This is not how it was designed LOL - Hermitcraft 10 Behind The Scenes

Iskall plays more on the hermitcraft season 10 server and is completely savage together with stressmonster as he tackles the deep dark for the first time
This is a behind the scenes video, the footage took place while recording Episode 8
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[@Th3Psych0hippy]

oh iskall, one does not simply KILL a warden

[@Anxious_Lover3]

Tell that to pearl lol

[@Th3Psych0hippy]

@@Anxious_Lover3 Pearl is special, and if you do wish to kill a warden iskall, I recommend using a fishing pole

[@theAstarrr]

Grian, Tango, Etho, and Joel: *you called?*

[@Hermitcraft_X]

​@@Th3Psych0hippylol

[@CorPlayz]

well... i guess he does

[@NarturArkano]

Iskall's playing Vault Hunters when he should've been playing Decked Out. :P

[@NarturArkano]

Referring to the style of his attack on these Wardens. In more "helpful" commentary, yes, the Wardens spawn when you trigger the Shriekers three times by moving around/making noise near them. They're not like the Wither or the Ender Dragon. Running and jumping is the *worst* way to avoid Wardens. They're attracted to your sound, not the sight of you, and you're triggering the sculk sensors constantly when you run and jump, which tells the Wardens where you are and angers them. Crouching around the sensors and blocking them and the shriekers with wool will keep Wardens from spawning, and sneaking will help since the Warden won't be able to find you by sound. I know Iskall doesn't like the slow-paced style of Decked Out, but it's good training for dealing with Wardens, whereas the fast pace of Vault Hunters will serve you poorly in these situations.

[@Bob_Smith19]

Did you watch him play Decked Out. He was doing the same thing. To be fair I stopped watching early on because I found that game extremely boring to watch. But something tells me Iskall never stopped running around.

[@rolmic]

9:24 Grian saying "are ya winning" in the chat is funny, because Iskall and Stress seems to have 0 experience with warden in regular Minecraft

[@emoharalampiev1590]

Doc really had me laughing on his vid "Iskall says hes keeping it real this season, well the Warden is keeping it real with Iskall"

[@Tixty_T.X]

Iskall was playing it like vault hunters, forgetting there ain't no vault armour

[@vodskall85]

Haha yep! Or more like cheesy mobs

[@tidbit1877]

@ll85 Actually the devs made the Warden un-cheeseable so it's the opposite of a cheesy mob. If you just run away like a dozen blocks or so while it is spawning and then shift and continue a little further away then it de-spawns in one minute. Edit: Also, snowballs

[@darrellbeets7758]

​@@tidbit1877 ah yes also snowballs.

[@ese4832]

​@@tidbit1877he's saying the warden is the one cheesing

[@jamestay2377]

@@ese4832But it is designed that way

[@Verttix9]

by running around you keep spawning more and more wardens lol

[@SunflowerMead0w]

This was painful but hilarious to watch. I think my favorite bit is Iskall completely not recognizing the sounds of the warden spawning. The dramatic irony at 4:40 when he said “I can’t believe there are two of them” right after a third one spawned. My poor little heart 😰

[@daniellereeves9375]

This is impressive, on the basis that i've NEVER seen someone handle an ancient city so badly haha

[@joelvarney5091]

I love that Iskalls play style leads him to run around and activate as many wardens as possible. It's like the warden was made as a direct counter to Iskall!

[@pigslayer275]

"I think one of them is almost dead," Iskall not realizing wardens have 500 health:

[@Waffles17643]

Stress was indeed STRESSING

[@emperor_putenskiy]

Hermits not asking if they need any help and instead making fun of them is truest indicator of great friendship

[@bruxifixion]

Stress screaming in the background while you're running around going its fine its fine is such top tier comedy. God this was hilarious, thanks for posting it!

[@AJB9806]

My last two brain cells

[@mike140298]

There should be a soulbound enchant that is incompatible with mending...

[@vodskall85]

I like this idea!

[@stevena105]

Soulbound?

[@mike140298]

@@stevena105 it'd mean that when you die, instead of dropping the item on the ground, you respawn with it. A lot of the time getting your gear back is a type of frustration that I think is fun.

