@@Cinco555WasTaken Everyone knows that Mojang sucks at giving advice on how to play the game... But the fishing rod one is probably one of the only things that actually is good.
@@B1PLR it definitely prevented the other person from gaining too much space. It was a spacing tool, which is actually really useful in this case, especially when your enemy is stacked on ender pearls.
No suspicious stew is like a golden apple it gives full saturation which it's also cheap so it's the best food source to so it taught way more. edit HOW TF DID THIS COMMENT START A DEBATE 💀
Absolutely brilliant. I knew you could use fishing rods to trap people, killing them with fall damage. However using them for grapple pvp is revolutionary. Fishing rods are definitely making a come back after this vid.
I remember those handbooks! Unfortunately it’s highly outdated so following it in later versions is not the best idea, but at least it worked out for you in the end
i love the phenomenon where something is powerful only because its not used. like if fishing rods were the meta they would be easily countered, i mean for one that slot is better used for totems or rockets for crossbow, or a shield, but its being used by a fishing rod. not to mention the pulling back although useful could also have just been a pearl. and the visual obstruction is solved via a resource pack. anyways yeah i just think its cool that something is good because its not used. it certainly helped in the fight, especially at the end pulling them back when you ran out of pearls
That is how certain historical militaries managed to turn out so successful. The reason Napoleon managed to conquer so much of Europe so easily is because his strategies weren't expected by his enemies at all. They expected traditional warfare, but he combatted them with his own obscure strategies which caught them off guard, resulting in insanely successful campaigns. The same happened in WW2. The German military used Blitzkrieg strategies which were, just like with Napoleon's case, so unexpected by their enemies that they managed to conquer Europe using them in less than 3 years. The sheer speed of the tanks and aircraft rushing toward the enemy lines were irrestistable as the enemy armies were prepared for trench warfare, which is designed for long wars of attrition, which the Second World War was the opposite of.
@@FilipFCB hmmm, while I agree the skilled and unexpected strategies he and his army could implement played an important role in his victories, I would say with Napoleon a lot of it had to do more with the effectiveness of his military bureaucracy and his logistical superiority, and the general superior training and professionalism of his army. I suppose they also support each other, since with a better organized army with better trained and superior officers it's easier to implement sudden changes in strategy and tactics.
@@FilipFCB hm i think that for both of those examples although the surprise helped, they were simply superior strategies too. unlike this which is only good because its not expected, if ppl were aware of it it would be trivial to stop (resource pack can be gotten very easily) whereas in ur examples its also not easy to stop even once ur aware.
Legit the handbooks taught me one of the most useful tips I've ever used. Putting torches on the left walls of caves will allow you to find your way back out by keeping them to your right. If the wall torches are to your right, you’re going the right way.
The fishing rod, er, 'pull-backs'? (idk what they're called) were actually so cool, I never knew fishing rods were that OP. Not only does it counter ender pearls, it half-blinds the enemy. Great video!
Bro I love the editing and pacing of the vid. You tell us the main goal but also keep in interesting parts that connect you back to the goal of the vid. 👏👏
Y'know the fishing rod is like a super underrated item in minecraft. It low key carries a lot of value and players don't seem to understand that, and that has clearly been shown in this video where the combat utility is put to it's full potential.
Fishing rods used to be the meta, pre-1.9, and you would just spam them and launch people backward, but everyone just instantly gave up on them after 1.9, but they are still really OP
Own a diamond sword for home defense, since that's what Mojang intended. Four players break into my base. "What the devil?" As I equip my enchanted armor and blade. Stab a villager's nose wide hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my crossbow on the second man, miss him entirely because it's laggy and nails my teammate's wolf. I have to resort to the dispenser mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with arrows, "Tally ho lads" the arrows shred two men, the sound and extra arrows set off cow moos. Equip my trident and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since trident shaped wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as Mojang intended.
