foxy9 on senti is something to def look forward to.
also zest is the goat he made champs 2023 fun with his viper

this is heavily influenced by just 2024. this could easily change. in 2023 if someone were to make a top8 list for champs it would be

EG
PRX
NRG
LOUD
FNC
DRX
FUT
maybe EDG

in 2024 the top 8 was
GENG
SEN
TH
FNC
etc

yes im glad izu has improved and i did see that match. but its one off season tournament, if they can consistently replicate that id be more than happy to see it as a korean valorant fan. i just dont consider T1 as a superteam since they have at most 2 superteam worthy players

dont get me wrong i love everyone on t1, but T1 is nowhere near a super team. mabye a really strong korean team, but not a superteam. they have izu who has potential but goes 4/18 every time he plays skye and is really inconsistent. sylvan who hasnt played T1 for a bit. stax who is good but might not always consistent. and buzz who when is heated up a top 3 duelist in my personal opinion, but he doens't always play at that level. meteor is the only true super team roster worhty player.

i would say at least a top 7 personally for LOUD

I think that DRX is going to be either a trophy-winning roster or just do bad. either or. we don't know DRX's official 5th yet (could be IGLl), but if not MaKo can still IGL and he's been doing decent so far. He's not gonna be prime 2022 MaKo while IGLing, but it's sufficient enough. Flashback Hyunmin and free1ng in terms of firepower might be the best in APAC. DRX is known to always make LANs and do decent in them so this roster will either win or fail.

loud has potential dgzin and cauanzin alone are like top 10 players in americas.

also drx should be top 3 or at least above t1

or they could all click well, not everyone is ethan, they could have a supportive environment, and players can improve.

edit: but im also in for the drama LMFAO

flashback verno or primmie

gyen nation rise

i think monyet deserves a spot here.

hey i really like this

1. chichoo or s0m as main smokes
2. verno as main initiator
3. n4rrate as flex
4. aspas as duelist
5. johnqt as igl

if yoru is needed verno and ethan can play yoru. s0m can go duelist as well if needed verno can play brim + clove (def can learn omen too, easiest agent in the game by far)

people just lvoe to hate. your explanation was perfect

verno can def flex. he's played every single initiator + brim + KJ + yoru in the past like 90 days + he plays like clove in ranked 99% of the time so if its a map like icebox where they wanna try some crazy clove run it down, verno would absolutely fry

yo im here to defend ethan. yes sayf has better aim than ethan, but don't underestimate ethan's aim. ethan has some of the most underrated aim in teh game

How many minutes do you guys spend on VLR a day? Give a rough estimate if possible

maybe if he stops eating ice cream

duelist: hyunmin
smokes: mako
senti: flashback
flex: free1ng, let free1ng learn how to play flex
initiator: yoman (woudl be igl as well)

weekly glaze for verno again. never call this guy a mini crashies. crashies was just a foreshadowing of verno. prime crashies and any greatness crashies demonstrated was a sneak peek at 1% of verno’s power to come.

verno is the goat dw. protect the president arc is going to go crazy

i was saying something thats viable. johnqt has played fade in the past and he's not bad at it. n4rrate plays gekko on bind for KC and he was amazing at it. zellsis has been playing brim on bind for the past year so its his comfort role on bind. bang can play viper. and zekken is obv playing raze. why make zellsis play flash initiator on a map by changing his role from smokes just to accommodate for one player. i mean if you feel a strong urge for n4rrate on fade it can work, but johnqt has never played gekko.

JohnQT: Fade
N4RRATE: Gekko
Bang: Viper/Brim
Zellsis: Brim/Viper
Zekken: Raze

Flashback should be senti. Freeing should be flex. I don't care if freeing has only played senti + clove, flashback is too valuable as a senti.

Demon1 no, should be s0m, bang, zander as of this moment.

finding a karon 2.0 is HIGHLY unlikely.

i saw somewhere on vlr that aspas could be staying if no team can buy him out.

https://x.com/seoFPS0/status/1843832437669015626
i can speak fluent korean im trying out for GenG

this this this i like. i want to give free1ng a shot though i see sm potential in him. also i get that flashback can play flex, but who would play initiator? (scan mainly).

