This is part of an article series on the top 50 players in Rivals of Aether drawing data primarily from NA competitions.
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| 30 | 80.50 |  |
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| 26th | N/A | 13th | 14th |
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Guyron is one of the strongest Orcanes in the central region. Primarily an online warrior, he has many upsets under his belt including ProDoubleSushi, Handbutt, and even Ralph. Since he’s not able to attend local events, he plans to continue to play in RCS online monthlies and hopes to achieve his goal of a first place finish during season 2.
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| 29 | 81.00 |  |
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| 14th | 13th | 7th | 197th |
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Tandori is one of the OGs of Rivals and has traveled far and wide to play at events. Though in the past his consistency has been his demon, he’s proven that he can take sets from some of the best including MSB at Genesis 4. His most recent finish includes a solid top 8 at CEO Dreamland – a great sign for his performance coming into season 2.
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| 28 | 84.00 |  |
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| N/A | 25th | 9th | 14th |
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Geqqo’s style is so unique that you can tell you’re playing him even without tags on. One of the most ranged focused Kraggs, Geqqo prefers to pummel people into submission from afar and capitalize on their mistakes with his parry heavy playstyle. He was able to secure 25th at Genesis 4 with this strategy and is a terrifying opponent to come across on the ranked ladder.
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| 27 | 85.00 |  |
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| 42nd | N/A | 25th | 559th |
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Protagify is a veteran Absa player and pillar of the community. A member of TSMSB, he can go toe to toe with the best of the crew and the West Coast Rivals as evidenced by his results in the WCS. For as much lightning charged punishment as he dishes out, he gives back to the players equally by running the Rivals mentoring discord. New players who are just starting, amateurs who want to improve, or anyone that’s a student of Rivals is welcome to join!
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| 26 | 86.00 | |
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| 40th | 9th | 7th | 8th |
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Another great Absa player, Ceztellz is currently dominating the online scene. With over 100 games played in the NCS, he holds close to a 70% win rate at rank 7. As a Florida local, he attended CEO Dreamland and finished 9th after falling in an extremely close set with Aurecia.
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| 25 | 86.40 | |
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| 37th | 17th | 34th | 27th |
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TheDuoDesign is another OG Maypul player, playing in some of the first local Rivals events ever with the rest of the ICE crew. He is such an OG that the act of using a tetherless Up Special to KO your opponent is nicknamed “The Duo”, as he pioneered using it in the early days.
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| 24 | 88.00 |  |
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| N/A | N/A | 5th | 3rd |
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TheEvets is a dominant Zetterburn player in the NCS and was highly touted on the player ballot. Defeating players such as TheFailWhale, AZCards, and Handbutt in online events shows that he has potential to compete at the top. He was absent from season 1, but has plans to take his skills into the RCS for season 2 and see if he can make his mark. He says players like RiskyCB and LBO were some of his biggest influences and his goal is to become a top 6 player.
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| 23 | 89.00 | |
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| 59th | 5th | 12th | N/A |
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Aurecia is widely recognized to be one of the best Absas in the game. A long time player and crew leader, Aurecia has given back to the community many times over. Though he prefers online events and doesn’t travel to local tournaments much, he recently had a great showing at CEO Dreamland – competing on the big stage and securing 5th place after eliminating Tandori.
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| 22 | 89.30 |  |
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| 22nd | 4th | 15th | 9th |
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Windows is one of the best Wrastors out there right now and is improving every day. His choice of controller is unique to most top players as he uses a mechanical keyboard. Windows is a frequent teammate of MSB and the pair landed 2nd place at both Garden of the Gods and CEO Dreamland. Dreamland was a good weekend for him in general as he also made his debut on the big stage for the finals that same weekend in singles, securing 4th place. Windows has said by the time season 2 is over he’ll be coming for the top 10.
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| 21 | 89.90 |   |
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| 15th | 2nd | 4th | 167th |
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RiskyCB is a player with a flair for style both in-game and out of game. His fast paced play made him a viewer favorite in RCS season 1 as he slid through the bracket and dunked his opponents. He has big plans in store for season 2 and will definitely be a player to look out for as this year’s tournaments unfold.