My Top 5 Survival Mega Bases!

[@ldshadowlady]

the behind the scenes of the mezalian palace being super empty inside 💀💀💀💀

[@P1xelc4t]

💀

[@sarararra47]

LMAO true

[@Freya_Freya]

LOL

[@deepar2002]

I know, its jaw-dropping how huge it is

[@Lindsay_tdi_x]

💀

[@lillithak]

Joel, you gotta remember that the mezalean palace didn't get finished because the end of the world happened. Otherwise, you would have filled the interior more. Even so, it is still my absolute favorite mega build of yours.

[@LuckyBenjamin_]

Huh I do see how the end of the world kinda obstructs that yeah

[@lillithak]

@LuckyBenjamin yeah, the end of the world, man.. just sorta takes you by surprise, doesn't it?

[@moonescentpearl]

gosh i hate when the end of the world ruins my interior building

[@BrockLogicGaming]

The ‘Minecraft Goals’ mega base will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m still a bit salty it never got finished but I respect Joel’s decision to end the series ☺️

[@raptorqueen1983]

Same

[@lilypainter666]

Same

[@astrokitty5956]

yeah it’s really nostalgic to think about it now

[@depressedpotato2145]

@whaaa t the pizza looks good but it needs more sauce but good enough- tho it seems a bit unsanitary

[@millyd9481]

you are genuinely one of my favourite builders, your ability to adapt to different styles is crazy good!! edit: i'm famous omg

[@harryisthatstyles]

@im sacred up

[@adean5707]

@im sacred you

[@wigglyfluff447]

@im sacred bot

[@astrokitty5956]

yup agreed

[@oliver-04]

famous because of 600 likes?

[@cheetah1001]

I think you should do a recreation of the 1st one (The very first honourable mention). I would love to see what you would do now compared to then since it was so long ago, plus the 4 seasons surrounding. I feel like your building style has grown since then and it would be interesting to see.

[@lance9263]

Joel's building abilities both leaves me in awe and humbles me every single time

[@mara2110]

i love seeing your mega bases getting bigger and bigger with each series

[@kezi7728]

Number 1 is definitely the Mezalian palace. The scale of that build is really impressive and it’s definitely my favorite build of his (although secretly beans palace is number one because it was the first mega base he built so it holds a special place in everyone’s hearts).

[@dotdotdot5098]

i love the x life base the most. it's built with such intricacy and so much character. you can really tell how much thought was put into each feature and it never fails to amaze me every time i look back at it.

[@TheNamelessRen]

Fr I just had a throwback of all the Jeremy stuff lol. I haven't seen that base on so long j forgot how great it was

[@violetsmith7552]

Yeah seeing it again makes me want to cry I still remember me looking forward on the next part of the base and the Jeremy thing was hilarious.

[@Maddyfin28]

@@violetsmith7552 that is my feelings exactly

[@Nique_jungyoodefender]

Ultimate favorite

[@aloe_]

I feel like the Xlife series was definitely the start of the crazy big builds. It was so cool to see Joel’s progression throughout the years I’ve been subscribed. Amazing work on all the builds though

[@YoungBlueJayOFF]

Those random creatures in ex-life are just so fascinating it should be like some sort of lore because that's so weird how they just are there after you are gone

[@limenutella]

ur ability to build in such a wide variety of styles and make it work so well every time is so insane to me!! ur such a skilled builder its been crazy to see ur improvement over the years

[@paulaclaassens8452]

We can all agree that all those builds are AMAZING

[@hermionesmith3838]

your building skills always shock me. i've been playing minecraft for YEARS now and still need to look up building tutorials. my absolute favourite mega-base of yours has got to be your mezalean castle. i just started watching your empires series and i love watching different buildings filled with colour and creativity always inspires me to learn how to build like you. mad props to you joel 💚

[@briannakae8060]

agree with your rankings 100%!!! whenever im showing someone new your content, i ALWAYS pull up pictures of mezalea and the palace. it is SO BEAUTIFUL. even my friends who dont like minecraft are super impressed by it. its genuinely the most unique thing ive ever seen anyone make in this game, from the colors to the shape to it being in a mesa biome. it is SO COOL. i also am so excited for stratos to grow continually, too. its amazing to me how your empire has an upper and lower section. i especially love how they are different color schemes but find ways to tie into eachother and look like they are together. so glad ive found your content this past few months, you've easily become my favorite youtuber.

[@sistersidney_]

getting to see everything outside of their respective series as a walkthrough while joel reminisces and shares bts is the best thing ever, i can’t believe how tiny the mezalea palace interior is in comparison to the actual build size!