[@averagefsherman]

This whole video I was yelling at the screen to just crouch for a minute so the wardens leave

[@Flanneryschickens]

Unfortunately, the Warden has an enraged state where it doesn't de-aggro or despawn and will chase you until you kill it or it kills you

[@TheTypoMatser]

Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?

[@HQS112]

Its doing the exact same thing over and over again expecting stuff to change

[@thod-thod]

they spawn when you trigger shriekers 3 times. You trigger shriekers by making noise (not being crouched/on wool/on carpet)

[@Waffles17643]

Iskall torches and ladders are just part of the structure btw

[@leishajones9037]

Nothing better than the semi-permanent death loop interrupted by snarky remarks by the other Hermits 😂

[@JaegerDreadful]

Iskall didn't know that the warden does not care about armor or enchantments at all. Or that it has 500HP and deals 45 melee damage and 15 shriek damage that goes through armor and shields. Hilarious to see Iskall and Stress try to deal with this like any other mob, when the game design behind it is "Sneak around it or distract it". Should have brought wool Iskall lmao

[@Jaymac720]

I don't think "be quiet" ever crossed his mind

[@redoc_77-1]

I feel iskall has no idea how ancient cities work. He's just running around without shifting, just spawnig wardens, without any wool. What were they doing?

[@DJBaphomet]

Judging by the video description Yeah, he doesn't know exactly how they work

[@Crazipar_Zipar]

He's said it himself, he hasn't ever messed with the deep dark

[@TheVampireFreddo]

I actually appreciate the fact that they only looked up what to do kind of mid way according to stress’ video. Watching them freak out and then try to figure it out may have been “annoying” since we may know, but I think it was the right call.

[@chrisgm13]

When Tango, Impulse and Skizz went it was the same as this even tho Tango could be considered a Warden expert so I don't blame Iskall. Also they are probably just doing a little show and not really tryharding

[@leaderz0rz]

i mean one way is chaotic, fun, and leads to a good video. The other way is slow, boring, and would probably be a time lapses. So yea, what were they possibly doing?

[@INFERNO_802]

I love how iskall's first thought was to try kill them instead of avoid them (as intended by mojang)

[@hlantian7563]

First thought... and the second, and the third, and the......

[@Mafia0515]

at this point iskalls hinges are working backwards😂😂😂 why is he 1v1ing wardens

[@wvgAm3CrAzY]

this caused so much pain to watch, but at the same time I had to keep watching.

[@Mrc44610]

Stress going from freaking out to I dont care and Iskall just refushing to break the shriekers. Chaos.

[@lmr4403]

The just interpreted the title of the game Demise in a different way.

[@HaoToRaze]

Man this video was so refreshing because it reminded me of my first attempt of going into the ancient city. Really loving the "keeping it real vibes" and your enthusiasm to keep going despite dying alot. Love the vids and excited for more!

[@catsandcrafts171]

when they popped that bed down, I thought.... 'that ain't far enough, kids'.

[@lanaharris6338]

This is fun, I loved seeing the other hermits see the ancient cities for the first time, and now we get to see you blind run it! 😂

[@kshitizjain7889]

Iskallman never cheese mobs (thats why he didn’t use wool, what do you mean he had no idea) 😂😂

[@filbertovandette]

Love that Gem was all "it's iskall.... he's got this." Then Iskall drops the rant and is suddenly "ohhhhhhhh....it was BAD bad." Lol

[@Waffles17643]

This could’ve gone sm better if you found your crouch button 😂

[@unclebob7902]

Classic iskall and stress, the dynamic duo 😂. Of all of the antics this season I love yours the most.

[@stary_kartofel2137]

The warden has 500 health, twice as much as a wither Also the cheat shriek isn't really a cheat since you're not supposed to summon them in the first place, let alone anger them so much they decide to use it

[@JaegerDreadful]

It has more health than the Ender Dragon lol. And does FAR more damage. It's designed to be scared of, not fight head on because you will never win that.

[@adamh1228]

@@JaegerDreadful i think mojang compared them to a natural disaster... you don't pick up a sword and charge towards a tornado

[@JaegerDreadful]

@@adamh1228 The intention was to "Bring back the fear of going caving". Which is why they were made so unkillable, because you need to try and avoid them. Which Iskall doesn't like doing lol.

