Comprehensive Hero Guide and Grandmaster VOD Analysis. Of course we also have covered all map guides, many macro and micro/team fight guides, and much more on the patreon as well.

At this point I'll probably ...

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Lost Vikings Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Lost Vikings Comprehensive Guide, just search Lost Vikings in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use the Lost Vikings and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with the Lost Vikings!

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Greymane Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Greymane Comprehensive Guide, just search Greymane in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Greymane and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Greymane!

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Gall Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

A Patreon subscriber reminded me that I skipped Gall for the VOD Analysis, so this week will be Gall and we will go to Greymane next week.

If you are looking for the Gall Comprehensive Guide, just search Gall in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Gall and what things you should be looking o...

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Genji Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Genji Comprehensive Guide, just search Genji in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Genji and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Genji!

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Imperius Guide Update

This is the 1st hero which has had enough changes to the point where I think an update video is necessary, so I will be talking about all the new talents, tips, & tricks that are important with Imperius since the Imperius comprehensive guide in this video!

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Gazlowe Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Gazlowe Comprehensive Guide, just search Gazlowe in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Gazlowe and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Gazlowe!

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Garrosh Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Garrosh Comprehensive Guide, just search Garrosh in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Garrosh and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Garrosh!

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Fenix Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Fenix Comprehensive Guide, just search Fenix in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Fenix and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Fenix!

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Falstad Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Falstad Comprehensive Guide, just search Falstad in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Falstad and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Falstad!

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ETC Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the ETC Comprehensive Guide, just search ETC in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use ETC and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with ETC!

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DVA Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the DVA Comprehensive Guide, just search DVA in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use DVA and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with DVA!

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Diablo Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Diablo Comprehensive Guide, just search Diablo in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Diablo and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Diablo!

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Dehaka Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Dehaka Comprehensive Guide, just search Dehaka in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Dehaka and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Dehaka!

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Deckard Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Deckard Comprehensive Guide, just search Deckard in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Deckard and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Deckard!

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Deathwing Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Deathwing Comprehensive Guide, just search Deathwing in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Deathwing and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Deathwing!

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Chromie Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Chromie Comprehensive Guide, just search Chromie in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Chromie and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Chromie!

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Cho Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Cho Comprehensive Guide, just search Cho in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Cho and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Cho!

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Chen Tips (Grandmaster VOD Analysis)

If you are looking for the Chen Comprehensive Guide, just search Chen in the Patreon search bar!

If you want to see a real game example of how to use Chen and what things you should be looking out for, I talk about some of them in these Grandmaster games that I played with Chen!

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