5:01 No, the hypnos having a p90 reload is a positive! It makes the blaster slim and easily to reload. The hypnos is the equivelant of the alpha trooper in the rival line. C teir at least
Its a cool blaster but its super prone to shooting rounds at half or even a quarter of its full power due to its weird loading system. I have three and they all shoot inconsistent. The mag fed feature is awesome though, and it does feel nice in the hands.
I just wanna say I disagree with the Heracles and Prometheus being put so low, and completely agree with the Hades placement. I think you should bump up the Heracles because there are a bunch of pistol mains and the ammo storage and performance is perfect for them. With the Prometheus being a hip fire juggernaut you can control A LOT of space for your team to handle objectives and flanks, so I'd put it higher as well Thanks for the fun video!
I agree, we play “pro” tourneys and my prometheus set up lights up teams of perses players *with* increased ammo storage. Its all about arenas, gameplay modes, player skills, teamwork, etc.
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17:04: Drac: “It’s hard to aim.” Me: “EXACTLY!!!” The Prometheus is a huge Gatling gun that is supposed to be spray and pray for tanks, rather than it being used for an average player who aims it like a normal AR. That should be a little obvious!
From what I've seen of Drac's nerf war vids, it doesn't seem like "tank" is much of a thing in the games he plays. If you're not ducking in and out of cover, you're being taken out, and the prometheus isn't exactly friendly to that kind of play style.
Rosetta Foster Okay, maybe tank wasn’t the right word choice, probably people who acts like a tank, I’m saying the Prometheus is supposed to be inaccurate, considering it functions like a Gatling gun. (or mini gun in any case)
@@nobleraptor7776 I knew what you're referring to. I'm saying that from the footage I've seen of the wars Drac participates in, that kind of spray and pray it's made for doesn't really seem to happen, even from others, so while it's a fit for the people who do like to do that, it doesn't fit in with the playstyle drac seems to experience and enjoy.
That was an awesome presentation - great explanations too! More tier lists please (when you've got the time). Would be interesting to see the Rival list added to in the future with the rival Rival blasters (Adventure Force, Zuru etc.) to see how everything balances out.
The Artemis and Hera respect is real and I appreciate it fam. I was surprised the Hypnos ranked so low, I definitely think it's better than the Jupiter as a blaster but maybe you rank the target considerably higher than I do. Ditto for the Heracles, no one holsters blaster anymore man. Magnets are the future!
For me, and this is just my experience, the Hypnos is ridiculously inconsistent. Some times, the performance is standard, other times the round barely leaves the blaster.
Id personally love to see more vids like this about tier lists. Ps long time sub and viewer love your content Drac and lets protest for gear up reboot in 2020
MY TIER LIST: S: PROMETHEUS, NEMESIS A: HADES, ARTEMIS, PERSES B. KHAOS, KRONOS, APOLLO, HERA C. HERACLES, HYPNOS, MERCURY, HELIOS, TAKEDOWN, ATLAS D. JUPITER, ZEUS, REAPER E. DVA F. MCREE
I'd bump both the Prometheus and the Hera up one level to A class. While I prefer using my Nemesis with the 3dps Muderhole hopper, having bought >8< prometheuses now averaging around $95 each, I find it a tremendous blaster. I've given two to school teachers who have started clubs with their students. It commands the battlefield in casual matches more than any other stock blaster. As for the Hera, I'd agree with your placement in general, but where the Hera really shines is in limited ammo engagements, and in highly restrictive LARPs. I'd also bump the Jupiter up for its cosplay/LARP potential.
I'm unsure if this warrants a tier up or not but, a pretty great thing about the Apollo is that they're actually super easy to effectively duel wield. Because of the priming handle shape, you can prime both by pushing two Apollos together by the inside curves of the priming handles and then pulling the Apollos outward by the outside curve of the priming handles. Preferably do this with the blasters at somewhat of a 90° angle to each other.
Lord Drac Wow this was a super cool idea. No arguments here. I think you hit the nail on the head with the placement of the blasters. Another one or 10 of these would awesome. Keep up the great work.
Surprising he made a tier list. They're all Jolt reskins!!! Drac: "With Prometheus dude you cannot aim" Me: "Wait wut IT'S A JUGGERNAUT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AIM *rAgES*"
Honestly, I agree with this list almost entirely. The only difference between our lists is that I’d put the Kronos higher. There are a great deal of recolors available, I’ve been seeing them all over the discount store I frequent, and they’re insane sidearms. 5 round capacity is standard for most sidearms, and it puts it dead even with the other best sidearm, the hammershot. Then, it pulls ahead by delivery major performance in a perfectly sized package, really good ergonomics, and insane mod potential. I think what makes it S tier for me is it’s availablity. I’ve seen them for about 10 USD at the discount store I mentioned, and I believe I’ve seen them on sale at other retailers like target and Walmart for 13-15.
