TF2: Spy Psychology - The Best Knife

#TF2 #teamfortress2 #spy
With 5 different knives to choose from, with varying strengths and weaknesses, which is the best for the job...?
0:00 Intro
1:07 Stock
2:31 Big Earner
4:04 Spy-Cicle
5:52 Your Eternal Reward
9:18 Kunai
11:45 Outro
Music used (in order of appearance):
Joel Nielsen - Questionable Ethics 1
Hi-Fi Rush - Heatwave
Ultrakill - Duel (Versus Reprise)
Pizza Tower - Hot Spaghetti
New Super Mario Bros Wii - Snow Theme
Mario & Luigi Dream Team - Lofty Mount Pajamaja
Mick Gordon - Metal Hell
Mario and Chill - Deep Castle
Bowser's Fury - Fort Flaptrap
Mario & Luigi Dream Team - Beneath Pi'illo Castle
Hi-Fi Rush - Negotiation
Mick Gordon - Doom Hunter Base (Ambient)
Chris Christodoulou - They Might As Well Be Dead (the music that heavy listens to)
Hi-Fi Rush - Negotiation (lol I used it twice)
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[@beboboi]

Guys we all know the best knife is actually the butter knife

[@buttermanaws4693]

Ah yes the most embarrassing way to die from a spy

[@VsAngeel]

My favorite knife to use. So underrated, the fact that you don't even need to backstab to kill them is incredible!

[@NoSkill_fr]

Obviously

[@j-blop4515]

And the plastic knife you always find in your take away lunch

[@pizzaproductions124]

Imagine if valve add spoon as spy knife

[@calsalitra4689]

5:08 Not much attention was brought to this, but usage of the Spy-cicle also allows you to beat Pyros in a DPS war, if you can land your shots. It's not just an escape tool, but a valid way to turn the interaction on its head.

[@Oyakinya-Izuki]

Spy cicle useful for clutches when trying to capture the intel

[@unstronzo3517]

Well I think when is gonna make a gun spy video he's gonna mentioned

[@maybeneamtball]

No one beats pyro

[@unstronzo3517]

@@maybeneamtball biased

[@razorwolf2758]

And I have been able to use paranoia to my advantage. Not by killing them when disguised but getting my teammates to do it

[@Png_gaming]

As someone who plays medic and engineer, understanding how spys think it vital to survival. These spy tutorials are handy to pretty much anyone.

[@sundaddy1077]

Medic and engineer are my next most played classes after spy, its mainly bc i cant aim tho-

[@jacobbliss1401]

As a spy main I kindly ask that you STOP STEALING OUR INTELIGENCE.

[@Png_gaming]

@@jacobbliss1401 nah, I need to cap.

[@Kusari_Downpour]

I don't really have a main, but I still watch these cause I SUCK at spy.

[@juliantorres9784]

@@Png_gaming this is 2fort

[@notabizarreguy7932]

I find it funny how a spy can instantly replace your teammate that you already checked Just imagine how confused the demo is when a scout he saw double jumped suddenly morphed into a spy. And unless the victims directly tells him what happened, he will never know what actually happened and be confused until the dawn of time

[@owenblount7334]

I wish the yer didn’t get a drain rate increase or at least give the wanga prick the old stats

[@ladygeneveve3805]

Or the demo realizes what happened as soon as he gets backstabbed and sees the spy morph into him

[@magnum78923]

That's the true strenght of the Y.E.R. - making disguises believable

[@ceu160193]

@@magnum78923 Which is why, in my opinion, it needs more tricks of same kind. Such as fake fire, that drains your cloak, but makes your disguise act as if you are shooting.

[@Snowie6606]

@@ceu160193 that could be a spy watch instead replacing your clock for a fake fire

[@drillstevejr2290]

4:43 “if only there was a way to deal damage without your knife. Oh ya SPY HAS A GUN!” That part made me laugh ngl

[@bb8santos588]

me too

[@Halberds8122]

It's the biggest weakness of the Your Eternal Reward, as it only gives disguise on backstab.

[@Tronked]

​@@Halberds8122just use l'etranger

[@Funnyguy2763]

Same fr

[@Nikolai0169]

Something i would like to note with the Your Eternal Reward is that it has a special synergy with the Cloak And Dagger, as you are able to disguise while invisible as long as your cloak meter is full.

