Hit Selecting - The BEST PVP Technique (and how to do it)

The best and easiest way to get combos is by Hit-Selecting.
This guide should hopefully be the best explanation of how it works and how to do it.
A pretty useful piece of advice I didn't put in the video; just watch someone who hit-selects and copy how they do it.

[@CaptainPowow]

Imagine two dudes using the same technique. They both start running at each other waiting to get hit first, and it just turns into a staring contest

[@atomix5054]

it actually happens more than u think

[@CaptainPowow]

@@atomix5054 🤣

[@tvaxoalotl3738]

XD

[@RageArmor.]

Then you just run through eachother and try to maneuver into an advantageous position. It can look pretty silly

[@ItzBlownHotDog]

1 Tap method

[@hnandfriendz]

Your editing skills is very nice bro, and you explained so clear. You deserve a like.

[@niicorodriguezl]

rt

[@eppybot]

and a sub

[@tw1nv1]

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[@Grwdy]

That’s why I subbed to him lol

[@xHallOfFamex]

Fax dood

[@Pirateer5]

Was searching for beginner pvp guides and came across this video on reddit. Didn't just find a great beginner-friendly guide but also ludicrously good editing for your channel size, great pacing, really helpful info, and tons of potential! Amazing video mate 👍

[@Gamicaleye]

U HAVE MORE SUBS BROOROROROR

[@iwantallnow]

nice to see u there

[@build4453]

i’ve quit for over a year now, but i used to play bedwars for 4 years and played ranked bw for 2 years, and explaining how to start comboes and w tapping but especially the certain intricacies of rbw tactics is something i’ve never been able to do despite years of doing it basically on autopilot. so, huge props to you for not only having the confidence to try and explain it, but also explaining it very simply and smoothly

[@collarmc]

​​@PokeRead didn't wtap start existingsince 1.7.2?

[@playboss101]

@@collarmc yea w tap is old I remember learning it back in 2015

[@RayDragonfly]

@@collarmc W tapping is a form of sprint resetting. It's existed since sprinting has existed. Beta version 1.8 - September 2011 It wasn't popularised until later

[@collarmc]

@@RayDragonfly yeah obvi I'm not talking about the time it was created I'm talking About when it was actually discovered

[@RayDragonfly]

@@collarmc Which is likely to have happened sometime shortly after 2011 just not widely used until around 1.7 when vanilla Minecraft allowed you to bind a sprint key.

[@nightglide_]

The low ground advantage, by allowing you to land first, also gives you more momentum than your opponent, which is good for combo starting

[@Muzamil-e5m]

The editing is amazing, the flow is understandable, and the content is very hooking why doesn't this man have more than 100 subs

[@neptosaur4071]

Editing is insane, tutorial was actually good. please keep doing this you could be great

[@Pahtaetoh]

Ngl I NEVER comment on vids but seeing the effort and how u made it incredibly easy to understand I gotta appreciate u

[@minh-khanguyen7209]

Damn. Concise, beautifully clear, with professional editing. From a classic godlike II: you are criminally underrated. I hope your channel blows up as much as it deserves!

[@commandercaleb_]

This is one of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen, nice and straight to the point, with an easy to understand concept and didn’t make it overly complicated, I have been pvping for about 3 years now and even I get confused. You earned a brand new sub man! Keep up the great work and content!😊😊.

[@swiftsword6489]

Really cool video, came from Reddit. Subbed! I love the editing, I’d love to see longer videos with this style. You have great potential!

[@neptosaur4071]

same, yes

[@Dounutz]

lies

[@mkayonval]

Me2

[@neptosaur4071]

@@Dounutz ?

[@SoyYios]

This is the tutorial I've been looking for for months but for control but it still worked for me. I hardly usually comment or leave my like but I think it deserves it.

[@henogimc]

Small Tip from a Bedrock player: In java sumo you can easily counter this by jump resetting the others first hit, which is jumping at the exact time as the other person hits you. That way you take close to 0 kb and you can continue trading, still having the first hit which then turns into your advantage again. If you jump to early though, it is likely that you will get way more kb than with a normal hit

[@apotatoman4862]

i think most players do this but you want to jump after the person hits you to not risk you jumping before they hit you

[@verde7595]

@@apotatoman4862 most people who do it consistently are cheating because zero leaderboard sumo players are anywhere close to legit

[@Guy9284]

I’ve been playing minecraft pvp for 3 years and I’m only finding out about this now. THANK YOU!!!