A 3s mosfet hera with a mag carrier chest rig seems like one of the best things you can do in rival until the Perses is available. It's definitely worked better then a nemesis for me they're so big
The Hades is my absolute favorite nerf gun I own. I've got a nemesis too, but that always feels like playing with cheat codes. The Hades is powerful yet fair
Thanks buddy Drac. Thanks again for playing in the dark with us this Summer! Stock, I agree with most of your tier selection, but seem to have more accuracy with my Jupiter than my Hades (blame it on the Alpha Rogue added scope ;-) ) and honestly wish you would reconsider the Heracles as the best Pistol for primary with its great aim, easiest spring upgrade to 140 FPS, and who needs to really holster a pistol with a 47 MAXCAP after about 11 Etsy upgrades: 4 speed loaders from top rail holders, 4 more speed loaders from divet holders leaving two free divets - the other 5 first to plink. Unless you go with 6 rounders, but that is approaching foam madness. Feel free to do a vid on this Heracles as the highest pistol for primary loadout which should surpass your Kronos quad speed loader one easily and I will happily share how to MOD this beast for a large holster ;-) Also Dark Dragon enjoyed shooting you at JENB4.
I have gotten used to my apollo's ergo's and in range testing it ends up coming up around the rival pathfinder (indoor gym used for testing) so maybe it just has inconsistent manufacturing
I don't think I understood why the Nemesis wasn't in S tier 10:59 What better option? The only "better" option I can think of is the Perses, But why is it better? It has half the capacity and blows through it's ammo in 5 seconds
When I clicked this I wasn’t sure how I was gonna react to the list but I have to say, I honestly agree with 98-99% of the list, my only difference is maybe a one tier move up with the Nemesis, and maybe a switch with the sniper one and Helios, or just move up the Helios one tier, and put the Heracles up to c.
@@Jerbt it’s less bulky on a sling, but to be honest what other secondaries could you have that would even be required besides like a pistol if you have a Nemesis? The reload time is like under 10 seconds.
@@ErrorNumber404 not actually practical even with the sling because you're gonna have to be the heavy for it, it would be much better if they created it with a traditional rifle grip.
I like the the shift and new content drac! Keep it up! One suggestion for these lists is show just a large pic of the blaster (plus all the funny little graphics you did) and not show the list until you place it. That way we aren't ahead of you while your still talking about it. It help streamline the vid I think. What you did was great though and I loved it!
The khaos magazines actually have been sold separately. They came out on Amazon, bough in fairness they came out for $25 a piece and several months after the khaos already came out, but also in fairness the magazines aren’t cheap to sow and so $25 was pricy by fair. They disappeared from amazon for awhile but came back at $15 each and are now back to original msrp.
This honestly really helped me coz I took a break from nerf and this helps me to see what’s good and what’s bad and that I don’t need to spend loads, thx drac, keep it up
Enjoyed the video. As someone getting into the hobby, and not a lot of money to spend on it, I like seeing this type of content, specifically because you provide your reasoning, and clearly explain why they're getting the grades they are.
Yep totally agree, toating a pair of A tier Deadpool Kronos pistols with speedhooks helped me win Stalking dead last year and on shoulder holsters makes great Rival blasters for an HvZ, especially a pair of em! Dude Drac nice list, I was pessimist at first because usually someone will make a list like this and be biased, but your judgement clearly comes from your experience as the Nerf God you are and playing with them on the field. Good work.
I was just wondering if it were possible to make a bolt action rifle out of a mega magnus? In principle the internals stay the same, but you change the pistol grip to a rifle grip, and you add stuff around the gun to make it more like a mosin nagant or a gewehr 98? Btw I like the video and agreed with your rankings
The Helios was my first rival primary, so it holds a special place in my nerf experience. Also if u get used to it, it's quite effective. Also my brother has an atlas and his works flawlessly and is pretty good. I think yours was a lemon.
So there is a guy in my nerf club that modded the atlas with a wye hopper. It hits around 170 to 180 fps. Range is around 100 ft. Super accurate and he wrecks with it! So I would move it up to B tier. Great little mod.
