HermitCraft S9#9: Etho vs. Bdubs 

I think Beef is gonna try to counter your Terraform+Stress deck, so the surprise Farm deck would be more fun! Embrace the mind games of being able to swap your deck between rounds!

Three episodes in one week??? Etho you're treating us so good lately

When Bdubs forced Etho to switch his active hermit I literally said aloud “Oh no Bbuds… you activated Etho’s trap card!” GGs, that was a really fun match

I wish I could find a friend as great as Bdubs. The man is so wholesome and supportive. Just like his skin, it seems a smile never leaves his face.

For the tcg, use whatever deck you think will win each match. I want to see you go far in the tournament. :)

Etho trying to prove he’s not washed up by providing the best content he’s given us since his previous episode

I would watch a feature length film featuring Etho doing Etho things.

So nice of Bdubs letting Etho win twice to get his confidence back up.

Use the Farm Deck, we wanna see you in the Finale. This game alone had me on the edge of my seat, keep it going.

It’s so nice of Bdubs to donate some wins to Etho to build his confidence back up. Real friends build each other up ☺️😂

15:35 “His Chest is gone.” Next turn: Etho: *draws a Chest*

I LOVE the combination of slyness and concern in bdubs voice at 25:47 when he says "nooo, you don't have the things!" Haha

I love when etho plays the heel. Become the villain of TCG and pull every tactic as you storm through the tourney.

Seeing a new deck built just for the match against Beef would be really nice! Get him Etho!

I really didn't expect to watch through all of the TCG but it's so engaging and surprisingly fast paced! Can't wait for the "other half" of this episode!! Edit: Decimate him! Give him the business!

"People threw trash at you and you made a deck out of it! And you're BEATING me with it!"

I really want to see you have a change to win the tournament, especially over Jevin haha, so crushing Beef to advance is my vote for sure

CRUSH HIM! Just for Beef's reaction when he sees that you're playing a different deck and one that's strong against him.

Etho and Bdub's relationship is the sweetest. Even though I watched Bdub's perspective of the horse race it was still just as fun to watch Etho's. Also having a Hermit vs Hermit themed episode is incredibly spicy content and I'd welcome more like it!

All these years and bdubs still lets Etho win at all these games. He is such an amazing friend, love this dynamic

I love any time bdubs and etho interact

I think the hype behind just wrecking your way through the tournament would be a joy to watch and exciting for the other hermits too! They hold you in high regards, and whatever you do they'll have fun with. Something silly or something grandiose.

31:38 Ah yes the obsidian coffin! Classic prank For those unaware: back in MindCrack Season 3, Zisteau was pulling his 'E Pranker/8 Mindgames Of BdoubleO' prank series where he was trying to frame Etho as the culprit. Bdubs made fun of one of the traps causing Etho to create a nether portal trap encased in obsidian and killing Bdubs using poison & instant damage potions. Bdubs ended up losing all his items in the process.

Etho calling Bdubs protege and "young grasshopper" just melts me!!! They are just so wholesome and have great dynamic!

I think you should go all out since this is a tournament. Fun to see a powertrip too. You can always have purely casual matches at any other point in time anyways.

Hearing Beefs commentary makes me want a new series with Team Canada. Maybe featuring Bdubs as well.

I loved hearing the strats behind this terraform deck, so if only for more strategic deck-building talk in the future, I want to see the farm deck against Beef. I haven't watched too much TCG recently, I'd love to see you go far in this tournament :D

Etho is so good he doesn’t even need clickbait thumbnails. I agree with bdubs he is a hero and legend in this community and still doing things his way instead of changing what he does to try and stay relevant. Keep doing you, Etho. God bless

It'd kind of ironic that the washed up meme started when Etho is doing better than ever. More consistent uploads. Tons of collaborations with literally everyone.

Of course Bdubs got the perfect redstone draw. After all, he's known for his perfect redstone.

The background silence during the card games while I could hear the water pipes thrumming in my house made this episode especially exciting

Lmao at bdubs! “Okay and I’m done too.. oh? It must be laggy. I finished a while ago.” That had me laughing so much

We’ve been blessed with 3 Etho videos in 4 days! This truly is a special week.