[@oolucentoo956]

Great video, only thing not mentioned is that after they hit you they slow down meaning they take more kb due to lack of momentum, whilst you got hit while going full speed. That's another reason just like the low ground on why you will follow with your own combo rather than get combod.

[@glintcoretheprotogen]

qhen i saw the amount of editing in the video i thought it was a ten minute video, but it was only 2. all that was needed, sub earned!

[@garou6852]

I don't know English and with the translator I watched the video with subtitles and it was helpful

[@Janwire]

Nice to see that you have a youtube chanel lime, love the work it’s amazing, keep it up!!!

[@סקובידו-מ7ס]

damn these guy deserves more attention, great editing and explanation

[@ayeeffvee8173]

holy shit what a beautifully made video, even with the music selection at the end to have the same bpm as a combo well done!!!

[@nailgnwjs5052]

i knew about hit selecting but thought it was just some sort of placebo effect cuz all my friends said it worked but now that ik the actual mechanics behind it it makes a lot of sense (very good editing btw)

[@organichuman7398]

the video quality and editing is actually insane... should have way more attention

[@zerbkeik]

I watched another tutorial on hit selecting, yours is much better and I actually learned from it.

[@igntoggle9136]

bro i suscribe just beacuse of how good u editing is and ur ability to explain things so clearly keep up the good work and pls post often

[@TheOriginalAce]

How did I not know this after 10+ years of pvping ._.

[@Tanmay0607]

probably the best hit select guide ever! subbed

[@skellycraft5388]

This was really helpful and was explained very clearly, keep up the good work man! :)

[@lenyj3422]

this is the best explanation I've gotten for hit-selecting thank you soo much it helped a lot

[@Haxidd]

Great video man. Short, concise and well explained. Keep up the good work :)

[@24bseekrs]

Sub well deserved man this trick really helped me your insane underrated for sure man

[@Guiny]

this is such a well made video

[@Vxlley]

Ikr

[@Assessed322]

@Guiny wasn’t expecting to see you here

[@Assessed322]

Wasn’t expecting to see you here

[@Ambergssss]

I love this editing, super clean

[@kel_irv]

i had 80 bw wins before watching this video. 83 wins in years of playing. after watching this video, i doubles that in two days. my pvp is insanely better now. thank you so much

[@Krakyy]

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[@lolno1547]

cap

[@Krakyy]

i just realized his name is literally cap boy so no wonder hes capping this hard

[@kel_irv]

yall do NOT know what sarcasm is 💀

[@Krakyy]

@@kel_irv you dont either, you cant just say a lie and call it on sarcasm or "it was a joke bro"

[@jakob2500]

i dont know anything about pvp but now i know something about pvp nice tutorial

[@LaverlyVerified]

bro u are so close to 1k hope u reach it

[@aqwek]

really good editing, amazing tutorial. very underrated.

[@aishahthecat6732]

This a very high quality video and im shocked u dont even have 1k subs yet, u deserve way more than 1k subs anyways. keep up the good work or smthg lmao

[@limefrog]

thank u my guy

[@wnster]

The editing is insane! Keep up the good work man

[@myselfidont]

the editing is better than most minecraft channels with thousands or millions of subs, take my like.

[@StrawberryBongo]

I'm subbing this editing and everything is top notch

[@jellowolf]

You are so underrated, the editing insane, you gotta show me how

[@Womanavoider]

Imma nerd out real quick because this is a subject I kinda care about. Hit selecting, in theory, is the best technique for starting combos… in theory. What holds hit selecting back from being the dominant pvp method is the other factors that have to be consistent in order for it to work effectively. For instance, hit selecting relies on the other players movement/knockback; which due to the variation in ping range of various opponents you’ll be put up against, will make it nearly impossible to time consistently. Not to mention that your aim must impeccable in order to hit select, otherwise someone can just get a 3 block hit, and combo you before you can hit them back. Also, spacing is a really huge factor in hit selecting because sometimes if you’re too close to the person you’re fighting, you can still get combed even if you get the 2nd hit. Overall, it’s more practical to try to start your combos from 3 blocks away rather than relying on someone else’s movement. Hit selecting can be best applied in games like sumo, but I would highly recommend that you don’t use it for every gamemode.

