Are Hermit Crabs OP? 

poor hermit crabs. they need their own shells! time to do our part to save our oceans and planet!! 🌊🐚

1:15 Normies: "Crabs have been evolved into multiple times. That means crabs are peak performance creatures." TierZoo: "Noobs kept evolving into crabs because they didn't know better."

"beaches may seem relaxing and casual environment" Baby turtles: AAAAAA (While being born into an apocaliptical mayhem where it has to run for its life while flying monsters are capturing and eating their fellow brothers)

I want somebody to turn this “outside” into a literal game

“Crabs as a whole aren't all that powerful. in fact, because of their low skill floor they are a bit of a noob trap. Wich is why you see so many cases of players speccing their characters into the exact same set of abilities without ever actually becoming a dominant meta threat” You see? This guy is a specialist, he knows what he is talking about

Honestly Hermit crab mains just liked the "It's free real-estate" meme so much, they turned it into an entire gameplay style... bruh...

“Started by some of the best creators on the Internet” *shows his own channel* I respect the confidence.

*Hermit Crab finds an abandoned shell: "This is a nice safe home." Clubber Mantis Shrimp: "Knock knock!"

Seeing the crabs using garbage as their shells was pretty heartbreaking, I’m very happy to see you and other channels helping to clean the oceans, much more than most companies and countries do

I'm really glad that TierZoo's participating in this cleanup effort, it's a real meaningful change to the game world that's going to make the game of life a lot less frustrating and unfair to the immense playerbase we have in this game. In my opinion, no matter how good their build is, what's important is that we have as many players enjoying the game as possible, cause in my opinion, MMOs like this are only fun because of the players who make up the community

I’d love to see a tier list on Eusocial animals like ants, wasps, bees, termites, naked mole rats etc

Another instance of the "Tool use" skill being massively overtuned. It has way too much swing potential but can still be completely useless, hope devs rebalance this soon-ish

tierzoo you should def do a biome series; like ranking the animals in the amazon, sahara, gobi, congo, finland, idk just random stuff would be sick

that cat attack at 1:47 was so cute. i also like how it tried faking with its left paw edit: i had to donate. it always sucks when classes get permanently deleted from the game. hopefully as one of the op builds us humans can do some good for the game instead of hurting the meta

Love it when TierZoo uncovering these underated builds instead of just meta builds, I'll keep this for my next run.

It's awesome that you mentioned coconut crabs. The crab group of animals have specialized into surviving and have adapted to several harsh environments. Will you do a video on European Badgers? They pass down burrows to future generations, have designated latrine areas, and they replace bedding. They also bury their dead and will cooperatively carry it outside to bury it when it dies inside the burrow. They also share their burrow with rabbits, one of their food sources.

4:42 "Go home crab, you are drunk" Crab: "I'm at home"

Being adorable should count as a perk or stat. It's perhaps the most valuable trait against human mains. Hermit crabs are underrated crabs because of their ability to be a pet.

The ocean acidification nerf really crippled their defense with their shell passive

Recently I've seen some humans helping out the hermit crab player base by designing them custom armor and equipment

I would love to see a video on the Megalodon, the most epic sea creature to ever exist! You mentioned it was god tier earlier…

TierZoo always comes back when he's needed most.

So cool of the Devs to outsource balance patches to the Human player community. I mean, their playerbase did find the exploits in the first place. Hope it goes well.

I loved this one

Hermit Crab: “I will give myself a home while also pushing my defense to the max” Coconut crabs once they get to a large enough size: (Singing Shiny while causing havoc for every creature small enough to crush in their claws)

Hermit Crabs: (find shells to defend themselves from predators) Coconut Crabs once they reach a certain size: “Reject shell, return to claws” (breaks predators in half with their claws like the nightmares they are)

That “Buying gf” joke never gets old.

they should make a soulslike out of this

As a hermit I can confirm that this play-style is in fact OP

one of the coolest things I ever saw while snorkeling in shallow waters was when I watched a hermit crab leave one shell and swim over and get in another. It seems like such a nothing thing to watch but I thought it was really cool to witness!

TZ: "Are hermit crabs OP?" Me: I mean, no, like humans, housing crises can cripple them, and they're very sensitive to the environment they live in, the build is literally a gamble on being able to consistently find a home TZ: coconut crabs Me: oh... yeah... definitely OP

The thing I love the most about the game are the amazing graphics, and almost no lag

The ingame animal chats always kill me: "buying snail armor 10k" "buying gf" XD

When #TeamSeas needed him the most, TierZoo spawns like a *god* to revive it!

