The Crustacean Tier List

[@deadlydingus1138]

Something that I think is worth mentioning is that shrimp have the unexplainable ability to fry rice.

[@DanKaschel]

Ah yes, much like pork.

[@kage9719]

So, wait.. Youre telling me a shrimp fried this rice?

[@Topdoggie7]

Yep indeed.

[@friendlygiant1507]

​@@kage9719It's as shrimple as that.

[@guy1060]

shr

[@cleanshowcases7752]

The dude at 11:51 got absolutely clipped by the crab's slide cancels and third partied by a seal. Rough day.

[@Frank_Art]

skill issue, that octopus should have learned how to predict

[@nOpiEcEo-c4x]

Those two were definitely teaming. Reported.

[@carottefondeurenfer]

There’s always a bigger fish

[@nirvanabutnomoreideas6534]

Tired of all these mammal players tbh

[@Eldred15]

I didn't even see the seal on first viewing

[@Rubbedpeanutbutter_onmy_weiner]

11:55 Octopus: "Let me grab ya and touch ya!" Crab: "WITH THIS TREASURE I SUMMON SEAL-HORAGA!"

[@emiliaguidottiradio7098]

SAVE ME SEAL-HORAGA!

[@Duck_1543]

SAVE ME!!!

[@reyesfamily8379]

my job is beach- ken crab

[@bxstaghxst.]

This comment is a vote for TeirZoo to make a animal evolution based Rpg Edit: a lot of yall are saying “bro spore” but by evolution based rpg; I mean like what he’s showing in the vid.

[@kamilkadurisheftalovych7790]

He needs to!

[@memelover6917]

You're already playing it bro!

[@Crossed_paths]

Here here🥂

[@PaintedHoundie]

TierZoo: The Reckoning

[@luckycorn8590]

​@@memelover6917 but we are forced to play human which is boring because we are undoubtedly top tier, I want to play more niche builds like the cheetah

[@gamemeister27]

"Solid matchup against frogs" Here's a fun story. In 10th grade biology, when we were dissecting frogs, my partner and I were trying to cut open our frog's stomach, but kept running into something inside, and were quite confused. Eventually, we managed to pull out an entire severed crawdad claw, which had likely killed the frog.

[@beebo-cat]

What did the teacher say?

[@gamemeister27]

@@beebo-cat She hadn't ever seen it before. I don't remember any specifics, 10th grade was 15 years ago, but she was definitely impressed/shocked.

[@deathtaco4095]

There is literally a frog called the crab eating frog

[@gamemeister27]

@@deathtaco4095 the quote was talking about crayfish, not crabs

[@deathtaco4095]

@@gamemeister27 I know I just wanted to mention the crab eating frog cause they got a funny name and I think there cool

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

I know it's just a gimmick build, but I still love the Pistol Shrimp. Breaking the game engine as a means of offense is just too awesome to not appreciate. :^)

[@GrayVMhan]

Smash bros melee mindset

[@Pseudoscience-is-a-scam]

And there’s a eusocial species

[@molybdaen11]

Must be strange to see behind walls just by recognizing the slightly different color of the reflected light. They life must be to ours what anime is to a common movie.

[@doctordice2doctordice210]

@@GrayVMhannah it's more of an ultimate thing imo

[@ellie8272]

It is the highest tier crustacean, so it's pretty damn effective for what it is

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

That opening where the Mantis Shrimp punches the crab and then a few seconds later its arm flies off is something pulled straight out of an anime sword duel.

[@user-xj8wy4uu1q]

Pretty sure the crab took its own arm off because it was injured and crabs can regrow them

[@LatteMochaDuskNDawns]

The gloom hand music too 😭

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

​@@user-xj8wy4uu1q he needs to pull the arm, he cant just detach like pressing a button

[@boi2192]

I would assume that when its already pretty much on, the pull is no longer needed. I mean if all the crabs did was pull their arm, they could easily pull out more than they intended.​@@victorpedrosoceolin3919

[@PeaceARCrn]

@@victorpedrosoceolin3919 He's the crab that got his arm taken.

[@nicholasstamford6702]

14:32 "Among the free-roaming zooplanktons, I alone am the honored one"

[@leonardoromanelli209]

One thing that should be noted is that crustaceans did unlock eusociality. The Synalpheus shrimps, the pistol shrimps, not only have an amazing weapon, they also create true eusocial colonies inside marine sponges.

[@manitobant6738]

And they also unlocked venom, although its unique to one very niche subclass (remipedes)

[@aa01blue38]

No haplodiploidicity, I assume, otherwise we can just wait for sea ants next patch lol

[@hobf8573]

They even unlock a unique way of communication by clicking their claws instead of using pheromones like eusocial insects

[@OhhCrapGuy]

I know it's been 8 months, but another crustacean that does eusociality is technically ants, since hexapoda falls under pancrustacea.