Drew Benson if modding is brought into the question then any blaster would be a s tier. If the modded has enough experience then they can mod anything to hit 100 plus fps
"PrOmEtHeUs Is A eRgOnOmIc NiGhTmArE"" Drac, you lightweight peasant! Still doesn't deserve to be on the top 5 WORST blasters of 2018! I still haven't forgot that! tskkk
The Prometheus isn't terrible but still who wants to spend 130 dollars on a minnigun that is hard to hold. I would also rather shoulder a gun it is much easier and you can aim. The only reason you would buy a Prometheus is for that rate of fire because it is hard to carry it around your house.
I have the Kronos pistol you put in A tier and I came to find a recommended normal assault rifle but all I found was that I have a good pistol and the only other good guns are like LMGs :| I’m looking for a really good AR with a normal magazine that is full/semi auto lol shame there are no good ones that aren’t $100+. If anyone has any recommendations please reply with the name
I'm a huge fan of the Hades. Only had a chance to use it twice, while I was helping staff a SciFi LARP in the SE. But it was an amazing foam thrower to have available for the tougher or higher-tier encounters. Reloading is pretty quick (I'd do handfuls from a bin of balls), and it had great power and range in the outdoor/pavilion spaces we were using. Very happy to see it land in Superior tier.
I'm very much on board with more tier lists. Even though you're absolutely right that Elite would be a nightmare due to the shear volume of blasters, by the same token that also makes it the most relevant to most people as that is what most nerfers run with. Maybe save it for last? To be honest though I wouldn't mind a mega tier list, that way if someone wanted the big darts they could have an informed decision into something that might have relevance in certain game types (special type zombie killer, one mega hit counting as 2 elite hits, etc.).
Hey Drac Love your vids great content. PS the Nerf Rival prometheus is 🎉$99.99🎉 on Amazon. So now that the nerf rival prometheus is half the price it might be worth getting since it comes with 200 rounds and a battery😀
But real talk, more vids like this. Elite would be a huge undertaking but I think you could break it up into a super series. Pistols, Spring Primaries, Flywheels, Shotguns, "Other," and then do a big list of the top blasters of each tier if it proves popular. Zombie Strike next though. Then the disc things? Jolt Tier List!
My nemesis is a dud for some reason. It shoots 2 darts a second and only like 2 feet. I have replaced the batteries and it still shoots like that. The Hades is my current favorite blaster
I think it was correct just the Prometheus should be at A tier because even thought you have to handle that bulky size, but you are eventually buying the Prometheus because you are confident to handle the size, and once you get used to the ergonomics you will always have a blast
What makes me feel like “wth” is that he doesn’t like any of the places you insert the mag I feel like “ well where would you put Drac...” I like the nemesis and it has an amazing fire rate and capacity but it’s really heavy! Especially for younger people. The other thing that annoys me is that he says the rival Hera would be better as an automatic. Which confuses me because it’s max capacity is 12. The problem would be how fast you run out of ammo. I run out of ammo fast on the Zeus! Which holds the same amount and is semi auto.
Well done. My only gripe is that I’ve used both the Nemesis & Prometheus and definitely prefer the Prometheus. It shoots high, but with just a little practice it beats a Nemesis with capacity, distance, ROF, intimidation to new players, it’s better balanced... (The only asterisk that I would bring up with this is that I’ve also played in a couple wars with Mitch Essinger’s “Cardinal Sin” Nemesis. It just wrecks the world so this comment is in no way related to his Nemesis or its modifications.)
I agree with you everywhere except for the Hypnos. I think the Hypnos deserves at least C teir. While the ergonomics of the magazine loading is funky at first, one game with it gives you the familiarity you need to work quickly with the reload. The Mag ejects easily which allows for simple one-handed mag exchanges in a firefight and the ability to take both the short and long mags allows for extra versatility. The pump action priming of the blaster allows for accurate shoulder based fire and the folding stock allows for the blaster to be viable even in close quarters. It is at least as good as the Nemisis. I would say that the mag well is more accessible and therefore slightly better.
In a any non cqb environment with any prolonged battle, the Prometheus beats the Perses. The 4x ammo capacity matters a lot more than being able to ADS with foam balls that have a 5 meter dispersion at 20 meters
.... I love the Helios. Literally my endgame primary with a 12 round magazine with some extras in your back pocket kicks ass on a nerf battlefield. Compact, delivers the hits, GREAT for cqb when you remove the ratcheting mechanism in the internal priming rail. When that is gone, it's super smooth and quiet. It's accurate at a decent range, and you can RAIL it really hard and it'll hold up and take a beating. But everything else I agree on brother good list.
Hearing you say "The rival Atlas is the blaster you give to the kid you don't like at the Nerf war while you watch him struggle" is very specific and kind of unsettling. Did you do that to someone?
