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Xaryu's mage survives two Paladins, then fears the forums

His joking plea to keep a WoW encounter private accompanies a Short drawing nearly five times his usual early audience.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 454,205 views a day, 4.9 times a normal first day on this channel (92,583).

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What did you think?

"Not good, boys. Not good." Xaryu sounds concerned as a second Paladin joins the attack on his World of Warcraft mage. He keeps casting, controlling the fight and working through both opponents' defenses. Soon, his worry has shifted from surviving the encounter to hearing about it afterward.

The Short has reached roughly 360,000 views in 15 hours. Its comments have already passed twice the channel's usual full-day total, with viewers picking apart the spells as much as Xaryu's expression.

Midway through the encounter, he announces that both opponents have used their protective bubbles. He defeats one, then finishes the other with frost spells. Before the fight is even over, he is anticipating the discussion: "I should have maybe let these guys kill me, cuz now I'm gonna hear about it on the forums."

Several commenters focus on Blessing of Freedom, a Paladin ability that counters movement-impairing effects, questioning its absence from the encounter. Others point to the grin behind his worried commentary.

The clip arrives alongside Xaryu's WoW Forever streams and a guide explaining when to use a mage's lowest-rank spells. Here, the lesson ends with him covering the camera and pleading: "No, guys, don't link that to anyone! Keep that between us, please!"

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What viewers say

  • The little smirk before "not good boys" says it all.
  • “Keep that between us” as you see him turn and press his clip this button lmao
  • Nerf! I’m going straight to the Paladin council with this one
    @MrCodeman2036See it on YouTube

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The facts
Channel
Xaryu
Subscribers
464,000 ▲ 4,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
9,865,756
Channel views, pace per day
1,499,509 (on a normal day: 1,257,812)
Video published
November 14, 2026
Video views so far
361,450 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
454,205

The numbers

The Short's early pace is nearly five times Xaryu's usual start for the format, and the comment section is unusually busy too.

the video's first day
usual first day here
92,583
this video
454,205
subscribers
464,000
▲ 4,000 in the last 7 days
total views
510,241,984
views per day
1,499,509
typical day: 1,257,812
the video
views
361,450
likes
8,823
comments
655
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
TorvestaRS
505,000
Xaryu
464,000
Hazzor
442,000
As of November 15, 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.
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