[@PurpleShift42]

Love how the trapdoor spider is like "nope, not dealing with this" and just kicks the whole isopod out of its hole at 6:36

[@GamingChair420]

"fucking tank meta"

[@VonDoof]

“God I hate these filthy shell camping rats”

[@oksure9261]

Stall build.

[@pizzeria_mayhem8736]

I'm convinced that the Pillbug walked in there intentionally just to see if an enemy was in there.

[@krysmun]

Carcinization is the process of Convergent evolution in which many previously non-crab crustaceans have evolved from different paths into the shape of a crab, implying that one of the most ideal forms a crustacean can take is that of the crab. It's such a meta pick that even other players end up choosing to spec into similar stat ranges and builds as the crab build itself.

[@thorveim1174]

In time, all shall become crab

[@foxmccloud2771]

The greatness of the Crab is unlike that of all other creatures. The Carapace, strong and mighty, provides safety and respite for those who follow in the steps of our holiest of beasts. The Claws, our bastions of attack and triumph, crush those that seek to lead us astray. The Legs, like the trunks of the trees, carry our souls to greatness. All hail the beautiful nature of the Crustacean. All Hail The Crab.

[@gittattle]

humans losing an arm: "what am i gonna do" crabs losing an arm: "man i dont want this, get this shit off me"

[@ascapedgoat8462]

I would honestly love to see a series on Theory-Crafting, where TierZoo discusses a hypothetical “Perfect” version of certain types of animals.

[@commode7x]

TierZoo Theory-Craft Episode 987: "That's right, just add lasers to the giraffe, and it's instantly an S-tier. Next episode, we see how overpowered adding lasers to dolphins would be."

[@sindra77]

​@@commode7x You may be joking, but giving any kind of ranged attack from a giraffe's head would be oppressively powerful, the sight and elevation bonuses to ranged attacks could turn them into terrifying defensive builds

[@commode7x]

@@sindra77 Don't forget that giving ranged attacks to any kind of bird main would result in a hacking sniper build that's literally better than the jackals from Halo 2. Flighted birds are notorious for having extremely fast reflexes and eyesight that is on par with most drone optics. Also, spoiler for TierZoo Theory-craft Episode 988: Lasers don't work well underwater.

[@invalid_88]

this is actually a great idea for future content, tho you gotta stay in a realistic range when reshuffling stats

[@Thetechgeek2100]

@@commode7x Or perhaps sharks even, with fricken laser beams on their heads

[@smartperson325]

I feel coconut crabs should be put in their own tier like A tier because they are smart enough to avoid the water and they put on enough size to not get bullied by birds. Also no mention of the Japanese spider crab they'd probably be mid tier because they look scary but arent all that dangerous but still didn't mention the biggest crustecean.

[@Vinemaple]

Coconut Crab still isn't big enough or tough enough to deal with large mammal or reptile builds, especially the really smart ones. Works great on small maps, until some clever player figures out how to make a big-boi build work on a map like that.

[@pochita4996]

FR Their only known predator are humans, which is like the best build in the entire game.

[@VonDoof]

@@VinemapleYe but there are no large mammal or reptile builds in their area besides humans. They dominate the meta other than that. They’ve even taken out their only predator before…. (Emilia ‘30-minute delivery’ Earhart)

[@casbot71]

If a coconut crab ever gets into fermented coconut milk and breeds with a mantis shrimp, the meta is in trouble.

[@lancetheking7524]

​@@casbot71 if a what

[@chocoboko123]

I am so in love with your editing. I love all the video game references and quick jokes that fly by, and it also helps me absorb the material better by relating it to video games. The water/bug vs ground/bug type for isopods vs roly polies instantly makes sense in my brain. The clips you find of these critters are also very nice quality.

[@desanihill8180]

I just want to say i appreciate this channel so much. Thank you for spending ur time on making these bro i loved them since a kid

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

Seconded!

[@Isometrix116]

I think what makes crabs such a good build is that they are never bad. It doesn’t matter what the meta is, you can always crab. You can come back to the game after not playing for a decade, use the same exact build as you did before, and still be viable. Yeah, maybe it’ll be slightly better or slightly worse, but the fact that it’s _always_ viable is sort of insane. I think the only other builds like this are sharks and crocodiles, but those have significantly more skill required to play decently.

[@Vinemaple]

This. This right here is what makes crab so popular.

[@FearzThug]

I dont have time to read the wiki, I´ll just crab

[@leandersearle5094]

@@FearzThug You mean... time for crab?

[@ThePenisMan]

Until the oceans eventually get too acidic for shells to be viable anymore Thank you mods for the great updates I love this server

[@gigaslave]

Carcination meta is real, many builds end up like crabs because it's quite optimized lol

[@dado8467]

Man, the Discord discussion was amazing "Mantis shrimp once battled God and won" "Mantis shrimp is the reason Gordon Ramsay is always angry" "The real mantis shrimp were the friends we made along the way" I love this kind of things, couldn't help to read it all

[@protocetid]

The humor in TierZoo videos is always high tier.

