Top 5 Fridays: The Worst Blasters of 2020 (HOW CAN ONE BRAND FALL SO HARD?!?!)

[@iPhone-dt4gv]

It's so sad to Nerf go down this path of cheapness and marketing lies.

[@claymcgranahan]

It makes it all the better considering your profile pic.

[@iPhone-dt4gv]

@@claymcgranahan my profile pic perfectly described my face when nerf produces these elite 2.0 and ultra blasters and lies about them having the performance of a nexus pro and their darts having the accuracy of a half length dart whereas their stuff is hot trash

[@jacksonbroadus6298]

Yes i loved the original elite blasters and the new ones would be alright if they didnt break and be as cheap.

[@kyu5242]

rival is probably the only nerf series left that actually makes good blasters

[@bobsburgers2193]

At this point the only reason why nerf is still a thing is because of parents buying name brand and adventure force/dart zone is 10 times beter but no one other that enthusiast are buying them

[@alej37728]

Even any Rebelle blaster would be better than these newer "NERF" blasters this year....i miss Rebelle.

[@harryshinkle6076]

Bro some of the rebelle are powerful, much better than the stuff this year

[@Gretschdrums01]

Rebelle is legit man. My favorite pistols are the Messenger and the Sweet Revenge. So much easier to sand and paint then standard Nerf.

[@stevenbobbybills]

It doesn't hurt that a bunch of them like the Rebel Hammershot equivalents (there were more than one if I'm not mistaken) had pretty sweet shells.

[@ninjaeddy1717]

I wish more official nerf stuff came with holsters.

[@doomjuan]

The secretshot is my favorite and still use it as a backup backup to this day, it’s freaking awesome man. Really hoping nerf can actually do some cool gimmick but work toys again

[@traveller6yearsago869]

This list is monopolised by a single company, good stuff nerf

[@Some_Cat_]

Yeah and because Hasbro doesn't like Drac very much, they'll listen to him less than they probably did. The situation will only get worse.

[@HammerandPipe]

@@Some_Cat_ hasbro doesnt like anyone that isnt a yes man. Ask mtg creators lol

[@yardhunter4209]

Hey at least they got their monopoly back lmao

[@mike_vl14]

@@HammerandPipe what is mtg?

[@HammerandPipe]

@@mike_vl14 magic the gathering

[@Zand3rParkour]

The existence of Jared's Epic Nerf War is a testament to Hasbro's policy of "marketing over everything"

[@RealR.J.]

I literally got a mid roll ad for the ultra pharaoh right before you announced the number one spot. How appropriate.

[@tbakes1017]

Same

[@Sadieis2qt]

Yep me to

[@teamglxy4041]

Same lmfao

[@Jackalblade9]

While I can't entirely argue the list, Drac, I do kind of wish you'd just filled it with 2.0, just because that one hurts. A lot. Solvent welds and plastic clips preventing you from safely opening the blaster when one of the plastic leaf springs (!!!!!!!!) breaks, rendering the things almost completely irreparable is so very unforgivable to me. Anyway, not saying you're wrong, and I understand that each of these offers a second talking point. I just take 2.0 personally, so I'm ranting.

[@Sadieis2qt]

You can not be any more correct in that statement

[@animationstation1005]

Only good thing Hasbro made this year outside of Rival: THE MA40!

[@goldie0513]

The fortnite ir looks really cool and it's fires pretty well.

[@captsomeguy1]

The Shellstrike and Hammerstorm aren't too bad. But they did come out near the beginning of the year, so I can see why people would have forgotten about them.

[@Hydro_Aero]

@@goldie0513 the fortnite assault rifle really is just a more expensive stryfe

[@dontkickmychick6076]

@@Hydro_Aero at least this one *works*

[@noreason7112]

Top 5 Fridays: "My death was greatly...exaggerated."