You did not just put one of the ancient texts in the garbage. BLASPHEMY YOU SHALL BE PUNISHED YOUR SENTENCE IS HANGING IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN A FORTNIGHT
These guides are generally outdated, but a few actually still hold valid (such as Island Spawns being crap, turning a coal vein into a first base cave, and even most the redstone and builder's guides are good for beginners
9:20 Sapient gamer cat discovers "lost" pvp technique Edit: Sidenote, the pvp combat handbook does have a few good tips. One of the first things that really started me on getting better at pvp was... well, fighting mobs. Also, mushroom stews are the cheapest way to get potion effects, so like... yeah. Not a bad idea in a pinch. Having a second set of armor would help a lot, as we can see in the fight. He lost a helmet, it was pretty much game over there. The fishing rod is a very valid technique, especially against floaty mobs, but also against players trying to escape. There's several useful tips there, but it takes a sharp mind to read into it enough to learn.
don't forget to mention the Official guide to Potions and Enchants, which, while being one of the better mojang guides, recommends *Smite* on an axe for pvp
I cannot believe the fishing rod slipped out of PVP since I stopped playing- it used to be a common tactic years ago and judging by this video, there was literally no reason for people to stop using it. How such a great tactic slipped away I don't have a clue but seeing it is nostalgic as hell for me.
the infinitely more optimal way is booking a flight to your opponents house and unplug their pc
the most efficient and cost effective method of course
Truly a big brain move, just figure out how to escape law enforcement after.
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I think the Combat Handbook is going to become the new meta after this video...
agreed
the fishing rod is no joke
The Handbook was not bad
@@josephmoneybags476retired it sucked… also outdated, it’s like from 2015
@@Cinco555WasTaken Everyone knows that Mojang sucks at giving advice on how to play the game... But the fishing rod one is probably one of the only things that actually is good.
The fishing rod was once the dominent weapon for pvp before 1.8 this is like a Renaissance for old pvp tactics
Yes forgotten tehnichue
Yea but it didnt really work the same it was mostly to get the extra hit
@@B1PLR it definitely prevented the other person from gaining too much space. It was a spacing tool, which is actually really useful in this case, especially when your enemy is stacked on ender pearls.
Classic bro
Classic, but not for blinding the enemy, some people use it for a different purpose.
You see, back in the old days, fishing rods were widely used in pvp, so was steak. One tip I must add. Always. Get. The Trident.
Is it better? The trident
Are fishing rods not popular anymore?
@@Speed001 I mean not a lot of people use them except in UHC
@@Speed001i mean because of the combat update theres no need for a combo starting tool. Pvp is shield and axes now.
man i remember those days
i wonder why they stopped using em
15:32 you could also use the fishing rod to place the TNT in a better position when it's about to explote
(known as tnt rodding)
Explote yes agrre I doo
How so? Wouldn't doing that just bring the TNT closer to you?
@@EKPB you could just time it right so that it'd explode infront of your opponent instead of you
@@EKPBso you ignite it Pearl behind them then pull it with the fishing rod
The fishing rod is so OP it’s like saying “GET OVER HERE” kind of vibes!
Mortal Kombat fan? Cuz i sure am
Scorpionnnnnnn
@@Nolife22 e😊
Dude it will be insane if someone made an fishing rod overlay based on it
I yelled "GET OVER HERE" at 5 AMin my basement watching this vid
@@back-for-blood-yt lesgoo
You've inspired me, I'm becoming a fishing rod main from now on
Same lol
Same
Me too lol😂
Ditto
Same
you really killed players the way mojang intended it
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Let’s be honest, the handbook only taught us about the fishing rod method 😂
No suspicious stew is like a golden apple it gives full saturation which it's also cheap so it's the best food source to so it taught way more. edit HOW TF DID THIS COMMENT START A DEBATE 💀
@@mkayaims the handbook said stew, not suspicious stew.
when it came out there was no such thing as suspicious stew.
@@mkayaims POV: golden apples are disabled, also personally i use a slowness, blindness, poison, and wither stew
idk man the dispensers were pretty powerful
@@Dabbycathahahaha
I like how he explained the SMP concept only when it mattered for the story
It's a nice breath of fresh air for sure
Absolutely brilliant. I knew you could use fishing rods to trap people, killing them with fall damage. However using them for grapple pvp is revolutionary. Fishing rods are definitely making a come back after this vid.
