These are not mechanical freaks like demon1, tenz, something, etc. These are extremely smart players who almost never make a mistake, and just play good valorant nearly all the time (based on my eyetest).
D4v41
Leo
Ethan
Aspas
MaKo
f0rsaken
Less
Shao
nAts
Edit: zekken removed by consensus
Add more in the comments!
NoOne_ButMe [#8]Too soon to add zekken
Also add forsaken
It’s not to soon lmfao he’s been playing for 2 years in tier 1 valorant, and he’s probably the best flex in Americas rn.
And yeah I’d agree
smthlikeyou11 [#9]less cauanzin saadhak alfa
Less is a great shout, Saadhak has crazy games but often isn’t putting up great numbers, Alfa is mechanically insane but def puts himself in unfavorable situations (wins anyway bc his mechanics tho), cauanzin maybe in the future, we’ll see
Simp4S0m [#2]S0m imo
I did consider him, but I think he makes too many 'plays' to be considered perfect in this estimation. It's good to have players that are able to take risks, but they're not who I'm looking at rn. Marved, Buzz, and Alfajer also fall into this category. Insane players ofc.
titanwithpp [#18]Alfajer deserves a spot here
Yeah probably, but I feel like he relies too much on his aim. I’ve seen him shoot his way out of bad situations he gets into, but I’ve almost NEVER seen Leo get in those situations in the first place.
zardinez [#19]Yeah probably, but I feel like he relies too much on his aim. I’ve seen him shoot his way out of bad situations he gets into, but I’ve almost NEVER seen Leo get in those situations in the first place.
cause hes a glorified baiter
zardinez [#14]Less is a great shout, Saadhak has crazy games but often isn’t putting up great numbers, Alfa is mechanically insane but def puts himself in unfavorable situations (wins anyway bc his mechanics tho), cauanzin maybe in the future, we’ll see
i believe alfa is a mechanical freak like tenz, aspas etc
WhatADrag [#34]Zekken should not be up there. No shitinels players are good. All of them are ass. Wins everything in off season and shit the show during the season.
least plastic sen fan
EpicGamerGamingEpicly [#36]least plastic sen fan
Istg so many Sen fans start crying the second the team loses and trash on them
sheahhhh [#26]1 from each region
cloud
chichoo
cuanzin
tried to find a new one for APAC but its gotta be Mako
Cloud is a really good shout ngl, I did almost put him, but I don’t think he’s at this level yet. Once he gets onto another EMEA superteam it’s all over
WhatADrag [#34]Zekken should not be up there. No shitinels players are good. All of them are ass. Wins everything in off season and shit the show during the season.
Have you ever watched him play lmaoooo
That guy’s decision making is ridiculous and he has the aim to back it up.
WhatADrag [#34]Zekken should not be up there. No shitinels players are good. All of them are ass. Wins everything in off season and shit the show during the season.
I speak for all sen fans as we don’t claim him
sheahhhh [#26]1 from each region
cloud
chichoo
cuanzin
tried to find a new one for APAC but its gotta be Mako
sscary 🐐
NoOne_ButMe [#8]Too soon to add zekken
Also add forsaken
He was making some braindead ass plays today tho on the first two maps lol
cartixuzi [#43]Demon1 makes mistakes a lot? Did bro just compare him to TenZ? 💀💀💀
??? He takes more risks that he doesn’t get punished for bc his aim is ridiculous. Think about every highlight flick (like that 2k on split). That’s not ‘perfect’ play but it works bc his aim is so good. This isn’t a ranking of the best players, it’s a ranking of player decisions. Alfa, Tenz, and something also take more risks just as he does, so they’re not here.
kanyefan4238173 [#29]drop zekken and aspas
add poised
I actually love poised, huge respect to how far that guy came with his injuries. I was really moved by his story. He retired tho right?
chick [#16]I think JonahP and Trent Both for me atleast rarely ever make plays that result in ‘bad’ valorant
Also zander and nismo are some players that play very wel but they’re not in tier1 yet
I love both Prof P and Trent; I was the biggest guard fan on this site for a while, but I can’t add them yet bc they haven’t showcased their play on an international stage (I don’t count Iceland bc Guard in general just didn’t play as well as they could). I really want them to make this qualifier, tho Americas is so stacked it’ll be hard.
chick [#16]I think JonahP and Trent Both for me atleast rarely ever make plays that result in ‘bad’ valorant
Also zander and nismo are some players that play very wel but they’re not in tier1 yet
If I was adding more tier 2 NA players, I’d also want to put Skuba and Verno, they’ve really impressed me. Skuba forever, verno recently.
