The Jellyfish Tier List

Which Jellyfish do you think deserves the top spot? Let me know in the comments!

Video footage:
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3D models by VFX Grace

Music Track List:
01. Coconut Mall - Mario Kart Wii
02. Intro Theme - Eyewitness (Remix)
03. Theme - Call of Duty Black Ops 2
04. Delfino Plaza - Super Mario Sunshine
05. Bein' Friends - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Soundtrack
06. Treasure Trove Cove - Banjo Kazooie
07. Zora's Domain Day - The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
08. N.Sanity Beach - Crash Bandicoot Soundtrack
09. Dragon Roost Island - The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker
10. Rico Harbor - Super Mario Sunshine
11. New Partner - Paper Mario
12. Azure Blue World (Emerald Coast) - Sonic Adventure
13. The Trade Parade - Runescape

[diversquid]

I remember encountering one of them back when I was just a level 8 human.

Worst experience of my playthrough, specially because I didn't know how to handle the matchup.

[eezygangekE]

Never thought we would get a jellyfish tier list. Next Ant tier list

[teehasheestower]

I say: "you have no brains, nerves, or eyes, you are hopeless"
Jelly response: "Not hopeless: immortal."

[tonygriggle]

I was on a jellyfish playthrough and stung a level eight human.

[danielhale]

"Brainless and venomous"
I think I've met some humans who haven't adapted from their previous jellyfish playthroughs

[abui]

🐟: "Nooo! you dont need venom to kill 60 human at your size"
🪼: "HAHA BIG NUMBER GO BRRRR"

[JH-tycs]

People usually overstate how dangerous Australian wildlife is - most of what can hurt you bad is either rare (e.g Cassowaries) or far away (Taipans) or generally disinterested in hurting you (most spiders).

The Box Jellyfish is the real deal. If you live on the coast up north you were raised on horror stories about these guys. How their venom is the most painful thing you can possibly experience, how to deal with stings, why we shouldn't go swimming in the open ocean like ever. If you want to go swimming up here you do it in specially designated jellyfish nets, and leaving them is considered extremely stupid.

It's the scariest thing Australia has to offer and it's not even close.

[spyro]

10:10 now I'm imagining a giant of crab outfitted with anemone armor, and a bunch of clownfish hiding inside that armor and they work as one big megazord where the crab can send out a group of clownfish to attack or scout etc

[CalypsoTheWanderingStar]

My marine biology professor's colleague was the one who discovered hiw moon jellies reproduce, and it was totally by accident! They had several of them in a tank they studied to see what their life cycle was like. A film would build up that the janitor would clean on the weekends, but one day he forgot, and when they came back, they found that there was a bunchs lsrticles floating around in the tank. Turns out that these were baby jellies! And the film? It was the polyps!! I love science 💚💚💚

[webbowser]

Fun fact: Some Anemone do actually have limited swimming ability. IIRC it's mostly used to find a more ideal spot to "plant" itself and start camping, but it is worth noting they have more mobility than a mature coral.

[comlitbeta]

Jellyfish boomer: this is how i started my playthrough and i ain't paying for a respec. I dont need the noob doodads

[tommywang]

I actually encountered a jellyfish at a beach when I was like 13. I was playing in the waves when I saw a “plastic bag” floating towards me. I stared at it briefly and realized it’s not a fking plastic bag, it’s a completely transparent jellyfish swimming towards me. I sprint out of there instantly, felt like I’ve never ran that fast in water before. I later did some research and I’m like 50% sure it’s a box jellyfish. The other 50% is a moon jellyfish, but I’m glad I didn’t risk that 50%

[DataRew]

LMFAO Putting a clip of Steve-O putting a jellyfish on his head while you say, "....Most competent players avoid jellyfish...." fucking CRACKED. ME. UP.

[mariacyr]

All those meta SHEEPS have moved on to intelligence builds, but we OGs know that the jellyfish is still the best build even without things like "a nervous system" or "the ability to perceive" 😤

[Arbok]

Honestly, I think the biggest takeaway one should get from the Jellyfish class is just how effective it can be to keep build costs down. While, yes, more advanced and specialized builds produce much flashier, more engaging, and more interesting playstyles, you can still get amazing return-on-investment by playing cheap, efficient builds with decent synergy in the few points you do spend, and I think that's the primary reason this super-ancient build has endured. Return on investment is the name of the game, and when you can get so much while spending so little, it's not hard to see how such a basic—yet well-sorted—build has outright thrived for so, so very long.

[onibarubary]

As someone who has been stung by a Portuguese Man-o-war, it's venom may not be deadly but boy howdy did that burn for DAYS. I still don't grow hair on my leg in that spot.

[jonathanschmitt]

13:27 Small disclaimer: One of the reasons jellyfish became more popular is because sea turtles are having trouble with humans.

[connormartin]

1:33 The use of the "Psyche Locks" from the Phoenix Wright series to show how jellyfish can't do anything that has to do with a brain is quite fitting

[azuquirtle]

Yet another weird Australian build with a ridiculously large amount of power for no reason. I don’t know what the chefs of the Aussie servers are cooking but they certainly are cooking something

[rainpooper]

Can't believe this wasn't mentioned: Irukandji venom has the odd side effect of *making players want to uninstall.* Whether this is a bug in how the game calculates the resolve stat or just the shame from being owned by a build this tiny is still hotly debated.