[@aliaseau-vive2699]

"Doom can be run on mantis shrimp claw" was my favourite

[@pablo.868]

you can run doom on a mamantis shrimp's claws

[@feha92]

Not to mention "crab: I think I have more than enough, thanks guys!"!!

[@kajetankupis1975]

Also one of the users there was Marcel, from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Great emotional movie, must see pseudo documentary about a sentient shell

[@THunD3RG0Dzila]

Man thanks for giving my favorite class some love, people are constantly hating on mantis shrimp players but we can be just as vulnerable as other crustaceans you just need to know how to use them

[@achingpluto]

Waaaa😭😢😿 Bro literally one taps and still finds a way to whine

[@chavianpileta6855]

12:00 “BOB DO SOMETHING”

[@Theology.101]

Crab Design is, as we all know, the Perfect Creature

[@Wooddchips]

For some reason animals keep evolving into crabs it's the final evolution the perfect form

[@GeistInTheMachine]

No. It's clearly lobster design. Lobsters for life.

[@GrenadiusKhan]

I Concur

[@LuigiSpriteAnimations]

Money money money

[@mamutepeq]

Nah, we all know worms are the best. Crabs only evolved in Crustacea, worms evolved in many more clades, including vertebrates.

[@masky0401]

This is exactly what I wanted for christmas

[@SealWithHat]

Perfect gift

[@MutantLollipop]

Couldn’t have asked for a better gift

[@tiseril]

6:23 ISOPOD MENTIONED! RAAAHH!

[@doodlefishfry]

Did the thing at 2:00 really throw a piece of himself into soup?

[@Gamer-qr8ee]

donation

[@DanGamingFan2846]

The mantis shrimp definitely earned the highest spot on the tier list. With a punch that can break through most shells, create a shockwave cavitation bubble on comtact, and briefly heat up the water around said bubble to temperatures nearly as hot as the surface of the sun, there's a reason sailors call them "the thumbsplitter." If they weren't relatively tiny, the coral reef server would be a much more dangerous place. Thank you for a great year, happy Holidays.

[@watershipup7101]

Agreed

[@waterbullstudios9195]

They are pretty badass.

[@TierZoo]

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@acovixt]

@@TierZoo Nono, thank YOU for these incredible videos and educating us while making us entertained. I hope you post more frequently cos man these are all banger vids. Merry Christmas!

[@cazhary_0797]

Fucken spoilers goddamn

[@DeadFieldofFlowers]

That eagle getting tic damaged into oblivion really shows how powerful crustaceans are

[@gabrielandrade489]

The coolest thing is that the health bar is from The Finals

[@fenx3040]

No

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Another Crab's Treasure convinced me to watch the first TierZoo video in years. 10/10, would carcinize again.

[@tehdmanvids3]

The clip of that isopod running out of the fish's mouth MESSED ME UP

[@evanurquizu9227]

The Crayfish build deserves more credit. Though they may be incredibly weak in some aspects, this is simply because they are min-maxing. They have put all their stats into poison resistance, allowing them to survive places most other aquatic builds cannot. Some CF players simply dig incredibly deep burrows and only surface when it rains to collect supplies. A notable glitch utilized by some users allows for cloning of themselves without need of a mate, leading to server crashes and game bugs. Louisiana crayfish, signal crayfish and the marbled crayfish are particularly strong CF builds.

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

Damn never knew that! I mostly know them from my human play through since cracking the shells open for food gave a massive morale boost.

[@Spaghetti_Jester]

7:54 Am I the only person here who calls these animals "Crawfish" instead of "Crayfish" or "Crawdads"? Also, I had an albino crawfish in my party once, and he was one of the funniest characters I ever met, always doing the weirdest things in his tank. (Random fact about my crawfish: His pale exoskeleton was vaguely see-through, and if you looked closely at his head, you could see the little floating orange orb that was his brain!)

[@tylersays-]

You talk like you live in a video game..

[@scrubnoodle]

@@tylersays-That’s what’s fun about this channel. Learning zoology using video-game analogies is both education and entertaining

[@Avruthlelbh]

Hardly matters when 99% of the time, it's a bird or a human simply scooping them out of the water. Tardigrades and roaches are known for surviving ionizing radiation, but that's hardly relevant when their greatest rivals are in their own weight class, often themselves.

[@CaptainRickey]

Dude, this is objectively one of your funnier videos and might just be one of the funniest you ever produced. The editing and the jokes are top notch. Great stuff.

[@PopADoseYo]

Best video ive seen as informative and entertaining. And ive been here since the beginning of YT. Also every single video game song i could name. Loved the BK TTT snd Snappers voice when Hermit Crab popped up!

[@GanyuSimpingDegenerate]

You forgot to mention the Giant Enemy Crab. Being in the same weight class as elephants while only being vulnerable when its weak point is attacked for massive damage should've placed it in S tier.

[@FancyPantaloons]

That's a spider

[@NottSaying]

GEC is a modded class. TierZoo only covers vanilla gameplay.