[@VulKus117]

Any other year: Top 5 WORST Nerf Blasters This year: Top 5 Nerf blasters that I liked slightly less than all the other garbage

[@Maniac4Bricks]

Much like last year, I've been working in retail during the holiday season and have come first hand with many Nerf offerings. There was one time recently when I was working at the register and someone wanted to purchase the ultra three as a gift for their kid. As a cashier I'm in little position to stop them from buying it, if they've already made it this far, but I at least gave them the warning about the front pump action. There are sometimes when I work as an associate on the floor so I can more freely dissuade people from a product if they have questions about it. I owe it to myself and to fellow consumers that they buy a gift that is worthwhile using. I don't this way them from every Hasbro product, nor every toy, there's still plenty I don't know much about. But if I know something is blatantly malfunctioned or low value then I at least offer my two cents to be fair, even if they wind up buying it anyways.

[@Sadieis2qt]

Thank you for helping those people and I appreciate you trashing Hasbro and you should get paid more then you do.

[@WizardCraft-ox4pe]

You're doing the world a favor, if not your city

[@ace_baku6436]

Shocked to not see the Warden, I mean at least these blasters do not break within an hour of use.

[@MrMarty0219]

Drac: alraight... time for number 1... can you guess it? Everyone: The Warde- Drac: The Ultra 3 The whole Drac fanbase: Excuse me wut?!?! P.S. didnt Drac say the Ultra 3 was the BEST Ultra blaster

[@ryanymous2138]

Also, the whole Drac fanbase: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Drac: ...crap...

[@TalonMerlin777]

HHMMMMMM...

[@110_Octane]

You get salty when your fingers are crushed every time you use it

[@minecraftWithDanielD]

How about the overall nerf community? Name one person who actually likes that garbage

[@will_fischy13]

That just goes to show that ultra is really that bad I mean

[@CaptainResident]

God this one is gonna be brutal.

[@josemoreno7785]

I can’t wait until Dart Zone takes over Nerf in every category.

[@LAPCoins]

i think the rival will always be nerf

[@Josher-fx1tc]

I mean it already took over springers and pistols with dzp mk 2 and dzp / nexus pro the next thing is fly wheels

[@insanegaming9410]

Don't forget the aeon

[@insanegaming9410]

And the spectrum is already doin something in the flywheel section.

[@sologr75]

The hardest line to get down is gonna be Rival, Athena and hypnos are meh, prometheus and perses are good, but Kronos, Nemesis and Hades are top notch, dart zone is miles away with Half length and flywheels, xshot is doing Ok with his full length line, but when it comes to High impact round neither have one amazing blaster

[@ri5546]

Soon enough, “Nerfing” will be called “Dart Zoning” with all of these BAD ATTEMPTS TO GET PROFIT. And the “use official nerf darts for performance” on most of the boxes is just infuriating. Hasbro, YOUR COMPANY IS GOING DOWN IN FLAMES.

[@doggowpv7825]

Is sad the state of greed in these companies. Activision with cold war, nerf, EA, you name it.

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

@@willem13215 true, but some of their biggest toy lines are starting to get dismantled and I’m starting to forget them.

[@beastbro9823]

Where is the warden? That thing is actually asinine

[@Andre-fq6xg]

How's the Warden DB-8 not on this list? I thought it was gonna be 1º

[@Midnight890]

I thought the same number one should be warden number two should’ve been the ultra shotgun in my opinion

[@isaacyeon6334]

The Warden was absolute garbage, insult to the rough cut

[@trolleybike63]

Ultra 3... Other than ergonomics, its isnt the worst thing ever. Not great at all, but not horrible. Warden doesnt even work

[@zaxdadeer23]

I was expecting the warden to be on here somewhere... due to it ceasing function and whatnot. At least the drum thing works 😂

[@obi-wanshrekobi8767]

In my opinion I would swap the elite 2.0 Shockwave with the Warden because the warden is just uncivilised I would also swap the Ultra 3 with something else because while the ergonomics are weird and probably designed by a guy who got drunk at the Mothership and made this to watch us suffer, it’s one of the good performing ultra blasters...

[@bluewolfnerf1686]

3:27 Subtle Treasure Planet quote. Gotta' love Captain Amelia!

[@ZakLeek]

"Traumahawk", absolutely hilarious! I don't think we should even bother complaining any more as we all know Hasbro is just trying to make money, it's just plain bad. On a lighter note, thank you so much for the awesome VEDIDs Drac! (I'm still hoping my acronym catches on)

[@x-13productions92]

I'm quite surprised the warden didn't make it on this list

[@johnheyfron5965]

Yeah was expecting it to me #1, very surprised it didn't make it at all.