Slightly a thank God? I usually play modded and I like to use the Fishing rod to yoink people back into my AOE spells from Irons spells and spellbooks
I remember those handbooks! Unfortunately it’s highly outdated so following it in later versions is not the best idea, but at least it worked out for you in the end
i love the phenomenon where something is powerful only because its not used. like if fishing rods were the meta they would be easily countered, i mean for one that slot is better used for totems or rockets for crossbow, or a shield, but its being used by a fishing rod. not to mention the pulling back although useful could also have just been a pearl. and the visual obstruction is solved via a resource pack.
anyways yeah i just think its cool that something is good because its not used. it certainly helped in the fight, especially at the end pulling them back when you ran out of pearls
As they say: "security from obscurity"
@@yes_and_so_whatsecure your children from obscurity!
That is how certain historical militaries managed to turn out so successful.
The reason Napoleon managed to conquer so much of Europe so easily is because his strategies weren't expected by his enemies at all. They expected traditional warfare, but he combatted them with his own obscure strategies which caught them off guard, resulting in insanely successful campaigns.
The same happened in WW2. The German military used Blitzkrieg strategies which were, just like with Napoleon's case, so unexpected by their enemies that they managed to conquer Europe using them in less than 3 years. The sheer speed of the tanks and aircraft rushing toward the enemy lines were irrestistable as the enemy armies were prepared for trench warfare, which is designed for long wars of attrition, which the Second World War was the opposite of.
@@FilipFCB hmmm, while I agree the skilled and unexpected strategies he and his army could implement played an important role in his victories, I would say with Napoleon a lot of it had to do more with the effectiveness of his military bureaucracy and his logistical superiority, and the general superior training and professionalism of his army.
I suppose they also support each other, since with a better organized army with better trained and superior officers it's easier to implement sudden changes in strategy and tactics.
@@FilipFCB hm i think that for both of those examples although the surprise helped, they were simply superior strategies too. unlike this which is only good because its not expected, if ppl were aware of it it would be trivial to stop (resource pack can be gotten very easily) whereas in ur examples its also not easy to stop even once ur aware.
Legit the handbooks taught me one of the most useful tips I've ever used. Putting torches on the left walls of caves will allow you to find your way back out by keeping them to your right. If the wall torches are to your right, you’re going the right way.
The fishing rod, er, 'pull-backs'? (idk what they're called) were actually so cool, I never knew fishing rods were that OP. Not only does it counter ender pearls, it half-blinds the enemy. Great video!
Didnt even know that when i first started using the fishing rods, i just used them in creative to pull sheep up into the air and kill them 😂😂😂
I think he had knockback on his fishing rod
@@Friendly_Gknockback on a fishing rod literally doesn't do anything when you hook players in, and you can only apply it in creative.
i feel like logically, pearling should unhook you from the rod. it's kinda weird that the hook teleports with you, but it makes for cool tech
@@xenon.nonexxSame lol
The fishing rod really came in clutch during that fight LOL
I agree
NAH HOW DID YOU FIND THIS@@TechnoCane_
i guess we will never know
D:@@TechnoCane_
This is the demonstration that there are some creators out there that have godlike editing skills and do that for passion, not for money.
godlike? hardly, good? definitely, some really good editing, but saying godlike is a little much
@@bongoz8160 Yeah, this is nowhere near godlike lmao, this is the average editing of an editor
@@f1f19f mhm its still good and definitely serviceable but to call it godlike is overdoing it
@@bongoz8160 godlike would be something in the likes of James Lee tbh.
3:01 1.8 pvp players back then: Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Bro I love the editing and pacing of the vid. You tell us the main goal but also keep in interesting parts that connect you back to the goal of the vid. 👏👏
Hmmmm
Dabby killed players in the best and most nicest way, how heart touching!
bruh
Moktod never uploads in the best and most nicest way, how heart touching!
