We will always remember you, magixx.

He’s not dead or anything, but now that he’s benched we imagine it’ll be a little while before we see him in another Major final - and that’s a damn shame, because his Major final performance was legendary.

You can find many a breakdown about why magixx has been cut from Spirit. You can find a lot of people talking about how he had to be cut for months, and you can check the numbers and see for yourself that he’s not played as well as he might have hoped.

He’ll probably admit that himself. magixx, before this version of donk, was a stellar player, but he’s not become the elite player Spirit probably need.

However…

We’d take one Major-winning performance for 100 bad ones. Any day.

magixx might not have been a superstar in the last 18 months, but he showed up in the biggest game of his career and was a big reason why Spirit even won a Major. That is a moment worth celebrating, and when he hangs up the mouse, he can look back on with pride.

Forget talking about the numbers, the every day stuff, why he didn’t fit in, roles, ratings, vibes. Let’s celebrate a guy who, with all the pressure in the world on his shoulders, smiled his way to a Major-winning showing.

So many great players throughout history can’t point to a moment as grand as that.

Spirit will probably be a better team with zweih in his stead. zweih looks like the next one up from a region that consistently pumps out obscene talents, and will invariably be amazing within a year or so.

zweih is seriously talented. He put up a 1.17 rating on Nemiga and was consistently their biggest threat and a large part of the reason they were at all relevant. He’s excellent, and only 17 (younger than donk!), and is objectively a great signing and better than magixx.

But does he have the magic? Only time will tell.

Spirit’s starting five:

🇷🇺 chopper
🇷🇺 sh1ro
🇺🇦 zont1x
🇷🇺 donk
🇷🇺 zweih