NAVI are making one of VALORANT’s worst agents vital to their VCT success

Out of all the teams competing across the three franchised VALORANT leagues in 2023, NAVI stand out for experimenting with one of the boldest picks in VCT: Yoru. This agent is known for his ties to unique comps from Pacific teams, but NAVI is bringing it to EMEA. This is nothing new for fans of NAVI’s core, as the team was known for making off-kilter picks and compositions under the FunPlus Phoenix banner.

In their 2-0 series win against Team Liquid on May 5, NAVI’s superstar addition Mehmet “cNed” İpek played Yoru in both maps. Heading into the 2023 season, fans across the world were wondering how cNed would mesh with the former FPX core. Well, NAVI are 6-1, and cNed is thriving on the unlikeliest of agents. Yoru’s not just a one-off meme pick either, with the team consistently using him for Fracture and Bind. Surprising to say the least, considering that before cNed joined NAVI, he had never played Yoru in the VCT circuit.