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CS2 roster shuffle season is upon us, and teams are getting started early.
The 2024 CS2 season is coming to a close. Following the Shanghai Major, teams will have a month or two to rest up and prepare for the new year. However, a few top squads won’t be returning in 2025 with the same personnel, with many teams opting for a roster shuffle.
Here’s a look at every major CS2 roster shuffle post-2024 season. A few squads started early following their eliminations from the Shanghai Major!
All CS2 roster shuffles heading into the 2025 season
We’ve sorted the big CS2 roster shuffles chronologically, with the most recent moves at the top of this list. Be sure to check back regularly for the latest!
January
Jan. 15: NiPreveals a new rosterwith arrowzdoce, ewjerkz, sjuush, and Snappi joining r1nkle. MisteM has been benched, while French player JACKZ will join as a stand-in.
Jan. 14: The offseason comes to a close withBLAST Bountykicking off the season.
Jan. 13: Brehze is benched from NRG withformer Astralis player br0signing with the North American squad.
Jan. 12: PARIVISIONacquires former VP IGL and AWPer Jame, forms new squd with TRAVIS and nota; ArtFr0st benched.Jan. 12: Party Astronautspicks up Walco, Axed (coach).
Jan. 11: HeavyGodmakes move from Cloud9 to G2, replacing NiKo.
Jan. 10: FaZe’s worst kept secret is out asEliGE is announced as the new fifth, replacing the outgoing ropz.Jan. 10: HEROICrecommits to CS2, picking up the ex-Sangal core of xfl0ud, LNZ, and yxngstxr. Joining them is SunPayus from Falcons and Belarusian player tN1R.Jan. 10: The second-worst kept secret is out too, withropz announcing his move to Vitalityfor Spinx.Jan. 10: Metizport acquire isak from NiP,reveal new lineupfeaturing hampus, Plopski, adamb, and L00m1.
Jan. 9: Spinxsteps down from Vitality.Jan. 9: REZdeparts NiPafter a record stint stretching over seven years. The 26-year-oldreplaces volt at GamerLegion.Jan. 9: Complexity have announced a classic rebranding, and in doing so,reveal czxi and nicx as replacementsfor EliGE and floppy.Jan. 9: Ax1Le and Boombl4depart Cloud9 for BetBoom. This leaves C9 down to two players (HeavyGod and interz).
Jan. 8: Spanish organizationKOI exits CS2; all players released.Jan. 8: Voltis benched from GamerLegion, swaps inCzech player PR.Jan. 8: Benched Falcons sniper SunPayusofficially departs the orgpending a supposed move to HEROIC.Jan. 8:Fnaticrelease nawwkfollowing a loan stint at BLEED.Jan. 8: The last remaining member of HEROIC, sjuush, isreleased.
Jan. 6: Liquid complete 2025 roster withNertZ signing, replacing the outgoing YEKINDAR.Jan. 6: Kvemjoins Passion UAfrom the IKLA bench.Jan. 6: Veteran Czech sniper oskar has departed SINNERS. The organization said he wasn’t done with CS just yet with the 33-year-old set to join a rival team this week.
Jan. 5: AMKAL hasbenched its rosterbut isn’t leaving Counter-Strike just yet, teasing an upcoming announcement for its 2025 team.
Jan. 4: Falcons have officially signed theHEROIC trio TeSeS, kyxsan, and degster, joining NiKo and Magisk.
Jan.3: Falconsofficially unveil NiKo. Snappi isreleased from the teamahead of rumors suggesting a move to NiP.Jan. 3: Zyphon departs TSM and isbound for Sashi, replacing MistR.Jan. 3: American squad Nounsresets for 2025, acquiring Cryptic, Infinite, and Peeping. They join junior, RUSH, and adreN (coach).
Jan. 2: Turkish prodigyjottAAAhas been given the call, moving up from Eternal Fire Academy and Sangal into the main squad at theexpense of Calyx.Jan. 2: Roster moves begin at Passion UA withfearands-chilladeparting. The core of the roster was re-signed earlier this year through to 2027.Jan. 2: Monteparts ways with kRaSANaL.Jan. 2: Floppy’s time with Complexity officially over with theorganization terminating his contract. He was originally benched in mid-December.Jan. 2: Gaimin Gladiators has released its roster, consisting of kraghen, Queenix, Nodios, roeJ, salazar, and Patti. Gaimin hasn’t explicitly left the esport altogether: “While this chapter closes, we look forward to building something even stronger as we continue to compete in CS2.“Jan. 2: Roster moves continue at Fnatic withbodyy released.
