How on earth are you going to say Mako who never won anything, and put Chronicle as an Honorable Mention, the only player to win 3 Trophies and I cannot even count the amount of Regional Trophies. Ridiculous

Replace Mako with Chron and this is a respectable List.

What I remember the most lmao

Every time I have watched him in T1 it seems like he was allergic to headshots and went negative a shit ton. So Yes, barely better.

Shit I just posted this after brawk with 22/12 with Vyse, ill watch the vod lmao my bad. Still though my opinion isnt swayed yet.

Lowkey believe that they will be just fine with the change. Their peak is making Champions, but not making playoffs in it.

Any Roster Change Ideas?

For me it is

-Brawk
+Nahsie

I will never stop saying that Brawk is an underwhelming Tier1 player. His mechanics are barely better than FNS and he isn't even IGL, if he doesn't lock in I'm sorry I just cant see this guy staying. Nahsie can take the IGL role from Ethan and Ethan can go along and do what he is best at.

Not signed to Apeks yet, he is just subbing or trialing.

Not signed to Apeks yet, he is just subbing or trialing.

Maybe they could sign someone like SimonD4rk, a prospect T2 Duelist.

G2 definitely will not get relegated, but from what I remember they do a check in 2026-2027 on their partnered teams, meaning there is a chance that G2 takes one of C9 or EG's spots in Franchising. Then we could maybe change it to two ascending teams.

What are some Realistic Roster moves for this team, it seems like they are almost to the point of being International Contenders.

I didn't know about that. It makes it work even better

Looking at VCT Pacific with Boom and Nongshim being promoted into Tier 1 and how they are both doing well in their Region, it begs the question should other regions start promoting Two Ascension Teams each year?

When looking at Americas its an easy decision in my mind considering how I believe both North and South America should be their own regions and with there being two promoted Teams they could separate the two with one being from NA and the other from SA, neither playing each other to win. Separating them and which would be promoting South America better.

What are y'alls thoughts?

You CANNOT Tell me that he has good Mechanics, he looks like at best Gold in the Server.

Surely nobody else believes Brawk is actually a good T1 Player, he is close to FNS level without being an IGL.

To be honest, with so many people starting to recognize Leo I believe if he were to come back and play nearly or just as good as he was before he left while winning I believe he would be seen as the Greatest of all Time.

Can you feel my groin to make sure its not just your hand

How good do you think Leviatan would have been if they kept NZR instead of c0m?

Remember that during his time on Lev with Aspas he was almost permanent 2nd Frag on the Team.

Tejo will be nerfed in Toronto, I will edit my comment and say in Stage 2 because that makes more sense.

How would you rate Fnatic if Leo came back in Stage 2 and kept everyone else but Crashies.

Go ahead and assume he is 85-90% the level he was at when he left.

Im so Thankful FNATIC won this mother fucker is ruining TL, get somebody good and TL win EMEA ngl.

Thank GOD Fnatic pissed on Serial, he is the downfall of Team Liquid

Shit I skipped over that my bad

You mean win? They just made Toronto

Not to even mentioned the Tejo nerfs, TH were great without Tejo as well and G2 might have to adjust.

Does not matter what people say or their opinion on who the best is, this is the best chance Heretics have to win an International,

Performance wise their players but Reins and Woot are peaking right now, Reins and especially Woot are known International Demons.

G2 don't look as perfect as they are supposed to be, nobody but Trent are overly impressive right now. Pacific looks alright and China as well.

Heretics have the best chance to win Toronto.

Was it because of "Mental" or "Life" Issues?

DRX would be a contender for Toronto if they had Flashback > Estrella

Facts

Realize that time in Practice and Time on stage are vastly different. 90% is in practice and FNS will be there with them in person, he is still playing with FNS and hanging out with him Daily. FNS is still on the team technically, if he was to be the coach.

If FNS is the coach I don't think he would, at the end of the year probably.

FUT. They actually have made a Lan and overall have more fraggers. BBL were better in Kickoff than now

There is a rumor of NRG trialing other players to replace FNS on the IGL Role. According to this texthttps://x.com/AkamaruVal/status/1919414767762198538

If these rumors are true, I don't believe he is getting dropped since it only states looking for a replacement IGL. If FNS were to be dropped I very well believe that s0m and Ethan would bench themselves. This seems like a deliberate attempt from FNS to try being the Coach for the last Stage of the year and it makes since considering the constant budding heads he has had with his past two coaches. Probably the best for the team tbh.