[@thatcorruptdino]

​@@FancyPantaloons blud never played Hungry Shark Evolution

[@Theshabadaman]

GIANT enemy CRAB

[@JohnPerry27]

@@thatcorruptdino Bruh I remember when I first played the game I absolutely sucked at boosting and kept taking L after L, then I finally learned and thought I was nice after I won only to get folded by two hammerheads and a harpoon boat immediately after (I was playing as Mako).

[@GDAccelerate]

you know it’s a good millennium when tierzoo uploads

[@Traveller281]

Tierzoo is a huge reason the current patch is my favourite. Such a good player, it's inspiring

[@midoxd7269]

I was 3 years younger when I saw his last vid

[@jonathonspears7736]

He did a colab with Casual Geographic recently.

[@SealWithHat]

@jonathonspears7736 link?

[@GDAccelerate]

@@jonathonspears7736 oh dang really?

[@statsq]

Since crab souls I think crabs are a increasingly threatening class in the meta as players master them

[@TacoGalaxy7]

The severe amount of references in this kills me

[@baconmandanthe3rd944]

as a crab main, this list reminded me of this one legendary crab player that somehow managed to gain high intelligence, and I hear they're even running some sort of food business in a place where a bunch of other legendary sea creature mains who gained high intelligence stats are. The admins haven't found them yet. Really wild stuff

[@prez.cookie980]

You're telling me a crab fried this patty?

[@thesnowmiser6728]

​@@prez.cookie980actually I think it was a sponge

[@molybdaen11]

Took me a minute to understand that. Sponges are more versatile then they look. The world under the sea is Truely strange and wondrous.

[@danielcavender1092]

As a grouper main, *MY LEG*

[@deathserpent9747]

There's another crab player that dies art on twitter

[@somelurker6115]

Former planktonic main here with a fun fact! You don't have to be microscopic to be plankton, you just have to be bad at swimming. (The word "plankton" even comes from the Greek word for "drift" or "wander.") For example, some jellies are considered plankton because - just like the tiny guys we usually think of as plankton - they can't swim against a current. Planktonic gameplay is pretty fun, honestly. It can be RNG-heavy because you don't really control where you're going, but it's a seriously unique meta if you're used to playing nekton.

[@nekomimicatears]

So I'm a planton? Nice :D

[@somelurker6115]

@@nekomimicatears If you can't swim against a current, heeeeeeell yeah! I'll get a guild together next time I'm playing plankton :P

[@gabry2558]

another thing to add is that actually a good portion of the builds we discuss normally in the marine server start as plankton, i guess so may players choose to play it as a main class is because of the nostalgia factor from when they started playing a different build

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

1% Evil 99% Hot Gas

[@zodiackitten6110]

Okay but plankton chat is INSANE. whole different ecosystem in there

[@monstruswallaby9981]

First time here, and the idea of explaining things in a video game fashion is a new take to everything! Biology in video game terms

I really love that you use Eyewitness music at the end. It was a hit on a Brazil educational channel, and I was totally abscessed with it (and I was not alone about this 😅)

[@metrozeegle4985]

I think Mantis Shrimps are nature’s perfect example of a glass cannon.

[@madhumadhu-pb2yz]

Nice

[@mmnd8158]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5what build is that?

[@Moon_Lord18]

The cleric build

[@airstep001]

​@@mmnd8158 It was a Human player who managed to manipulate the game's code to turn water into wine and discovered a duplication glich then when his playthrough ended the devs thought why not bring him back. They promised an event called the second coming and we were teased so many times

[@ashs2277]

Id say the botnet build, very common however very ineffective thus having to have massive numbers to compensate. Very effiective to elderly and very young homosapiens. Low D Tier build

[@darthnick427]

I was not expecting the "BOB! DO SOMETHING!" bit there. Got a good laugh out of me.

[@SinHurr]

I miss Overwatch :(

[@lefrederico9952]

Weird how this captivates us more than any other professional documentary would.

[@flamm.e]

As a snail player, I personally hate when I get killed by a random sea star and then respawn just to see a hermit crab using the shell loot I dropped

[@spoj3922]

What game?

[@fridaynight3181]

​@@spoj3922Life

[@hoangquantran1320]

I kinda like it. It's interesting to see what rank you shell loot is generated as. I once dropped a Legendary ranked shell, but I could have sworn it didn't feel remotely legendary when I was alive.

[@happynightmares4688]

@@spoj3922 life

[@spoj3922]

@@happynightmares4688 how do you play as a snail in life

[@TimeBucks]

I get so exited for every new video

[@InsaafTV-mx5mp]

nice❤

[@vennilamahavlogs1924]

good

[@MdFaruk-oi2gm]

Osam

[@mohammedusman5079]

Nice one

[@uzzalmia5571]

Good

[@kazervids8828]

1st time here, your way of explaining is interesting and fun to listen to, which makes it easier to understood imo

[@octavianoltean9401]

Mantis Shrimp is that one "smurf" player who instead to focus on stealth they bring the most colorful outfit to stand out, also they go glass cannon build

[@aliyai4000]

as a crab main, i think many have already known about this glitch already, but if you spawn at the exact coordinates on the map, you'll be ending up on an island that is specifically made for crab rave, so it's a party non stop i'd like to think this was one of the devs easter eggs at one point and that crab mains just turned it into their own thing lmao

[@Vinemaple]

Can at least confirm that crab rave island is a real thing

[@pedroiy6296]

What is this game called

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

As a Marylander main, I invite you to come visit Baltimore. We lub ar crabs dere.

