Grian's Decked Out 2 Runs (Week 2)

The runs from Decked out 2 that were cut for time! Phase 2

[@AedalinSolaris]

seeing grian complain about the amount of embers he is getting, being 1-2 off, and refusing to buy any ember seeker cards hurts my soul

[@mrpigeo]

same

[@angellynette8258]

Exactly it makes me want to pull my hair out, lol

[@qraee]

he also keeps buying clarity instead of stability 😭

[@ElementX.]

Even 1 card can make a difference in choices available.

[@odayakaanimations7938]

ikrrrrrr

[@theilluminati682]

Grian knowing all the ravagers by name is just adorable.

[@shivammishra-ic4ou]

Coz he has died to all the ravagers

[@dragonmage372]

@@shivammishra-ic4ou Not so adorable when you put it that way.

[@Wolfee-zn5ry]

@@dragonmage372adorable little death goobers ❤️❤️❤️

[@Sammy53446]

​@@Wolfee-zn5ry💀

[@user-se5qk7hk5e]

​@@Wolfee-zn5ryAren't they just cute when they bash you to death with their head❤❤❤

[@Sircreepington9th]

Grian: I keep getting low artifacts! Also Grian: I only have one Ember Seeker card so I don't get a lot of extra Embers. Also Grian: *refuses to buy any more Ember Seeker cards* Seriously, Grian, get more Ember Seekers.

[@toniolda087-lf5rv]

Decked out content is the best . Thanks to tango for making a game you can watch ten hours of without ever getting bored.

[@bowxfire5275]

10h of per day*

[@Mangox88_]

@@bowxfire5275 10 hours of per hour

[@masonwilliams5321]

agreed.

[@Batgaer]

Me watching Streams and youtube Vods in deckout 2 to know whose winning

[@bowxfire5275]

@@Mangox88_ bro has adhd

[@RhiannonSmudge]

I like how in the corner you can see the chat and the moment Doc discovered Xisuma's laggy chicken machines at his skulk spreader. Gave me a laugh since I saw that episode where Doc was getting mild ptsd over the hundreds of chickens by his perimeter

[@Nyerguds]

Ember Seeker often makes the difference between getting the cards or not though. It's a really useful card. Doc's been investing a lot into those.

[@ginniegill1026]

Imagine an entire server that's just decked out. Anyone worldwide can play. There are global leaderboards and you can play the different maps.

[@CBInteresting]

we need that!

[@wolfdog551]

Yes. This.

[@SapphireRavenmoon]

I thought about that too, it'd be so cool!!

[@keithwiechart7744]

I know, this could totally be a Hypixel style game.

[@herowither12354]

If there was, it wouldn't have wardens, ravagers, or any other modern stuff, because it's "playable in any version", aka a 1.8 server.

[@Creepymusic782]

Tango really made a banger. I feel like the crew needs to do something for him, something big. He put so much work in and now a bunch of our favorite KZbinrs have hours of content XD

[@unresponsiveghostie]

Watching Grian's Decked Out runs always makes my mornings 10x better

[@EricMay-gr1hn]

me to 👍

[@bowxfire5275]

How does and why does grian dying to ravagers make your morning 10x better? :p

[@EricMay-gr1hn]

not that he dies that he has fun while playing it simple mistake 🙂

[@Somekidthat56]

​@@EricMay-gr1hn too*

[@auser1078]

@@bowxfire5275 the suffering fuels us

[@MoonyFBM]

Knowing Grian's having a rough time atm, mostly logging on just to join playing Decked Out, then seeing him get so unlucky and hear the exasperation in his sighs just kills me. I wish him all the luck and fun runs in phase 3 and onward.

[@josephhaugen]

Grian, your deck is HALF the size (or smaller) as hermits running level 2. You need to max Sneak and get more treasure and ember seekers, then prioritize the 4 Block uncommons. You’re rushing into level 2 with a bad deck and it’s costing you the cards you need to make your deck better!

[@porterwayman8643]

also no ember seekers. He is close to level two cards, but he is just a little bit short because he doesn't get enough embers.

[@zyphonwhite9853]

But surely the game should be able to organically teach you that? I'm still not sure how the game works tbh

[@DyslecticAttack]

​​​@@zyphonwhite9853it teaches you that through you experiencing problems with it. It's limited in how blatantly it can teach you mechanics, since it's a (mainly) vanilla game in minecraft. Can't really give situational tips with that. If you max out clank, get more clank block. If you have trouble finding a key, get treasure. If you get a lot of closed doors, get hazard block. If you are short on embers and the rest is fine, get ember seeker. If you have a bunch of cards left over at the end of your run, go deeper/consolidate your deck. If you run out mid-way, either go an easier difficulty or prioritize getting more low-level cards. You learn what to prioritize by observing what you lack for your playstyle. But Grian is having difficulty with Hazard, not getting keys, running out of cards, ramping up clank a bit fast for deeper level 2 runs, and still refusing to buy more cards.

