The PvP Build Almost Nobody Plays — Rotti's Phoenix + Immortal | StarCraft II

My build-popularity rating: 1 out of 5. Almost nobody plays Phoenix + Immortal in PvP, except RotterdaM, who has used it for years. Here is the full build, the scouting read that triggers it, and why lifting their Immortal swings the whole fight. GrandMaster Protoss, one replay example. 🎬 RotterdaM's own games (shown on screen with credit) • "UNDEFEATED":   / heartlesswittyauberginettours-whheljvmyv1y...   • "learn something new":   / wittyfairmallardargieb8-rjo-kdyzs6uk87h2   RotterdaM on Twitch:   / rotterdam08   Both clips are from July 2023 (older patch). 🤖 AlphaStar (DeepMind) PvP comparison at 10:33 Authentic gameplay: "Alphastar PvP 15", Jung Lee:    • Alphastar PvP 15   My AlphaStar PvP build video:    • I Tried AlphaStar's PvP Build on the 8-Wor...   ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Phoenix + Immortal in action 0:44 Build profile: why almost nobody plays it 1:33 Opener: no wall (+ RotterdaM's own games) 3:05 The read: proxy spotted, fast Stargate 5:01 The hold: lift the Immortal 7:04 Control: Phoenixes make every engage awkward 8:21 My spin: Glaive Adepts 9:55 The finish: lift, drop, delete 11:47 Wrap-up 📋 Build order (one replay example, game clock) 0:18 14 Pylon 0:38 16 Gateway 0:42 16 Assimilator 0:54 17 Assimilator 1:08 19 Gateway 1:25 21 Cybernetics Core 1:36 22 Pylon (at the ramp) 1:55 24 Pylon 2:01 24 2 Adepts 2:11 28 Stargate 2:27 28 Shield Battery 2:40 31 Stalker 2:44 31 Robotics Facility 2:59 31 Phoenix 3:10 33 Pylon 3:22 33 Shield Battery 3:31 35 Immortal 4:57 47 Nexus 6:36 67 Warp Gate 7:02 72 Twilight Council 7:57 77 Resonating Glaives 8:14 77 +4 Gateways 8:33 87 Warp Prism 🧠 If / then • No wall + fast Stargate? Get the Shield Battery. Two Adepts can land before Phoenix #1. • No second Pylon at their home = proxy. The Stargate goes down right away, even before Warp Gate. • Proxy Robo is the most likely read. Your own Stargate is happy vs Robo or Stargate; DTs are the worst case. • A lifted Immortal can't shoot. Hold it in the air and kill the Stalkers. • The weakness: it's awkward vs a clean macro opener. Vs cheese, it's exactly what you want. • Later: Twilight into Glaive Adepts plus a Warp Prism for a 2-base push. Lift 4–5 Stalkers and drop them on your Immortals. 🎵 Music Music cues trimmed and faded, with levels adjusted beneath narration and for the end card. "The Lift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty... Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... "Cipher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty... Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #StarCraft2 #Protoss #PvP