[@petrblaha8806]

And most people don't realize and say it's the worst option

[@mymop4422]

eternal reward only silents screams though and not the stab noise itself. experienced players can notice it if close enough

[@mymop4422]

cloak and dagger is just generally worse than stock watch as well as it has faster cloak drain stacked with eternal reward if used along with no burst cloak regen while invisible (from dispensers and ammo packs)

[@petrblaha8806]

@@mymop4422 actually cloak and dagger is the only watch that is viable to use after disguising with YER

[@usedhalfcart]

@@petrblaha8806i find the stock watch to work just fine with the YER. i even prefer it sometimes just so i can pick up boxes while invisible and actually move through chokes without sitting still every 5 seconds.

[@Pudding404]

For spy being the most complex class, all the knives are easy to understand: stock, speedboost on hard mode, very hard mode, gunspy, and unexpected option but you have to use your brain. Spy's done in a way that you can be the best spy and still have something you can learn.

[@KingKayro87]

It's basically: 》Basic 》Basic, but you can fight the fire boy now 》Less health, great stab benefit 》Lesser health, greater stab benefit 》Espionage King

[@ME0WMERE]

I wouldn't exactly call the kunai 'very hard mode' unless the enemy team is very good

[@Soldier_Sprout]

@@ME0WMEREThat one pyro constantly spy checking and knows how to airblast

[@nico_afton4984]

1:24 bro got fan zoned

[@userofdainternaat6653]

It is always a happy day for each Growing spy main when Jonto decides to upload more Spy Psychology. I am with them this series is FIRE

[@roadblockssquare]

he did it, he got hearted

[@Avarokin]

Agreed

[@tav_ish]

@@roadblockssquare yes he did. its a great thing

[@seaempeee]

im not even a spy main and i love watching jonto

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

Better not be fire, spies hate fire.

[@TheMindGoblin_]

Wait wait wait wait, Bonk! can also block backstab attempts

[@Jontohil2]

*anger*

[@tomnelson2496]

​@@Jontohil2 even same length as Ubercharge

[@Halberds8122]

@@Jontohil2 * new item sound effect * ⚠️* *The genuine anger*

[@toast4681]

4:45 This is the same mood as people forgetting pyro and soldier has a shotgun

[@MelonTF2]

9:19 nice "anime joke" you got there

[@arkenn3497]

What is it saying ?

[@MelonTF2]

@@arkenn3497 It's literally saying "anime joke" (sorry for being late)

[@Uzi_Doorman_With_Railgun]

Isn't that the meme guy

[@Wutever917]

The YER and Big Earner are criminally underrated and should be used more.

[@slunguspro21]

I use YER

[@dumpanimator]

Big earner and yer is usually used if you want to kill 10 people but pyro is be your worst enemy

[@GolAcheron-fc4ug]

i’d argue every knife that’s not the kunai are criminally underrated and should be used a lot more

[@slunguspro21]

@@GolAcheron-fc4ug nah bro i see many people using the kunai

[@cat_03tv]

Well that's kinda his point

[@spectacledman]

This is probably the best educational Spy content I’ve seen on the platform, not just for spy players, but people who want to counter them. It’s helped me greet pesky Frenchmen with the barrel of a crit-boosted 12-gauge shotgun. I can’t wait for “Spy has a gun! Now I explain them.”

[@KingKayro87]

Spy has a gun!...five to be exact. We have: 》Just a gun 》Worthless 》Can't land a headshot to save your life 》Overpowered 》The best one

[@TheKersey475]

Wish granted

[@unpaidslave735]

I am surprised that most people forgot that scout while under the effect of bonk is inmune to backstab

[@Milkman-pog]

because people dont use it that much

[@dinosharttt]

Scout is too fast to kill

[@snwoop7921]

because if you are able to backstab a bonked scout then a) they're not very good at using it and b) they're as good as dead (slowdown is based on damage)

[@blullerfamily826]

9:52 I need to see this in a meme video with no context, just *exhale* " A "

[@yetanotherperson1833]

Even as a pyro main, the kunai is scary to me You never know when are you going to find a spy that literally refuses to die and either trickstab you or flee in his team's lines, making you die like an idiot if you don't pay attention to your surroundings

[@insomnion3892]

I love the whole actually smart spy thing, as it turns something from point and shoot to some of the most messed up paranoia tactics able to be done in a silly game. I love your videos because instead of teaching spies to be some sort of one man army you show the actual reality of the spy, to be more like an actual spy.

[@topgaming2815]

That song at the end gave me flashbacks to when everyone was hyped about hi-fi rush. Game was soooo fun

[@delfinodolphinsquad910]

I think sn underrated aspect of the Big Earner, and why I think it's the most unique knife, is the fact that it's effects trigger on kill, not JUST a backstab, which gives you much more flexibility that one would think. Soundsmith gave a good synopsis of how the effect on kill can lead to a fairly unique alternate play style where you use the Ambassador to get targets you're fighting down to very low health and finish em with a butter knife to get the speed boost

[@jumpinghunter9152]

I really loved how someone called the YER once - "the Spy's hard mode". Also you forgot to mention that the Cloak and Dagger allows you to continue staying invisible after disguising with the YER and won't even make your silhouette flickering, making it very good choice to pair with the YER.