[@ninamarie1499]

I know I’m pretty late watching the runs, but my opinion would be to get the stability and max them ‘cause then he would be able to stay in the dungeon much longer and wouldn’t get that much hazard blocks (and get killed in result). Then ember seeker and treasure and such.

[@DyslecticAttack]

@@ninamarie1499 clank is the heart beat that determines how long you can stay in (which also flows over into hazard when maxed out). While hazard is the closing of the doors that limit how fast and where you can go. From your reasoning it sounds like you meant clank, and not hazard. Though maxing out either or both isn't a bad thing in any case, they do both make the longer runs much easier after all.

[@thehynusoftime7344]

You can't let some bad runs keep you down, G. It can be rough when you can pinpoint the mistake that cost you the run, but the best thing you can do is learn from it. Perfect example was you figuring out how to consistently jump across the river. That said, a lot of times luck just isn't on your side (or the dungeon is experiencing some bugs). It sucks, but there's not always a lot you can do about it. Just gotta try and brush it off. Some unsolicited advice, I think Ember Seeker is something you want to invest in over tomes right now. Those extra embers you pick up can make or break whether you're able to afford the higher level cards or not, and of course the higher level cards make doing treasure runs much easier. It's a really well thought out gameplay loop. All that said though, if you don't think you're enjoying the game, then there's no shame in bowing out. I know I'm still gonna watch every episode whether you're playing Decked Out or not.

[@thebunnygamer3290]

100%

[@EchoAnimates13]

Tango is insane. I can’t believe he made this! Awesome runs!

[@TylerStillPlayz355]

Run 7 was so painful, the fact that there were so many ravagers around on top of the zero treasure made it impossible to play. On top of the 3 failed runs in a row, and how all the artifacts he found were in the low teens besides one of the initial runs where he couldnt get out with the 22, and the last run where he got the 21.

[@thebunnygamer3290]

It's a lot of RNG, and he could have had a better selection of cards in his deck

[@TylerStillPlayz355]

@thebunnygamer3290 Yeah it just seemed like the RNG was always not in his fsvor.

[@Cxrm3n]

In moments where you're at least one off on embers it just goes to show investing in ember cards are worth it. They spawn in the same place treasures do so just looping around the level after the card plays could grant you that extra ember you might need

[@madsmith1352]

Hazard is pure RNG. Each door has a set chance to close every 34 seconds or so. Hazard blocks will prevent the doors from closing but until you draw and queue blocks, all kinds of doors can close on your run.

[@tonygamer4310]

Something to consider, whenever the system says "stumble" (I hear it as "skillful", but apparently it's "stumble") your clank increases by 2. The less cards you have and the longer you've been in the dungeon, the more likely it is to happen. If you're at the end of a run and start getting stumbles, and you don't have many cards left, it's probably best to just sprint through and disregard the clank you get from it. It might also be worth tracking your clank, which I've been doing a bit so far, and it seems like the vexes spawn at around 15 clank

[@beachybird1251]

I think Tango said that Clank maxes out at 20, then rolls over into Hazard Block.

[@thedoctorTARDIS]

I was hearing 'stealth mode'

[@junoantaresofficial]

Also the heart beat has a slight pause where it beats three times in a row, pause, three beats, pause, repeat. So it's fairly easy to hear when you are on max clank.

[@iamannocent2913]

you gave him a million advice, how do you know all this ?

[@tonygamer4310]

@@iamannocent2913 Watching a lot of runs and analyzing the mechanics. When the system says stumble, if the person has enough clank block, it goes off twice. That and watching some of Tango's streams where he talks more in depth about some of the mechanics. On top of all that, just analyzing how the mechanics impact gameplay, and how you can use that to your advantage

[@snap.-_-]

0:00 Run 1 - level 2 7:06 Run 2 - level 1 15:45 Run 3 - level 1 23:30 Run 4 - level 2 32:26 Run 5 - level 1 39:50 Run 6 - level 1 41:46 Run 7 - level 2 48:56 Run 8 - level 1 54:56 Run 9 - level 2 Grian interrupted my Harry Potter movie 😡. I love these decked out runs though lol

[@thatevoboy2634]

Which one was the best?