(EDIT) What are the odds they pick up Rossy? Role Issues would acur but I wouldnt doubt it.

gulp.. win champs??

Not saying they wont but they are not GUARANTEED to go, it would just be most likely.

They are Guaranteed Champs which should mean they stay in Franchising.

T1 win Bangkok, don't make Toronto, place Top 4 at Champs just like SEN

G2 get second at Bangkok, Win Toronto and get taken out by T1 early in Champs.

The Winner of Champs would be the considered "Worst" Region which in my mind people would consider EMEA. If It would be EMEA than one of the best teams of the region make a one man roster change. Fnatic Leo makes his return winning Champs.

Cinema

Fantasy Sentinels

Duelist: Zekken
Initiator/Sentinel: JohnQT IGL
Initiator: N4RRATE
Controller: Bang
Omen/Flex: TenZ

Pick an Organization. Pick any players who have played for the Org since the beginning of Valorant and create your dream Team!

We all Love and want to see Leo back, he is probably the most uncontroversial player on VLR to talk about. Leo had the highest peak any player ever had and It will take a long time before anyone ever reaches that Level of play, but we need to consider the possibility of him not being able to return to FNATIC. It sounds nuts but stick with me.

It all leads to Crashies, his bromance with Boaster and Alfa has got me worried that they may turn into the next NRG. FNS, s0m and Ethan have come to like playing with each other so much that they refuse to not play with each other, which has led to their constant coaching swaps. If Leo calls up Fnatic Management after Champions Paris and says "I want to come back", what are the odds that Boaster and Alfa refuse to let go off Austin because they get along so well. It may just be a overreaction but a possibility regardless.

I just want Leo to win.

Jawgemo: Yoru
Valyn: Omen
Trent: Sova/Tejo (Nerfed/PreNerf)
JonahP: Sentinel
Leaf: Iso

If they have the time to get Jonah on Cypher that would be optimal, but knowing he has never played the Agent on stage a Vyse or even KJ could work well if used right.

The Odds the moves happen are unlikely, the EDG move is more likely considering how rich the owner is he can go for an insane buyout.

They might not need it, I would recommend picking up Slowly and getting it done sooner but Jieni does look like KangKang, might share some of that Goat DNA.

Am I the only person who believes that they should go back to putting Leaf on Chamber? He was outrageous during Kickoff and the main reason they looked so unbeatable.

Agreed, they might not need it. With the Two Months available for them Jieni could get adjusted very well, if not than Slowly is the next and safer step.

I forgot EDG are locked for Champs, if they get Slowly and he frags better than S1mon and Jieni than its over for the region. Nova definitely has a Duelist Issue, Swirl may still be a part of the Roster but if they want to win they have to prioritize a better duelist and who better than Kai, he is literally the best duelist beside Rarga in China right now.

NOVA
(-) Obone
(+) Kai

EDG
(-) Jieni
(+) Slowly

Welcome Nova and EDG to Champions Paris

The Former King of Hell Reclaims his Throne!

Role Issues, yet if It works this team would be unbeatable.

Any EDG Fixes?

I don't believe S1mon is great to bring back, the damage is done and people glaze him like he was insane, the team could do much better than him. Jieni does not look comfortable on the Duelist Flex role, he is performing just as if not worse than S1mon. Lets not reuse players and actually give a fresh Idea and Rookie a chance.

Aleksandar is what I look at too, but Okeanos is more Flexible in terms of Asuna's Role with Alek playing more Sentinel. I wanted Aleks on the roster but didnt because of Boostio, but in one of the other comments I add him and Vora which could be a sick roster. Okeanos has insane mechanics, with good coaching he could be a great player. Not mentioning the CP, fucked up recently learned about it.

I have never seen Vora play (I have not watched TSM since Roza was on the roster) but he looks like a competent IGL, you might be cooking hold up..
If you get Vora as the Scan Init IGL, you get rid of Eeiu and Boostio, then this could be the roster.

1. Cryo (Whatever the hell wants)
2. Vora (Scan Initiator / IGL)
3. Zander (Controller)
4. Aleksander (Sentinel)
5. Okeanos (Flexing for Cryo)

This could be a cook.