[@TTEENNOO]

I really appretiate how this guy talks about the knives in a way that truly shows their strengths and also without saying "this knife sucks, ______ is the best"

[@larhyperhair]

Truly incredible animations as always

[@myxolydian8778]

Your music choices had me screaming “stop being so based” hi Fi, ultrakill, pizza tower??? Insane

[@orangepeel4542]

2:08 HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT

[@krunken_isok]

11:06 That engineer spontaneously combusted

[@Ludde_Flor]

I just wanna say that I LOVE the amount of work you put into your videos. You are one of my favorite tf2ubers. ❤

[@Jontohil2]

Good to know people appreciate it, time to sleep

[@scouthedog]

@@Jontohil2 night night don’t let the scunts bite

[@nosks_stopmotions]

7:58 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙮 💀

[@ZenithPeak1]

5:17 as a pyro main, to you spies, be wary if they have and use the power jack, because usually (coming from experience) they (mainly I) like to close the gap with the 15% speed boost, swapping on and off of the flamethrower every time we’re (I’m) close.

[@NeoTheBuffon]

2:29 I know ultrakill music when i hear it.

[@NoSkill_fr]

*JUDGEME-*

[@bullet_outsmarter_5000]

**Duel jumscare**

[@Cheesegraterthe3th]

*v2 real*

[@PyxledBoi]

I call this “spychology”

[@phoenixsupportsyou8109]

I can't get over how great the editing is, it's so good

[@Mpotato]

8:58 thank god someone finally talked about this workaround, I’ve seen so many people saying this knife sucks because of this feature but to me it’s a direct upgrade from stock if you want to go a more sneaky spy

[@storyfellchara416]

1:37 BONK! Atomic Punch:Am I a joke to you?

[@NoSkill_fr]

ngl that was what I thought when I saw only uber and razorback

[@BlahoMark15]

Found a typo at 4:22 "Oh hit by fire:"

[@kinya7439]

i like to use sharp dresser it's basically stock but looks cool anyway, happy to see another video of yours ❤️ ive been practicing spy

[@pokefire953]

Sadly even though it looks sick, the lack of a taunt kill makes it objectivly worse then stock

[@SunnyPopsicles]

Just wanna say that your videos are very well done, filled with important information, top tier editing and has a very great humor Have a nice day fam!

[@Jontohil2]

Didn’t even know you could tip money like that on YT, cheers

[@d-boi9785]

Holy shit how much money is that

[@rhozq]

@@d-boi9785 200dollars Ok joke aside, its 2 dollars

[@mattthekiller9129]

​@@Jontohil2 Jontohil is e-girl confirmed

[@Mr_Astro-Vera]

@@Jontohil2 At-Least pin the comment

[@arkenn3497]

I cannot tell you the amount of joy I felt when you played Questionable Ethics

[@Mabra51]

One of the best moments of Black Mesa.

[@TheLunarMan]

2:00 A great way to get this down to muscle memory is to disable viewmodels when you play spy, that way you are forced to know when to stab off of intuition rather than the knife raising animation.

[@leomomoeda10]

3:07 fr*nch jumpscare

[@dtddnguyen6794]

​@@cringehunter3812 do you not know what a joke is

[@lubiezolwie]

​@@dtddnguyen6794 does he know? he doesn't know!

[@Halberds6]

Dear God.

[@lubiezolwie]

@@Halberds6 there's more

[@leomomoeda10]

​@@lubiezolwie No!

[@necrandy7433]

5:00 anyway we we we

[@buffooonery]

Oui oui oui

[@lubiezolwie]

Australian accent

[@zamista]

I don't even use spy, I just like the video editing so much that I just watch these videos purely for fun.

