Welcome to the North American RCS Season 6 Top 50! Each year we look back on the previous competitive season and the players who influenced our scene by creating a Top 50 Players list. The rankings are created by a community panel that considers data from across the season to construct a comprehensive list that highlights our top players and their accomplishments.
View more articles in the Season Six NA Rankings Series:
- Introduction & Methodology
- #50 – 41
- #40-31
- #30-21 (You are here.)
- #20-11
- #10-1
“That’s unfortunate.”
30. Mystery Sol
Mystery Sol is a dual threat in platform fighters from Washington, consistently pushing the world’s best players to their limits. His appearance at Riptide was his first offline major, where he was excited to meet the community and place 17th while taking down Akashi and Corkxx along the way. His accolades kept stacking up at the RCS Finals, besting both Kobra and Ahntye in exciting game 5s. Mystery Sol aims to become the best Sylvanos in North America while meeting more community members in person during Season 7.
“Ranno Up Tilt is underrated.”
29. Codek
Codek is a Ranno from North Carolina who was a monster in this season’s online brackets with a breakout performance at RCS Melody. He collected wins on Kobra, Mr. Mutton, Syzygy, and more. He surpassed his goal of making the rankings this season by placing in the Top 30 on the rankings and Top 6 at RCS Melody. Codek hopes to attend an offline major and to continue his work on consistency next season while starting college this fall.
“In a way you’ve already won in the world, because you are the only one who can be you.” – Mr. Rogers.
28. Tapscott
Tapscott is an Alabama Orcane that plays platform fighters to honor his late father that introduced him to the genre. His 9th place run at Heat Wave 4 was one to watch, with a run that took down four Top 50 players (Crusader, HKP, Ceroas, and Ahntye). Tapscott’s goal this season was to make a return to form a reality, while next season he aims to attend even more offline brackets. We’re eager to see him climb the rankings once again, as he is sure to be a deadly threat in Season 7.
“Honka Honka.”
27. SBS
Hey everyone, time to break narration for a minute and speak directly with you. This is my first active RCS Season since quitting my job as a Geologist and taking a dream job as a member of the Rivals Dev Team. My performance this year was a fun one, with a balance of Ori, Clairen, and Wrastor while wearing my TO hat at the two largest majors we’ve ever had. I’ve recently made a full swap to Wrastor and had a blast at Low Tide City, placing 3rd with my first all solo bird run (flight?). On the home-front, I could not be more proud of the Arizona community, stepping up to share responsibilities as a team has lifted our scene to unimaginable heights. There are too many people to thank, but I want every one of you to know that your drive, dedication, and friendship has meant the world to me. Outside of the game I’ve picked back up Ultimate Frisbee and have been pretty heavily focused on my improvement in that. My first ever Club season kicks off this June with our team, Instant Karma. I’m looking forward to balancing my love of Rivals while reigniting an old passion. See everyone in Season 7!
“Tore :)”
26. Nbad
Nbad is one of the longest playing Canadian players in the Rivals scene with a reputation as a bold and risky player. He is a part-time TO for Rivals Recess and has been an instrumental member of the online RCS TO team. He competed mostly for fun this season but was still able to put together an impressive resume with wins over hoppyKnitz, HKP, Giga Bowser, Spyker, Zora, and more during his three events. Outside of the game, Nbad is a musician and studies classical music at the University of Manitoba.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
25. Koda
Koda is a New York Sylvanos main that has been a consistent top-level threat for years. Their Top 8 appearance at Riptide featured wins over SBS, Lattim, Subserial, and more in the biggest Rivals offline event to date. Koda is ready to return to Season 7 with an even stronger competitive mindset in order to become the most exciting bracket demon we’ve ever seen.
“Forsburn is Top 5 @RoASkinner.”
24. Crusader
Crusader is the Texas community leader and a vicious keyboard Forsburn. Her performances in Season 6 were extremely consistent with wins on players such as Wai, Spyker, Slimepuffen, Lucius, and more while only dropping sets to Top 30 players at her three best events. She is currently hosting a Texas PR season lasting through mid-August, and would love if any players in the region would reach out to join the competition. Her goal this season was to make top 32 in every event she attended. This goal was achieved and then some, as Crusader placed in the Top 16 in four of her five Season 6 events. Crusader plans on taking a break from competition to focus on school next season, we wish her the best and hope to see her before too long!
“SHOOT FILM.”
23. Darai
Darai is a Ranno from California that has recently taken up the role of TO with his upcoming event, Sunnyshore, this June. He scored wins this season on CakeAssault and Ahntye at RCS Fireworks to earn his best placement of 9th. In offline events, he was able to take out Koda, Akashi, and more to place 13th at Genesis 8 and 17th at Heat Wave 4. Darai wants to travel more across the country in Season 7 and aspires to become the best player on the West Coast.
“Regret action, not inaction.”
22. TacocaT
TacocaT is a Clairen from Massachusetts with some devastating online performances in Season 6. His Clairen has rapidly improved to become a consistent threat at top level, earning victories against Elpe, HKP, Darai, Bullets, and more in his two top-heavy events. He only dropped sets to current and former Top 20 players in his best three events while only having over a year’s worth of experience in the game. He quickly climbed his way through the community-run skill capped brackets after catching the tail end of RCS Season 5. Following the legendary Grand Finals set between CakeAssault and Penguin, TacocaT once again got on the grind with a unique punish game that truly shows his personality through his play. Be on the lookout, TacocaT is hungry for offline events and intends to begin traveling to tournaments in Season 7!
21. HKP
HKP is a Texas Zetterburn and Ranno player that set into Season 6 with the simple goal of once again completing his collection of DLC skins by attending and supporting tournaments. What came to pass was a powerful showing with a Top 8 appearance at RCS Fireworks, a 9th place at RCS Hot Springs, and 17th at his first offline event since Genesis 7 in 2020. His wins include players such as CakeAssault, Protagify, Spyker, Syzygy, Jesier, Wisp, and more – not bad for just wanting to collect some skins! HKP looks forward to next season as an opportunity to continue enjoying the game while working on his computer sciences major in college.