No word of a lie, I got my Prometheus here, used, in Canada for $25. It was next to new. One of if not the best deal I've got out of any of my blasters. Worst deal was my red Nemesis from Amazon I picked up this passed spring for $149.xx Canadian.
I had to bail out, at 3:10, because unlike the Zombie vid you did, you're not showing us a larger pic of each gun you're talking about. In the Zombie vid, with a larger pic of each gun, I/we could clearly see which we liked the look of, and which ones to buy or avoid.
Nice review of the Rival line, I agree with your ranking. It would be nice for you to rank the blasters in each tier, ie 1,2,3,4 in each tier. Yes, please rank the other Nerf blasters by type.
Perses: *halves nemesis ammo capacity*
Drac: it drops the capacity a small bit
bob bob it’s sad that it blows that 50 rounds so fast
@@ErrorNumber404 Just buy the out of darts hopper extension
Out of darts hopper gives you more capacity then a nemesis
@@shithead223i just 3D printed my own
1964: We will have flying cars in the future!
2019: Ranking different Nerf guns!
Lol
This is a better future
Oh how science has evolved
truth tbh
My bad
Me: Rival tier review?
Also me: ah, screw it 1200 mod Prometheus is the best
SoundCabbage 778 I have to disagree dual Prometheus with backup dual perses is best
@@agentbowlingball6993 and dual nemesis for the backups to the backups
@SoundCabbage 778 perses forever!!!!
That's a thing?!
5:01 No, the hypnos having a p90 reload is a positive! It makes the blaster slim and easily to reload. The hypnos is the equivelant of the alpha trooper in the rival line. C teir at least
and the only one on the list with 2 full mags.
I personally love the slick design and extra mag so I would put it at low B Tier
I had one and i loved it I 100% agree.
Yeah
Its a cool blaster but its super prone to shooting rounds at half or even a quarter of its full power due to its weird loading system. I have three and they all shoot inconsistent. The mag fed feature is awesome though, and it does feel nice in the hands.
This is not the content I expected
BUT I LOVE IT!
@@stevenstukbauer6655 hey man how you doing?
@@stevenstukbauer6655 I am gonna watch ur vids
Ashton Lovell Why do I see YOU everywhere?
Tier lists are fun! You gotta do a mega tier list druh.
From the future, he did it!
Year 2019
The video is 20:19 minutes long
Perfectly balanced as all things should be
Streamer.YT. BTW oh i see
Says the one with a fortnite profile pic
Its 2018 for me
Thanos qoutes
Yes
I just wanna say I disagree with the Heracles and Prometheus being put so low, and completely agree with the Hades placement.
I think you should bump up the Heracles because there are a bunch of pistol mains and the ammo storage and performance is perfect for them. With the Prometheus being a hip fire juggernaut you can control A LOT of space for your team to handle objectives and flanks, so I'd put it higher as well
Thanks for the fun video!
Just modify a nemesis’ capacity, makes it a more ergonomically pleasing version of the same
Could not agree with you more
I agree, we play “pro” tourneys and my prometheus set up lights up teams of perses players *with* increased ammo storage. Its all about arenas, gameplay modes, player skills, teamwork, etc.
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This is the kind if quality comment I read these things for
LordDraconical damn so we should just roast you to get noticed? note taken.
@@phoenixmerrill1896 Hush, that wasn't a roast, we stan Discount Peter Pan. It's a Discount Peter Stan.
Casey C i meannnn its kind of a roast
17:04: Drac: “It’s hard to aim.”
Me: “EXACTLY!!!”
The Prometheus is a huge Gatling gun that is supposed to be spray and pray for tanks, rather than it being used for an average player who aims it like a normal AR. That should be a little obvious!
From what I've seen of Drac's nerf war vids, it doesn't seem like "tank" is much of a thing in the games he plays. If you're not ducking in and out of cover, you're being taken out, and the prometheus isn't exactly friendly to that kind of play style.
Rosetta Foster Okay, maybe tank wasn’t the right word choice, probably people who acts like a tank, I’m saying the Prometheus is supposed to be inaccurate, considering it functions like a Gatling gun. (or mini gun in any case)
@@nobleraptor7776 I knew what you're referring to. I'm saying that from the footage I've seen of the wars Drac participates in, that kind of spray and pray it's made for doesn't really seem to happen, even from others, so while it's a fit for the people who do like to do that, it doesn't fit in with the playstyle drac seems to experience and enjoy.
Rosetta Foster alright, if you think about that explanation, I see what you mean now...
@@flametitan100 that seems pretty much what I came out of his Mastodon review with. Its just a different play style, which is fine.
Well, not quite first. But out of 22 comments you found mine? Cool!