[@doorsareforopening]

12:16 It'd be cool if there was a knife that couldn't backstab but turned you into a sneakier version of a demoknight. It'd reduce spare revolver ammo by a lot, but give increased movement speed, health and cloak speed, the knife would probably be replaced with a french sword and deal the standard 65 damage

[@TheRealGurasic]

black messa questionable ethics 1 is such a banger song, black messa is an incredible game

[@san-tbandit1807]

One of my favorite details from this video is that you tried putting the knives into appropriate settings (kunai in Sujin, spicicle in altitude, stock in default) while I wished for YER in Egypt and The Big Earner in Kong King it really shows that you put effort into every possible aspect of the video no matter how small or large of a visual aid it was

[@NotSaintanytime]

9:50 was a very funny moment

[@AgentYTOfficial]

sniff

[@NotSaintanytime]

*AA*

[@bred6192]

Bro the music choice is so unbelievably Fire, especially the HiFi rush picks

[@shade_d_hades]

I just want to make a point that this video has “I love my job” written all over it. Stellar animation, transitions were crisp, the comedy was pretty nice, and I didn’t get the “jangling keys” vibe from it at all. No clickbait, good thumbnail- frankly, I’d just like to say I appreciate your work and that you’re pretty damn good at it. Ya did real good son, real good

[@hungryformore8779]

Ive been running the Eternal Reward with the Dead Ringer recently, and it makes for a very fun, agressive, and psycologicaly manipulative playstyle

[@nathanfivecoate5848]

I personally prefer the Cloak and Dagger when using the YER

[@Quickstein]

Your cloak/disguise management must be on point if you can pull off that kind of playstyle effectively

[@hungryformore8779]

@@Quickstein it does take some getting used to, but it is a refreshing way to play spy

[@Firestar4041]

3:50 Got distracted by the clip shown; Saps sentry, stabs Scout, fails a stab on Medic, chases Pyro to stab, misses twice to finally land the third, and then stabs Medic wtf is happening . . . Medic is looking right at you the whole time to, but keeps on healin Pyro tunnel vision and catching the Scout off guard i can get, but like gah dam

[@kappagaming5018]

This man makes very nice Spy guides, uses pizza tower and hi-fi rush music and has quality editing How have I not discovered this channel before baffles me

[@bad_voice_actor.]

Facts he knows the best music to play In his videos

[@soup9242]

4:52 This reminds me of a time when I was playing Spy, then a Scout walked into the room, and I began chasing them around, hoping to get a backstab. But they kept on running away, making it impossible. But they never once used their gun. Eventually, I just took out my revolver to stop this endless chase, and THEN they started shooting at me.

[@ojwizzardgames6339]

These knife transitions are just 👌

[@KingKayro87]

6:35 Y'know, out of context, that statement sounds terrifying.

[@ArrowPandaFode]

Along with 6:45

[@LizardOfOz]

Two side-effect penalties of Your Eternal Reward: - Speed Penalty - you have to pick your disguise at your spawn, which you don't have to with any other knife, and it's unlikely going to be Scout, Medic or Spy, meaning you walk from your spawn to the front line at the disguise's speed. - On-Spawn Wallhack makes the enemies know that there is a spy and the class he's disguised as. Both can be mitigated by using cloak and/or disguising near ammo packs, but it's harder and more situation dependent than just disguising at will near the front line.

[@SpectatorHD]

"Oh yeah, spy has a gun" heavy asked calmly

[@MrBeat-hc8cj]

We need a green screen version of the spy running at 3:20

[@lubiezolwie]

Ik this is from 11 months ago, but a lot of the assets he uses in his videos are in his discord

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

I just love your style of video. The Crisp yet short cutty animation is so clean~ And you do a good job at explaining your points with visual aids to back them up. [A+]

[@neoissupercool]

I LOVE THE USE OF V2’S SECOND OST its so fitting cuz he literally tries to run away too giggles

[@monke_manvr9601]

Very cool background with the spinning knives, good job 👏

[@cibrig8719]

Binged this series because I'm trying to learn spy, first game I got I was doing trash and then I remembered that the L'etranger still does pretty decent damage, and then I started doing far better.

[@legendman5934]

If there’s anything you’ll be saying over and over in the corner of a padded cell, it definitely, “spy… he has… SPY HAS A GUN”

[@getsu0]

really glad you elaborated on the kunai's slower overheal. a lot of people think it's an unlisted stat of the kunai and not a function of overheal.

[@vibewebyt2293]

As a kunai spy main, shit is crazy when you get randomly spy checked out of no where and when the backstab hitbox is not working.

[@ryder_4435]

just recently found out about your channel and I'm already in love with your videos, your editing is amazing and your content is fun to watch I've loved Spy for some time now and your videos definetly do the class justice, keep at it!

[@ender-sniper9555]

I’m not a spy main, but I enjoy watching these videos immensely for all the good editing and writing that has been put into them

[@kadeplays1632]

Love the osts in the backround

[@BladeBoi2212]

i never realized how well the Negotiator song from Hi-Fi goes with a spy montage-

[@red_ruby4881]

My only problem with spycicle is that after melting away it switches to your sapper instead of revolver, having you to spend that precious 1 second of fire immunity on switching to your gun

[@sircatangry5864]

Man, your level of editing and joking is gold. Wish you succes in KZbin.