Jul 03, 2025: FaZeofficially releases ropz.
December
Dec. 30: Australian squad FlyQuest has gone global,picking up Romanian sniper regali(formerly with OG and Entropiq).
Dec. 29: Virtus.pro completes its 2025 roster, signingAWPer ICYfrom Cloud9 andrifler FL4MUSfrom GamerLegion.Dec. 29: Areportfrom neL and HLTV states theHEROIC core of kyxsan, TeSeS, and degster will be signed by Falcons. At the time the report was published, the organizations were “locked in discussions.”
Dec. 28: Rumors suggestHEROIC’s NertZ will become Liquid’s official fifth, replacing the outgoing YEKINDAR.Dec. 28: VPbenches n0rb3r7, leaving a core three of electronic, fame, and FL1T.Dec. 28: Liquid hasbenched YEKINDAR. The Latvian entry rifler, who fell into a slump throughout his tenure with Liquid, is now open to offers.
Dec. 27: Former G2 in-game leader HooXiannounceshe is ready to return to Counter-Strike. His contract with his old team officially ends on January 1.
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Dec. 27: Following his reveal as HLTV’s #19 for 2024, EliGEall but confirmedhe would depart Complexity and head to Europe. “I’m going to have to manage being in a new situation potentially, but that is part of the game and I feel like now is the time to do it,” he said.
“I have had a long career, but I have never played on an EU team with the best players in the world, so it is also something really exciting for me to be able to experience and learn from,” he added. “There will be some discomfort being in a new environment, but also a lot of excitement from the potential.”
Dec. 26: Starryshifts from TYLOO to Lynn Visionfollowing the expiration of his contract.Dec. 26: Legacyfarewells NEKIZ.
Dec. 23: In a shock move, Vitality isset to acquire ropzfrom FaZe Clan according to HLTV and neL sources. This ends ropz’s nearly four-year stint at FaZe.Dec. 23: KaiR0N- officially departs BetBoom (bench),forms P0RTUGALwith NickelBack, X5G7V, synyx, danistzz.
Dec. 21: BIG havebenched rigoN, while rumors suggest syrsoN will also be moved on from the German organization.
Dec. 20: Monte’sKEiandnawrot (coach)are moved to the bench.
Dec. 18: FlyQuest havebenched Australian AWPer aliStair. According to HLTV sources, the squad is eager to search overseas prospects rather than committing to a five-man team from Oceania.
Dec. 17: G2 AWPer m0NESY willreportedly stay as the team’s centerpiecefor the foreseeable future according to HLTV and insider neL.
Dec. 14: TSMpart ways with Valde, niko, and Rejin (coach)and bench sirah, acoR, and Zyphon.
Dec. 12: Fnaticrelease coach keitaafter three years.
Dec. 11: Complexityfarewells floppy and assistant coach JamezIRL. Floppy moved into the anchor role for the team in early 2022, coming just short of three years with the organization.
Dec. 10: Virtus.probench captain and AWPer Jameafter five years at the organization.
Dec. 9: Maxsterdeparts Ninjas in Pyjamas.Dec. 9: Astralisrelease br0, declare device fit and readyfor the 2025 season.
Dec. 5: Lack1 isreleased from Aurora. Former Virtus.pro coach XomA takes over head coaching role after three months as assistant to brain.
Dec. 4: Ewjerkz isreleased from SAW, with the Portuguese squadacquiring shras his replacement.
Nov. 28: Dekodeparts Aurora; announces a break from competitive play.
Nov. 27: 9Pandasbench glowiing and iDISBALANCE.
Nov. 26: KaiR0N- and nafany areremoved from BetBoomafter the squad failed to qualify for the Shanghai Major.
Nov. 21: Falconsdrop Snappi, maden, and dupreehas they prepare for thearrival of NiKo from G2after the Shanghai Major. AWPer s1mple’s loan ends, with Falcons opting not to sign the Ukrainian superstar.
Nov. 11: The Shanghai Major RMR qualifiers begin.
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