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Amazon sells extra khaos mags with ammo for like 15$
Also we didn’t have the Star Wars apollo reskin on there which had slightly different ergonomics
Holy shit... 16$ too... (It's 55$ in canada)
Jarcu Adanantus but the problem is that the khaos mags are too big and annoying to reload so that you can’t carry the mags on you easily
That’s besides the point.
He said they wernt sold separate.
I say, you can buy them separate right now.
@@skillzflux415 I hate living in Canada sometimes lol.
I was expecting you to feature tierzoo for some reason
Came here for Prometheus goodness, ready to like. I has a dissapoint. Drac is just cross since Jared ended him with a Prometheus.
Morten Will me too
I has a dissapoint?
@@SCP--dt2hf Non-native English speakers.
That was an awesome presentation - great explanations too! More tier lists please (when you've got the time).
Would be interesting to see the Rival list added to in the future with the rival Rival blasters (Adventure Force, Zuru etc.) to see how everything balances out.
The Artemis and Hera respect is real and I appreciate it fam.
I was surprised the Hypnos ranked so low, I definitely think it's better than the Jupiter as a blaster but maybe you rank the target considerably higher than I do.
Ditto for the Heracles, no one holsters blaster anymore man. Magnets are the future!
For me, and this is just my experience, the Hypnos is ridiculously inconsistent. Some times, the performance is standard, other times the round barely leaves the blaster.
You can never watch too much idubbz
Hmm that blaster looks cool... bUt CaN iT DeLIveR tHe hItS
Lol
Id personally love to see more vids like this about tier lists. Ps long time sub and viewer love your content Drac and lets protest for gear up reboot in 2020
MY TIER LIST:
S: PROMETHEUS, NEMESIS
A: HADES, ARTEMIS, PERSES
B. KHAOS, KRONOS, APOLLO, HERA
C. HERACLES, HYPNOS, MERCURY, HELIOS, TAKEDOWN, ATLAS
D. JUPITER, ZEUS, REAPER
E. DVA
F. MCREE
Love the memes and transitions and a great list. Keep up the awesome work we love you
Could you please link to your buddy's video on why the nerf rival Apollo is unsafe?
Kid falls, primer to the eye
Elite, rebelle, zombiestrike tier list please!!!!
Would be great.
‘As far as springkings go this is top of the food chain’
fucking love you drac
How was the hypnos's magazine feeding system more of an issue than for the Zeus?
I'd bump both the Prometheus and the Hera up one level to A class. While I prefer using my Nemesis with the 3dps Muderhole hopper, having bought >8< prometheuses now averaging around $95 each, I find it a tremendous blaster. I've given two to school teachers who have started clubs with their students. It commands the battlefield in casual matches more than any other stock blaster.
As for the Hera, I'd agree with your placement in general, but where the Hera really shines is in limited ammo engagements, and in highly restrictive LARPs. I'd also bump the Jupiter up for its cosplay/LARP potential.
I'm unsure if this warrants a tier up or not but, a pretty great thing about the Apollo is that they're actually super easy to effectively duel wield. Because of the priming handle shape, you can prime both by pushing two Apollos together by the inside curves of the priming handles and then pulling the Apollos outward by the outside curve of the priming handles. Preferably do this with the blasters at somewhat of a 90° angle to each other.
And the phantom corps one came with twelve round mags
Before Watching Video: *_[Purchase a Perses & Kronos]_*
After Watching Video: Okay, seems I've made the right purchases.
Yes, you have.
were does the charger/Round house fit on the list?
Thanks for these vids man!
Lord Drac
Wow this was a super cool idea. No arguments here. I think you hit the nail on the head with the placement of the blasters. Another one or 10 of these would awesome. Keep up the great work.
Surprising he made a tier list. They're all Jolt reskins!!!
Drac: "With Prometheus dude you cannot aim"
Me: "Wait wut IT'S A JUGGERNAUT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AIM *rAgES*"
Makes sense in most places.
Here’s my better tier list, in case your were wondering:
S: Perses, Hades, Kronos, Knockout
A: Nemesis, Prometheus, Artemis, Roundhouse, Takedown
B: Hera, Charger, Helios, Mercury, Hypnos, Saturn
C: Zeus, Jupiter, Apollo, Khaos, Stormtrooper, Atlas
D: Heracles, Finisher, DVa, Reaper
E: Soldier 76
F: Tracer, McCree
ScalyToxickBond your tier list is a way better tier list in my opinion
Doomtron I’m glad you like it. :)
Honestly, I agree with this list almost entirely. The only difference between our lists is that I’d put the Kronos higher. There are a great deal of recolors available, I’ve been seeing them all over the discount store I frequent, and they’re insane sidearms. 5 round capacity is standard for most sidearms, and it puts it dead even with the other best sidearm, the hammershot. Then, it pulls ahead by delivery major performance in a perfectly sized package, really good ergonomics, and insane mod potential. I think what makes it S tier for me is it’s availablity. I’ve seen them for about 10 USD at the discount store I mentioned, and I believe I’ve seen them on sale at other retailers like target and Walmart for 13-15.
