Vox Machina vs Mighty Nein Highlights | Critical Role

[@UberVilla]

taliesin putting on and taking off his glasses when he is percy vs when he is mollymauk respectively is such a nice touch

[@hotscottrulz]

Never forget that Pike’s ghost canonically pegged Scanlan’s ghost. The most important moment of a generation.

[@gren8te319]

sex of the living dead

[@alisonlazarus4625]

never forget that, had this lasted a little longer, Vax would have joined in. The second most important moment of a generation

[@OwningMicrobe]

Ashley shouting fuck from under the table was so wholesome…

[@zelamorre1126]

"I was at one hit point!" Let's be honest, they were lucky that Jester prepared that spell at all. lol.

[@scrub9986]

God I can't wait until part 2 of this, Grog, Vex, & Keyleth vs Caduceus, Yasha, & Caleb, with Sam as the wildcard: Veth & Taryon.

[@rowgesage936]

this feels like a win for the nein, cad, caleb and yasha can do some major ass-kicking

[@mayorofe3]

Only thing is it's an easy MN win cause cads healing vs no healing on VM side

[@myrmidonmamori]

On one hand, the Nein will be the only ones with a dedicated healer. On the other, Grog and wild-shaped Keyleth can really soak up damage. Not sure if Yasha's whole "can't die while raging" thing will be allowed.

[@mayorofe3]

@@myrmidonmamori yashas ability would be allowed but after reading your comment, I'd forgotten about keyleth multiple wild shapes so that balances. This may be a better (certainly longer) fight then I first thought

[@XCrawlFan]

Grog vs Yasha could fund another Kickstarter!

[@bdletoast09]

I know it's not really supposed to be canon, but if we imagine that they were stripped from their original timeline to fight in this battle, Percy must have freaked out when Beau recognized his gun as "a rich boy toy" because it means his technology will inevitably escape him in his future.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

Imagine how much he would have freaked out if Nott pulled out her gun.

[@artemisjohnson9368]

Taliesin has actually talked about this! He's said on Talks that Percy knew that inventing the gun would inevitably lead to many deaths when the technology spread, and that this was a deal he was prepared to make to kill the Briarwoods... He wanted to play the person that knew how deadly their invention was and made it anyway

[@alecchristiaen4856]

I'm pretty sure that once Ripley resurfaced, Percy pretty much knew that guns were now loose in the world.

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

“What fiend gave me no pants?!” I don’t know why that line made me laugh so hard

[@maryhales4595]

I rewind that moment at least five times every time I watch this one-shot because it makes me laugh so much.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

The 3rd fiend in, left side of the front row, north stand upper. They're in a stadium in Hell, they're surrounded by fiends.

[@nocrustashe]

14:20 I love Fjord briefly having an existential crisis because of Pike's last words. The best.

[@theguardianangel4001]

Grog isn't a person.... He's a concept

[@jasonlu9562]

@@theguardianangel4001 aren't we all?

[@Hellscrap3r]

@@theguardianangel4001 We're all Grog in some way

[@nickenglehart6469]

​@@Hellscrap3rbidet

[@savingpyro]

Laura: "I walk over, and activate the crystal. I hold it up!" "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!?!?!"

[@laymerick8621]

"I'VE MISSED HIM" Yeah same Travis 😭😭

[@alittleantidote5852]

The energy of this one-shot gives me life

[@captin3149]

I'm so ready for the second half

[@Jahnkster]

I died when pike rolled the death saving throw and lost her die 😂😂

[@criticalroleclips8628]

I miss Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein, although the Dalen's Closet one shot was the perfect ending for VM, not sure if I want them to continue again past that for a long while.

[@AceofDiamonds07]

I don’t see anyone talking about this but can we all agree that everyone’s outfits are awesome in this? This is honestly probably my favorite look in particular of Matt overall too imo, it’s so cool

[@jodiehobbs3837]

can't believe they didn't include the thunderdome orgy bit

[@maryhales4595]

"That was NOT the arrangement!"

[@codewordbw3340]

For those of yall who say that its stacked in Mighty Nein's favor. I will say that they played strategically well. I recently played in a pvp that was a 3v13 all lvl 20 characters, the whole premise being that it was what we believed to be the 3 strongest characters in both of the campaigns we've played vs the rest. And I was on the team of 3. And our team won so hard that 2 of us didnt take any damage, and the 3rd didnt go below half health. But the only reason why we won was because we had a solid plan that we worked on and tweaked literally for 2 months in advance, and the only ways to break our strategy were obscure spells that arent usually used in combat, or spells that would be used not for their main purpose. All that to say that with enough strategizing and planning, it doesnt matter how much the odds are stacked against a team, it's still possible to win, and I think the Mighty Nein only had a slight edge in terms of raw strength, but what really won them the battle was their strategy

[@Seerinx]

something something Batman with prep time

[@ellap73]

See at the time I thought that Vox Machina had a bit of an unfair advantage with just the sheer amount of magical items Matt gave out in the first campaign. I was happy to see the MN win but I guess that’s because I started on the second campaign and am only 40 episodes into the first campaign.