[@rakadtwitta]

I so love this, controlled chaos (well we can discuss controlled) hillarious content. ANd... Who will build the first Warden farm?

[@Anarchy_Chaos]

Wattles :P

[@jbgaud]

When Stress is stressing that's something.

[@egodreas]

A not insignificant part of my day is spent refreshing KZbin to see if there is a new Vodskall episode.

[@rumbleroar2]

I was going to ask "are you even meant to fight wardens" then the name of the video changed lol

[@martapowaka5804]

It was painfull but also really interesting how really good players "handled" warden with out of the box metods 😂

[@justcallmeness]

Oh goodness. Best way to play an ancient city is "naked." Armor and shields don't matter, so don't make yourself sad. Make a chest, put everything in it, and go in with wool. Lots of wool.

[@b1ucas]

the fact nobody helped but picked on yall is INSANE

[@Yorick257]

So funny tho

[@Ximoc]

theyre all friends

[@filbertovandette]

Let's be real honest....it is ISKALLMAN man...they probably assumed....and rightfully so ....that he had the situation under control....and he didn't ask for help....besides....he ended up not needing them... because he's ISKALLMAN man!

[@hapiji]

Not at all surprising though, specially the ones that did the picking....

[@moonlit_sky127]

@@hapiji?

[@sunnyreads_8]

Zero research into ancient cities was done before this adventure. It was very entertaining!

[@thod-thod]

the wool, ladders and torches are part of the structure

[@tyrsia]

Lol iskall’s view is so much brighter than stress’! She really couldn’t see anything

[@racheeerach]

This is the trolliest I’ve ever seen Iskall. This is harsh, jumping around spawning warden after warden while Stress is probably literally stressed. That woman deserves a medal for dealing with this.

[@sooziecheek]

You two are hilarious together. I think I could have watch hours of this. 😂

[@C-unknown]

Feel sorry for the people who are online because the chat is full of ‘iskall85 was killed by warden’ or ‘stressmonster101 was obliterated by a sonically-charged shriek from warden’ 😂😂😂

[@averagezing]

LOL This is SO not how you tackle ancient cities and it's so funny

[@UpriseTao]

You can actually see the lack in "Decked Out" training xd

[@scrollandquill]

FYI some ppl break each chest in the Deep Dark after looting it so that the next person doesn't waste time sneaking over to it

[@matthewstockton2327]

You two make the best pair of hermits.

[@abhijeetvdsh]

Now one should respect Pearl and etho more for playing wardens like a fiddle

[@F3xEr]

I fucking love when iskall and Stress are playing together. The are the perfect combo 😅

[@Char2936]

Nice to see Iskall get humbled 😂

[@lomiification]

A funny shop idea for a cheap item: Name a bunch of wardens so they stick around in the city 5 diamond entry to the city Keep the that you can get out, and make it real noisy and have agronet when a chest is opened

[@jamhopsey]

i actually agree with iskalls closing thoughts. the sonic boom is cool but mechanically it’s really lame and since armor doesn’t affect the damage there’s no way around it. i’m all for an anti cheese but i wish it was a more fun anti cheese (early iterations of the warden could crawl through tight spaces for example) it’s to the point where i could have the same success raiding an ancient city with maxed netherite as i could with two pieces of leather and wooden tools bc once you’re taking damage it doesn’t matter in the end what you’re wearing

[@pxpredator1705]

theres so many options to do in this situation and they dont do any of them, good content though lol

[@Grandwigg]

I love how super Stress was in this as well . Braver than she'd have you think.

[@loladaylight]

haha love you guys this was so funny to see u two discover deep dark

[@LowPriceEdition]

"Should be low" .. Say's the guy Yolo'ing a Warden with no experience.

[@HeatherKraafter]

Oh that was so much fun i had to watch it three times!!! Knowing all i know about ancient cities and wardens made this an incredible amount of entertainment!! I remember my first encounter with the ancient city and how terrified i was just holding shift and paralyzed by darkness and that horrid heartbeat...flash forward to the NO HOLDS BARRED attitude and YOLO jumps you two put in with zeri experience or knowledge is absolutely an incredible testimony to your game playing skills. Thank you so much for this video!! What a great piece of entertainment!!!