TheAceGamer30 [#42]I speak for all sen fans as we don’t claim him
He posted this sometime ago
“ plastic fan
No sentinels fan will ever give up. Even if we loose continuously for 1.5 years. be loyal you little fuck”
Akukko [#20]C0m not on the list?
Tbh I used to be a huge c0m hater, but he’s definitely proved himself recently (since Tokyo really). Idt I’ll add him here but he’s undoubtably a great player.
zardinez [#47]I actually love poised, huge respect to how far that guy came with his injuries. I was really moved by his story. He retired tho right?
So fax’s bro.
I don’t think he has because he played some pug tournaments in the off season. He still has a roster spot with the old faze guys - supamen.
He’s got a very quiet online presence and he doesn’t ever say much so idk
soonwookong [#48]honestly can't help but feel like there should be more korean players here lol
I wanted to add buzz, texture, Saya, but I feel they fell too much into the mechanically insane catagory
zardinez [#54]I wanted to add buzz, texture, Saya, but I feel they fell too much into the mechanically insane catagory
t3xture and saya are definitely more mechanical, I can't think of other players other than bazzi rn
soonwookong [#55]t3xture and saya are definitely more mechanical, I can't think of other players other than bazzi rn
I considered Stax but lowkey I don’t respect his decision making as much as some other pros. I feel like he has a tendency to die first a lot.
zardinez [#56]I considered Stax but lowkey I don’t respect his decision making as much as some other pros. I feel like he has a tendency to die first a lot.
he makes a lot of risky info plays, so i get that. id also suggest k1ng but he's also mechanically adept and he isn't really playing this year unfortunately
soonwookong [#59]he makes a lot of risky info plays, so i get that. id also suggest k1ng but he's also mechanically adept and he isn't really playing this year unfortunately
k1ng is cracked for sure, but yeah idk if he’d fit here. MaKo is the only Korean (at this moment) I can think of who 100% belongs on this list
zardinez [#46]??? He takes more risks that he doesn’t get punished for bc his aim is ridiculous. Think about every highlight flick (like that 2k on split). That’s not ‘perfect’ play but it works bc his aim is so good. This isn’t a ranking of the best players, it’s a ranking of player decisions. Alfa, Tenz, and something also take more risks just as he does, so they’re not here.
that 2k on split was literally the right play, Boostio recalled the smoke for a reason you idiot lmfao. You do realize that round was a 2v4 right? You think NRG are just gonna walk around and die 1 by 1 when they have to play to defuse??? You managed to choose one of the best highlights of his game sense and then try to make it a con u are on drugs bro. LOOK at where Boostio is, if Demon1 doesn't stop the main push then the round is over.
The fact that you think he takes more risks than necessary is proof you didnt even watch EG last year, the entire team was completely disciplined.
zardinez [#60]k1ng is cracked for sure, but yeah idk if he’d fit here. MaKo is the only Korean (at this moment) I can think of who 100% belongs on this list
yeah, thinking about it it's surprising as i compare sea and korea and korea always feel more methodical but somehow theres more sea players lol
lorenzopajaroFC [#62]Zekken most definitely does NOT play perfect valorant
I mean he makes mistakes, so does everyone on this list. I just feel like they’re pretty rare, and 9/10 times he’s making the right decisions.
zardinez [#64]I mean he makes mistakes, so does everyone on this list. I just feel like they’re pretty rare, and 9/10 times he’s making the right decisions.