[@itspcno4h]

He is plus the beginning is ezios family heavy metal btw

[@realguywhoisreal]

such a missed opportunity to put description of Big Earner "I'm getting away this time", would fit the music

[@zachusaguy]

I wanted to get better at spy, and these videos have helped out so much! Just by following the tips and advice that you have given I have literally doubled my KDR, and it feels so great to actually get kills as the spy and not just die every five seconds, because I do not know what I am doing. Keep doing what you’re doing man, it’s great!

[@hazhim_]

Extremely well done video, enjoyed it alot. Also your eternal reward is the main knife I use on spy, its just so fun killing the entire team without anyone noticing and sentries become useless unless you miss a stab.

[@xj58]

3:36 yooo pizza tower soundtrack

[@heckolo1122]

Jon you’ve done it again! Amazing video, I’m blown away by the amount and quality of the sfm work.

[@ShockedTaiLung]

That intro music hit me with so much nostalgia holy shit I think I need to lay down

[@theorang1]

i love your work man, its enjoyable, its informative, and to the point. well done

[@anerd5711]

As do I!

[@blacklight683]

while the spy-cycle has a special place in my heart, i use to use it 24/7 till i got a strange stock botkiller so i stopped using it still use it in 2 of my 4 loadouts but those aren't main ones

[@FurryWrecker911]

10:26 There's something so good about low energy doom and gloom music combined with slow spinning things that just makes my brain activate. It reminds me of the card game scene from John Wick 4.

[@ChronoSquare]

what the f is this video this editing is insane levels of professionally polished

[@norbertbubiek5655]

9:16 Also an good tip is to use Your Eternal Reward with stock invis watch or cloak and dagger, not with Dead Ringer

[@tomnelson2496]

Ah crape 5:45

[@idavid8391]

You have legitimately amazing comedic timing. Laughed throughout the video. Top-notch editing as well. Well done, sir.

[@yestes722]

Its always a joy to see ultrakill music outside of ULTRAKILL itself

[@urinemaster445]

2:36 the bo2 text reminded me of bo2 mod menus

[@dyavolo8448]

I don't even play Spy I just like watching these videos because they're so well-made And because I'm an engie and pyro main and knowing how spies play will help me counter them >: )

[@NoSkill_fr]

YOU FELL FOR IT FOOL! (haha funi jojo reference) YOU THOUGHT WE DIDN’T THOUGHT OF A COUNTER TO COUNTER YOUR COUNTER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COUNTER US??!1?!!1?

[@Whatever-pb2dy]

I love the choice in music for this video, especially hi-fi rush! nice work.

[@entropyvt]

Amazing video and amazing music selection (not a Spy main precisely, but knowing your enemy makes you stronger too)

[@abhijitatwal6791]

Extremely well made Jonto, love your content. The spy has a knife...and a gun

[@EmberTheFlareon3579]

And a gun.

[@transbug]

I love the editing of this video, and its nice thats its only semi serious with plenty of jokes while also being informative 😊 (also 7:59 is my favorite joke ever lol)

[@Wesker3107]

Been trying to get back into my spy jam after the latest Summer update and your videos are helping a lot. AND are entertaining. Thanks and kudos for the amazing work!

[@philiphockenbury6563]

I enjoyed that Hi Fi Rush music in the background.

[@noahthmare]

I absolutely love the fact that everyone started using Pizza Tower music in videos. It really shows how much all the devs' efforts paid off

[@Disassembly_droneN_]

Hey Jonto, could you please make a video explaining what to do after a stab? Since Spy is very weak, survivability is key to mastering the class. I see a lot of players getting a backstab, then dying, essentially rendering them useless for a few seconds; and what's worse is that those seconds of downtime could have been used to kill an important target to help their team. That's why I kindly ask for a video about survivability after a stab or survivability in general. It's also important to keep in mind that different weapons give the Spy different survival tactics, so if you do consider this idea a good one, this is an important topic to talk about. Thanks!

[@matthijsbeets424]

Man this video is so visually pleasing. Also very good info

[@bandongwilliejr.7046]

"If only ther was a way to deal damage without the knife oh yes, SPY HAS A GUN" GOT ME NGL

[@O5MO]

Fully expected you to say it out loud at 0:50, but as a true spy, you fooled us all.

[@99999bomb]

3:14 i just realised this is an asexual joke lamo

[@hahen8]

How

[@villager1789]

Ive been following your tips for spy and i gotta say, they helped a lot!

[@scottishteaparty]

i don't know about you but you gave me a huge sense of nostalgia with the bowser's inside story music at 6 minutes.. thanks man