I really wanna see Etho run the farm deck. Seeing the creator get beat early would be pretty funny

The TCG is sick wtf. Beef went off. SO cool to see Beef, Etho, Bdubs, Doc still keep the Mindcrack spirit alive :') Shoutout genny too ofc

Etho's no thumbnail style is so iconic

That Stress + Efficiency strat is so unique! First time I've seen a deck with no items for one of the Hermits.

I love how amazing Etho is at strategization

Etho is the gym leader that keeps using Full Restores.

Ever since I stopped play Magic: The Gathering nearly 10 years ago, I didn't realise how much I missed hearing somebody just... go through a deck list and talk about what they put in and why. Love your work.

I’ve watched Etho since I was a little kid. In a world that is so full of change it is comforting to have Etho constantly working to keep us all entertained and happy. He is a pillar of light in a sometimes blindingly dark world and I am so thankful he continues to do what he does. Thank you for all the laughs Etho, I hope you are as happy as you make all of us, you deserve it.

The irony, Cub saying Etho doesn't have his chest card anymore and Etho promptly getting Chest as a price card 😂

I would absolutely love to see Hardcore Etho playing the farm deck. Your games have been awesome every time. I think you earned the chance to cut loose every once in a while.

Imagine beef doing a counter to Etho’s counter 😂

Don't let Beef get the advantage!! He's already the game creator, you gotta show him the best!! He'd want it that way; honor him by trying your hardest to win!

ETHO BEEN COOKING! appreciate that after over a decade you still provide the feeling of oldschool youtube with the newschool quality of today

31:36 the obsidian coffin... dude that brings back memories. This is why I like Etho and Bdubs hanging out.

that was an amazing game! I really appreciate you explaining some of the strategy and how the cards worked before the game started. Waiting for the efficiency felt like being on the inside of a joke.

I love beef but I want to see you advance on the tournament! Beef may have taught you all you know but only one member of the NHO can advance

Would love to see the Farm deck in action! Eagerly awaiting more TGC

Bdubs sleeping through the night during the game is hillarious!! 17:42

31:45 the obsidian coffin reference is SUCH a throwback. 10 years ago!! Love that prank, such good memories of back in the day :)

I think it would be cool to have a new deck for each round of the tournament, that way we can see a bunch of different kinds of strategies. For the final match, you can redo your best deck to finish off the tournament

Definitely play TCG to win, use the farm deck, sounds like a good plan.

okay so like obliterating beef at his own game is objectively the funniest option so i choose that

Seeing Beef, Bdubs and Etho takes me back!

We're truly living through an Etho renaissance.

Awesome seeing the horse course in action after all this time. Also, my vote is playing Farm against Beef. Crush the competition :D

Etho where’s session 6 of limited life? It’s sunday and still no video? Really wanna see ur point of view from that session 😂

I love the Etho-BDubs dynamics 🤩

Bdubs and etho, the most iconic duo

Third upload in a week? Top tier Etho and Bdubs content? Feeling incredibly blessed right now~ +1 for total annihilation btw. Do it for the expansion pack! Ladders gotta get the Ladders card!

I’ve seen a lot of Hermitcraft TCG matches from the hermits but this by far is the most entertaining and exciting one, well done!

Hi Etho, just wanna say that I really love your videos. I watched them a lot when I was in elementary school ten years ago(!) and have returned within the past few months and have been keeping up religiously. You are such a mysterious fellow, it's really cool. I think it's really amazing the way you keep your personal life private. I'm not gonna lie I am on mushrooms right now and just can't stop thinking how much of an enigma that is in this digital era. Irregardless, I hope that within that private, personal side of your life that all is well, that you are happy and fulfilled. You remind me of a philosophy teacher I used to have, he taught me what ethos was a few years ago. He has that same tone you speak with, a jolly and stoic sort of cadence. Anyways, on the off chance you read this, have a good night/day. Also, in your next video can you talk about some books you like?

I was not expecting Bdubs to be such a formidable opponent!!

Etho and Bdubs are one of the best pairs minecraft has to offer. I hope for more videos together, the 3 vs 3 horse race sounds great!