Americas: SEN win every single Americas grand finals
APAC: DRX wins one international event
EU: KC will get top 4 in an event
China: Trace dominate regionally

Dont sleep on DRX. flashback alone will solo

honestly I like icebox in DM only bc the map is kinda small. a map like haven you might not even find anyone

DM can easily get on your nerves though which a lot of people hate. Also a map like Abyss in DMs have HORRIBLE spawns. Maps like bind are good because they have good spawns, but some maps I get hit from 5 directions at once and then don't see a single soul for the next 5 minutes

id say bang is a raw aimer as well.

i agree thats why i still have high hopes. zellsis isn't bad at all and he can in fact aim, he just doesn't do it on a consistent basis.

Though I do love current Sentinels and have high hopes there is one player that I would've wanted over someone. I would've wanted Verno over Zellsis. Verno would take over main initiator (scan) and N4RRATE would play flex / support / duelist. This team would be a 5/5 aiming roster with players who can actually play the game well.

Duelist: Zekken
Initiator: Verno
Flex/Support: N4RRATE
Smokes: Bang
IGL + senti: JohnQT

dont underestimate bang

none of these are in order
n4rrate
leo
verno
mako
aspas
jawgemo
monyet
sayf
f0rsakeN
less

karon
d4v41

this team is crazy hit or miss though. buzz is insane and i love him, but he is an activation player.

its about time you jump on the verno train. this kid is the future. he has insane mechancis some of the best ive ever seen and this kid can play any initiator + brim + kj + yoru

i've only heard like one or two rumors (one abt saadhak?) could you inform me

thakn you for informing me.

these are all based off of the things i have seen please correct me if i am wrong.

2025 valorant seems insanely strong so far in terms of all regions having 3+ good teams.

I am super excited for VCT next yr and i think the level of competition is gonna be insane

EMEA:
FNC: fnc core + kaajak
VIT: superteam w derke less sayf and trexx (dont get me wrong superteams could turn out bad like we've seen, but this team is insane on paper)
TH: no explanations

APAC:
DRX: flashback (best player in the world) + mako core + new players who are mechanically gifted and proved themselves in t2
T1: stax + buzz + izu + who knows (old drx core)
GenG: karon + texture core + no info yet but any team with karon and texture will do good

AMERICAS:
NRG: verno (best player in the world) + mada + ethan + fns + s0m. the difference between this team and 2024 is that roles match + have 3 extremely mechanically gifted players (ppl also underestimate ethan aim)
G2: top 2 americas team in 2024 + jawgemo (best player in the world)
SEN: did AMAZING in 2024 + n4rrate (also best player in the world) + hopefully truly actiavted bang
100T: they did good in 2024 and will only improve also zander is insane

CN:
dont knwo MUCH about the region, but they obviously have the current world champions + trace and fpx who showed potential although i believe fpx is going for a rebuild.

aspas speaks good english, munchkin can speak and is willing to improve english, and meteor im not sure about him so he would prob be the only setback if he cant

english. munchkin said he is willing to learn. aspas can speak english. i just dont rly know if meteor can or not. that would be the only issue tbh.

tell me why it wouldnt work hypothetically. roles all match.

lowkey foxy9 back on senti on geng could be great. beyn was also rly rly rly good split 1 before he fell off

D4V41 (INITIATOR)
F0RSAKEN (I WANNA SEE HIM ON PERMA SMOKES)
ASPAS (DUELIST)
METEOR (SENTI + SECONDARY DUELIST IF NEEDED)
MUNCHKIN (IGL + SENTI)

I WANNA SEE THIS HAPPEN

I feel like Korean Val will be the strongest in APAC next yr

DRX: MaKo and Flashback core + young players w crazy mechanics
GenG: Karon and Texture core + who knows but any team w karon and texture will be good
T1: Stax and BuZz + possible og drx? + who knows

korean val looking bright

just have a good duo tbh. as long as you are skilled enough (mechanics and game sense), with a good duo you shouldn't have a problem. being the best player in the world with 4 bad teammates would even be hard to go from immo1 to immo3.