[@beachybird1251]

Oh my goodness, that video was so much fun Iskall and Stress! Thank you for the great entertainment! If a Hermit would have come to save you it wouldn't have come to a natural close. Can't wait for Iskall to take on the Warden again! (and Stress if she's game).

[@VinceW187]

Stress doesn't like stressful situations, Iskall goes out of his way to put her into stressful situations. Nice friend he is!

[@borisnot]

I don't think the Warden's shriek is a cheat weapon. It's just based on different aspects of the game, like sound. You can be in line of sight of a warden and not be shot at if you are sneaking, still or on wool. No other mobs disregard line of sight like that. On the other hand, if you make a sound, the warden can detect you, even through blocks, and can shoot you (since it's not a solid projectile, it can go through blocks, just like sound does). Also, as you have noted, the warden is not designed to be a boss that you kill, but sneak past it (even better, don't even spawn it). Imo the warden is pretty balanced, and a nice change of mechanics (if only, maybe it shouldn't be able to sniff you out; if you sneak and don't bump into him you should be fine)... and remember, you can cheese it all the same towering way up and shooting it with a bow, or making any machine that makes noise... Maybe the mistake was playing a sneak game like it was a shooter... ;)

[@DJBaphomet]

The Warden's sonic blast was actually not finished, and had to be rushed in near the end of 1.19's development because as you said, players cheesed the warden very easily. Problem is, since it was rushed in, it was unfinished, and Kingbdogz (who apparently was the lead designer for the warden if I remember correctly) has stated that he isn't satisfied with how it turned out Functionally it makes sense, but it also makes the Warden *way* more punishing than it really needs to be, especially cause it can kill you without you even knowing how or why (like what happened in Carlsagan42's blind Hardcore series) It's definitely meant to all lead you towards sneaking around the ancient city, but there *are* ways to work around it without much worry, like all the wool that's built into the ancient city's floors, which completely silences any walking sounds you may make

[@elderfrost9892]

his was a fun watch, it's nice to see you do it in your own style instead of looking up the best strategies. I'm sure you have a couple hundred other people telling you all the good strategies here, but keep doing what you do and find your own method. waiting for them to despawn may have been a good strategy tho :P

[@TackerTacker]

It's nice to see the experience a player has that didn't read the Wiki or watch a video on how the End Cities work. I'm not a big fan of their design either tbh, the best part about End Cities is that you can completely ignore them, unlike Phantoms. IMO the core design principle of Minecraft is that you are free to play the way you like, but with the Wardens they force the player into a single play style. You have to sneak ...that is the solution. Everything else is invalid. IMO that's why it feels so out of place, and why many things feel so forced (like shooting through walls), they had to force it into the game even if it doesn't fit the rest of the game. Same with Phantoms, you have to sleep, that's the solution period. I wasn't sarcastic about "the best part about End Cities is that you can completely ignore them" I think that was actually a good design decision, because this way it adds back the freedom of decision for the player in a brute force kind of way, you can simply decide to avoid it. ( If you see reading the Wiki as part of the game, because otherwise it's as close as it gets to just insta killing the player )

[@dangitnicky]

I really enjoyed this video. It's sometimes refreshing to see that the badass Minecrafters I look up to are also mere mortals.

[@Ximoc]

Random thing but i practiced my cello while watching this!

[@diegomelgar5866]

3:09 😅 looks like stress just teleport somewhere else 😂😂😂

[@rickodonnell2243]

I recommend watching part 2 first. Cuz that's what I did and I was dying laughing 2m into this video

[@somejerkbag]

12:25 Joel is a gas 😂

[@riztiz]

lol

[@protocol6]

This is painful to watch. Maybe iskallMan needs to get iskall a new shift key and a few stacks of wool.

[@euler4273]

Yoel: guys if you've ever considered trying hardcore minecraft, I wouldn't recommend it 😆😆

[@unforgettable256]

wool ladders and torces are naturally generated

[@diamondskeleton5055]

iskall and stress were so into vault hunters they missed a part of vanilla minecraft lol (btw when is vault hunters single player series coming back?)