[@thatevoboy2634]

Which run

[@snap.-_-]

@@thatevoboy2634 idk lol

[@BubbIyash]

THANK YOUUU

[@legoshortsbjt4337]

Don’t look at your phone while watching Harry Potter then lol 😂

[@Wasted-UFO]

its crazy how fast two weeks have gone by! i cant wait for the next 6!!

[@tonygamer4310]

tips for finding keys: keys are counted as treasure in the game, so you obviously won't see any until a treasure card gets pulled whenever a "treasure bar" as shown on the map gets pulled, the system has (I believe) a 1 in 3 chance to spawn treasure. If the system chooses to spawn treasure, every location that can spawn treasure has a 1 in 7 chance to spawn treasure, and if it does, a 1 in 3 chance to be a key this means that, if you want to maximize your treasure hunting, you should try to find a large loop around the map that covers most of the treasure spawning locations. If you check a location and it didn't have anything, you don't have to check it again until you hear dispensers go off, which indicates that either the gold or frost ember randomizers have just activated. If it's a gold one, that means that the old locations have effectively refreshed, and you should consider checking them again to see if there is anything new there All this is to say, you can't rely on just a few treasure locations to find keys, especially this early on. If you have a ton of high-treasure cards, you'll probably be able to do so more consistently, but just by pure brute force

[@NonaVerstappen]

Treasure is dropped without the treasure hunter card active as well though, very slowly though

[@n40r86]

Not all droppers have the same ratio of keys to other treasure, the deeper ones have a better chance of containing one

[@ibrahimali3192]

you dont say?

[@TheRoronoa_Zoro]

you are wrong treasure drops without treasure hunter, treasure hunter just increases chances of dropping a treasure

[@raspberrytiara2626]

I love these full length decked out runs. It’s really cool what you’re using this channel for! :)

[@acaciahawkins8309]

A 1 hour vid on a Friday is just what I need 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@TbonetheBone]

Amen bro

[@YodelingKid4943]

Preach

[@legoshortsbjt4337]

Yesir glad happy and excited

[@johnball4351]

yessir

[@EpicChicken8]

Facts

[@pyrrolyzine_3848]

This week is not skill issue anymore, its luck issue now 😂. You did well Grian, luck was not on your side.

[@gristen]

luck can be manipulated somewhat in this game tho. honestly grian's main problem here is that his deck is too small for what he's trying to do. he really needs to focus on maxing his card limit on some of the common cards, especially ember seeker so he can start to afford the uncommons. cards matter a lot in this game and grian just has way fewer of them than the other people running level 2 right now.

[@alexandragames2020]

I really hope you keep playing, even if you're bad at it! Gives us mere mortals something to aspire to. Some of the other hermits are otherworldly with their skills!

[@karaleetdrenduringdragon8961]

I know sometimes a run of bad luck can get you down, but I know you are learning every time you tackle the dungeon. I was so impressed the first time you figured out that the ravagers are zoned in Lv. 2. You truly are very intelligent, and it is a treat to watch you. btw, buy some ember seekers! Sheesh, you could have gotten one of the uncommons in your last run if you'd only had another ember or two more ;), but that's what I would be doing in your shoes, so I support however you wish to run your gameplay style.

[@Surgicalsteel222]

This channel is on fire lately! Thx so much for the great content! Genuinely helped me this week while I was sick at home:)

[@Lemons_1]

Get well soon!

[@Surgicalsteel222]

@@Lemons_1 cheers mate!

[@WalletWorrier]

Decked Out is by far the coolest Survival build I have ever seen. Please keep playing it! It's so entertaining!

[@Muskar2]

Don't be too hard on yourself, you did great - you're clearly improving. For the runs where you feel unlucky, might I suggest you try to get something else out of it? E.g. taking more risks, exploring or practicing wrangling or shenanigans or whatever you feel up to ;) And I also want to address your content concern: I really enjoyed this entire video - and I hope you continue releasing these in phase 3 and beyond

[@violetscrypt]

i’m taking a moment to thank grian for all the content he’s been giving us lately, he’s a straight up powerhouse. much love ❤

[@unintendedmango5825]

Grian, would you consider showing us what cards you have activated each run? I know you spend a lot of time deliberating what to buy, but I can never tell when you have them activated, so the value is a bit lost on me. Either way, thanks for sharing your videos with us. I always enjoy them. :)

[@Muskar2]

If he doesn't edit something like this in, then this is what the audio cues and the map is for. The map shows how many cards is left and gives feedback on what the cards give (i.e. embers, treasure, hazard block or clank block), and then the audio cues say which card is played. I'd agree that it would be awesome to have something like a post-edit visualization of the card played so new viewers can understand it better

[@StandingStill]

Embers don't drop in the dungeon without an ember seeker card, so maybe invest in one of those to get ember drops!

