Who’d have guessed that losing your star player would require some changes? That’s rhetorical please don’t reply to this email.

After losing mezii and roeJ, fnatic is in rebuild mode. Whilst early “rumours” (wishful thinking) suggested a return to the Swedish lineups of yesteryear, the first piece of this roster puzzle is a Last Jedi esque-subversion of expectations. If a report by playzone.ck is to be believed, the historic org is trying to sign Slovakian wonderkid MATYS from Sampi for a whopping €170.000. Do they know how many Battle-Scarred Gut Knives you can get for that?

In fairness, we have no idea how much we can trust that number, and apparently it’s also still being “negotiated”. But still, what might fnatic see in MATYS that’s making them willing to spend this big?

Well, let’s start with his stats that are nothing short of exceptional.

In 2023 the 21-year-old has averaged a casual 1.22 HLTV rating, just slightly higher than NiKo’s 1.21. Yeah, sure MATYS hit that rating against worse opposition, but you can only piss with the cock you’ve got. MATYS has undeniable talent, and if he manages to carry over even a chunk of his performance to tier 1 it’s going to be a spectacle to behold.

His action-heavy roles seem to be more of a roeJ replacement right now, so if fnatic finds a mezii replacement it might really be their time to shine again.

If this rumour is correct, this might be the start of a beautiful thing for fnatic. Trusting scouts and developing talent, like ENCE and Gambit (now C9) did so effectively. So, not a super team, even if you Swedes really want one.

If MATYS is signed fnatic would still need a fifth, with Swede nilo being amongst the fan favourites.