First the reason for nrg's under performance was fns and his differing opinions on the meta than bonkar and verno and as soon as they replaced him nrg got good again like in the off-season. Second, n4rrate literally isnt good at the majority of second entry duelist, he's good at the entry duelists while not being able to entry, like he's good at neon but cant entry which leaves reduxx to try and entry on yoru which isnt great especially when yoru is usually the secondary duelist and kind of a flash initiator at time. And also that puts reduxx in a much rougher spot because he's best at secondary duelist rather than entry.