[@codewordbw3340]

@@ellap73 I also thought similarly when I was looking at the match-up. But I figured that it would be balanced out by the fact that the players had most recently played the MN and so they understood the play-style better than VM, who they hadn't played in a long time

[@Sir_Poohheart]

@@codewordbw3340Also can’t forget that the players created the Mighty Nein characters with all the knowledge and experience that they’d gained from playing the Vox Machina characters for over five years, who had in turn been created as many of the players’ first introduction into DnD. Basically, the Mighty Nein were better optimized to be powerhouses for an Actual Play series from the get-go, while Vox Machina were casual unoptimized characters made for a home-game. Mighty Nein had great strategy, optimized characters, and recency of play; Vox Machina had nostalgia, in-world lore, and great gear. As much love and bias I have for Vox Machina, they were gonna struggle no matter what.

[@Becky31389]

​@@Sir_Poohheartif i remember correctly, VM also had alot of shitty rolls in this fight that drastically changed a lot of possible outcomes.

[@lockskelington314]

I can't wait for the Rematch where Sam has to switch between Nott and Taryon Darrington!

[@cenarius1094]

God I felt real bad for Fjord in the first chunk of this fight lol. Jester & Beau nowhere to be scene for a long while.

[@huntergirl7275]

Beau crunching Scanlan's throat was the beginning of a trend for poor Sam...

[@keeganlittle2116]

Can we talk about how this has a chance of being animated now?!?!

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Even if not officially, I would be not at all surprised if some of the #lvmcrew who are ardent critters end up making a handful of those shitpost animatics for the top scenes. (like the "VM dance to Thriller" thing)

[@Mimic21778]

Honestly gotta add Bells Hells in the mix of this when they get as strong as them

[@druid_zephyrus]

For the "other half" fight teased, it HAS to Grog/Betrand with the crystal

[@TheOriginalElkstone]

I waited so long for Scanlan to be part of a proper PvP battle and he got gimped in the first half hour. Heartbreaking, couldn't watch the rest of it

[@criticalroleclips8628]

Scanlan provided many laughs later in the episode with ghost antics and limericks

[@saccherrirhysha2660]

If Pike had a choice between "burning hands or healing hands" on Scanlans u know, tough choice ;)

[@PiripiQuinn]

I would love to see an all out battle between the two barbarians Yasha & Grog

[@dragoninthewest1]

Yasha: I would like to rage Grog: Yeaah! Pike: Grog?! Grog: sorry, it's kind of reflect

[@PiripiQuinn]

@@dragoninthewest1 fjord *panics at the sight of pike and starts nervously looking around for a gnome in a silk shirt with a lute

[@Ginfeldi]

Jeezus, Beau mortal kombated Scanman

[@goodIkarma]

Caduceus Caleb and Yasha vs Grog Vex and Keyleth with Veth/Taryon as a wildcard would be awesome. Yasha and Grog are literally too angry to die, decent healing from Keyleth and ranged support from Vex while Caleb and Caduceus unleash their most powerful spells. Also i dont think VM encountered Graviturgy and Chronorgy so caleb has that big ace too

[@stonecoldku4161]

And we wouldn't have gotten any of this without paying them a shit ton of money...MONEY WELL SPENT! 🤑🤩😍

[@madzoroark5396]

I want to see this in the show so badly.

[@laneleach]

This has to be animated.

[@mattyice139]

Still waiting on another one. Amazing

[@benjammin5328]

I really want to see the opposite of this fight. Give me Grog, Keyleth, and Vex vs Yasha, Caduces, and Caleb, and have Sam alternate between Veth and Darington. It would be so dope if Grog and Yasha got the same in initiative, so they can synchronize an "I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!!"

[@octalriver1349]

13:17 pike dice

[@DCTurtleTrekki777]

I love the swift changes between molly and percy it's hilarious 😂

[@Kadel___]

And most people predicted that VM was gonna win. Lol

[@GabrielLima-ny6oe]

True, but matt was pretty one-sided there with the nein...

[@yoshiguy123]

Ashley had no clue what she was doing, and monks are busted.

[@marcelbieganski3789]

@@yoshiguy123 lol monks are good but really it was just some fatal misplays from VM that good MN the underdog victory. On paper VM absolutely outclass the MN based on their gear: scanlans horn, vax's dagger, vax's boots, pikes armor compared to the singular vestige of the MN. The MN just recognized these disparities and played around them while VM simply didnt adapt.

[@marcelbieganski3789]

@@GabrielLima-ny6oe how so?

[@GabrielLima-ny6oe]

​@@marcelbieganski3789 Matt allowed fjord use a reaction to avoid falling on the pit of lava, whem really he should just fall, but i guess i was to early on the battle, and it would be bad for the content...

[@kaosvalentine]

Unironically, Jester is actually the strongest member of the MN....and she was forced to be cleric

[@MrsLAnderson24]

I actually like the fact that she's a cleric with a high strength stat. She used that strength in ways that others wouldn't have thought of like breaking the gate in the sewers and whatnot. If I remember correctly I think Laura joked about Jester being so strong because she was constantly moving art supplies around which makes sense. Easels, large canvases, and paint cans aren't light.