[@rextonhart]

Top 5 worst nerf blasters: NERF

[@angelasmith6936]

???

[@Snasedshiz]

@@angelasmith6936 he meant the whole brand is bad

[@JudgmentSigma]

This should be a top 20 list, because there were SOOOOOO many bad blasters in 2020!

[@Sadieis2qt]

Oooooooooo YYEEAAAAAAAA

[@steelsaber54]

Before watching this video, I can already predict at least 3 of it are Nerf blasters

[@riguezcr]

they all are bro

[@puffwithnocheeto5031]

@@riguezcr that's the- nevermind.

[@springsandsanity6366]

Nerf is putting out things we don't like, making them a perfect candidate for KZbin rewind 2020, if they even bother to make one.

[@springsandsanity6366]

@Samuel Burnham I already know KZbin cancelled it

[@doggowpv7825]

Its sad the state of greed in these companies. Activision with cold war, nerf, EA, you name it.

[@dragoonfang747]

cold war is the biggest money grabber ever

[@neonknight2445]

NERF Engineers: This video really hit us in the feels. We know we can do better, right guys? NERF Shareholders: NO. WE MUST MAINTAIN THE PROFIT MARGINS. THIS VIDEO IS BAD. DELETE IT! NERF Marketing Division: Guys. This video is great! We can slap the label "We made every single blaster on a top 5 list" on our boxes! It's foolproof! No one will ever know which list! NEFR Consumers: This product looked so cool in the ads, why doesn't work? And it was 30 dollars. Must just be this one product, all the reviews on Amazon looked amazing.

[@Midnight890]

This and top 5 best are some of my favorite videos by Drac!

[@DrewC41]

Keep the GL as a COVID test. If you can smell it you probably don’t have it.

[@Sadieis2qt]

Ha your funny you deserve 1000000 likes 👍

[@jonathanyang8514]

Respect, Drac. You hit the nail on the head. I appreciate your honesty and candour. Please keep telling it like it is.

[@Scellie1]

Having worked in rotomolding i can tell you with newr certainty that the plastic is overcured if it smells that bad (which means it was extruded at a too high temperature). Not only is the smell horrible, it will also show discoloration and be more brittle. Definitely send it back because it will break on you if its indeed overcured.

[@Xenosthewatcher]

"I'm sure the action figure enthusiasts will have things to add/retract to that." Drac, HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE FOR ME TO RANT?

[@smalls3448]

NERF GOTTA HIRE THIS MAN AND LISTIN TO HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@russainhockeypuckman7376]

Nah they won’t, the stock holders would get upset

[@willw5868]

They don’t care about making high quality products they care about making money. Drac makes good stuff, but they want to hire people who make cheap stuff

[@themagitechie9955]

notification squad! Edit: "traumahawk"? there's your gold dude, comedy gold.

[@nukingitout7591]

Amazed the Warden isn’t on here

[@raedien]

Bruh you killed me with "TraumaHawk." Fuggin LOL

[@DaniTani]

As soon as you said “gold”, an ad for the Ultra Pharaoh played 😂😂😂

[@UltimateFoodReview]

I never thought the smell of a blaster would be a critique i heard lmao

[@Crunkboy415]

I'm surprised you didn't include the Warden and made that #1. You've heard of blasters that you can breakdown? This one literally breaks down!🤣

[@MFChanical]

You know that you're doing something wrong when your blaster BREAKS trying to do something that it was ADVERTISED to do

[@beescheese9716]

I was thinking the same

[@Sadieis2qt]

Heeww yeaaaa

[@marinazinda461]

YES

[@CB22513]

"Let's move on to number one. Can ya guess?" I immediately got an ULTRA ad.

[@HeavyTanker-vx4oq]

5:00 Weirdly enough, as a Transformers collector I'm not that disappointed in the 2020 offerings. The War For Cybertron Trillogy figures have been great, well engineered, and well painted figures. And now we got high quality G1 Movie figures coming from the Studio Series line. Nerf went downhill this year, but Transformers seems to be at a all time high. Guess they refocused the budget into Other things then Nerf.