Just in this last match he gifted that eco round on split to loud, a crucial round for a map that ended 13-11, on ascent he dry peeked on heaven and died alone leaving his team without any means to retake the site, from that round on loud ran away with that match
There’s one where he just dashed alone through a smoke and died on ascent, one where he dry peeked on garage split and again just died.. the list goes on
I think you’re biased bc you watch his ranked games as well, in which teams just don’t have the capacity to punish his mistakes, on competitive matches his mistakes are pretty noticeable tho
smthlikeyou11 [#9]less cauanzin saadhak alfa
even tho i simp for Chaadhak he makes some throws a lot of the time, overpeeking or weird peeks with the judge.
otherwise cauan and less for sure, alfa is also a bit overagressive sometimes imo, Leo is better at not making mistakes
zardinez [#39]Cloud is a really good shout ngl, I did almost put him, but I don’t think he’s at this level yet. Once he gets onto another EMEA superteam it’s all over
i feel like giants is a bit underrated, imo cloud will be the highlight of that team this year
lorenzopajaroFC [#65]Just in this last match he gifted that eco round on split to loud, a crucial round for a map that ended 13-11, on ascent he dry peeked on heaven and died alone leaving his team without any means to retake the site, from that round on loud ran away with that match
There’s one where he just dashed alone through a smoke and died on ascent, one where he dry peeked on garage split and again just died.. the list goes on
I think you’re biased bc you watch his ranked games as well, in which teams just don’t have the capacity to punish his mistakes, on competitive matches his mistakes are pretty noticeable tho
I don’t really watch pros play ranked at all tbh, but I get your points. I think my bias comes from his XSET days when he was always just frying. You’re probably right he doesn’t deserve to be up there based on recent performance, but eh I’m committed now
zardinez [#68]I don’t really watch pros play ranked at all tbh, but I get your points. I think my bias comes from his XSET days when he was always just frying. You’re probably right he doesn’t deserve to be up there based on recent performance, but eh I’m committed now
Fair enough, he’s still one of my favorite players and I do think he’ll definitely become a perfect player, he still makes some weird plays here and there tho but they might be more of a team call then individual decisions
lorenzopajaroFC [#70]Fair enough, he’s still one of my favorite players and I do think he’ll definitely become a perfect player, he still makes some weird plays here and there tho but they might be more of a team call then individual decisions
I think he feels pressure to be a playmaker sometimes, which should def take him off this list, bc the whole idea is these are players who don’t ever make mistakes like that.
zardinez [#39]Cloud is a really good shout ngl, I did almost put him, but I don’t think he’s at this level yet. Once he gets onto another EMEA superteam it’s all over
Cloud the goat
destroylonely [#77]only answers rn are
Ethan
Aspas
Saadhak
Saadhak does not lol. He's the goat don't get me wrong, but he's not the type of player this list is for. Ethan and Aspas I agree ofc.
zardinez [#80]you're actually iron 2
Then we would have been able to queue together! But sadly im D3, so close..
trikecycle [#31]waiting for flashback to get to this level
all of drx have extremely strong fundamentals and thats why they all look like they play perfectly. ive seen many people mention mako and some mentioning buzz, but i think all of the drx players could be on this list.
zardinez [#50]If I was adding more tier 2 NA players, I’d also want to put Skuba and Verno, they’ve really impressed me. Skuba forever, verno recently.
I back this with the addition of Flyuh and Brawk. All 4 of these players looked great in tier 2 last year.
cartixuzi [#61]that 2k on split was literally the right play, Boostio recalled the smoke for a reason you idiot lmfao. You do realize that round was a 2v4 right? You think NRG are just gonna walk around and die 1 by 1 when they have to play to defuse??? You managed to choose one of the best highlights of his game sense and then try to make it a con u are on drugs bro. LOOK at where Boostio is, if Demon1 doesn't stop the main push then the round is over.
The fact that you think he takes more risks than necessary is proof you didnt even watch EG last year, the entire team was completely disciplined.
its really awful to insult someone in an argument. it does NOT help your point. 😄
number2_cNed_fan [#81]Then we would have been able to queue together! But sadly im D3, so close..
Im plat 3 we legit could, but ping would be fucked
ffwagashi [#82]you guys may crucify me, but Tuyz in controller role are pretty smart playing, even tho his mechanics kinda sucks sometimes
It’s not a bad shout but I don’t think he’s on the same level as the guys I mentioned. He’s young tho, could def get there in time.
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