[@SPITZtheGOD]

I feel like this missed the best parts. Like percy rapid shooting beau. And didnt jest do a holy crap dmg attack?

[@Viking570]

I need to see them fight again but with inverted characters PLEASE!!

[@The_Cowwwthem]

I miss Percy

[@zalantra4753]

Funny, because Percy never misses anyone lol

[@simsgirlgem]

Nott just randomly gets tossed into the arena XD

[@DDAAXX]

I’m kinda salty VM lost

[@williammattes1991]

Beau reading the letter: lol fuck dis guy

[@The_Cowwwthem]

i loved this battle. Idc about anything. The memes

[@Acranify]

Next pvp will be 2v2v2? xD

[@navymango4384]

0:39 AMOGUS

[@criticalroleclips8628]

How dare you

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

vox machina is gonna destroy the mighty nein in round 2 watch

[@arunoc7208]

Ehh, Yasha is immune to dying so I'm not sure if that's clear cut

[@GabrielLima-ny6oe]

Caleb can banish both grog and keyleth because both have pretty low charisma... and while the rest destroy vex, i'm pretty sure is a easy win for the nein.

[@TheGerdakaBM]

@@arunoc7208 she can absolutely die. Get her to dead but raging then do any number of situation. 1 have her be the last one up and just stay out of her range if she falls out of rage without a heal she dies. Kill her then banish her. 3 kill hold person. 4 plane shift. 5 kill restrain spell (less likely)

[@ilikecookies72_45]

@@TheGerdakaBM MN also has shit tons of healing, plus really good damage. VM are definitely strong, but the MN were built more strategically since the players understood fifth edition much better by this point. I mean, Yasha alone is gonna be a nightmare, but throw in cat's Ire, Earthen Grasp, Disintegrate from Caleb plus Caduceus for healing and tacking vulnerability onto people. Grog and Keyleth are gonna be the biggest threats from VM, but Grog can just be polymorphed by either Caleb or Caduceus. While Keyleth's spells could just be yoinked by Counterspell. She also wouldn't be able to cast most spells while shifted since she wouldn't be an archdruid for this fight. What Id be most interested in seeing is how the dynamic between Veth hiding and Vex's monstrous passive perception play out.

[@arunoc7208]

@@TheGerdakaBM her Rage doesn't end unless she is incapacitated or chooses to end it thanks to Persistent Rage so just staying out of range doesn't work. As for Plane Shift, Hold Person and restraining spells, the only ones who can cast those are Keyleth and maybe Taryon (I'm not sure about the Artificer spell list). If only Keyleth can cast them, then Caleb can Counterspell her all the live long day since the only other magical persons on this half of VM are Vex and Taryon, two utility and buff casters, with Vex focusing on attacking mostly. Finally, Keyleth does not have access to Banishment, and I'm pretty sure Taryon doesn't either.

[@PowellRandolph-k4c]

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[@jeremiahleoligao9572]

Is this canon?

[@emmabeckett6451]

No

[@kjj26k]

Maybe for Vax'ildan. 😋 😅 But no, almost certainly not.

[@zonmisty1231]

The cope in these comments is amazing

[@Ginfeldi]

Does yours count as well?

[@zonmisty1231]

@@Ginfeldi what do you think

[@randmperson2]

Look, I wanted to enjoy this so much, but I'm solidly in the camp of this was SO stacked in the M9's favor that it made me not really enjoy it. If Percy hadn't stayed solidly on the field the majority of the time, VM would've been done almost immediately. You've got two utility characters and a distance fighter against a broken monk, a Vestige-wielding Paladin, and a wildcard Cleric...not the most balanced. The biggest foul to me was Laura metagaming Vax's boots. Jester would have had NO IDEA that the boots were a magic item since she didn't see them activated and specifically targeting a Dispel at them SEVERELY nerfed Vax for the entire battle. Must still be salty Liam carried them to Vax's grave instead of giving them to Vex, haha. Okay, now that my rant is over, I can go back to enjoying these make believe characters doing their make believe things. Hopefully I'll get more enjoyment out of Round 2 if (when) it happens.

[@mattrobinson5479]

This takes place for the MN after their final battle with Trent. Meaning she saw Caleb dispel Trent’s boots and tried it on her own.

[@Skylareed-k3z]

That's bullshit jester literally saw him use his boots while flying stop ur whining

[@Ginfeldi]

Guess what! While you're here seathing with anger the cast was having fun regardless

[@kjj26k]

​@@mattrobinson5479 Oh shit that's right. I was gonna agree with OP but yes, that Trent fight totally set Jester up for that vital play. Damn, Trent Ickythong is so toxic he ruined things for Liam in another other afterlife.

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

To be fair Fjord rolling a natural 17 to Resist Scanlan’s domination spell was huge. It’s the nature of pvp dnd that it’s very swingy, since the game is NOT MEANT for pvp! It ends up being all or nothing