[@kiwijuice4519]

Never thought I'd hear Grian say "Skill issue"

[@fridyaliii]

i love having such long videos in the background, especially when i'm doing art assignments thanks for posting :D

[@angellynette8258]

Fun fact: Tango said keys don’t drop at the kneeling man. I think Grian is really to hard on himself with these runs and it messes with his head. In the end i’s about having fun and I never get the feeling he’s having much fun. Idk, just my observation.

[@pixelzeraora]

really hope Tango gets to showcase Decked Out in the minecon pre-show or whatever they call it. As thats coming in october

[@junoantaresofficial]

I love that Grian is stuck in a decked out loop of getting death loop. Especially considering what he did to Scar season 7 in the upside down nether.

[@AdamAdam-wb4mo]

Excited for the video, I've already settled in with tea and popcorn!

[@zainabfarooq612]

So excited to see more decked out content😊😁

[@Artsy_Artemis]

Grian decked out runs? My day has been made infinitely better

[@guardianol]

It’s raining and I can just sit back and watch an hour vid. It makes me so happy!

[@syllogistreader]

Grian your runs were so fun to watch! Love your personality in Decked Out :)

[@starbeam7679]

There is a slight issue with decked out level 1. The fact that everyone is going on medium difficulty means that they are all going to the crypt, and there is one ravager in the crypt. There is one at the beginning of the maze, and the others are on the left and right sides of the crypt, and since nobody is there anymore, the aren't a threat. (Until grain did a level one run and got the left cave) I think tango should just have put compasses in the very ends of those sides, as they are just as far in the dungeon.

[@merefinl6914]

I get frustrated playing games that are way easier than decked out, so I think you're doing great just for keeping at it!

[@PikRabbit]

56:46 "There's usuallyyy a ravager around here" The ravager: *Spinning on a chair*

[@LILLYENTITY]

I was waiting for this upload! Watching hermits play decked out is my new favourite pastime.

[@LilChuunosuke]

Loving the DO2 run videos! Thank you for putting these together.

[@ChillyCholo_]

Love when you post the decked out runs. 💖

[@Muskar2]

48:37 Getting keys with a low treasure deck requires taking more risk and visiting all treasure spots if you're not getting lucky, not just a few safe ones. By now this these runs are a week old, so you probably know, but passive treasure is extremely slow, so it's very useful to have the map up as extra information about cards left and treasure queue confirmation - plus listening for the location of treasure dings after a treasure card has been played.

[@tomleslie6565]

That first death was brutal. Got absolutely comboed. That said, you did so well on level 2. Did everything you could have. Keep being fearless and the results will come

[@Alice-xd3ut]

I am going to watch every single one of these.

[@jbrister123]

...this is why one invests in Ember Seekers.

[@white-flower]

Hi Grian! Love the video, just a tip, the river communicates with the river at the beginning where you often get hurt :) If you want to avoid à ravager through that passage you can pass by the river! Don’t know if this message is really clear, you can kinda see Mumbo using it in his most recent video

[@DrCranium]

43:50 Meanwhile: Hypno, Cub, Doc, and (later) Xisuma are fighting the lag caused by Xisuma's chicken-powered sculk generators in Doc's backyard.

[@yiannchrst]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@Allunary]

Always so much fun watching you run through it! I think out of all of the hermits you've had it the roughest with luck- that poor key drop was just not in your favor!

[@ayenazz3116]

you need to make the phasmo edit longer like this decked out vid grian

[@skalkabobsgarage]

33:13 "who left you there?" you did grian, you did

[@CBInteresting]

this was amazing-love your second channel grian!

[@jasonboone4377]

Need a ravager named ravioli now

[@SamLyn]

You go through those easy runs no problem (other than bad RNG or bad luck) it really seems like you are ready for level 2! But you should bulk up your ember seeker cards some, you could end up getting 2-6 extra embers on a run!

[@jefffu3820]

If you ever find yourself one Ember short in the shop, you need Ember Seeker.

[@veronikavil5629]

I love these so freacking much its so fun to watch this and i am so happy for new things as i have watched every one of your vids

[@guyatanosavia8487]

Grian: Man I'm just not getting enough embers to get better cards. Grian: I'm just not sticking around for treasure anymore Also Grian: *Buys treasure hunter card and a tome instead of Ember Seeker* My soul is being crushed. I wanna see my boi do well in Decked Out ;-;

[@ether5992]

i belive in your skill grain! you're gonna get better! there are a lot of amazing cards you're gonna be able to buy in the next phases, and you will be so proud seeing your deck grow more powerful

[@apexbrachydios5385]

Watched this a couple days ago, but I'm just now seeing that amazing, high-effort thumbnail, love it

[@supermanacf]

Just an FYI, can only buy one shop item at a time, including tomes. Can do the three pack and a single, but not two singles.