I don't understand what that means but absolutely
12:12 According to the combat handbook, you should use smite for PVP
Yes, smite..
you have really improved in editing since you started youtube, like this BANGER video is better than all your other ones COMBINED! Great job dabby!
People who were questioning what music started playing around 0:38
It's Holy War - Boom Kitty
Every time I see a fishing rod, I run
every second you aren't running me and my fishing rod are getting closer
Btw you can destroy cobweb with sword and use strings to craft wool
You still had option 7:47
Y'know the fishing rod is like a super underrated item in minecraft. It low key carries a lot of value and players don't seem to understand that, and that has clearly been shown in this video where the combat utility is put to it's full potential.
That was a really goofy fight at the end
Fishing rods used to be the meta, pre-1.9, and you would just spam them and launch people backward, but everyone just instantly gave up on them after 1.9, but they are still really OP
As someone who just realised that i was doing PVP the way minecraft intended it i see this as an absolute Win
4:52 "..obviously something was up"
got me rolling
Own a diamond sword for home defense, since that's what Mojang intended. Four players break into my base. "What the devil?" As I equip my enchanted armor and blade. Stab a villager's nose wide hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my crossbow on the second man, miss him entirely because it's laggy and nails my teammate's wolf. I have to resort to the dispenser mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with arrows, "Tally ho lads" the arrows shred two men, the sound and extra arrows set off cow moos. Equip my trident and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since trident shaped wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as Mojang intended.
0:51 bro pulled the cleanest transition of 2023 and thought we wouldn't notice 💀
E🤓
15:40 Man just did a GET OVER HERE move
Lol
“I was stuck”- you woulda made it if you’d made half slabs
I haven't seen such a well made video in a long time.
This is amazing!
1:41 Yo that's actually kinda valid though. My helmet breaks all the time.
Who’s ready for every PvP Legacy kit to contain a fishing rod (Dabbycat what have you done)
4:51 Can we apreciate that annimation?
UA-cam gave me an ad when i click the timestamp, and the ad's animation is trash, so this is false.
The suspicious stew that heals to gull saturation and 12 hunger oints on command: Am I a joke to you ?
r/ihadastroke
Bro this is what steve does in smash bros. Definitely the way Mojang intended.
the redstone,construction and the beginners handbook: .......
You did not just put one of the ancient texts in the garbage.
BLASPHEMY YOU SHALL BE PUNISHED
YOUR SENTENCE IS HANGING IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN A FORTNIGHT
Back in 1.8 fishing rods were dominant in PvP, you basically couldnt win a fight without one
These guides are generally outdated, but a few actually still hold valid (such as Island Spawns being crap, turning a coal vein into a first base cave, and even most the redstone and builder's guides are good for beginners
I love how the fishing rod is op in 1.8 and 1.19 (1.8.9+)
This was your first video i ever watched and it was so good i subscribed in about 30 seconds:)
a fishing rod for home defense just like the founding fa- Mojang intended
These things are hilarious! Nice vid.
6:19 AYO WHERE YO PUMPKIN HEAD AT
Lol finally a funny comment
Oooo
9:20
Sapient gamer cat discovers "lost" pvp technique
Edit: Sidenote, the pvp combat handbook does have a few good tips. One of the first things that really started me on getting better at pvp was... well, fighting mobs. Also, mushroom stews are the cheapest way to get potion effects, so like... yeah. Not a bad idea in a pinch. Having a second set of armor would help a lot, as we can see in the fight. He lost a helmet, it was pretty much game over there. The fishing rod is a very valid technique, especially against floaty mobs, but also against players trying to escape. There's several useful tips there, but it takes a sharp mind to read into it enough to learn.
Fihsing rods are most helpful in pvp before 1.8 since that combat update made fishing rods less useful against players.
15:17
Hey the handbook said you were supposed to bring an extra set of armor, but you didn’t..
I'm pretty sure the combat handbook is based on 1.8 pvp and not 1.9 but they could have updated it since the version that I have.
Fishing rod pvp bouta become a whole new category
DababyCat!
