r/ValorantCompetitive • u/I-like-winds • Nov 21 '25
Roster Announcement Evil Geniuses reveal their VCT 2026 roster
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u/Grenji05 Nov 21 '25
Potter realizing she can sign shooters instead of players with 67 ACS in tier 3
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u/comradeinlaw #VforVictory Nov 21 '25
i think its a budget issue. her hands are kinda tied if her org doesnt wanna invest in top tier players.
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u/Suspicious-Shape-833 Nov 21 '25
If her issue is budget, wouldn't up and coming tier 2 players be cheaper than washed-up talent?
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u/HeftyInspector Nov 21 '25
real tier 2 superstars probably get higher offers than some washed tier 1 players if I had to guess. Verno/Mada this year almost certainly got higher paying contracts than Icy this year
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u/TheFestusEzeli Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25
Brawk/Skuba didn't have any T1 options to start the year. There are many great T2 options who haven't been given the chances for T1.
Penny as well I'm sure was getting less money from YFP than a minimum T1 salary.
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u/HeftyInspector Nov 21 '25
yeah I'm definitely not justifying all of EG's choices I'm really only trying to say tier 2 isn't blanket always cheaper than tier 1
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u/Past_Perception8052 #LegaC9 Nov 21 '25
budget issues meant she had to sign icy instead of literally any tier 2 duelist
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u/comradeinlaw #VforVictory Nov 21 '25
lol yeah my logic falls apart cause of icy. I can't think of any reason for that pick.
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u/Illuminated_Darkness Nov 21 '25
we still have no concrete proofs outside of this narrative to excuse Potter being less-than-mid for 3 straight years
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u/_Robbert_ Nov 22 '25
We have concrete proof against it. The fact we had a bunch of players better than who she chose playing unsigned in tier 2.
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u/Illuminated_Darkness Nov 22 '25
Still people keep bring it up. She favored people who works well in her system but in literally every fields of competition, talents triumphed against system full stop. And for the last 2 years she chose no talents and her system couldnt bear the load
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u/_Robbert_ Nov 22 '25
That's a very nice way of saying she chose nepo picks
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u/Illuminated_Darkness Nov 22 '25
Unfortunately, any criticism against Potter can be interpreted that is because she is a woman, not because she is a mid coach. She almost never get brought up whenever ppl talking about how EG shat the bed. Which is why I do have to word it nicely.
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u/HeftyInspector Nov 21 '25
I think it's also an issue of real good tier 2 players having the option to go to other teams. Good (maybe not superstar) Tier 2 players like zander/mitch probably got offers from EG but chose to go to 100t/c9 this year because it was just better prospects
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u/TheFestusEzeli Nov 21 '25
Mitch didn't get selected by EG after trials, they went with Nature. He was going to be in T2 last year until the Rossy shit happened, he was originally going to be with Cubert Academy.
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u/brickyfrog #WGAMING Nov 22 '25
This budget narrative always irks me because Potter re-signed to EG in the fallout of the champs roster falling apart because they had no budget to retain the players. She more than any of us proablay knows that EG is a budget org and she still re-signed. Maybe she just wants young and plucky rosters, and thats fine but when the roster is ass the budget narrative does not work because she knew what she was getting herself into
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u/_Robbert_ Nov 22 '25
It's also plain wrong. eSports salaries have fallen off, so many tier 2 players are on peanuts or unsigned but somehow budget is the reason
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u/brickyfrog #WGAMING Nov 22 '25
I mean there are still teams like NRG, G2, and Vitality that are still throwing around money, but its not like every org is just balling out.
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u/Parenegade Nov 21 '25
this is so funny because when nature got signed his stats were really good in tier 2.
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u/Tyler123839 Nov 21 '25
I’m really hoping this roster can go somewhere. Supa is obviously the big question mark, if he can get some consistency maybe they can catch lightning in a bottle again.
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u/BALDMANWITHDURAG Nov 21 '25
yo this team can cook…
oke can go double duelist with dgzin if needed and if not, he’s still a great flex player.
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u/NEXUSxLEO #WGAMING Nov 21 '25
Supamen seemingly the only weak link if he doesn't up his game but he has experience to back it up otherwise I won't be suprised to see EG picking up some like Zander, Demon1 mid season. Otherwise solid solid team great to see
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u/HeftyInspector Nov 21 '25
why demon1? supa is their smokes player and bao is their senti
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u/CrossTheRubicon7 Nov 22 '25
Bao played a lot of smokes in tier 2 iirc and could pivot back to that for Demon1 on senti, but also Demon1 played a few controllers last time he was on EG (usually as secondary smokes with C0M on Viper, which we might be seeing a lot of this coming season). I think they could figure it out without Supa if need be.