[@travismachado4406]

Hey drac, I really want to mod my rapidstrike but.... I’m very intimidated, by which parts to buy circuits, flywheels, motors, switches and uuuuugh!! I have only modded one gun before the rival Kronos. So if you have any advice for me that would be super cool. Thanks love your vids.

[@Bigtimefunmanwithnumber1]

I love that as the Ultra Three was falling he reached a lil to catch it and then immediately pulled his hand away with a disappointed look on his face😂

[@Foxxie0kun]

As someone who used to buy and play with Transformers all throughout my childhood and into/beyond High School in the 00's, I'm amazed that the Transformers figures have gotten about a third smaller and twice as expensive since my middle-school and high-school years. There's no excuse for a figure that's 4 inches to 5 inches tall costing $16-$18, and for figures that were once called Deluxe or higher are now called Leader class. Optimus Prime and Megatron were always the biggest, baddest, shelf-space consuming titans of every series I bought from back in the day. Nowadays you'd be hard-pressed to find an official Hasbro Optimus Prime that's any bigger than a Deluxe or Mega class Bumblebee.

[@nicholasmazzarella2720]

Lord Drac Such a great video. You can feel the pain of Hasbro tearing out your soul with these offerings. Thanks for always giving us the most honest opinion. Keep up the great work.

[@Soupcan13]

Nailed it. You hit every point square on the head. Big N gives zero foxtrots about the end user just the almighty dollar

[@Some_Cat_]

Hasbro thinks making worse products is how a business should respond to ever encroaching competition. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@andrewbertrand3086]

New Drac 2020 exclusive series: Top 20 worst Nerf blasters!

[@OlaftheGreat]

The worst 2.0 "blaster" is clearly the Warden...which doesn't work. At all.

[@paulamaritei7931]

Still waiting for hyper drop. Hoping they don't mess it up like ultra

[@luhpencilpenis]

I haven't been informed on what "hyper" is, can you tell me what hyper is?

[@thebeangularity9798]

@@luhpencilpenis supposedly, it's going to be another line of blasters that, like rival, shoot balls at roughly half the size of the rival balls.

[@themandalorian9511]

I hope we get new info on it soon!

[@avandbeek808]

Yayyyyy top 5 Friday is back

[@TheMagrace26]

Drac are you talking about transformers war for cyber Tron? because those figures haven’t reduced in quality too much.

[@MrJeepinZeke]

Well put. I’ve recently gotten into foam flinging with my boys and I’m glad I did my research. I was excited about Elite 2.0 until I watched videos on them. When I first saw the Ultra series I strait up ignored it. I saw their ways of trying to get us into proprietary ammo and said no.

[@themandalorian9511]

Nice video! I caught that mention of Hyper when you were talking about the GL, if you can could you possibly give us any details you know about Hyper no matter how small?

[@SailorKing45]

You posted this on my birthday

[@cough9552]

Happy Belated Birthday!!

[@Peter80345]

Right after "Not all that glitters is gold" I get an ad for the ultra pharaoh lmao

[@zander_cuzzo]

8:00 Thats so true I got a recon at a goodwill for $1.50 and it had a smoother mag release and a better performance than the elite 2.0 echo.

[@smashmaster12]

I can't speak for the Star Wars side of Hasbro's offerings, but the Marvel stuff this year has actually been pretty good. Obviously not the greatest year, but between the Fox X-Men stuff, the retro Spidey wave, some really cool BAFs with the big Venom Deadpool. Plus GI Joe made a comeback

[@brentkilgore5182]

Fully agreed when you brought up wizards of the coast. They have put out product after product this year and it's difficult to figure out what to buy. Shits exhausting.

[@CodedLockFilms]

I'd have put the Warden above the Shockwave, personally. The Shockwave, at the very least, does what it says it does on the box and doesn't just straight up break after a few minutes of play. That said, very good list, if a very sad one.

[@cyntheticism]

Right as he said "not all that glitters is gold" an ad for the ULTRA pharoh came on and I thought it was part of the actual video lol

[@magicmarvel658]

The amount of voice cracks that drac had lmao

[@MFChickenFlipper]

I'd say one of the worst blasters (not just of 2020, but of all time) is the Warden. With how inconsistent the AR system is and how often the pump breaks, it's objectively one of the worst blasters Nerf has ever made. It's also a great example of why putting cheap parts in something and making it almost impossible to open is a bad combination.

