Here is an attempt to bridge that gap of knowledge and another opportunity for you guys to argue among yourselves over a Power Rank. This power rank only includes players who dabbled in SC2 and mostly serves to give an idea of how good the top players today were in WC3. Note that I'm ranking mostly based on overall achievements.
Players will get bonus points points for being in the scene longer. Ranking based on other criteria would result in different placements, especially for the top players.
However, there is consistent debate as to which of these players is the best and I'm not going to fuel that fire. Instead, I'll list each player's merits and have you decide. Grubby was always the face of foreign Warcraft III. Grubby slumped around , a time when he and other Orcs were having trouble with NE and especially Human. He eventually rebounded though and was considered the best out of the big three at the end of WC3.
When asked about who he thinks is the best player of all time, Grubby simply calmly states that he has been the most consistent of the three over the longest period of time. To his credit, this is true as even though Grubby had his slumps, he never sank as low as the other two.
The opposite argument is that he arguably was never as dominant as the other two. Playstyle-wise, Grubby was one of the smartest players, often winning games that many thought were unwinnable.
WC3 played to Grubby's strengths in this way because it was a game that had a lot of potential decisions and allowed for comebacks. He dominated tournaments in Korea before either Grubby or Sky made a mark onto the scene.
He famously had 16 map winning streak in WEG, winning the first one without dropping a single map using seemingly troll strategies along the way. Some examples include charming one of Tod's peasants and killing him with Human units or using all glaive thrower strategies.
He was always one of the top three players in the world until the end of WC3 and around , he would almost always meet Sky in tournaments, the winner usually taking the title. However, Moon slumped fairly hard near the end of WC3 when he stopped being the absolute favorite in tournaments. Since then, he has been akin to Boxer in China, i.
In the game, he revolutionized and standardized every Human matchup with the help of his Chinese Human counterparts, Infi and TH After Tod quit, Human vs Human basically became a non-existent matchup in the pro scene. Lyn O Lyn is undoubtedly the second best Korean ever.
He had played during the beginning of TFT, notably losing to Moon in a finals. Then he fell off the radar for a while he might have briefly quit before he came back with a vengeance.
From onward, he was consistently one of the top players and probably better than Grubby overall except for a few short periods. He had exceptional micro and contributed the addition of spirit walkers to Orc vs Undead.
Tod H Tod was definitively the second best European player, but always took a backseat to Grubby, especially when they were on 4K together. Tod is the face of European humans, adopting a more classical style of human compared to the more modern style of Chinese humans.
He trained in both Korean and China, but quit the game about a year before SC2 was released due to not enjoying it anymore. Infi H Infi was seen as Sky's younger sibling as they were on the same team and shared strategies. His most defining trait was his usage of towers, whether defensively or offensively. It was not uncommon for to see an Infi game with over towers built.
At the end of WC3, he surpassed Sky in skill. Remind NE Remind had excellent micro and would have been one of the greats had he not been so terrible against Undead early in his career. Then one day, he suddenly figured the matchup out and started realized his potential.
Ever since , he had gradually been getting better and he peaked near the end of WC3 and was considered one of the best, if not the best, in the world when he won WCG over Grubby. Like Snute, he is a charismatic Norwegian. Likewise, he shares even more with Stephano: They're both intelligent player, often aiming to outsmart their opponents with efficiency.
Both are nearly undefeated against Grubby Creo was completely undefeated against him after joining 4k Most importantly, they quit or plan to quite the game near their respective peaks. However, after quitting the game for a few months, he qualified for WCG and after a few days of training, went on to win the whole thing, beating heavy favorite Sky in the finals in perhaps the biggest upset in WC3 history.
He mostly famously popularized gargoyle harass in NE, a cornerstone of the matchup until late in WC3. Lucifron O WC3 was often regarded as a old boy's club as very few players could break into the scene. Lucifron was one of the only two players, along with Violet, who accomplished this. He was especially known for his NE vs Human and his Warden usage in all matchups.
Almost beat Moon in WEG2. He quit in Check NE Check has been around forever in the WC3 scene, and though he has always been relevant, he was always considered mediocre for a Korean late into his career. He's also known for his relatively low APM for a Korean. He switched to Orc for a brief period during early WC3. Focus O One of the better Korean players, Focus was consistently relevant starting from when he started playing in , but never surpassed the Korean greats in tournaments.
He won a lot of Zotac cups though. He still plays WC3 to this day I believe. Violet O Like Lucifron, Violet is the other player who really broke into the scene late into the game and did quite well online. Because of his Korean heritage however, he very rarely got to go overseas because of the difficulty of qualifying for offline tournaments via Korean qualifiers.
He only ever had four strategies total, one against each race. As such, he is probably the most predictable player in all of esports. Besides that, he was the third best foreigner at the end of WC3, after only Grubby and Lucifron. He was certainly capable of beating anyone, but has never won an international tournament. Achievements 4th World e-Sports Festival His OvO was especially weak in a time when Orc was doing well. He promised to returned in SC2 and dominate, but he quickly gave up on that as well.
He was restricted from competing in EPS tournaments early on because of his young age. Also known for being BM, something his teammate, miou, once famously complained about. Demuslim H A promising player who joined 4k right before it collapsed. After that, he seemed to disappear from the scene. Hasuobs U Another great German player. He had some epic games versus Moon with mass gargoyles.
Achievements 4th KODE 5 I'm still trying to list in relative skill though. Rotterdam O : Known for using Farseer when everyone used Blademaster. Also known for being good at OvO and sometimes qualifying over Grubby in Dutch qualifiers.
Ciara O : Known for being recruited onto EG so they could have a third player to play team leagues with. Vortix U : Was way overshadowed by his brother. However, in interviews, Lucifron stated that Vortix had a better win ratio against him than any other Undead in the world.
Targa NE : Honestly don't remember much Naama? Otherwise, don't remember much. Possibly higher, I don't remember much. Take H : I just remember it being funny that he was on the same team as a player named tak3r. Axslav R : Known for his 2v2 team with Strifeco. They both massed huntresses and consistently beat all other top teams which consisted of top 1v1 players. Played random in WC3. He was restricted by school and didn't play full-time.
Select NE : Did well on Korean ladder but never made huge accomplishments and only played for a short period of time. Thanks for the write-up Monk, really interesting as a non-WC3 player to see the connections it had to SC2. On June 19 RemarK wrote: Upvoted. No mention to FoCuS? But it's pretty far off from an in-depth analysis, you are missing quite a lot of players that were siginificant figures in WarCraft 3 history.
For example FoV, who was considered the best undead in the world for a long period of time. His ghoul micro was unmatched and he also won ESWC. Definitely my favourite blog now! XlorD really was a beast, he won 3 eps in a row and went or in one season, no one could touch him. He also played even series against koreans like Moon etc. For example FoV, [ So sad I never came into contact with E sports when I was younger.
I played a shitton of wc3 but I never thought of the idea of watching pro players back then. Or to visit a forum The dude mastered the second gayest strat ever invented aka human massing expos with towers and killing with tanks Moon was the very first victim - Rainbow : tried out Open Seasons under LiberoPrime.
Fastest wc3 ever with apm in 50 mins games. Dubbed the bandit-human for wearing a bandit-like headband. Dubbed the Nerubian King for being the first effective fiend user with style screw PhilBot.
Grubby's first experience with an RTS game was with Populous 2, released in , where you play a god guiding your subjects. His first competition was in at age 17, at a LAN party of around people. Grubby ended up winning the competition and taking the prize before becoming a progamer at age His Warcraft career included a famous rivalry with Moon , and within that, two of his most famous victories.
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