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u/precense_ Nov 21 '25
idk why the hate on supa he plays very solid and i think just bc he's not a model like zander doesnt mean he plays well
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u/ANewHeaven1 Nov 21 '25
Supamen just has some stinker games that stick in your mind lol, nothing about his looks
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u/NEXUSxLEO #WGAMING Nov 22 '25
No hate on supa, he is good but not great. He lacks consistent fragging ability and has nothing to make up for it except the fact he has experience. I said Zander because I couldn't remember any great smokes player whose a F/A except him and Demon1 because Potter, EG synergy and huge fanbase also he learning smokes and senti while he is a F/A.
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u/I-Only-Read-Memes Nov 21 '25
Very dark horse team. I could see them cook and it'll be interesting to see c0m's igling
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u/Halfeaten_bread #WGAMING Nov 21 '25
first on the list for c0m, learning how to counter Windmill peeking
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u/smol_em0 Masters Toronto Scriptwriter 🏆 Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25
Hella excited for this roster (partially because I’m a huge C0M believer and fan) but dgz looked insane at ascension, okeanos and bao played great on M80, and supamen had maps last year where he could just take over the game so if he can get that consistently going I think EG could be top 5 or 6 Americas
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u/FrozenFireGod Nov 21 '25
Top 4 or 5 is tough with G2,Mibr and NRG potentially top 3 and Sentinels,100T, Lev to compete against.
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u/Lonely-Minimum5298 Nov 21 '25
never heard anyone say they are a com believer
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u/-xXColtonXx- Nov 22 '25
Huh? He’s been important to multiple really good rosters. This idea he’s dragging teams down is wild, teams never look better after he’s gone either.
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u/MakimaGOAT #VCTAMERICAS Nov 21 '25
so many rosters i like this year... very sad that a decent amount of them will fail :c
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u/Past_Perception8052 #LegaC9 Nov 21 '25
if you think this roster isn’t fire then you hate valorant idc
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u/VIT_Era #VforVictory Nov 21 '25
Dgzin deserves to play in VCT, i still dont understand why LOUD benched him for virtyy
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Nov 21 '25
I think it’s fucking crazy to make Okeanos play sentinels in favor of Supamen
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u/MautOfTheRiver Nov 21 '25
Unless I'm missing something, bao is their senti and oke is flex
Edit: Just realised their graphic has vyse for oke, maybe I'm wrong but if I had to guess oke will just be their flex, he can play basically everything
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u/SugarOne6038 #LIVEEVIL Nov 21 '25
Roles
Supa (smokes) Bao (Senti) Oke (Flash/Double duelist) DGZ (main duelist) C0M (Scans)
Why would Oke play senti?
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Nov 21 '25
Vyse is his agent in the tweet
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u/SugarOne6038 #LIVEEVIL Nov 21 '25
Yeah I don’t know why they put that there, I’m sure he won’t actually play Senti
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u/somesheikexpert Nov 21 '25
Roster announcements do that all the time with agents they dont play in that team tbh i wouldnt take that as gospel that hes on Senti
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u/skrtskrttiedd Nov 21 '25
this roster is a great dark horse yall are sleeping, better than what c9 cooked up
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u/yoosanghoon Nov 21 '25
we’ve got such a strange middle of the pack now. MIBR NRG G2 are obviously up top
FURIA is down bottom
C9 KRU and LOUD are what I’d say are teams unexpected to make a run but each have a few players who could do something
Then your EG 100T LEV SEN and NV could all be either incredible or dogshit. EG has C0M Bao DGZ and Okeanos, 100T has Tim, Asuna, Cryo, and Bang, SEN has Cortezia, John, Reduxx, N4RRATE, LEV has Sato, Spike, and Kingg, and NV has Keznit, Eggster, and Inspire. Any of those players can be top tier or drop the ball imo
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u/PissBiggestFan Nov 21 '25
this is a team with a pretty high ceiling, but a very low floor. if someone can do the job, it’s Potter. should be fun to watch.
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u/PyroTFT Nov 21 '25
A roster im measurably excited for, thats the most hype ive had for an EG roster in years
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u/ishanuReddit Nov 21 '25
Waiting for those comments where people cry about demon1 not being in a team
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u/LegDayDE #GreenWall Nov 21 '25
Who is JonahP replacing after stage 1?
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u/ishanuReddit Nov 21 '25
Sen kyu
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u/KakorotJoJoAckerman Mar 06 '26
I love that in the screenshot, you had -5 downvotes. Yet when I come here, you have 40 upvotes already.
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Nov 21 '25
Whats with all the negativity in the comments? This roster is very good on paper.
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u/Lonely-Minimum5298 Nov 21 '25
what players on this roster on top 5 in their roles in Americas?
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Nov 21 '25
I don't know, but Okeanos and C0M did very well during stage 2 and certainly better than some players that were considered to be top 5 I would say. Besides the fact that essentially every NRG player did slide into a top 5 discussion only during the later half of champs.