[@barelycompetentgaming1980]

Loving the video, but an idea for you, it would be great seeing some of your friends rank your builds. Having Grian and/or Scar do this would both be fun and interesting and perhaps you could rank some of their builds too

[@andreia_silvestre]

YESSS

[@applemnster6309]

Completely agree!

[@jennisconfuzzled]

Anyone else been around Joel and Lizzie’s channels for almost a decade, and are just amazed at how much Joel’s playing and Building had progressed??? I remember when Lizzie was “better” at Mc and Joel didn’t know as much, like some of their older modded series or their older Mc videos where Lizzie would prank Joel.

[@BlitzerPlays44]

The builds in this video are insane. It makes me excited to see what Joel will build for us in the future

[@QuietMantee678]

3:20 him : now I know it’s not completely finished at the back Grian:first time (like the meme)

[@claremcculloch1903]

My absolute favourite megabase from anything is the Mezalea Empire's Palace from season 1 of empires. It's absolutely AMAZING, props to Joel for the commitment and the SIZE. Its freaking MASSIVE!

[@gothicpixi6324]

The x-life mega base has a special place in my heart because binge-watching your series is what got me back into mcyt and has brought so much joy into my life. Praise Jeremy and happy new year 💕

[@nightstrike6299]

I agree with vertical slabs being needed in the game. I also think Mojang should add that mod where you can have different slabs of different woods in the same block as well. The creativity options with those two additions can be endless

[@bearicarose]

i absolutely adore the mezalian palace, it is so vibrant and colorful and has a super cool build style!!!

[@jizhou7262]

Apart from these mega ones, I'd say Joel's bridge house in Last Life and Relation Ship in Double Life are pretty lovely as well!

[@amayacleveland5658]

Always looked up to you and your builds so I love to see the progress you make with every single one

[@thegameplayer125]

what always amazed me about the mezalian palace is that it made me feel like i was looking at what the kremlin and taj mahal would look like if both of them were built together in the same style and location. it's as if you took an image of both sites and merged them together in minecraft

[@applemnster6309]

YES

[@applemnster6309]

What a great insight

[@senshinotenno]

I always think you're both insane and incredible to make these large builds in survival. They are amazing. Your number one is also my favorite and something I'd like to take inspiration from in the future for a build.

[@sophie1453]

all of your builds are so cool. i can never place more than 15 blocks without giving up

[@noatmealcookie02]

I'm glad Joel already prepared a portfolio for getting into next season of Hermitcraft /hj Your builds look stunning!

[@sagaalvsilver4827]

This video made me cry remembering all this. Ive been part of all this bilds and thier plot. I cabt believe how far you have improved and how far you have gotten. Thank you

[@KrakenSea13]

I know I'm a year late, but X-life was my absolute favorite SMP I've ever watched. I honestly never hear anyone talk about it or anything, so it feels so nostalgic to come back to this video a year later and see that series that changed so much for me being appreciated :) Thank you Joel, for never forgetting it

[@kaylinchhim7517]

number 2 is so close to my heart i loved last life but the mezalian palace definitely is the best work of yours imo. i love seeing your builds continuing to inspire me ever since i was little!

[@gamingoyeah279]

I loved your mazalian palace cuz it’s very different with your own ‘theme’

[@InterstellarNoa]

What a fun blast from the past this was, i remember watching you build all of these. Keep going, these are so cool

[@taishillave3490]

Can we just Appreciate the effort here

[@spiv1972]

no 😂

[@claremcculloch1903]

There is a comment like this on LITERALLY every youtube video. It's so annoying

[@sistersidney_]

the growth in build skill & style from 2015 crazy craft to now is absolutely insane, im forever in awe of the time, skill, & creativity that goes into your builds & videos

[@icecvbez]

when you say "now i look at it its not a MEGA base" yet i cant even build a house without it looking bad. ur builds are epic x

[@sistersidney_]

a whole video where we just admire joel’s building skills, beautiful

[@brithoff1]

Your Mezalia build is the reason I started watching empires and the reason I discovered every creator on that server. It is literally breathtaking!

[@ThatAutumnKid]

I swear Joel’s mega bases are 99% for show and 1% useful

[@_kaleido]

I feel like that’s most megabases honestly lol, unless you need a bunch of large farms that can fill up all that space

[@codylabrecque5446]

I started as a fWhip guy. Then through Empires S1 I became a Sausage guy and still am. I remember seeing your palace and just being kinda stunned, even though I only ever saw it piece by piece. Absolutely remarkable! And as your vids pop up more and more, I guess you're my 3rd Minecraft guy. You're always hilarious in Empires too, haha. Good stuff.