[@lamarckleland5731]

100% agree that sneaking around is boring, which is why Iskall's Decked out videos were so amazing, despite him not winning very often.

[@fanboy270]

So, you should put at least one of those warden heads on a post on the cliff leading down to the ancient city

[@thod-thod]

Didn't use Ender Chests at all till the very end

[@shoshanaloomer]

This was the most stressful video ever lol I was on the edge of my seat. I also loved watching the other hermits in the chat 😂

[@Flanneryschickens]

I kept wanting to tell them to put the recovered items in a chest! Then at least they wouldn't despawn, and they can die as many times as needed in order to get everything back and stored away.

[@UtherForgermann]

"He's gonna die soon"

[@Xigzagamer]

The name of the game is if the Warden spawns sneak or run to the other side of the city before it gets out of the ground and wait for it to despawn, it takes too many arrows to be worth killing. Not to mention trying to do so without removing the shriekers will just spawn a new one in its place, effectively making it impossible to get rid of without first destroying the shriekers. The Warden is a force of nature, not a boss. You get nothing of value from killing it. I've killed 2 chasing me across the nether roof after I messed up a Warden farm, if you hear a sonic boom charging, rocket out of range with an elytra asap. The sonic boom ignores all armor and protection, it will 2 shot players without the resistance effect which can only obtained from beacons, turtle master potions, or notch apples. So you might as well treat this attack as a guaranteed 2 shot. If you want to actually fight it, use Spectral Arrows and stay out of range the entire fight. You'll also want to remove all but 1 of the shriekers, or remove that Warden from the deep dark biome to avoid fighting multiple at once. The fight needs to be done in an open area such as the overworld, nether roof, or a really large cave to avoid walls which will one shot you if you slam into them while fighting it.

[@nick_the_gamer1946]

Looks like iskall needs to look up how wardens and ancient cities work lol

[@leahyt]

Begging these two to stop running and shooting at the wardens PLEASE it only angers them and spawns more of them

[@mariarose6194]

When going against the deep dark.. an inventory of only food and weapons is the key ... besides armor and a bed . maybe some wool . lol

[@aliqaisar358]

At this point the only think I look forward to in my day is a potential vodskall video

[@Ms_Crafty_]

Oh my goodness, I want to play with you two! Such fun times had!

[@kshitizjain7889]

We need one ethoman to help these people

[@oscarabruzzese4370]

best ep yet

[@epicthief]

Skizzleman is an expert on killing Wardens, he even kept one for a pet in his solo series

[@Chaos_Tea]

Oh god, summoning warden after warden after warden 😭I love how Iskall very briefly slipped into Swedish after one of the deaths. Iskall + deep dark/wardens (especially when clearly lacking in knowledge about them/not caring) = BAD IDEA 🤣 every time something non-warden proof was done or another warden was summoned, I physically cringed, lmao

[@thod-thod]

Sneaking or walking on wool means they dont spawn and cant sense you

[@AnimilesYT]

At 8:18 you have a frame or 2 where you can see the enchantments on your sword. You didn't have unbreaking on it :)

[@dogsofcorn]

I've never seen someone raid an ancient city like this. i'd feel too anxious to do it myself (and also i wouldn't expect to leave with any loot lol), but it's very fun to watch

[@TheDonMuchacho]

I was just waiting for the vault timer to start ticking

[@healbot9647]

Oh iskal saying Nej makes me so happy, he never uses Swedish terms

[@GingerJesus69]

Haha, brilliant so funny watching this, seeing stress monster being a real stress monster and Iskall more concern about their items. P.S what shaders are you using? There's nothing in the description on any video this channel and main. (i might have missed it)

[@vodskall85]

They are in the description of my episodes on main, but will put here for future! And thanks :)

[@GingerJesus69]

@@vodskall85 yeah, I missed it. I was looking for a link. Thanks Iskallman man man enjoy your day :)

[@brightwanderings]

Crying laughing every time you set off a shrieker. “There are two of them” when you’ve already spawned at least five. Congratulations, that is the worst anyone has ever done it.