[@ArcticTron]

I like that TierZoo sounded audibly amused when mentioning how frogs keep getting bodied by everything, I think it's the first time I've ever heard him be amused in one of his modern videos. Also dang nice to see a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon reference at 16:44.

[@TierZoo]

I'll be honest, while I was amused at my own joke, normally I would have probably re-recorded that line. However because I've gotten a concerning number of comments lately accusing me of using an AI voice, I deliberately left in a subtle chuckle because to me knowledge that is not something an AI can convincingly replicate yet.

[@misirtere9836]

@@TierZoo Honestly, the concern is that people don't know what an AI voice actually sounds like. I've watched another channel, TheDuelLogs, that used an AI of their own voice for a bit while they had a throat illness, and despite their general cadence being quite similar to yours, it's easy to tell when it's the AI, even if you weren't paying attention to when they say it. While it's easy to get an AI to sound close enough to someone to be funny, it's still not possible to accurately replace a voice.

[@redwolf915]

​@@misirtere9836wrong. Ai can do it with the right input

[@misirtere9836]

@@redwolf915 TheDuelLogs has *DAYS* worth of input data, all at the appropriate tone of voice. If you also source from the other channels with the same guy, that goes up to *WEEKS.* If that's not good enough to be convincing, nothing is.

[@mf76271]

I love the fact that your videos get better every time. Top tier content (no pun intended) but the editing to match as well 🙌🏽

[@marybaru3495]

I am playing another crab's treasure while watching this

[@Happysecret180]

I've seen some human mains gain an entertainment buff after watching a lizard fight a Crab thing with wings (maybe from a mod). I then got the loot I was there for and ran out of the suburb biome

[@dekaw9138]

Destroyah lol

[@gigachad9016]

Godzilla vs Destroyah lol

[@KogasaTatara514]

​@gigachad9016 ayy, glad someone else got it

[@Happysecret180]

@@KogasaTatara514 Ppl got the reference!

[@Bloxfruitsistrashlmaocope]

Destroyah is easily the strongest character in the franchise

[@damyenhockman5440]

There are select crustaceans worthy of further shoutouts. A subspecies of pistol shrimp are working on developing their own eusocial colonies, but that’s still in beta. There are also small crabs that have moved away from aquatic and coastal biomes entirely by speccing into parental care and laying their eggs in notches in trees where puddles form. Again, still in the early stages, but certainly worth keeping an eye on. Some crabs are working on what are essentially lungs, allowing them to fill niches currently filled by insects while staying in a higher weight class.

[@gdjskkdd8192]

Well insects are crustaceans too, sooo

[@damyenhockman5440]

@@gdjskkdd8192 Arthropods, not crustaceans. Insects all have six legs, crustaceans have ten, including claws. Lots of other differences, but calling them the same thing is like saying that a sea lion is a type of bear. They’re related, but very much their own thing.

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

There are also river crabs of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, that can be semi aquatic, dig large barrows, and give birth to fully developed young, which cling on the mother to avoid being carried away by currents. They’re quite fast and strong as well.

[@Eagle3302PL]

@@damyenhockman5440 A sea lion is way closer to being a bear than any insect is to being a crab.

[@samsmsrsmith8659]

coast guard clip go crazy 16:32

[@Saol.Alainn]

The isopod flying out of the fishes mouth to scurry up that dude's arm really caught me off-guard lol

[@CrusaderCarlton]

As a coconut crab main, I like to dress up in spider cosmetics and scare human players in the tropical servers by pretending to be a giant spider

[@MKy867]

The clip at 7:38 made my entire body quiver

[@zacharyreidel8069]

As a guys that's been a gamer all my life, this is amazing. Top tier entertainment. Neat to see even overwatch refences made the cut lol.

[@Ez562Animation]

I never seen this channel before and I feel like I should watch more of this

[@SizzleCorndog]

A note about mantis shrimp builds. If you decide to run this build you’re going to need to pick a style of shrimp (spearer or boxer) and depending on what you pick you’ll essentially pigeonhole yourself into specific types of prey. For instance boxer mantis shrimps have to spend a considerable amount of time lining up the correct shot to crack shells, which is why they go for slower prey where as on the other side of things the spearer shrimp essentially walk around with a loaded crossbow and have to shoot from the hip the entire time at softer targets like small fish or other arthropods. Just some advice for players looking to tech into mantis shrimp builds

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Mmmmmm Since crustaceans have pulled off asymmetry before, what if they did it again? Have both overpowering blunt and piercing damage on the same build?