[@NickAndriadze]

The one you made in Grian's 100 day hardcore video series is genuinely a very solid build. It may not be as gigantic or impressive as some of your others, but it's definitely a full package of a build, complete in every detail on every direction (Even if the full interior never saw the light of day in the actual series itself) and overall extremely pleasing looking.

[@alexabbecker]

I think it’s funny how Joel spent almost a whole series just to make a storage system😂

[@FrenchhFriessss]

Very cool Joel, I probably won’t remember a lot of these, but they’re all amazing, so great job

[@Willow12866]

Oh my gosh JeremyVille!! Yes I loved that series and inside of the mega bass was just so magical 🤩

[@PotatoGamer-rg4nn]

Joel your building abilities are so diverse it’s insane!! Great vid, and amazing bases :D!

[@LeonardoPLK]

loved this video, nice throwback reminiscing the past series, couldn't agree more with your top, Joel.

[@serendipityplays]

the beans palace will forever be my favourite, x-life was super comforting to me during the pandemic and that series will forever have a special place in my heart

[@DyanHall_]

I think we can all agree that all of these builds are AMAZING

[@paulaclaassens8452]

YESS

[@r_i_e_n_a1471]

the mezalean palace definitely holds my heart, it´s just so dang impressive with the style and beautiful shapes! but it was soooo nostalgic seeing the x-life base, i really love the interior there bcz it´s just so lush with the garden stuff! i also love how that build had a kinda religious vibes to it, reminds me of islamic mosques with their grandeur beauty

[@prisma921]

wow, this is really brought back memories from watching all your videos as they came out, i may or may not be crying

[@ArielAnemoiAsuraism]

after watching this again, made me think of what if joel decided to finish the unfinished megabases for a video maybe a series, i would love to see that, but i know that its arguably too time consuming

[@CJPurplePrincess]

Whenever I watch your videos, I feel motivated to create a mega base myself. I get the idea in my mind, I’m ready to practice in creative, it doesn’t look right, I am tired by the first block, I quit. Rinse and repeat.

[@MRD_III]

Stratos is easily my favorite! The color palette is absolutely gorgeous! And mezalia was super amazing too!

[@dr.destroy_clash_royale4279]

having just rewatched empires s1, you still marvelling at the mezalian palace now and how many blocks was great. I was half expecting a "this is how many shulker boxes this took"

[@kimmi1392]

your builds look so awesome, you really have an eye for detail and colour all the colour pallets just looked so good. Also i loved lizzies flower mod, i just wish there was a 1.19.2 version of it, but i understand a lot of work goes into making a mod, but i was a really beautiful mod, you and lizzie are both very talented people.

[@jasminesfld7]

mc goals and your episodes of x life were genuinely what got me through quarantine, what a throwback

[@hersheys9990]

Your 100 days series is one of the first Minecraft KZbin videos I watched. I instantly fell in love with the game and your community slowly expanding out to Hermitcraft, Empires, and the life series.

[@cariba6555]

Joel, you are such a great builder! Your builds are unique and so much fun as well. Do you prefer MEGA builds over building a "village" of smaller builds that make up a large area? In Empires S2 I guess you have the best of both worlds. Upper Stratos feels like a mega build and your palace certainly is HUGE. Your village below is much also getting gigantic but it is smaller builds made into a very large village. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them each week. I know you and Lizzie have your hands full right now, but I look forward to her posting more often and I love your interactions with Lizzie, fWhip and Sausage. You and Jimmy seem to have such a great friendship and your interactions are so entertaining! Seriously, would rather watch Minecraft videos over television shows anymore! Keep up the great work!

[@marissaholland7517]

You deserve more credit for the time you put into these bases and seasons, i hope you get more subscribers, you truly deserve it

[@brightwist]

o7 to jeremyism! got slight whiplash seeing the x life palace again! the mezalean palace (mezalean? mezalian?) probably has to be my favourite of everything you've built, the style's very cool and the palace really suits the biome mezalea is located in :D

[@layabstar]

X-Life was one of, if not my favorite smp series of yours, based off builds alone. I still rewatch it every now and again because of how entertaining and beautiful it was

[@GachaWolfy]

It was so fun seeing all of the builds I watched Joel build and the series. Smallish has awlays been an insperation and such an amazing builder for all those many, many years. XD 💖💖 I still have the world download for the 1000+ days with the detailed castle. A true pain to load but a glory none-the-less. I do not really known what build Joel has done is my favourite because they are all extroadinary.