Apollo and Helios should be up a tier or two each.
Exactly man, i have a apollo and it performs exceptionally well in a nerf war, hits hard too
THE HYPNOS IS THE GREATEST RIVAL SPRINGER OF ALL ONLY SECOND TO THE PROMETHEUS AND PERSES AND NEMISIS
I could almost say that cuz it's the one I own but I still think the hades is better
A 3s mosfet hera with a mag carrier chest rig seems like one of the best things you can do in rival until the Perses is available. It's definitely worked better then a nemesis for me they're so big
I LOVE THE HELIOS AND THE HYPNOS IS GREAT. The Helios is compatible with the 12 round mag and the soon to come 30 round drum
Drum is not happening
Yeah sorry but it's 2 years late
Soon? When is Soon
The Hades is my absolute favorite nerf gun I own. I've got a nemesis too, but that always feels like playing with cheat codes. The Hades is powerful yet fair
I adore the Hades.
Just curious Lord Draconical what would you put a helios with the worker 3D printed pump kit at?
Thanks buddy Drac. Thanks again for playing in the dark with us this Summer! Stock, I agree with most of your tier selection, but seem to have more accuracy with my Jupiter than my Hades (blame it on the Alpha Rogue added scope ;-) ) and honestly wish you would reconsider the Heracles as the best Pistol for primary with its great aim, easiest spring upgrade to 140 FPS, and who needs to really holster a pistol with a 47 MAXCAP after about 11 Etsy upgrades: 4 speed loaders from top rail holders, 4 more speed loaders from divet holders leaving two free divets - the other 5 first to plink. Unless you go with 6 rounders, but that is approaching foam madness. Feel free to do a vid on this Heracles as the highest pistol for primary loadout which should surpass your Kronos quad speed loader one easily and I will happily share how to MOD this beast for a large holster ;-) Also Dark Dragon enjoyed shooting you at JENB4.
I have gotten used to my apollo's ergo's and in range testing it ends up coming up around the rival pathfinder (indoor gym used for testing) so maybe it just has inconsistent manufacturing
Amazing video! Drac's killing it!
I don't think I understood why the Nemesis wasn't in S tier 10:59 What better option? The only "better" option I can think of is the Perses, But why is it better? It has half the capacity and blows through it's ammo in 5 seconds
When I clicked this I wasn’t sure how I was gonna react to the list but I have to say, I honestly agree with 98-99% of the list, my only difference is maybe a one tier move up with the Nemesis, and maybe a switch with the sniper one and Helios, or just move up the Helios one tier, and put the Heracles up to c.
The nemesis deserved S tier
@@ErrorNumber404 nah it's pretty bulky A is pretty fair.
@@Jerbt yeah, it was a joke
@@Jerbt it’s less bulky on a sling, but to be honest what other secondaries could you have that would even be required besides like a pistol if you have a Nemesis? The reload time is like under 10 seconds.
@@ErrorNumber404 not actually practical even with the sling because you're gonna have to be the heavy for it, it would be much better if they created it with a traditional rifle grip.
I like the the shift and new content drac! Keep it up!
One suggestion for these lists is show just a large pic of the blaster (plus all the funny little graphics you did) and not show the list until you place it. That way we aren't ahead of you while your still talking about it. It help streamline the vid I think. What you did was great though and I loved it!
The khaos magazines actually have been sold separately. They came out on Amazon, bough in fairness they came out for $25 a piece and several months after the khaos already came out, but also in fairness the magazines aren’t cheap to sow and so $25 was pricy by fair. They disappeared from amazon for awhile but came back at $15 each and are now back to original msrp.
For part two, are the dart zone/adventure force blasters going to be added?
This honestly really helped me coz I took a break from nerf and this helps me to see what’s good and what’s bad and that I don’t need to spend loads, thx drac, keep it up
I like the direction that this channel is going in. I would really like to see more of this kind of content
Enjoyed the video. As someone getting into the hobby, and not a lot of money to spend on it, I like seeing this type of content, specifically because you provide your reasoning, and clearly explain why they're getting the grades they are.
