[S2] Solo Mutation: #141 By Fire be Purged - Alarak P1 - Season 2 Premiere/Alarak Debut (5/15/2025)

Errors: The intro displayed the incorrect mastery allocations. It was supposed to have "30 Combat Unit Attack Speed," and "30 Death Fleet Cooldown" for the first two Masteries. The third Mastery was incorrectly labeled as "Shield Overcharge Shield and Attack Speed". Execution will improve as the new season gets rolling. IMPORTANT: I've made my first-ever channel post! Please take a look at it to know what my goals are for the channel going forward! Channel Posts:    / @kimmopronger   Associated Playlists Season 2:    • Season 2 Mutation Solos (May 15, 2025-Pres...   Chronological:    • Alarak Mutation Solos (Chronological)   Weekly Mutation Number Order:    • Alarak Mutation Solos (Weekly Number Order)   Community Mutation Solo Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... Mutation Description: Unavailable Mutators: Going Nuclear - Nukes are launched at random throughout the map. Lava Burst - Lava periodically burst from the ground at random locations and deals damage to player air and ground units. Scorched Earth - Enemy units set the terrain on fire upon death. Commander: Alarak Prestige: Artificer of Souls (P1) Advantages: -When a supplicant dies, it increases the damage and attack speed of one of Alarak's nearby non-heroic mechanical combat units. Disadvantages: -Deadly Charge and Destruction Wave damage reduced by 50%. Masteries: 30 Combat Unit Attack Speed, 30 Death Fleet Cooldown, 30 Structure Overcharge Shield and Attack Speed Enemy Composition: Invasionary Swarm Kimmo's Notes: There's something about starting anew with Year 1 and all its experiences behind you that just feels so exciting. I want the content of my channel to evolve and the hope is that the way this video begins will emphasize that it will continue to do so in some way. There's been minor changes throughout the first season. The first season is the "feel-out" phase where you're trying to figure out your own identity from everyone else who does the same thing in the market. Both gameplay and aesthetic. But I always considered myself more of a creative storytelling visual artist than a gamer. This new season season, I aim to firmly establish the identity that I want for the channel and also my own identity as a player. I want to give more representation to commanders I haven't had a chance to show off last season while also expanding my horizons into new ones. Time will tell how that will go. And I'm hoping I'm healthy enough to continue playing on a regular basis. I love this game and I don't want to stop! Now for the strategy. I thought to use this mutation as a stomping ground to build upon my initial success with the new playstyle for Alarak to have more practice with this build. I'm realizing that with Alarak in particular, you cannot just place your structures willy-nilly most of the time. You must have strategic placement for overcharges and pylon power spread for warp-ins. I also made modifications to my new system to include my Wrathwalkers into the 3rd Control group so they can move with Havoc support buffing their range with Supplicants also protecting them. Alarak has no safety nets against the environmental mutators. Even if you have the best macro possible, Alarak will be very slow in recuperating lost forces. Even moreso because of units lost with soul stacks from repeated Supplicant investments. It is heavily consequential for units to be lost using Artificer of Souls since it's can be a huge source of attacking power lost. However, the payoff on keeping your forces alive will be immense heading into the late-game. With a map like OE, you can still attack the trains safely from the cliffs of your base with Havoc range. Positioning and control is critical to your success with Alarak and this prestige will teach you how important it really is to protect your resource investments.