[@Dounutz]

🤓

[@twistedleaf98]

Yea u are a nerd

[@monumitv]

none of this is true, your skill level is just extremely low. hitselecting is the best pvp method by far because it makes it much easier to manipulate the hitsequence, leading to a combo

[@Womanavoider]

@@monumitv first off, that’s a very hurtful and very accurate assumption of my skill level. And maybe you misinterpreted my original comment, I stated that it was the best pvp method, so we agree on that. But the message I was trying to put across was that for many people, generally speaking, hitselecting might not be route to go because of other factors. You talked about manipulating hit-sequences, and while I agree that hitselecting is effective for this purpose, it lacks the level of consistency that regular 3block combo start would have. With my comment, I was simply trying to bridge the gap between people who skip to learning hitselect before learning how to perfect their aim and spacing (which would hinder the effectiveness of the technique.) If you know something that I may not be considering, please tell me, because I’m not exactly an expert in this but I think I’m at least on the right track.

[@monumitv]

@@Womanavoider you are contradicting yourself… according to you it is the best technique but you then stated “it is being held back from being the dominant pvp method”???? also, spacing will not effect the effectiveness of a hitselection of the hitselection is performed in a perfect way. if you only try to fight someone that is hitselecting and is properly timing their sprint reset and is manipulating the hitselection in an optimal way, you will lose. it is best to learn hitselection as it IS the best pvp technique

[@avalanche5790]

Seriously, you deserve more popularity.

[@guamia]

no 🔥🔥

[@avalanche5790]

@@guamia yes

[@joshdeconcentrated2674]

1:05 this also lets you gain control of movement faster letting you use your movement more effectively. the low ground advantage is actually so nuanced and little that it barely matters and will rarely actually be the cause of your combo. you move faster when you hit the ground first which means that on the second hit, if you trade at the same time you'll take far less kb from being faster and having more momentum and if you manage to get a hit earlier you can properly distance and strafe to keep the combo going. all this doesn't really matter though because you can counter it really easily in any gamemode other than sumo

[@ian32431]

Sup deconcentrated

[@ian32431]

The biggest reason this method is effective is due to the half second of immunity from damage that results in being able to start the combo, and what you said above.

[@kori9779]

@@ian32431 What would happen if I decide to not wait until I fall to the ground to hit?

[@CrazyBaby]

@@kori9779 then u let the enermy hit u a second time and u get comboed

[@frankhanson8073]

this tutorial is short but very easy to understand i subbed immediately after watching this

[@str__]

insane editing, great video man. keep it up

[@_Terrestrial]

Watched this as a refresher, and to see how good this would be as a video lol. but this is done amazingly! very good, also only 371 subs? i think that will change soon.

[@АдилАкылбеков-е5ю]

"Stay in school kids, its make you better in pvp" -technoblade king

[@Joneender]

The vsause music goes crazy, good tutorial bro

[@YourFriendlyNeighbourhoodClip]

I didn’t do it as good as you but this helped me a lot. You earned that sub. 🎉

[@Vertqali]

nice vid so short but best explained vid ive watched... (ive watched like over 40 ) and this has rly helped thank you

[@NemaMarcell]

This gotta be the cleanest explanation video

[@Prospections21]

Such a clean video you prob gonna hit 2k in no time just subbed

[@genoteh9706]

I deduced that this was possible when I was younger, but I was never an expert in pvp or anything like that. I am happy that my theory from years ago is correct.

[@miwiki6]

i am afraid to admit that im gonna open minecraft just to try this and if it actually helps i'll give you a mental cookie

[@aziz771tourabi7]

Riders on the storm!! This is incredible! Subscribed

[@x_tornado10]

You deserve more attention my guy you got a new sub

[@AJ2119_Minecraft]

This video is edited so well, and you got to the point quickly! I left a like and subscribed!

