The organization Heroic has officially benched Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç. His spot in the starting lineup will be filled by the Swedish talent Linus "nilo" Bergman. Besides nilo, the organization might sign sniper Gleb "gr1ks" Gazin and head coach Tobias "TOBIZ" Theo. This information was provided by Sheep Esports.

Departure of xfl0ud, Arrival of nilo
Xfl0ud joined the team in January 2025, along with a trio from Sangal, and performed well during his tenure. His player rating over the past 6 months was 6.3, with an average ADR of 84.7.

The 20-year-old nilo joined Heroic in January 2025, signing a three-year contract after a successful season with Metizport . Despite expectations that he would immediately join the main roster, his debut was postponed due to personal reasons—he spent the first six months with Heroic on the bench.

Potential Signing of gr1ks and TOBIZ
If the transfer does indeed happen, it will be his first experience at tier-1, and he will replace SunPayus , who is moving to G2. Looking at the statistics over the past 6 months, gr1ks is much better, but he has also been competing at a different level.

For TOBIZ, this will also be his first experience with a tier-1 team, as he previously only coached mouz NXT , so it will be interesting to see how he performs. After all, in some ways, the Heroic roster is also young.

The upcoming tournaments for Heroic will be IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 and the Esports World Cup 2025. The team is currently secured at the top of the VRS rankings, which guarantees them invitations to tier-1 tournaments.