[@CageRadio1988]

Thanks! Your content is S tier in my book. Top 5 favorite channels of all time. Bless you.

[@TierZoo]

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[@silverbolt6699]

12:29 literally "Another Crab's Treasure" game XD

[@Mr.Turano]

Very cool adding the microbe world, hope to see more call outs in the future.

[@epoof]

I'm a bit sad after realizing that you haven't said "goodluck out there" on the closing remarks of your recent videos, but I've always loved your content and have been watching for a long time. Still, I'm finally making my first donation to show my support. Happy holidays!

[@jamsonite]

yes

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

250??? As your first donation??

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

@@Zarmdthecoolest250 filipino pesos, so about 4.50 usd

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

@@NeedyBoBeedy ah. I may be stupid

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

@@Zarmdthecoolest learn and grow my dude, no worries

[@burningelmo7269]

This man always keeps me up to date with the patch notes

[@YuiFunami]

clearly not the recent patch notes that put hexapoda under the Pancrustacea clade but that's a common mistake

[@PufferfishVR2]

5:53 I feel like I recognize this bumblebee grouper and this tank

[@thenerdyweeb4899]

Just stumbled on this and I enjoyed it

[@mandocomando9444]

Crawdads may be D tier, but their flavor is S tier, followed by crab, shrimp, and then lobsters. Also that backwards movement is 100% exploitable: you put your net behind them, then step in front of them and they just jump right into your net. One of the easiest animals to catch.

[@brianwatts5951]

Crawfish

[@TheLucidDreamer12]

​@@brianwatts5951Louisianian spotted

[@twistedtachyon5877]

​@@brianwatts5951crayfish

[@flamingfishey]

if someone made this a real game I would play this literally forever

[@santa_with_a_gun]

have you heard of reincarnation

[@flipwonderland]

you're playing this game rn

[@sinteleon]

Or if you just want crabs, there's fight crab

[@RamsesMed1na]

"get a life" taken new meaning

[@amberkat8147]

Good news- it is! I am personally hoping to be able to pick "cat" as my next character, because I am hoping to be able to sponge of the humans and have a very easy, comfortable game. Hopefully female, as I'd like to successfully complete the breeding part of the quest-line and be able to enjoy the experience of raising some adorable kittens.

[@ansrfururactions]

Ok, the lobster removing its claw at 2:01 was the most metal thing i ever whitness.

[@adrianruiz3114]

I love the crab at 2 minutes who looked at the soup and sacrificed an arm to make sure it came out just right

[@daspletoproductions]

2 tier zoo videos in a week what a treat!

[@Smug_Jeremy]

No?

[@arghpee]

2 weeks but yea

[@s-boy4613]

He did a collab with Casual Geographic recently too

[@Wooddchips]

2 weeks apart

[@orangeants]

Within a day even if we count the Collab

[@TheSonics12]

Toxapex is my favorite pokemon, so you made my day when I saw baneful bunker being used. Thank you for another wonderful video and happy holidays 🎉

[@GooseInvades]

I love how you’ve implemented heaps of different games into the fights 😂 I’ve noticed runescape, minecraft, souls games and a few others

[@demetripresley7329]

I think one of the most creative crab builds is the yeti crab, a lot of the builds in the "thermal vent" area are really cool

[@ryanthefilmmaker2574]

You know, dataminers were recently able to determine that Hexapoda is actually nested *within* Crustacea, meaning insects are crustaceans. Thus, the crustacean playerbase is actually one of the most successful

[@windhelmguard5295]

spiders and scorpions are also crustaceans.

[@garrettbrown775]

​@@windhelmguard5295 Spiders and Scorpions are arachnids and are not crustaceans. Myriapoda (millipedes, centipedes, etc.) are more closely related to crustaceans than arachnids are.

[@cratorcic9362]

The Crustacean playerbase is the most numerous in the meta, as far as animal players go, outside of the playerbase of nematodes…

[@YuiFunami]

@@windhelmguard5295 no

[@TierZoo]

This is true but kind of misleading. It's like saying whales are a type of fish because they evolved from tetrapods and tetrapods evolved from fish. It's true but phylogenetic trees aren't the end-all-be-all of taxonomy

[@PatRick-dj8qb]

I now know what type of crab I want to inevitably become, thanks TierZoo!

[@xvirtuelx8431]

Please do more of this, the commentary allows my small gamer brain to understand the world we live in better!

[@robertslayerofmonsters1302]

I have an idea for a build, it has a high intelligence stat and medium to low stealth, it specks into powerful claws and a powerful whip like tail, with the claws, it creates a burrow, and inside the burrow, it sets a trap involving dirt, and when the target approaches, the build starts using intimidation abilities so it didnt charge in, then it whips its tail against the wall caving in the entrance with dirt suffocating the target, and if it escapes, too bad, if it escapes into the burrow, the claws are enough to finish it off. How does it bait the target, 1, it catches insects to bait builds, 2, its low stealth stat. And you're wondering how is it going to cave in the dirt? It creates something similar to a turmite mound and part of it goes in the ground, the turmite mound is not secure enough and can cave in, but not so the whole burrow caved in. I think this will be a A-B tier build. If you read this far, please reply or like.