[@ev1lazy]

0:40 lol the Vsauce theme

[@thatonesomeone]

My man really just: Jumped out of nowhere into my fyp Told me a really good skill Easyly made me inderstand it And said bye What a man

[@FNLukasz]

I've watched 13 different vids and this is the only that that actually helped

[@robloxminecr4458]

sick edit he deserves more than 7k

[@yorkich223]

O_O THANK YOU, I THINKED THAT I WON'T PLAY ANYMORE MINECRAFT 1.8, BUT U HELPED ME, THANK YOU AGAIN

[@poyqu]

instructions unclear: i get comboed away after the first hit

[@halalboi420]

U forgot to w tap. The w tap reduces kb (i think)

[@slaiin4069]

Wowthat was a really good guide I was always tryna get the advantage and this helped me

[@TuX-fw4ve]

This is definitely explained ay better than most videos I’ve seen and side comment I also think hitselecting works because you can hit them before they hit u n a trade if done correctly will result in easy comboes

[@Mynni_]

Makes a lot of sense mathematically and i've never thought of it damn

[@shubhankarsoman8514]

this was a great viedo. your explanation was very clear but just an advice, for the love of god, pl turn off motion blur

[@bizarrewizard2262]

Found you on reddit, amazing work my man!

[@iwillbrbnow]

i'm shocked you don't have more subscribers.. new sub ggs

[@DaPenguin1]

This is really good, deserves more likes.

[@iamthope1239]

Came from reddit, the video is very well done gj

[@poopykakka8108]

Thanks bro, ppl now be waiting for each other to hit

[@melonirise2976]

Amazing editing style 👍

[@RemarkableGamer]

Amazing explanation just subbed. Hope to see more in the future :)

[@grqfes]

dude this makes so much sense if i ever do 1.8 pvp again i have to try this out

[@kaialva6821]

for those wanting to understand why it works, he stated "low ground advantage" a lot, that is simply using a math principle to get your opponents eyes farther from the tip of your body than yours. You are closer to them than they are to you, so you are able to hit them without them hitting you.

[@mysterycyber6352]

ur editing is SOOOO GOOD

[@CallytheCalicoCat]

So THIS is why it feels like everyone is able to reach further than me

[@_Kronik]

bro this works so well after practicing for just 30 minutes

[@MrOsm-ex3jd]

Hit selection explained perfectly 👏

[@Itz_xaz]

yo ur the best teacher i wish u were my tutor i would be topping all my grades

[@comboat1]

thank you bro it helped me a lot you deserve a like

[@x4dam]

Fire video I could alrdy do this however now I understand more how it works

[@2xYou_]

this has been self learned and kept secret on the lowest of the low between each individual for years now and youve shown it to the public without letting them find it out themselves. the council shall decide your fate soon

[@gunabgueimer7364]

underrated youtuber, should have got 1m views at least

[@Accews]

simple and straightforward, subscribed

[@rezologygaming4]

Congrats on 7m subs!!!

[@thanhano7792]

waoh, nice edit, ur channel would be successful in the future

[@StereotypicalLotion]

when you said we're closing in on 7 million subscribers it really caught me off guard

[@johnsongamer-vd3xm]

bro the best guild. keep up the good work

[@Elijahisred]

Bro ur so good at pvp now I know why that egirl wanted your pvp clips

[@TheV3tt]

underrated creator. liked and subbed!

[@soobred2672]

i knew how to hit select but its cool to know how it works nice video

[@naughtygamerz1602]

The quality content he giving us🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@browser804]

There is a method to combat this. HIt selecting is effective if in the first 2 or 3 hits of a trade, you gain that low ground advantage and take less kb than your opponent. But what if your opponent didnt move enough to combo and instead you entered a normal trade (albeit a slightly delayed one because you delayed your initial hit). Then the opponent can take advantage of the reduction of kb and counter combo you :)

[@Turtleblade]

Its a lot easier to counter on 1.9+

[@RayDragonfly]

@@Turtleblade This is because knock back is tied to your sprint AND your weapon cool down in 1.9+. If you hit earlier into your cool down you deal less knock back. It would have the same effectiveness for what it's meant to do (which is not low-ground advantage but actual hit timing) it's just harder in 1.9+.

[@monumitv]

a perfect hit selection cannot be countered. if the hit selection starts a trade instead of an instant combo you already have the upper hand in the hitsequence and if you manipulate it right, you can always end up with a combo

[@JUSTTI3RD]

I like this tf soundtrack it reminds me of my tf2 era when i used to watch how to master "character" videos.

[@NotReaver]

tysm i understanded and learned from this video! you earned a sub

[@titanofpower4747]

this is the fastest guide i've seen. its pretty decent tho

[@purpleboss]

Short and detailed explanation...... All of the things u said are true except there is kne exception...... It won't work dor highpingers since the kb is messed up