Sellsword Arts' fantasy tier list meets the Link objection

A comedy rule against shields has viewers supplying counterexamples, from Zelda's hero to their own Dungeons & Dragons paladins.

Channel: Sellsword Arts Story of October 19, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video drew 2,389 comments in its first day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (392).

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Dual daggers get a reprieve when Clark suggests throwing them. A giant anime-style sword proves difficult even to hold. But the most disputed decision in Sellsword Arts' fantasy weapons ranking concerns a much more conventional pairing.

Clark brings out a sword and shield and demands the top tier. The host agrees that, practically speaking, it's the best loadout, then disqualifies it anyway: "Because no one uses a sword and shield in fantasy, Clark!" It's a comedy sketch as much as a weapons discussion, and that sweeping rule gives viewers an opening.

Their most frequently offered counterexample is Link, the sword-and-shield-carrying hero of The Legend of Zelda. Others bring up Dragon Quest, Boromir from The Lord of the Rings, and the paladins they've played in Dungeons & Dragons. Several commenters aren't asking for a different grade so much as questioning why this familiar combination was excluded at all.

The Short drew about 2,400 comments in its first day, roughly six times the channel's usual response, while views were ordinary for Sellsword Arts. The discussion has become an impromptu roll call of fantasy shield users, with tabletop players making sure their own characters aren't left out.

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The numbers

The unusual activity is in the comments: first-day discussion ran far above Sellsword Arts' usual level for Shorts, without an unusual jump in views.

comments on the video's first day

usual first day here

392

this video

2,389

subscribers

2,650,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,408,594,772

views per day

3,150,322

typical day: 2,986,976

the video

views

736,703

likes

59,010

comments

2,977

days online

2

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.