[@LavenderLinguist]

Just want to say TierZoo, the production on your channel has gotten incredible! Been watching since the beginning and it's amazing to see your content constantly improving but always keeping the same tone and sense of humour that made me subscribe

[@isaacrandolph1568]

I would say that this video actually demonstrates a considerable change in tone when compared to other work. He seems much less enthusiastic... almost ai like

[@nicolasnamed]

​@@isaacrandolph1568Yeahhhhh TierZoo has felt like a brand channel for awhile now

[@dascientist8443]

6:10 A very cool thing with the pistol shrimp’s projectile is that the centre of those bubbles reach absolutely insane temperatures and pressures because of how the pressure waves ricochet in the cavity. It’s so impressive that it’s inspired some human players to test the mechanic themselves as an exploit for pulling off cold fusion!

[@user-vz1nl7ig4x]

that intro music took me back to those old schoolastic videow and magazines

[@CamR-su8ht]

16:08 “you can run doom on the mantis shrimps claw” best thing I have heard today

[@randompanda4649]

I can’t even imagine how much work goes into these videos they are so great and random I get so exited for every new video this is my favourite channel on KZbin

[@briantly9289]

As a competitive Buddhist, I love your videos TierZoo! Very useful for players who are Carbon rank!

[@darienb1127]

​@@SqueekysquidIt's actually a really interesting pacifist playstyle. The Buddhist subclass of human hage the ability to gain a perk called "Enlightenment". It has multiple stages and is one of the hardest perks in the game to get, but it can bump your intelligence and wisdom stats to ABSURD degrees. It even buffs Charisma at some points!

[@briantly9289]

@@Squeekysquid reincarnation!

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

Thank you for bringing the term "competitive Buddhist" into my life. I hope you don't reincarnate as a barnacle

[@BodhiPolitic]

@@darienb1127 Once you level up to steam entry the (situational) awareness buff and decreased fog of war alone are a game changer.

[@jxfrg]

Another Crab's Treasure Lore:

[@TGP_Inc.]

0:00 YOU CRUSTACEOUS CHEAPSKATE!!! 2:56 What the barnacles?!? 4:31 Oh shrimp! 6:22 Gotta look for those Doritos! 7:53 Lard-sons of Crawdads pickin' on a kid? 9:17 Red Lobster, anybody? 10:28 Holy Crab!!! 12:18 Oh Crab!!! 13:23 Plankton-- oh wait, it's a crustacean. Carry on 14:49 Smash or spear? That is the question!

[@theguys0305]

lol

[@Joseph-mu1zb]

Don’t know why I haven’t come across your channel earlier but listen man your vids are cured of all of my depression. Love you lad!

[@VoidWalkerOblivion]

At some point, you're going to have to give us a deep dive of how factions and sub-factions work. Its also confusing to understand how traits and playstyles get inherited from the multiple layers of alignment.

[@Spaghetti_Jester]

Then there's Viruses, which are the closest things to being alive without actually being alive. Viruses are often confused with the three microbe factions: Bacteria, Archaea, and Protozoa. Viruses are actually a bonus "faction" consisting of modernized versions of the game’s pre-alpha characters and their variants. You can unlock each core virus build by either becoming infected by that specific build and surviving or (if you are playing as a microbe) killing that specific build in combat. After unlocking the base virus character, you can upgrade and diversify into its many variants. My personal favorite virus build is the Bacteriophage, which I unlocked after winning a really tough duel against a T4 while playing as an E coli bacterium. Afterwards, it was actually really fun to play as an anti-disease, and I was able to farm tons of XP from defending my human host. A really crazy friend of mine spent countless hours of playtime as a chimp for the sole purpose of unlocking the Ebola virus, the deadliest virus build in the game. He actually died from it three times before finally surviving an infection and thus unlocking the build. Its signature ability to induce the Hemorrhagic Fever status effect is so overpowered and will ensure a KO if your victim doesn’t have any health buffs such as access to medicine.

[@phazonsuitzora]

I always wanted to try out a Mantis Shrimp alt, but its such a time investment to learn all the vision tech for so little payoff. Still one of my favorite niche builds to talk about.

