SEN doesn't struggle with firepower, hero plays, or X-factor moments—Bang, Zekken, N4RRATE, and even Johnqt all bring strong firepower. However, their biggest issues lie in confidence and consistency. Strategically, SEN isn't bad. During the Kickoff Tournament, they frequently found themselves in large round deficits but still managed to close out maps. However, their struggles come from a lack of team cohesion in executions and decision-making. Their core problems are mental resilience and role comfortability.

There's no issue with Bang—he has been an excellent smoke player for Sentinels, capable of playing all smoke agents. Lately, he's been incorporating more aggressive plays instead of his usual passive approach. However, he needs to improve his decision-making—not just in utility usage, but also in his overall play.

Zekken excels on Neon, Raze, and now Yoru, but his Jett performances have been underwhelming. A potential fix? Let N4RRATE take over Jett on Jett-heavy maps. He has openly expressed his desire to play duelist, which aligns better with his natural playstyle. In the current meta (Breach + Tejo), SEN already has a strong Breach player in Zellsis, so he should be slotted in. That leaves Johnqt on Tejo. The question then becomes: Who plays Sentinels? With three flex players (Zellsis, Johnqt, and N4RRATE), the best approach is:

• If Vyse is needed → Zellsis plays her.
• If Cypher is required → Johnqt is the better pick over N4RRATE. However, if Johnqt is locked into Tejo, N4RRATE is a better Cypher option than Zellsis.

This structure optimizes role comfort while leveraging individual strengths. I'm just a fan and I believe the team's is continuously improving and growing, I just hope they find fixes in their problems earlier because they are a really good team, and I want them to play all international events this year - hopefully win one. But right now, hard to accept but the truth is they are not gonna win Masters Bangkok - it's either G2 or DRX as they are the teams that are more polished and have a good map pool.

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Zellsis will never leave Sentinels as long as he chooses to play. Why? The real truth is that he's excellent at mid-rounding, leading the team's morale, and maintaining a strong mental game. Have you seen the SEN vlog after they failed to qualify for Masters Shanghai? Sacy mentioned how amazed he was at the way Zellsis handled the situation despite the loss, crediting his mentality.This new iteration of SEN is full of young players—Zekken, Bang, and n4rrate, with the possibility of Reduxx joining in the future. These young guys need a leader, not just in the tactical aspect but in all areas—mental, emotional, and even physical. I’ve watched some of Zellsis’s livestreams and YouTube videos, and he’s been motivating both n4rrate and Bang to hit the gym because it's beneficial for esports players. He also encourages them to eat healthy. Zellsis isn’t just a teammate—he’s a cultural leader. He always emphasizes making the team feel like a brotherhood, a family, rather than just a group of teammates.

Yes, he is lacking some firepower, but you can't deny that you needed someone like Zellsis in your team.

he's always doing it, will portrays themselves as more confident or better team but during the game got stomped on. All NA teams always do it. As a fan, idk, sometimes I just feel like it's karma, that's why sometimes I hope they become humbler and stop underestimating other teams especially APAC and CN.

Bang and N4RRATE are not better players compared to Sacy and TenZ as of now. They’ve openly stated that they are not here to fill those shoes. SEN has a different approach this year—building a new generation for the team. They chose Bang and N4RRATE because the coaching staff saw potential in them. Think about having N4RRATE, Bang, and Zekken as the core of SEN in the coming years.

It’s clear from the matches that there’s a noticeable difference between SEN '24 and '25—particularly in decision-making across different situations. That is the lackluster part of the 2025 SEN roster.

Additionally, SEN has never been in the conversation for a top-four finish or winning the Bangkok tournament. However, they have a high ceiling as they continue to develop together. Reduxx will not be their savior. That kid is mechanically gifted, but in Tier 1, that’s not enough. You need a better understanding of the game, strong decision-making, confidence, mental resilience, maturity, and most importantly—experience. He is not the solution SEN needs right now, and that’s the truth.

The thing about Tarik is that he's watching the game to react, not to fully understand or analyze it (not that he needs to be on SliggyTV's level). Lately, I've noticed that when he tries to form an opinion, he often changes it quickly if his chat considers it an 'L' take. He’s become more of a people-pleaser and mainly watches the game for the hype—and, of course, his job. It's similar to Kyedae; I used to enjoy her content, but now it feels stagnant.

And he's no near Caedrel, I watched this guy during my first LOL Worlds last year, this guy has so much passion in the game to the point he's like the caster of the game. He doesn't interact too much in his chat when the game is on.

they are indecisive it shows both in attack and defend rounds.. they lost the team that knows how to retake the site and have good trades

A lot of people been saying that Zellsis should be scared when Reduxx turns 18, but I think it will be N4RRATE. He is a really good and smart player but his mental what's holding him back. I saw the replay where Zellsis something said he doesn't wanna hear something and he looked at N4RRATE, it seems like it's about complaining after he got killed. That thing is not really good for Sentinels having a teammate that gets titled and then complains in the middle of a round. Zellsis wouldn't be scared because he is the glue of team and a caller with JohnQT + vibe merchant guy that proved u needed in a team. I am scared for N4RRATE - throughout the kick off season it felt like he was trying to prove something, it's good to be a competent and passionate player but I hope he put works with his mental. And Reduxx, damn I think he is so confident and hard worker with his age.

And SEN, can we please let zekken play Raze in Fracture map? Your comp looks good and map pool just a need more work but DAMN don't be too attached with Yoru - I bet he's gonna be your deadlock last year.

I think the reason why johnqt looks good in using tejo is because tejo's utility are similar with other sentinels agent except the little spider (idk what it is called). That's why tejo is easy to add in any comp. Hopefully, sen will continue to put N4RRATE in initiator, his utility usage is pretty good and he did really good last game.