Crabs aren't really low tier by themselves, it's more that the meta has shifted since their introduction to offset them. The entire reason why you only started to see the more interesting Gastropods start becoming viable in the mid Jurassic is because the crabs came onto the scene around then and crushed a lot of the simpler bivalve and gastropod builds into irrelevance.

3:13 dude the "market" bit was so good. Brings back so much nostalgia of the MMORPG golden years.

_"Crab_ is literally _crab."_ -Bulbapedia on the Japanese name origin for Krabby.

We can tell you put a lot of work into this. Fun video for a great cause:)

Imagine this man is actually on his second playthrough and is just trying to prepare us for the next patch

If anyone ever gets hermit crabs just know they're a lot to take care off, they require specific humidity and temperature, 6 inches of specialized substrate, a varied diet, at least 20 gallons of space, and a good amount of unpainted shells to choose from. It's also good that they have fresh non-chlorinated water and salt water.

1:53 “With a very obvious, unarmored weak point that can be attacked for MASSIVE DAMAGE.” I love this channel.

I love the little factoid of hermit crabs finding shells that are too big for them, and rather than leave they form a line in ascending order of shell size. Once one comes along that is big enough for that shell, the next smallest will take the first's old shell, all the way down the line until the small one that got there first gets a new, perfectly sized shell.

3:15 I lost it at the player bargain chats XD Why isn’t more people pointing this out hahaha

this is no doubt the best teamseas promotion video that i've seen so far, everyone else makes a video differently from how they usually do just so they can say to support team seas while with this video i really didn't see it coming, and it is just as good as your other videos, great job as always.

The hermit crab is also one of the few builds that lets you customize your character during the game.

You have no idea gow excited I get to see a new TierZoo video. I have loved animals since I was a kid, and grew up watching shows like Steve Erwin. Like most people, I also grew up playing video games, including Runescape. Your videos are just the perfect combination of education and fun. Great narration and I love the video game references and humor. Thank you!

A lot of people underestimate the “domesticated” ability. You can farm food and water with protection from bigger builds.

I've somehow never thought of hermit crabs existing in the wild? I'm not sure why. Thank you for this video! I love learning new things on this channel

I felt like re-watching this video after finishing Another Crab's Treasure.

A classic as always, TierZoo. Been hoping for an insect tier list, or at least one about ants, since they were mentioned previously as being higher tiers in the insect meta.

This man tricks us all into learning about stuff we never expected to. I love it.

I love how "buying gf" is in literally in every social interaction with literally any animal.

3:43 “Big. Meaty. CLAWS.”

In a nutshell: Hermit Crabs are playing Risk of Rain in real life

Having hermit crabs was one of my favorite parts of owning a saltwater tank. I mean, i love the fish obviously, but it was always awesome to pay attention to the little dudes helping to keep the reef clean. Had no idea how important they were to reefs before that.

Tier zoo at 3050: are mechanical cyber blue giraffes op?

Coconut Crabs : Yeah nah lets become terrifying.

Armor scavenge is one of the cheapest abilities in terms of nutrients/(stat boost). The amount of energy and calcium you use making your own shell is enormous, but just using someone else's costs you the energy to walk a few dozen meters. Bargain!

I’ve heard coconut crabs are actually surprisingly terrifying to even human builds, because humans actually liken such a crab’s pinch to the bite force of a lion build. Plus, there are rumors among humans who specced into history-related intelligence that Amelia Earhart (an early user of flying vehicles) may have been eaten by the things after the plane vanished (hopefully the fall damage OHKO’d the poor thing before the crabs got to her?)

This is good, but I’d love to see a tier list looking at the subterranean members of sandy intertidal ecosystems. The stealth playstyle is definitely viable on the beach, just underground!

0:49 Did no one else notice how that mudskipper came at the bird like "hey, what you doin attacking my friend huh?" xD

One of the few builds in the game capable of character customisation, able to select the size, shape and colour of shells. High tier for sure.

Note to self: In order to defeat hermit crabs, attack the weak point for massive damage.

I didnt expect you to upload so quickly. I was pleasured to give a like. Anyway here's some next video ideas: 1. Are anteaters OP 2. Parasites tier list 3. Eusocial insect tier list

Back when I was playing as a tuna fish build for speed and hiding, I got stuck on land after a wave event, and some hermit crab players actually rolled me back into the ocean. Some hermit crab player are actually really kind.

Crowdfunding the viability of builds and whole biomes is probably not something the Devs expected. That's a shame, the strategy could really use official recognition and a buff

It actually makes me upset at how bad the ocean is and seeing it including starvation and other issues going on in the world so I'm really glad everyone is getting onboard with Teamseas. And just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has donated it's really awesome.