[@PixelCollie]

7:57 I swear, people who say vertical slabs shouldn't be added have never tried building with them. I have been a while and it feels natural! I have a feeling once they get added someday people will scoff at old versions that didn't have it, like we do with swimming mechanics and elytra.

[@Greesher]

12:45 definitely did that last base dirty. That dome on the ceiling as a grand room would’ve been magnificent

[@Just-A-Nemo]

I have Joel to thank for my love of building in minecraft. As someone who often needs a creative outlet wherever I am its amazing being able to just sit back and watch his videos while I work on my own builds

[@SneakyPicknick]

I think you are one of the best builders! or at least my favourite! I'd love you to go through your thought process like how you choose materials and how you make shapes go together!

[@Blueflight123]

I remember seeing the adventure time treehouse in crazycraft and thinking that was huge. You've improved so much since then!! 😁

[@ivyleavesandroses]

i remember so many of these bases being built haha i can’t believe the progress youve made too!

[@anasjunejo5654]

I was so excited to see the mezialian mega base on empires download and also loved seeing your megabases through time and hearing your opinions on them now. Very cool

[@Strawfairy_milk]

I’m so glad I got to see the Beans palace from x life again. I loved that series and you base was absolutely stunning

[@kinglandon22]

The Bean Palace was what made me subscribe. I thought it was just an amazing build even amongst the builds on that server

[@chaoticcat_]

Joel now in hermitcraft destroying all his previous records

[@catsumc]

Although I love all of your mega bases, the X Life mega base has a special place in my heart, I love it so much 💗

[@ameya1326]

Omg. This video got me so much memories.😭 I remember watching xlife mega build live

[@PastelDemon07]

I absolutely LOVE your builds, they inspire me sm

[@eeyoreeeyore9623]

I began watching you with Empires S1, absolutely adored everything about the Mezalean palace

[@Taracinablue]

I started following you at the beginning of Empires S1, so it was neat seeing previous builds of yours =)

[@adresstia]

I would never be able to pick a favorite, all of your builds are fantastic

[@_Erin_saruss_]

This has been such a trip down memory lane! Omg I remember each one being built also you r so talented! Love ur vids

[@xavierwynn993]

I would love to see a video of you finishing your most liked unfinished mega bases

[@atariischaotic]

I’ve watched every single one of these bases being built and am so glad I got to see them again in this video

[@misscatt93]

I would love a series of Joel going back and completing old builds that never got finished

[@mothisnotasleep]

All the creatures just dying while your showing the beautiful x-life interior is hilarious

[@rukastar9946]

Joel should have a mini series where he actually finishes the mega builds by finishing the inside, outside, etc for extra content. I think that would be interesting

[@adiaudk]

Ahhh this brings me back to when I used to binge watch these series I'm obsessed

[@chailatte_]

Joel: Builds gigantic masterpieces that are both beautiful and functional Me: barely manages to build a dirt hut ._. Edit: seeing his X life Megabase brought back so many good memories of watching his livestreams and videos :)

[@thenopequeen]

And the glitch creatures give it the nice, homey horror game feel (I kid)

[@KatySussens]

WOW, this is soo cool! This must have taken ages, thank you for doing so much for us :)

[@vismaykedilaya1318]

Mezalea is i think one of the best megabases i think ever seen, not just from you, but from most other megabases

[@Olie5217]

This is so cool to see all his builds progress through time. And I’m happy cause i watched all of the series

[@partiallyalive1284]

This unlocks memories because at first I'll look and be like "oh I must not have watched that series," but then it all comes back.

[@jennymay9793]

The builds are all amazing and so much work, and trying to fill out all the in sides as with mezalian palace is hard you did a lot of the interior of most of the builds a achievement in it self, every build has been different and I have enjoyed seeing them all come to life 😎.

[@luetar2948]

I also really liked your factions villain basses

[@BabyDollAvy]

I feel like the adventure time house from crazy craft deserves an honourable mention

[@tibbedam7159]

Amazing video with amazing builds. Just to bad the mezalian palace is not that full, maybe it could be a cool idea to do the interior of the palece in another video. Just to make it the best build ever!

[@midsummernightmare]

Joel you are an absolute madman. These look incredible.

[@geomar1619]

You are my favorite minecraft youtuber, very skilled builder, always wanted to see the next episode of your series and learn how to build like you, I learned a lot thanks to you, I had a server with my friend and always made builds in your style, U are AMAZING

[@gollishh]

The Beans Palace from X-Life was probably my favourite mega base, which is funny cause X-Life was probably my favourite series ever

[@SHROOMISH123]

looking back Joel has made some stunning buildings and he did it in survival aswell