Honestly this vid deserves a sub, absolutely hilarious 🤞🏾
2:00 a few 💀 😂😂😂😂😂
I remember seeing you in the McBirken SMP years ago it's insane how much your channel has grown since then
8:09 bro had pearls 😂
LMAO
fun fact, depth strider on your boots makes underwater riptide with a trident SLOWER than normal.
How so ? Do swftness potions still work great with riptide then ?
@@gerardmatthieu907 idk how, it doesnt make sense, but i think speed still works well there too. its just depth strider that doesnt
The Suspicious Stew clutch tho
this handbook had me dying, DISPENSERS?!!??
Using replay mod to find players and hidden bases is like x ray but cooler
This handbook is actually pretty good, and the mushroom soup used to be the pvp meta if you didn't know.
bro i already knew the fishing rod is op, why did you have to leak it lol
This make me feel better because I literally learned Minecraft from the hand book
The rods are op in 1.8 and in 1.19 lol.
They're just the best weapon of all time!
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This Video is insane keep up the good work!!!
your voice changed
Frr
1:54 why tf is the anvil inverted like how do you do that on accident
Spread The Gospel
1:15
*casually doxxes a player's base because why not*
i didnt get killed in this video w dabbycat
Ima be wining fights from now on! Great vid :)
Fishing rods should be a new strat
Ive always used fishing rods so many people get mad lol
It should until everyone starts using a texture pack 💀
@@DHLyrics. bro sure that does help but it also helps you can make the person get back to you when they're trying to escape also it was op in 1.8
Unironically the combat book is a handy reference for when you want to do anything with potions. And that’s about the extent of its usefulness.
For anyone reading this, Jesus loves you
Say him I don beleave in him but I appreciate his love
Me being a Muslim: 😐
Me being Hindu wishes him a good day
I know
@@RohamSamadiJesus loves you too brother ❤️
me, yelling at him 6:57 to turn the cobwebs into wool
mushroom soup is because in older versions food automatically ate, but it also automatically restored hp. hence where soup pvp came from
When i see a minecraft java player: friend
When I see a minecraft java book reader: knife
That was the most entertaining fight I’ve ever seen in my life
don't forget to mention the Official guide to Potions and Enchants, which, while being one of the better mojang guides, recommends *Smite* on an axe for pvp
actually a very well editing and entertaining video. Love that you interrupted the most important part by saying sub lmao
And you have now managed to learn what I call the “Etho Method”. He has used the Fishing Rod as a murder method several times in The Life Series.
14:32 The time Willsion hit him and when he splashed the healing potion on it was in sync with the music and was really clean.
i knew that the fishing rod could drag players and entities...
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS USED LIKE THAT AS WELL???
I cannot believe the fishing rod slipped out of PVP since I stopped playing- it used to be a common tactic years ago and judging by this video, there was literally no reason for people to stop using it. How such a great tactic slipped away I don't have a clue but seeing it is nostalgic as hell for me.
There's a reason, end crystal goes kaboom
Ya know son, back in my 1.8 day, we used fishing rods to knock them back.
Now we use them to pull them towards us
This was indeed the greatest content I have ever seen u earned a like and a Subscriber.
Song at 0:48 is called holy war by boom kitty, my gd skills are finally paying off.
I love how Mojang says nobody tells you what to do.
The handbook:😈
Too this vid was awesome you are by far my one of the best smp UA-camrs I’ve seen yet!
I thought this would be a dumb SMP video but actual banger good job
bro did NOT want to leak his hands
I’ve been subbed before 500
It’s insane how much you’ve gotten better on video creation
This is like “committing murder the way the law intended you to do it”
Imagine being stuck in the middle of nowhere
Fishing rod gives you books. Fishing rid gives you fishing rods. Fishing rod gives you food. Fishing rod protects.
Yeah it's op.
The fishing rod is the opposite of me telling my siblings to get outa my room😂
I said this 2 months ago and I don’t remember why
Mom: we got MysteryOre at home
MysteryOre at home: still good