CRUSH HIM, ETHO. I really want to see you in the finale, that deck is STACKED

I could watch Etho play tcg all day

This is the first Hermitcraft Season where I feel you, Bdubs and Beef have truely settled in Hermitcraft and I love to see it. Keep it up

For future reference, I would gladly watch and Etho HC movie up to 2 hours lol

Bdubs just makes everything 100 times entertaining

Geez! Etho you’re spoiling us with all these uploads! I’m loving all the content you’ve been putting out. I’ve only been subbed for probably about a year now, and you’ve rapidly become one of my favorite content creators, and I can see why you have been consistently popular throughout your RU-vid career.

I love how competitive all the hermits become when it comes to these games within a game. 😀

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! I keep hearing from other hermits that Etho is a menace in TCG but there is barely any footage of you. Finally got your perspective during a game

I’ve watched both Etho and Beef for so many years. I think Beef would want Etho to give the match everything he's got. So go in with the intention of crushing Beef.

38:15 Etho casually pitching a horse racing MLM scheme lol

This is one of my all time favorites, Etho and Bdubs are so funny together

An Etho upload never fails to brighten my day!

Etho! You still need to update your computer specs in the channel description now that you're on windows 11!

Thanks for putting out some videos! We see you pop up in other hermits videos and you’re always around on live streams so just hanging out and having fun… but nice too see your awesome pov sometimes! Loving the no thumbnails, keep it up!! 😂🎉

I imagine the TCG and what will be Decked out 2.0 will be easier and more fun vids to make than usual. Thanks as always for the amazing content just don’t over do it and watch your health. I cannot wait to see decked out 2.0, it was so fun watching you plan the first one last season and it looked like you were having a lot of fun with it too which is what’s most important ❤️

Excited to watch etho win bc I will blindly have full confidence in his luck and skills

That instant "oh, no... here we go." from Beef hahahah

Having a training arc in horse racing is the best idea lol! You gotta do a montage where you and your horse get stronger together with the karate kid “best around” music in the background !

I have to tell myself not to get too used to this many episodes in a week but dang it I love it!

Hey Etho, You've been doing a great job lately. Keep it up.

Etho, thank you. 10:43 on was just amazing, what an awesome match, the best. You, Bdubs and Beef are magic together. Wish you didn't edit it though....this was raw hermit vs hermit. This is what got me hooked on you guys 10 years ago. BTW, go Builder deck.

This gave me throwback feels of the hearthstone arena runs you did in the past. I love the TCG content!

Sometimes these episodes hanging out with friends are great, nothing has to be build. Like!

Woah - that TCG battle was intense! Go for whatever deck - it’d be fun to see either deck played (even to see you crush Beef, lol), but there’s no guarantees with the luck needed in the card draws and coin flips. Edit: [Honestly, I’d love to see you go far in the tournament!] Enjoyed the horse race too! Fun seeing the interactions with other Hermits, as much fun as when you’re building.

Hey Etho! I just wanted to say thank you so much for another amazing video! Today was really rough for me and then I scrolled through my RU-vid feed and smiled when I saw you posted! Always love the positivity and amount of work you put into your videos (I would have watched the hour long movie!). Thanks for all you do!

Conan knew what was best in life. "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women." - CRUSH HIM!!!

I love beef but I think it would be hilarious just to crush him out his own game

It would be sooo entertaining to watch you decimate Beef using that insane set!

Love the obsidian coffin callback from mindcrack

The farm deck looks like a lot of fun.

GG’s to bdubs for real I’m impressed with what he was able to pull together. I’d love to see you go far in the tournament so maybe crushing beef is a necessary sacrifice lol. Who knows though, he may switch it up and luck may be against you again so it could still be a very fun match

Etho versus Bdubs are my favorite episodes xD Thanks Etho!

Be the villain, Etho! Counter everyone's decks.

That game was a real treat. The greatest thing for me about the TCG though is reflected in what I would call the greatest strength of HC in general: Watching Ethos pov, I was cheering for him. Watching Bdubs perspective, even knowing the outcome, I find myself happy for every lucky draw he has and I would not have been disapointed with him winning.