[@hokulanikun4788]

Love the decked out full runs! Just have fun with it, don’t be so hard on urself!

[@ariyu6096]

You got this Grian! We believe in you!

[@MiaKamille]

Grian i love you 😭 thanks for this❤

[@KazudaSato]

I LOVE THESE

[@sleepyavo]

i have been waiting and waiting for decked out runs on the main channel and only randomly had this pop up on my recommended feed. sometimes the algorithm works i suppose. finally i have found the videos !!!

[@TheLegomann97]

Heya G, could you put the map in your offhand a bit more often? I like to see the info presented - it's nice to gauge how much time you have left or how long until all treasure or embers drop from the dungeon. If you like to keep it out of hand because it gets in the way, I understand, but it's information that I like to have when possible

[@themegaultimate]

I love that Grian is kinda using this channel for long form content specifically scary content.

[@bacontheshoe]

Is decked out considered scary???

[@CopperMuffin-gt1ou]

i love watching grain

[@samension]

I love Decked Out 2 content soooo much omg it's such a pleasure watching and screaming at those ravagers!!

[@jaejadejaden]

It may be nearly 4am and I may have school in two days but anytime a Grian Vid pops up I just gotta watch it

[@idontknowhowtochangemyusername]

I will watch these while playing Minecraft. Perfect

[@talkalexis]

Yay, a Doc length Grian Video! Original comment: Doc length grian video

[@Emailminecraft]

Why are you cringe

[@talkalexis]

​​@@Emailminecraftyoure cringe his comment was "Why are you cringe"

[@potatoe9453]

Lol

[@conroyking]

Grian don't worry. You are amazing at this and if you keep trying you can win. Go grian go.

[@Kiwimarauder]

I really like his style of commentary

[@Alan37129]

Haha love Grian, love Decked out, but omg no other player i watch makes me shout at the tv more hahaha! Take you time dude, lol and ember seeker!!!! 🤣. Can't wait to see phase 3 Grian!

[@michael04__806]

love your 2nd channel as well keep it up :)

[@cookieofcoolnes1582]

Ayyy yay so exited for this

[@theunknownonetuo2033]

It's so sad hearing Grian lose his confidence after losing some runs... You can do it Grian!

[@user-gm3cn1qf5b]

Every run is interesting and different 😊

[@SukotOfficial]

Nice run Grian you did great. I hope we can see your deck before you run and keep the map of the left hand.❤️

[@Anna.Mason151]

Dear Grian, I cant believe how swiftly you got right down into level two on your first time going to that area. You have one of the cleverest minds on the server do not doubt yourself You are getting better Excellent work❤ tenacity.

[@masonwilliams5321]

I'm actually addicted to watching decked out I just don't get bored help

[@Slothiz]

Bro this should just be it's own game, straight up.

[@APrettyGoodChannel]

Definitely check out some of the other hermits' videos to get some ideas on how to get around Ravegers when stuck in the same room etc. I suspect it's why BDubs jumped to first place in week 2, because he seems to watch a lot of the other hermits' videos.

[@greatazuredragon]

Great work.

[@soro08]

These are so great i wish he would stream these or something

[@TheAdvertisement]

So proud of Grian for making it past the "winner" Ravager at 14:46 after he missed that easter egg right in front of him at 4:34

[@hermitcollector]

Yayyyy another Grian Decked Out Movieeeeee

[@Strudles2]

Don’t stop playing! I mean stop if you’re not having fun but I hope you don’t stop playing decked out I’ve been looking forward to seeing your runs Grian! But do what’s best for you. ❤

[@DrEagle-bj6kz]

So hyped for Life

[@hell_driven]

i knew Grian would be the one to forget his armour XD

[@jdonewithth1s]

I wanna see all your artifacts in your locker. I think it would look cool. Like a mtv cribs but for the decked out lockers.

[@youreamonkey]

NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER SURRENDER!

[@Lily-nj6ir]

I wish you wouldn’t be so hard on yourself ◡̈ you’re doing fantastic, and honestly it’s just so much fun watching everyone challenge (terrify?) themselves in the dungeon haha maybe a gong or two before the start for some extra peace and zen? 😝 keep going and chin up! ◡̈