After eight years of service, Xyp9x has left Astralis. Honestly, we thought he was gone already.

Yet another piece of the legendary roster of yesteryear is gone, and this one really felt like it was a long time coming. Almost a year ago, Xyp9x was moved down to Astralis’ academy team, only to be benched that summer. Normally, we’d joke about that as a failure, but for Xyp9x, that just meant he got to kick back with years of free pay-checks, thanks to his lengthycontract.

If you clicked the link, you might’ve noticed that announcement said he’d be with Astralis until 2025. But we’re pretty sure it’s still 2024, so what’s up?

Well, it looks like someone has come in for Ol’ Clutch Minister after all. We just don’t know who.

Xyp says in his statement he’s about to "embark on a new project filled with promise and potential,” but god knows what that means. Is he playing for someone else? Becoming a coach? Selling off-brand designer drugs in Amsterdam? We haven’t a clue.

You have to hope it’s a coaching role, he has all the experience you could possibly want out of a coaching figure. This unsourced, totally real trust us bro, Tweet even says he’ll be an assistant at MOUZ! Look, it’s all we’ve got. and we thought it was funny.

We’re on our knees for it to be true though.

Returning as a player would be an unmitigated disaster that could only make his legacy worse. Xyp9x if you’re reading this, feel free to prove us wrong.

Who knows, maybe he can clutch his career.