3:24 I like how this fish is like: "Mmm, this rock looks yummy..." And then, after trying to eat it: *"Nope."*

Hermit Crab: *gains metal shell* Achievement Unlocked: Juggernaut

"This is why I joined #TeamSeas, an initiative started by some of the best creators on the internet" Includes himself You're not wrong though

Hermit Crab players are the types of people to pick the noob-trap character, but choose to actually push the limits of their character instead of sticking to the basics. Props to them for that.

Hermit crabs are very successful and completely viable in most coastal and ocean servers, I see them all the time when I visit my local beach server. a very good pick for any coastal or ocean server players looking for a good creature to main. its also a very noob friendly build, good for both new and experienced players. and is a very simple build and can easily be modified to certain strats or server environments. its only real threat is human pollution and climate change but these 2 threats seem to hurt its predator's more then it so its not all bad. I give it a 9 out of 10 on the build rating, the only thing holding it back from a 10 out of 10 is human player made environmental damage, otherwise its a very good well rounded build that anyone can make work. Good work hermit crab players, you spent you're evolution points wisely.

*Humans* and *Hermit Crabs* share the most powerful skill in nature: _Change Equipment._

Hermit crabs are the guy that looks through every piece of armor/equipment in a game to try and create a gimmick set... Usually ending in a thorn/cactus build

0:32 a penguin that actually fights back even with the odds against him He’s truly an inspiration

I would love to see a video on the different rivalries between builds. Lions VS Hyenas, Sharks VS Dolphins, Bears VS Wolves, any famous rivalry.

Some humans make and drop legendary quality shells with absolutely broken stats for them in some parts of the map Those particular shells are usually made from metal, adding crush resistance, and making the crab completely immune to slashing and piercing attacks

I would like to see a video that discusses the various food types in the game, how much exp each one can give, and which kind of food you should prioritize and how it can affect which build you choose.

I love hermit crabs, the variety of customization these players unlock is astonishing! 😍 As a Human main, i wanna keep hundreds of them in the future

My favorite animal, I personally find them cute peeking out from the shell.

"The hermit crabs signature ability, armor scavenge" LOL😂😂😂

So Hermit crabs is like RPG Players or something They can be overpowered in early game if they got a Legendary Item

"I did a thing" recently made metal shells for hermit crabs, so a few of them have received a major buff, until they outgrow the shells, then the shells may be claimed by other crabs

Hermit crab is op in terms of cuteness especially the smaller ones who's with me?

Hermit crab players are based Especially the ones the later spec into the "moving reef" sub-class able to support other life on its shells such as a hermit crab inhabiting a shell with an anemone that has also been partied with a clown fish can create a dominant trio making up for the anemones main weakness the inability to move and ties down the clown fish and the crab benefits from both

TierZoo : "Are Hermit Crabs OP ?" Pistol Shrimps : "No, but they're tasty tho"

i think the stealths varible limit should go a bit higher, for the sole reason, if a crab got lucky enough to find a shell with either anemone or growths on it the match its surrounding, theoretically it could live a pretty peaceful life from fish and larger enemies, the only thing they would have to worry about are other crustaceans or octopuses that spec into stealth and intelligence and could probably see through it

I love TierZoo vids always. If only vultures could actually projectile acid

This is the 3rd video I see with the Team Seas collaboration, but yours is the one that finally convinced me to donate, Great job, sir!

4:55 My man's thought some plastic cap was top tier armor

Funny how at the start of the video, gen 3 Pokémon battle music was played when the hermit crab used "baneful bunker"; a move introduced in gen 7.

Back when I was doing my first play as a human, we actually had two hermit crabs in our party. They provided a small morale boost and made our base look cooler, but unfortunately got a game over fairly early. I wouldn't mind hermit crabs making a comeback as party members for humans, as decorating their armor was a fun minigame and it was possible to earn currency from trading the finished product. The amount of trash reaching the ocean servers is truly disheartening, and I wish more humans would take the time to clean their messes up, as failing to do so only brings down the quality of the game for themselves and everyone else, and frankly I'm not sure how much more the engine and programming can handle before all this waste make the game functionally unplayable for everyone.

You missed the opportunity to point out that donating to Team Seals is a “quest”

I honestly think his channel should be used to connect with middle and high school students. They eat this kind of content up, as to I!

yes

A human main by the name of "I did a thing" actually tried to make more powerful armor for the hermit crab mains

I like how he takes “the game of life” seriously

The Armor Scavenge ability would honestly be really cool for a hermit crab Pokemon. Perhaps it makes so you replace your defense with that of fallen foes if said foe has a higher defense then you? That sounds like a fun Pokemon.

I remember when me and my cousin were low level, we would gather hermit players and drop them off further out, thinking we would prevent griefing.

I like the fact that human mains are getting worried of the earth's map health. I am pretty happy because its the only map is actually availible on game.