Yep totally agree, toating a pair of A tier Deadpool Kronos pistols with speedhooks helped me win Stalking dead last year and on shoulder holsters makes great Rival blasters for an HvZ, especially a pair of em! Dude Drac nice list, I was pessimist at first because usually someone will make a list like this and be biased, but your judgement clearly comes from your experience as the Nerf God you are and playing with them on the field. Good work.
Nazeem from Skyrim voice*
Makes sense that one like you cant understand the Heavy or Juggernaut style battling.
*Scoff in snobby rich French guy way*
Would love to see this updated for 2022, especially with 3 new Rival blasters coming out.
2022 and 23 (so far) have been GREAT for Rival.
You are not meant to aim like a nerf sniper with the Prometheus, that's why the Jupiter exists.
Damn... insult some more cosplay while you're at it.
"But cosplay blasters are terrible and ruin my hobby" - Drac
I was just wondering if it were possible to make a bolt action rifle out of a mega magnus? In principle the internals stay the same, but you change the pistol grip to a rifle grip, and you add stuff around the gun to make it more like a mosin nagant or a gewehr 98? Btw I like the video and agreed with your rankings
The Helios was my first rival primary, so it holds a special place in my nerf experience. Also if u get used to it, it's quite effective. Also my brother has an atlas and his works flawlessly and is pretty good. I think yours was a lemon.
Your description of the Atlas is hilarious...and spot on.
It depends on what you use it for. I only play with nerfs in my room to shoot some targets. so for me the bolt action jupiter would be S-tier.
So there is a guy in my nerf club that modded the atlas with a wye hopper. It hits around 170 to 180 fps. Range is around 100 ft. Super accurate and he wrecks with it! So I would move it up to B tier. Great little mod.
Drew Benson if modding is brought into the question then any blaster would be a s tier. If the modded has enough experience then they can mod anything to hit 100 plus fps
@@atnorange5491 I understand that... I just wanted to show that even the atlas can be a decent blaster
"PrOmEtHeUs Is A eRgOnOmIc NiGhTmArE""
Drac, you lightweight peasant!
Still doesn't deserve to be on the top 5 WORST blasters of 2018! I still haven't forgot that! tskkk
The Prometheus isn't terrible but still who wants to spend 130 dollars on a minnigun that is hard to hold. I would also rather shoulder a gun it is much easier and you can aim. The only reason you would buy a Prometheus is for that rate of fire because it is hard to carry it around your house.
Surprised that Drac put up a pic of land before time when he was clearly quoting the sound of music! 😂
Also the nemesis looks freaking sick
I thought you liked the hypnos? Great video btw keep up the good work
Wow slamming on the Helios FOR COMING WITH A SMALL MAGAZINE
Finally I've been waiting for this for like 2 years... Do other nerf series.
any battery goes in rival nemisis? i will attach plane battery and make a 25000 round ball holder and hold the trigger for the whole round
Drinking game: take a shot every time he says "deliver the hits"
17:00 What’s wrong with minigun style handles?
Ones subjective opinion could be, that they prefer to have a stock, and have their blaster close to their soldiers so they can aim better.
I have the Kronos pistol you put in A tier and I came to find a recommended normal assault rifle but all I found was that I have a good pistol and the only other good guns are like LMGs :| I’m looking for a really good AR with a normal magazine that is full/semi auto lol shame there are no good ones that aren’t $100+. If anyone has any recommendations please reply with the name
I'm a huge fan of the Hades. Only had a chance to use it twice, while I was helping staff a SciFi LARP in the SE. But it was an amazing foam thrower to have available for the tougher or higher-tier encounters. Reloading is pretty quick (I'd do handfuls from a bin of balls), and it had great power and range in the outdoor/pavilion spaces we were using. Very happy to see it land in Superior tier.
Liked immediately for "discount Peter Pan". Good vid, thanks man.
I'm very much on board with more tier lists. Even though you're absolutely right that Elite would be a nightmare due to the shear volume of blasters, by the same token that also makes it the most relevant to most people as that is what most nerfers run with. Maybe save it for last? To be honest though I wouldn't mind a mega tier list, that way if someone wanted the big darts they could have an informed decision into something that might have relevance in certain game types (special type zombie killer, one mega hit counting as 2 elite hits, etc.).
Short version:
Buy a Hades if you want a springer
Buy a perses if you want fly Wheels
The cheaper options are the Artemis
And the zeus
Solid list, I might move Nemesis into S tier based on aftermarket options however. Agree on the rest!
Hey Drac Love your vids great content. PS the Nerf Rival prometheus is 🎉$99.99🎉 on Amazon. So now that the nerf rival prometheus is half the price it might be worth getting since it comes with 200 rounds and a battery😀
But real talk, more vids like this. Elite would be a huge undertaking but I think you could break it up into a super series. Pistols, Spring Primaries, Flywheels, Shotguns, "Other," and then do a big list of the top blasters of each tier if it proves popular.
