top 5 igls itw

my valorant takes ☺️ #AheadOfTheCurve

1. saadhak - great in terms of both midrounding and fragging. genuinely seems like a great leader and brings out the best in his teammates. probably the greatest asset to loud next to aspas before he left to leviatan. the honorary brazilian goat.

2. fns - will miss if you ask him to shoot any water in an ocean but man his mind for the game is amazing. his understanding of valorant is beyond comparable and he’s the definition of an igl masterclass. many times his reads against the enemy is scarily perfect.

3. boaster - 2023 is his year. has a super team but the perseverance this man has shown is incredible. deserves credit for the macro stuff fnc did along with mini. he’s like a second coach almost.

4. ange1 - shows deep knowledge of every map and experiments a crap ton(sometimes with troll comps). he’s had success with fpx so i’ll put him here. i don’t like his new strat of go die and igl though. especially on omen and the team loses smokes lol he’s decent in terms of fragging

5. boostio - not your typical igl who heavy mid rounds but he’s the person who can do execs and setups to a T. i think ethan midrounds a lot more but boostio is more recently up there and not as consistent or established as the others so he’s lower but pretty good.

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ShahZaM - huge fragger as igl as his mechanics are good and i think his midrounding is good which people disagree with but i’ve watched him too much and find his leadership amazing. his work ethic is also insane. he was sen’s igl, coach, analyst and sometimes duelist. people underrate him too much.

johnqt - i might be biased(flair) but as a fresh tier 1 igl, his midrounding is insane(and fns agrees). his calls for rotates and execs are incredible. his cypher setups are so fucking good and he can frag/shoot straight. i love john cutie.

stax - questionable midrounding on drx for a while though but stax has his moments and his mechanics are good. the consistency of drx is also worth noting. never the winners but at least consistent.

edit: special place dor all of prx for alecksdesk ☺️ they’re a super chaotic team and thrive in that type of environment. all 5 contribute to the mid rounding and calls and they’ve managed to make super deep runs.

This is really informative and funny so I like this

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replace boaster with fns, do you think it will be a upgrade or degrade?

Haodong is up there imo (not top 5 but up there), EDG was able to compete and win in the CN scene the whole year and was able to reach 5th-6th place at an international tournament. For a scene thats really in the beginning (compared to other regions), he is a pioneer still when it comes to new ideas. I think EDG will just get better and he is a big part of it. Also his aim is really crisp for an igl imo

ong only thing I would change is swap ange1 an boostio ange1 been better for longer but thats just my opinion great takes EDIT: wait im actually stupid I though boaster was boostio I DID not read dyslexic ass PERFECT LIST LMAO

doc_octavius [#4]

replace boaster with fns, do you think it will be a upgrade or degrade?

downgrade certainly

FireII [#7]

downgrade certainly

Fns on dat fnatic team would not lose anything 😭😭 the only reason loud beat them 3 times was due to boaster mediocre calling and midrounding

FireII [#7]

downgrade certainly

fns's mediocre/bad aim would mean absolutely nothing because the rest of the team is just that mechanically gifted. All you need is the perfect calls. That team would go crazy tbh.

On paper that is.

Shahzam Mentioned 10/10 list

2 imposters lurking in there

Obelisk [#2]

This is really informative and funny so I like this

thank you obelisk ☺️
i try to be informative and unbiased as much as i can when writing these. glad you liked it.

zeddy will make it one day

Kirya [#13]

zeddy will make it one day

I swear he's retired, haven't heard of him since old N0VI

no d4v41sakenthing on this list? im not a FrenchToast support no more... #NotEvenInTheRightCurve

nutab1e [#14]

I swear he's retired, haven't heard of him since old N0VI

yeah he joined KP0 so its basically equals to retiring, maybe retiring is more respectable imo.

alecksdesk [#15]

no d4v41sakenthing on this list? im not a FrenchToast support no more... #NotEvenInTheRightCurve

there’s only limited spots 😭😭😭 they’re definitely up there but prx is special bc they’re so chaotic and everyone midrounds. i’ll add a special place for prx lol i love them

FrenchToast [#17]

there’s only limited spots 😭😭😭 they’re definitely up there but prx is special bc they’re so chaotic and everyone midrounds. i’ll add a special place for prx lol i love them

PRX midrounding was undoubtedly the best in champs, the pinches the boys pulled on pearl A retake and lotus A tree retake were unreal. not a single team has even got close to how fast and coordinated those midround adaptations were. even simple things like reclearing areas were done so well.

but i appreciate the PRX shoutout, they are def up there. (#1/2)

allat break it down to 4 words

LyCan52 [#19]

allat break it down to 4 words

chaadhak is the goat

FrenchToast [#20]

chaadhak is the goat

i agree with you 👍

alecksdesk [#18]

PRX midrounding was undoubtedly the best in champs, the pinches the boys pulled on pearl A retake and lotus A tree retake were unreal. not a single team has even got close to how fast and coordinated those midround adaptations were. even simple things like reclearing areas were done so well.

but i appreciate the PRX shoutout, they are def up there. (#1/2)

prx is my second favorite team. they definitely deserve a shout out for their deep runs 🥰

very cold take but appreciate the effort

chick [#10]

Shahzam Mentioned 10/10 list

shahz is so underappreciated especially by sen fans :(

where bonkar

W for putting the goat ShahZ up there.
People hate on him waay too much

FrenchToast [#20]

chaadhak is the goat

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