aspas
nats
alfajer
leo
tenz
chronicle
forsaken
meteor
sacy
texture
this is a 10 best ever not a trophy dick measuring contest for superteam merchants, if you even try to suggest bumicle is better than alfa or leo at valorant you are mentally ill
players who have never been the best itw or have never been a leader of team wont be here
you forgot derke, boaster and less
remove f0rsaken/meteor/t3xture (all 11-20)
only boaster has an argument over texture because boaster has actually been the best igl itw at some point, less and meteor are probably equal but meteor has a tournament MVP and derke is just not a better player peak for peak compared to texture, im sorry and its not like texture is a one tournament wonder, he has 2 top 3 finishes and is either the best or second best player itw atm after alfajer
STATS (Chronicle clears f0rsaken by miles):
Chronicle:
2021: Initiator (Recon/Support)
2022: Initiator + Controller + Duelist + Chamber
2023: Flex Initiator (Flasher/Support) + Viper + Sentinel
2024: Flex Initiator (Recon/Flasher/Support) + Viper + Sentinel
2025: Sentinel + Viper + Flex Initiator (Flash/Support)
Trophies: 3, Finals: 5, Top 4s: 6, Top 6s: 7, Top 8s: 8
International Appearances: 8/14
Best performances:
Berlin 2021: Liquipedia says he was MVP, but most people (including me) believe he was 2nd MVP (VERY VERY closely after nAts)
Champs 2021: MVP (but losing team), so 2nd MVP (after zeek)
Toronto 2025: 2nd MVP on losing team (3rd MVP of the series overall)
International Ratings:
1.26(#3), 1.19(#4), 1.10(#14 min. 125 rounds LOCK//IN), 1.19(#3), 0.94(#53), N/A(China), 1.21(#4), 1.13 (#8)
5 Tournaments of being a minimum top 8 rated player.
Player Ranking Every Year:
2021: #2 player of the year (after GMB nAts)
2022: N/A
2023: #6 player of the year (after Leo, Alfajer, Demon1, Aspas, Derke)
2024: #12 player of the year (after T3xture, Zekken, Meteor, RieNs, Aspas, Karon, W00t, Derke, TenZ, Chichoo, Zmjjkk)
2025: ~#5 player of the year so far (after Alfajer, F0rsaken, Meteor, Trent. Debatable: Derke, T3xture)
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F0rsaken:
2021: Duelist
2022: Duelist + Chamber
2023: Duelist + Initiator (Flash/Support) + Controller + Sentinel + IGL
2024: Flex Initiator (Recon/Support) + Yoru + Harbor + Cypher + IGL
2025: Controller + Flex Initiator (Recon/Support) + IGL
Trophies: 1, Finals: 3, Top 4s: 6, Top 6s: 7, Top 8s: 7
International Appearances: 11/14
Best performances:
Toronto 2025: MVP of Toronto 2025's winning team (realistic: 2nd MVP)
International Ratings:
0.93 (#45), 1.12 (#12), 0.98 (#35), 0.91 (#57), N/A (min. 125 rounds LOCK//IN), 0.96 (#39), 1.01 (#33), 1.01 (#16), N/A(China), 0.95 (#49), 1.12 (#10)
1 tournament of being a top 10 player.
Player Ranking Every Year:
2021: N/A
2022: #13 player of the year (after Yay, MaKo, Sacy, pAncada, Shao, Derke, Aspas, Suygetsu, Marved, Less, Crashies, Alfajer)
2023: #18 player of the year (after Leo, Alfajer, Demon1, Aspas, Derke, Chronicle, Jawgemo, Less, d4v41, Sayf, Ethan, something, cNed, Zmjjkk, s0m, Shao, MaKo)
2024: N/A
2025: ~#1-#3 player of the year (convo: F0rsaken, Alfajer, Meteor)
ain't reading allat, but forsaken clears narnicle( carried by leo and nats)
not by a lot, maybe like 1 or two places higher. he won titles at a time when the game was more developed. i think if tenz had kept playing this year he would be higher
i think you can make the best case for zekken,mako although its pretty tough both have the solo carry potential clutch general flexiblity (mako to igl Xset zekken)
Hi gamergirl!
What is this list taking in consideration?
It seems that it is based on multiple dominant international showings, but then shouldn't TenZ be lower than some other players like t3xture or Meteor, who did it in a much more competitive era and more consistently?
And Sacy being in this list implies it is also taking in consideration a degree of the player's intangible experience, since in Champs he had a impactful performance (but still arguably not the highest in the team) but since then he hasn't been top 2 in the team itself.
If this is also taking old performance in consideration (like TenZ and nAts being high up despite their recent performances being good but not best in the world) then yay should also get a spot somewhere in the list for being dominant for almost the entirety of a whole year?
Or if only outstanding performances in specific events is one of the criteria then demon1 or Less are also good inclusions.
Personally I would also prefer Suygetsu in the list, he is one of the few players who has consistently been best in the world Sentinel until the recent collapse of NAVI, tho maybe due to their collective international showing gets left off the list.
If we are taking in consideration IGLing or just intangible benifits of a player, I think Sacy makes much more sense, but then I think Boaster has to be in the list and higher than him. Oddly I think Zellsis and Leaf both play a crucial role in their team to the point that of they leave the team might need complete restructuring (kinda similar to how Sacy leaving has left Sentinels looking much more shaky in general).
Also I know the post said they have to be the best in the world first to be in this list, but regionaly dominant players like iZu, anyone from FUT to be honest but let's pick Yetujay, etc are also good shouts, who have had decent results internationally and pretty solid regionally.
idk i think 2 prx guys should be there like davai forsaken or jinggg forsaken cus with torronto they have crazy resume better than like t3xture nAts
i specifically said its best players ever not whose best resume
you can argue jinggg over texture but im still of the opinion that texture is overall better at valorant, although in 2023 jingg was very good
What about someone like chichoo or kk or less or derke? If it's just about being better at valo and not resume then I would argue that there are lots of players better than sacy or even tenz which might be a hot take.
thats why i left a criteria in the original comment for players that have lead and developed players
sacy is probably the most influential player in BR valorant history, up there with saadhak, but unlike saadhak sacy has two trophies and is a top 3 initiator ever
ofcourse kangkang peak for peak can be up there with texture, i dont think derke can, some of the other EDG players maybe, but its all opinion
the point of my post is that players like chronicle shouldnt be considered higher all time vs players like nats alfa leo, when chronicle has won trophies with all three, but all three were definitely better players (esp alfa and leo, nats is debateable)
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