[@jimbog6376]

The virgin nerf: -overly expensive products that commonly arrive lemoned -products come with very little darts and they are very inaccurate -huge cost saving measures making the blasters borderline useless -stupid product lines (elite 2.0, ultra, supposedly hyper too) The CHAD dart zone -cheap prices -sell darts on their website for cheap, and the products come packaged with very accurate waffleheads -quality blasters that only cut corners in the places where you wont care/notice -only 5 lines, that often weave into each other.

[@xero_2003]

Hey Drac. My first ever nerf blaster was no joke the OG Longshot. That thing was a beast back in the day even stock. The icons series is nothing more than just another cash grab for nerf to barley stay afloat

[@bungus_chungus1401]

The Atlanta Falcons line of blaster. Why you do me dirty like this Drac?

[@colelacey2875]

YES! "Unprecedented" and "curve" Never want to hear these words Again!

[@human3745]

Just a side note about 5:06 the transformers prices definitely went up, but the siege and earth rise toys were really good.

[@jake_thomass]

Ironically, the ad I got on the video was a nerf ad for the long shot. 😂

[@Carcharodon]

Top 4 Worst blasters: -Nerf Elite 2.0 (All of em) -Every Microshot -RPG style HAMPs -FortnitexNerf Read the first letters of each product.

[@darksamich1173]

At least the fortnite blasters are mostly elite reshells. Elite 2.0 and Ultra are just sad

[@shotsie8822]

Ima make a prediction for top 5 best, it’s the nexus pro , villinator, or the spectrum

[@Elesarr]

Crazy how before everyone went "look at this buzz bee blaster!!! Its so bad haha" to "id take a cheap Chinese knockoff over this 50 dollar brand blaster"

[@Gretschdrums01]

Ouch, I am not even Falcons fan but that shade comparing them to the Ultra line was brutal.

[@jaimelupercio2429]

I had a Nerf ad for the Pharaoh play on this video. Which is just hilarious.

[@TheLomdr]

Funny you mentioned WOTC. WOTC's board games are pretty much like the MotoStryke of their Hasbro Gaming brand. Much like Mega in Nerf, you get at least 1 new WOTC game amongst the sea of Monopoly games that come out (From hasbro themselves). Much like the MotoStryke, many of the WOTC games have some cost cutting measures to them (Cheap Card and Cardboard Quality, badly painted wooden or plastic pieces. Much like how the Motostryke has a leaf spring main trigger and rev trigger like the Flyte or Phoenix) and yet still charge a premium for them (Their big name D&D game, Lords of Waterdeep, is as much as an Ultra 1). And don't forget, board games already had their "Nexus Pro Moment" in 2015 or 2016 when Target started to sell some of WOTC's board game competitors on their shelves (Ticket to Ride being one of them). For the record, I want them to be better in the Board Game space too. I WANT to like their games more, but...all of the WOTC games that I have bought since 2015 all have disappointed me (Granted, 3 of them, but still)

[@dpoopoop]

Its the reason why the brand is called NERF. Nerf means to make something worse.

[@xtra.studs03]

What was funny is right before the #1 I actually got an ad for the Ultra Pharaoh 😂

[@xr8dmoose135]

I also play table top games and I hate that other hobbiests hate on games workshop when as far as hobbies go, they put in way more effort than most hobby companies (yes at a premium price) and are constantly looking to improve

[@jamha1653]

I was in a nerf war bout a week ago and my competition had a shockwave that he was using. I had a Nerf Elite crossbolt, a jolt, and another blaster I forgot. You best believe I took him out several of times. Not to mention, I had my cousin with me, he was decked out. But there was a rule, if you get hit then your in 30 seconds later. But at the end, me and my cousin won.

[@snowboarder4700]

Who here would buy the blasters from nerf if drac would design them? I know I would because I know they would be reliable and made well.

