Welcome to the North American RCS Season 8 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 Eight NA Rankings Series:
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- Introduction & Methodology
- #50-41
- #40-31
- #30-21
- #20-11 (You Are Here)
- #10-1
20. Chompers
“Rev up those fryers!”
Chompers opens up the Top 20 this season as a solo Etalus main that has a passion for pushing the character as far as possible, all while focusing on having a good time. Chompers had strong showings at all four of his events, only dropping sets to players ranked above him in a season full of stiff competition. His wins over elkiies, OoDa, Danzello, and Bucket along the way highlighted him as an ice cold divider and gatekeeper of the Top 20.
19. Moosseff
“Shine on benevolent sun.”
Making his first Top 50 appearance in stylish fashion is a fan favorite that has taken Wrastor to new heights. Moosseff says that difficult to master expressive characters remind him of playing an instrument, another of his passions. He shined in Season 8 with a 5th place at RCS December Online and a 2nd place finish at The Reef, picking up wins against the likes of Sparx21, MSB, Bagel, and much more. Moosseff loves the community and hopes to see future Rivals 1 competitive seasons even if Rivals 2 takes the spotlight.
18. elpe
“I really enjoyed my time playing rivals 1. Being my 4th time on the top 50 in a row I’m happy to be one of the few who stuck around and enjoyed the game since it came out in early access in 2015. I made a lot of memories and friends through it and I’m glad to have had the experience of competition in my life which formed me into who I am today. I feel like this was a great season to close off rivals 1 with for me. This game has been in my life for almost 9 years now which is unbelievable to say and it was always a goal of mine to be ranked so being there for 4 years in a row is incredible.”
17. OoDa
One of the most active players of the season, ringing in at nine events, OoDa once again proved to be a player that can beat anyone on a good day – even an Etalus this year! OoDa had several Top 8 placements this season, with two wins over Sparx21, a victory in the ditto against Guard, and much more. He mentions that a highlight of the season was being able to hang out with friends and other players outside of events instead of only planning around Rivals brackets. We are excited to see his grind continue into Rivals 2, which he plans on focusing on when it releases later this year.
16. Bagel
A Top 50 mainstay and Rivals veteran, Bagel attended 10 different events this season while TOing GOML 2023. True to his form Bagel was extremely consistent, with single digit placements in all but two tournaments. Bagel managed to only drop sets to current and former Top 20 players while punching above his rank on numerous occasions. By the time this article comes out, GOML 2024 will have just finished, and you can thank Bagel among the greater GOML staff for making it happen. We love to see his commitment year after year and hope to see him flourish in the future.
15. Plastic Dinos
“yeah dude”
The commissioner of the Grassroots League Season 2 and one of the community leaders out of Arizona comes in at number 15 this year. Plastic Dinos was in every single Top 8 he attended this year, either as a player or holding down the mic as one of the best player/commentators dual threats in the business. His Clairen particularly shined in GRL events, securing a 2nd place at Super Sunnyshore and 5th place finishes at both TAPS 6 and Major Upset. While he did not quite achieve his goal of Top 10 this season, he looks forward to continue his quest in both iterations of the game. On the T.O. side of things, he played a major role in the execution of Heat Wave 6 and spearheaded the fantastic GRL Finals invitational sendoff. We can’t wait to see what he and the rest of the AZ have cooking when Rivals 2 makes its way onto the scene.
14. PlushyPanic!
“Changing is our normal state. Even if we’re not changing on the outside we’re changing on the inside constantly. There’s some stuff about me that I’ve been ignoring for a long time. I’m afraid of that stuff. But it’s part of who I am. As long as I know the shape of my soul, I’ll be alright.” – Jake the dog
PlushyPanic! is a long time player that has dedicated herself to improvement and achieved the status of a top player. She had a stellar showing at GRL events, placing 4th or better at all three tournaments she attended. Not to say that her RCS events were bad by any means, as she placed 9th at Riptide 2023 and 7th at RCS December Online, never placing below 17th at even the biggest stage. PlushyPanic! is the highest ranking solo Hodan, bringing what many claim to be a weak character to the highest levels of competition.
13. Guard
“Never give up because great things take time.”
An exciting addition to the Top 50 this year comes as a result of his phenominal 3rd place finish at RCS December Online, securing a flight voucher to Genesis X and allowing him to qualify for Top 50 at the Season 8 Finals. Guard is a Clairen legend that rarely gets to leave his home state of Florida. While we saw him place well at both Florida events and both Online events he attended, seeing him compete at Genesis for the first time was an absolute treat. As the highest ranking Clairen, Guard has proven yet again that he is a force to be reckoned with.
12. MSB
“that’s what they called me in high school”
We’ve mentioned a few times that players have been well traveled… well none as much as MSB in Season 8. MSB has been a Top 10 threat since the very first RCS, and he continued to push boundries while picking up an all new character in Olympia and attending a shocking 15 tournaments this season (including every single RCS bracket). MSB took down multiple Top 10 players while earning Top 8 finishes in eight different events, peaking with a 2nd place at Major Upset. On Top of his Rivals 1 accolades, MSB placed 7th overall at the Genesis X Rivals 2 bracket, showing that his skills will absolutely transfer over to our sequel.
11. Giga
“Prism never dies. Wouldn’t be here without y’all <3"
In a stark contrast attendance-wise to our previous player, Giga was only able to attend four events. The tournaments he was able to make however, were consistently top level showings. Giga placed 7th at Heat Wave 6 and TAPS 6, and 9th at Riptide 2023 and Hitfall 2. His wins consisted of Wai, ZeeBee, Squanto, Bagel, and much more while balancing his Sylvanos and Hodan picks throughout the season. Giga looks forward to pushing the Rivals 2 meta in weird and crazy ways for his characters, just like he did in Rivals 1.
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