[@a.v.y8331]

I think there are two kinds of perfect builds - the perfect high tier and the perfect mid tier. the perfect high tier is a build that has gone through millions of years of specialisation into attributes and traits that allow it to continuously reign supreme (albeit with generalist playstyles) over various metas, or carve out an extremely stable and powerful niche in the current meta (look at corvids and pets). these traits can include, but are not limited to (or exclusively) eusociality, strong bonding with same or different species, high intelligence, and variable tools that can adapt to myriad situations. the perfect mid tier is a build that never dominates, but is so easy to pilot and still so successful that players rather switch builds and play that build instead because it's such a solid playthrough. they haven't spent millions of years evolving specialised traits - they've spent millions of years creating endless variations on their initial tools that can allow them to spec into any playstyle they need. the traits they tend to have include, but are not limited to high spawn rate, undefeated within weight class, super generalism (they can take up any niche, just gotta spend a couple generations speccing the tools), customisable body type, and decent matchups against +2 weight classes. you can see how the perfect high tiers and perfect mid tiers diverge. the perfect high tiers seek to dominate their environment, while the perfect mid tiers simply decide to let their environment decide and then they vibe. it's a completely different playing mindset. to take a different game as an example - perfect high tiers are MOBA players who master their champion pool and get challenger every season. perfect mid tiers play every champion at a gold-plat level but don't play ranked, they just hang around in norms and play with friends and it's not a big deal whether or not they win, they're just there. if you want me to talk about the secret third perfect build - the perfect low tier, I've got just the animal for you. the chihuahua is the perfect low tier dog. they spend millions of years evolving only to end up with the wrong traits and it's everyone else's problem. just like how the perfect low tier is a bronze player who doesn't know how to play and flames their team for losing. (to be fair the chihuahua was OUR fault, so their attitude is warranted, but think about low tiers like field mice who have losing matchups against basically everything except stationary grain, so it became our problem instead)

[@MichaelAndrewCrabbs]

Thanks for the wholesome sponsor, I actually donated because of you!

[@maccoat]

You forgot one big advantage isopods have. Isopods are the only arthopods that can biphasic molt. Which means they can molt in halfs instead all at once which allows them to remain mobile while molting. Isopods also have extreme tollerance of ammonia gas and heavy metals. I say they should be C teir.

[@JOJO-yd7qs]

imagine being in a fist fight, and then just yanking your arm of and throwing it to your opponent face😂

[@Capstone2266]

Ok but imagine a robot crab mech detaching it's arm and throwing it at you, then after hitting you it boomerangs back and reconnects

[@user-cc9mj1pi9l]

Arms are just decorations

[@FreeTime-0]

​@@user-cc9mj1pi9lJJK reference?

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Ah, the 8th MS Team strat _"I'M GOING TO LIIIIIIIIIVE!"_

[@sporovid5856]

Giorno vs Bruno

[@xilefm-4517]

Crabs are an example of healthy game design, they're never overpowered, have a large variety of variable options and despite they're low skill floor, they require a lot of game knowledge and skill to make it far when conpared to more dominant builds

[@phoenixaasted]

I love the fact that you can use a build made by someone else or yourself great game

[@winterchill365]

The Japanese Spider Crab and the Coconut Crab deserve to be at S tier because of their monstrous size and strength. They have few natural predators.

[@greninja2525]

What about the pistol shrimp? Decently high offensive stats

[@winterchill365]

@@greninja2525 I agree that the Pistol Shrimp has decent high offensive stats. At best, I would say it's at solid B tier due to its poor eyesight. Hence, why it relies on having a companion.

[@HassDennis]

But the Japanese spider crab was so huge that it couldn't properly move, right? Wouldn't that be a bit bad?

[@winterchill365]

@HassDennis But it makes up for it with its powerful claws and hard shell. It also hides itself from predators through camouflage by covering itself with sponges and anemones. However, because of the depth in which they live, they have quite a few natural predators. Another thing to mention is that it's monstrous in size. The *only time* it is vulnerable is when it has just finished molting since its exoskeleton is in the process of hardening. That is why I would still say it's S-tier.

[@HassDennis]

@@winterchill365 "Most adults do not camouflage between sponges" I did research on them, but now I just agree even more. It definitely belongs in S-tier, even if they can't kill a human. But they even have poison! Your camouflage point was wrong, but I didn't find any great flaws with these creatures.

[@CClaxer]

Have you ever thought about doing a S of the S list? Like take all the builds that were S tiers in their perspective classes then rank them to see which is the true S?

[@carlossssssss5492]

Great idea

[@SealWithHat]

Godly idea

[@ExitLight886]

Aside from Humans ofc

[@poisonedfrog]

I honestly learned SO MUCH from this one! Who knew crustaceans were so interesting??

[@Sillymanthatwearsabanana5]

My favoured loadout for the Crab is called the 'Penny Pincher', where I upgrade mobility and durability and lose intelligence and damage output, Named after Mr. Krabs himself. I also like to ally with humans on the beach Biome, Their screenshot and reaction abilities are able to disorient players that try to battle me or my raid clan. real talk though, i just found this channel and I love it so much

[@sir_ridley388]

thanks for renewing my fear of Isopods. that one running out of the fish's mouth audibly jump scared me

[@LuddyFish_]

Isopods belong in hell. As someone currently studying marine biology, I've learned a lot about parasitism, which itself is quite disturbingly fascinating, but nothing disturbs me greatly than isopods fusing to a fish's tongue. Having a parasite as my tongue... I'd rather become a zombie host for a parasite, by which there are some real fucked up stuff...