Zombie Strike next though.
Then the disc things?
Jolt Tier List!
My nemesis is a dud for some reason. It shoots 2 darts a second and only like 2 feet. I have replaced the batteries and it still shoots like that. The Hades is my current favorite blaster
Try the rechargeable battery pack
Maybe it's jammed
I think it was correct just the Prometheus should be at A tier because even thought you have to handle that bulky size, but you are eventually buying the Prometheus because you are confident to handle the size, and once you get used to the ergonomics you will always have a blast
How would you rate the rival knockout?
What makes me feel like “wth” is that he doesn’t like any of the places you insert the mag I feel like “ well where would you put Drac...”
I like the nemesis and it has an amazing fire rate and capacity but it’s really heavy! Especially for younger people.
The other thing that annoys me is that he says the rival Hera would be better as an automatic. Which confuses me because it’s max capacity is 12. The problem would be how fast you run out of ammo. I run out of ammo fast on the Zeus! Which holds the same amount and is semi auto.
I would put the Prometheus at A tier In my opinion and switch the Jupiter with the mercury and switch the Zeus with the Helios
my grandpa found a nemisis for 50 cents, i had to fix it a little bit but it was 50 cents.
Yo I’m loving all this new weird videos!
Well done. My only gripe is that I’ve used both the Nemesis & Prometheus and definitely prefer the Prometheus. It shoots high, but with just a little practice it beats a Nemesis with capacity, distance, ROF, intimidation to new players, it’s better balanced... (The only asterisk that I would bring up with this is that I’ve also played in a couple wars with Mitch Essinger’s “Cardinal Sin” Nemesis. It just wrecks the world so this comment is in no way related to his Nemesis or its modifications.)
Bro I just got the Hera and was watching this video because I didn't know if I had a good blaster😂😂
I agree with you everywhere except for the Hypnos. I think the Hypnos deserves at least C teir. While the ergonomics of the magazine loading is funky at first, one game with it gives you the familiarity you need to work quickly with the reload. The Mag ejects easily which allows for simple one-handed mag exchanges in a firefight and the ability to take both the short and long mags allows for extra versatility. The pump action priming of the blaster allows for accurate shoulder based fire and the folding stock allows for the blaster to be viable even in close quarters. It is at least as good as the Nemisis. I would say that the mag well is more accessible and therefore slightly better.
Why is the claw primer dangerous?
In a any non cqb environment with any prolonged battle, the Prometheus beats the Perses. The 4x ammo capacity matters a lot more than being able to ADS with foam balls that have a 5 meter dispersion at 20 meters
.... I love the Helios. Literally my endgame primary with a 12 round magazine with some extras in your back pocket kicks ass on a nerf battlefield. Compact, delivers the hits, GREAT for cqb when you remove the ratcheting mechanism in the internal priming rail. When that is gone, it's super smooth and quiet. It's accurate at a decent range, and you can RAIL it really hard and it'll hold up and take a beating. But everything else I agree on brother good list.
Hearing you say "The rival Atlas is the blaster you give to the kid you don't like at the Nerf war while you watch him struggle" is very specific and kind of unsettling. Did you do that to someone?
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No word of a lie, I got my Prometheus here, used, in Canada for $25. It was next to new. One of if not the best deal I've got out of any of my blasters. Worst deal was my red Nemesis from Amazon I picked up this passed spring for $149.xx Canadian.
I agree with the list but one point is that for the nerf rival chaos there are mags sold separately and where ok priced so I would put it on A
Took em two years!!!
@@LordDraconical yeah you re right
Area 51 raid are you going?
He better. We need his arsenal.
NO!GOD PLEASE NO!NOOOOOO
How many times I gotta tell you boys Im leading the Naruto runners
Good to know drac
I had to bail out, at 3:10, because unlike the Zombie vid you did, you're not showing us a larger pic of each gun you're talking about. In the Zombie vid, with a larger pic of each gun, I/we could clearly see which we liked the look of, and which ones to buy or avoid.
The Hypnos has to be put above the Helios just for the fact that it’s pump action.
Hey Drac, how about a top 10 ball blaster list for any Rival, DartZone or xshot ?
Nice review of the Rival line, I agree with your ranking. It would be nice for you to rank the blasters in each tier, ie 1,2,3,4 in each tier. Yes, please rank the other Nerf blasters by type.
can we all agree that the hypnos does not belong in the d tier just because of atlas style loading