Team Rocket joins Critical Role's costumed descent into The Pit

"Masks in the Round" splits the Schemers between a demonic tower and an attack at the Hallowed Round.

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Masks in the Round | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 40

Liam O'Brien has come dressed as Richard III, and his explanation is suitably economical: "I'm angling for the throne." Critical Role's costumed session gives its schemers some recognizable company, from Shakespearean royalty to Pokémon's Team Rocket.

Underneath the outfits, "Masks in the Round | Critical Role | Campaign 4, Episode 40" has two dangerous situations to manage. Wick and Tyranny must navigate Ksha'aravi's tower in The Pit, while the other Schemers contend with an attack at the Hallowed Round. Brennan Lee Mulligan runs the game, with an announcement interlude that includes a sponsor segment before combat resumes.

The episode drew roughly 360,000 views, the largest audience among the week's six uploads. Its smaller offshoots give the infernal adventure plenty of room to misbehave: "A Six | Campaign 4" puts Whitney Moore's Tyranny and Sam Riegel's Wicander under dice-related pressure, while "Speakin' Demon | Campaign 4" lets Tyranny try a little Na'ahavri. That newest excerpt carries the strongest daily viewing momentum, followed by "A Six | Campaign 4" and "Whoah | Campaign 4."

Viewers are talking about the contrast between political peril and Wick and Tyranny's chaotic trip through Hell. The costumes have their own subplot in the replies, particularly Sam and Whitney's unfamiliarity with Team Rocket and Marisha's difficulty leaning on her elaborately dressed neighbors.

The channel added about 10,000 subscribers over the week, and daily views are comfortably above their usual level. Its weekly viewing sits in similar territory to TeamFourStar and Avatar Legends, while Legends of Avantris has a much larger weekly audience. Here, one full-table adventure supplied nearly the entire week's excerpt lineup.

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The videos drawing views on Critical Role right now

A Six | Campaign 4303,752 views · 2026-10-27 Qua-Quay? | Campaign 4178,900 views · 2026-10-28 Speakin' Demon | Campaign 4100,711 views · 2026-10-30 Hi Ho Mofo | Campaign 482,123 views · 2026-10-26 Whoah | Campaign 481,560 views · 2026-10-29

The numbers

Here's how Critical Role's week looked across views, subscribers and uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Legends of Avantris

32,348,684

Avatar Legends

4,543,302

Critical Role

4,208,260

TeamFourStar

4,120,866

Tolarian Community College

3,561,674

Prince Vegeta

866,282

UnrealEntGaming

835,263

Geek & Sundry

694,449

Gigguk

238,946

subscribers

2,890,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,483,424,562

views per day

1,078,965

typical day: 647,231

first-day views of each video posted this week

Masks in the Round | Critical Role | Ca…

191,278

A Six | Campaign 4

153,613

Qua-Quay? | Campaign 4

122,123

Hi Ho Mofo | Campaign 4

43,859

Whoah | Campaign 4

72,019

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

TeamFourStar

4,470,000

Gigguk

3,620,000

Avatar Legends

3,400,000

Legends of Avantris

2,940,000

Critical Role

2,890,000

Geek & Sundry

2,400,000

Prince Vegeta

1,970,000

UnrealEntGaming

1,420,000

Tolarian Community College

1,340,000

As of October 31, 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.