[@daciasanderogaming5446]

Everybody would

[@BonnersMonsters]

The blue longshot was and probably is still my favorite blaster. If only I knew how rare it would be now. Had the longstrike and the raider too, many mavericks those were my favorite days of nerf. Rival seems very interesting nowadays, but dart zone/adventure force is definitely the way to go nowadays if you want good (dart) performance for your dollar.

[@user-mw3bj5jg8q]

You hated the new Star Wars movies didn't you? Let the frustration flow through you... :d

[@LordDraconical]

love the Mandalorian tho

[@kainezilla3688]

Hasbro as a whole is doing this. I bought a black series lightsaber and IT DOESNT HAVE THE CORRECT SOUNDS AND DOESNT MAKE CLASH SOUNDS UNLESS I SMACK THE HILT MYSELF

[@victoriavilulf5058]

I have to agree that Hasbro has just destroyed everything it’s fans loved about its franchises. Everything from Nerf to My Little Pony has dropped so heavily in its quality that it’s inexcusable.

[@mentula3784]

I agree with this list 100%. Glad the ultra 2 stayed off your list despite its wonky accuracy due to offset flywheels. They can still make a good one though, Halo rifle anyone? I love mine even though its standard. Its smooth, quietest flywheeler I own, fits nicely and looks amazing. Any chance of a Nyx for it please? ❤️

[@JoltKing627]

I personally say that the ultra 3 doesnt belong on the list, let alone at the top... The top pick should be the warden, cuz the thing frikin breaks itself after 3 shots...

[@justalpha9138]

I just got a nerf ad for the Pharaoh shooting up to 120 ft. LIAR LIAR LIAYAH! XD

[@shotsie8822]

If you listen to reviews it actually does get somewhere close to that Edit I misplaced a word lol

[@Coolkid-nj3bi]

I love top 5 Friday plz post more

[@hereigoagain04]

Imagine going into 2020 a year ago. Could anybody predict that NONE of the WORST Nerf blasters would have included the Alpha Strike Series blasters. Yeah, 2020 was THAT BAD for Hasbro. On a much brighter note, Dart Zone (including Adventure Force) and Zuru’s X-Shot have been killing it. Smaller hobby companies have put out compelling innovations. And finally, the foam flinging community seems much more open than ever before.

[@akistriantos2408]

I wander can drac actually make a top 5 best blasters of 2020🤔🇬🇷

[@grantdalfmithgrantir6680]

I was so excited for the Shockwave, but it barely even fires like 15ft most of the time. It is so sad. The Commander is a pretty good blaster though from Elite 2. Or at least mine is

[@snowboarder4700]

Grad class of 2020 had a dumpster fire of a graduation year, that’s for sure.

[@H3zzard]

Thanks Drac - difficult, but had to be said. A few days ago on AmazonUK, I saw the Ultra2 for sale for £10. I was tempted... but couldn't bring myself to buy. Whilst it's a good blaster in concept, the fact I'd have to pay (admittedly a small price from Amazon) but then closer to £70 for an 'Elite conversion kit' from Etsy... it just didn't jingle my bells. Whilst Hasbro will have enough money from corporate lies to fund its festive (socially distanced) party, I hope someone there realises that they dun goofed in 2020.

[@Nuggie_butter]

I literally got an ad for Ultra before you said the #1 worst blaster 🤣

[@flametitan100]

My predictions for the top 5, in no particular order: Villianator DZP mk 2 Nexus Pro Aeon Pro Not sure what the 5th would be (odds are DZP 1.1, but considering it's just a complaints addressing revision the 1.0, and not really a different model, it feels a little unfair to include it in the 2020 top 5)

[@chungusthecat4129]

I feel so bad for all the little kids who ask for a nerf gun for Christmas because they think they are the best 🤣

[@dr.lopezramon2582]

Shut up

[@dr.lopezramon2582]

What about rival?

[@avandbeek808]

@@dr.lopezramon2582 little children cannot use rival. 14 plus

[@chungusthecat4129]

@@avandbeek808 No one in the history of the world has ever followed that guideline.

[@avandbeek808]

@@chungusthecat4129 that's kinda sus

[@mechanwhal6590]

Now would be a good time to retake the initiative, Buzzbee!

[@OlaftheGreat]

The Fortnite grenade launcher would ironically be great for a Demoman cosplay

[@kriss3401]

Was suprised at the end lol