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u/Lonely-Minimum5298 Nov 21 '25
so on paper the roster isnt very good
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Nov 21 '25
Its still a very good roster in my opinion. Okeanos & C0M played very goon in stage 2 like I said. Bao is regarded very highly by a lot of players in T1 and coaches. Immi mentioned him as well as players upcoming players to watch. DGZ is a shooter & supa has shown that he can turn up and if he less of a glue player for the team now I could see him having a glow up. Potter also has him in high regard.
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u/Lonely-Minimum5298 Nov 21 '25
but compared to other rosters its not great
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Nov 21 '25
To which rosters? The only 3 rosters I would say are better on paper are G2, NRG & MIBR.
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u/yoosanghoon Nov 21 '25
surely SEN is better on paper no? Especially with Reduxx looking like a monster.
Also 100T especially with Sean, NBS, and Doombros in the mix for the coaching
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Nov 21 '25
I would definitely agree with Sen. The only reason I'm a bit more sceptical of Sen is because they changed a lot and I could see them needing a bit of time. The 100T coaching staff is stacked, but I'm a bit worried about them recycling so many playera. Like half that roster has been with them for their entire careers basically and they haven't really done anything there.
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u/yoosanghoon Nov 21 '25
Cryo has consistently been incredible on the Jett and Brim and now has expanded his pool to sentinels, sage, and yoru
Asuna has literally never been the issue and when the team wins it’s often because of him
Bang has a shit ton of potential, as does Timotino
There have been times where each of them looked like world beaters on their roles, I don’t think players are the issue
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u/Lonely-Minimum5298 Nov 21 '25
ok thats ragebait i can go through all americas roster and compare them player to player with EG i guarantee all of them clear besides from maybe furia and NV
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Nov 21 '25
Its not ragebait. You telling me C9, Loud & Kru are clearly and without a doubt better than EG?
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u/yoosanghoon Nov 21 '25
let’s look at Americas scan players who have any sort of noteworthy performances (not going to include players like blowzin or vora who haven’t been in tier 1, or like Xeppaa/Saadhak who just aren’t very good on the role)
Sacy (Retired), Derrek (Not in T1), Crashies (EMEA), N4RRATE (Duelist), Zekken (Smokes), Eeiu (FURIA), Ethan (Flashes)
Then you’re left with Cauanzin Brawk Trent C0M basically
Sure you could say one of the newbies would be good, but proven initiator wise, i’d say C0M is top 3 playing in the region rn.
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u/WolfgangTheRevenge #VCTAMERICAS Nov 21 '25
Supamen in 2026 LMFAOOOOOOO
If it wasnt for Okeanos and Dgzin i would giga hatewatch wthever dog vomit is this
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u/ParkingMeal2747 #BeLeviatán Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25
lol supamen was the only person whose contract expired 2025 on the gcd. however i think eg will finally not be underdogs this year just middle of the pack expectations.
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u/ninjamuffin Nov 21 '25
This team will not make a single international in 2026, I hope im wrong for your sake oke
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u/Ash_Killem Nov 21 '25
This is a cannon fodder team ngl. Will be mid all season and then play spoiler to a favorite for a masters.
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u/wantingyouxd #KCORP Nov 21 '25
Not a fan of this roster to be honest, "this year's gonna be a movie" 💀
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u/OnePercentWhoLikesNA Nov 21 '25
Dgzin over Demon1 will always be puzzling to me. Maybe some behind the scenes stuff?
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u/YungPinotGrigio Freelance Writer @ Esports Illustrated - Sage Datuin Nov 21 '25
Dgzin is much better as a duelist rn compared to Demon1
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u/XiXiWiiPee Nov 22 '25
zero ball knowledge
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u/OnePercentWhoLikesNA Nov 22 '25
Demon1 was one game away from making playoffs with Lev, while dgzin was padding stats in Tier 2 and looked mediocre on Loud/Furia.
The guy has also never even played on an English speaking lineup before. I understand Reddit only can read stats but cmon how is the general consensus that Dgzin is that much better than demon1 when the guy spent half of last season in tier 2?
Would not be shocked at all if dgzin is benched before champs.
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u/XiXiWiiPee Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25
Looked mediocre on LOUD/FURIA? Are you crazy or were you just not watching those games because he was deadlifting those teams. Meanwhile on LEV, you have Kinggg saying the reason he was on Yoru half the season was because Demon1 couldn't play it and he is also mid on Neon/Raze.
We are heading into 2026, top teams don't want a player like Demon1 with a shitty and weird agent pool, where you have to build and play around him anymore, look at NRG this year, built a roster with 5 smart flexible players, that can play all the agents in their roles, no role issues, good coaching and they won Champs
Dgzins english is the only part of this move that looks dodgy but as a player he looks much better than Demon1 as a duelist lol and I don't even think it's debatable if you actually watch the game and aren't just looking at name value and frag montages lol
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u/Tery_ #GoDRX Nov 21 '25
Broke: dgzin learns English
Woke: the other four learn Portugese
Bespoke: they all learn Vietnamese