Fnatic’s 2025 superteam has hit the ground running, topping the LEC table and becoming the first team to reach Winter playoffs. After a Week 2 victory over Team BDS, we spoke to their superstar support Mikyx.
Lee Jones: Why do you think the victory against BDS was so drawn out today?
Mikyx: I think we were just kind of trolling like early game… And then it felt like everyone just wanted to do everything. We had this problem for like a while where everyone just wants to do their own play. So then a lot of times we can’t decide on something in the game or we do VOD reviewing during the game, which I really don’t like.
For example, today we were talking about something that happened 2 minutes ago instead of talking about what what we’re going to do next. So for sure, it was different because we played a lower-tier team, so maybe the focus was not as high as if we would play like G2, for example. So yeah, that’s why the game felt a lot more random I guess.
Talking of the decision-making, who is calling the shots on this team considering there are so many veteran players on the roster?
Mikyx: I think mostly it’s like Razork/Upset talking a lot. I think Humanoid also chips in whenever we need to work for him or play around him. So there’s that. I guess today, since everyone seemed kind of lost, I kind of felt the need to step in and tell them to chill out and actually just play the game normally because we were trying to do the most random s*** instead of just actually playing for waves like normally.
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Lee Jones: Grabbz joined Fnatic with you and is once again leading a superteam that’s hitting the ground running, similar to G2 in 2019.
Do you think that G2 experience is helping in this team?
Mikyx: For sure, I think Grabbz benefited a lot from playing with already very experienced players, and I think he was very good at just being the mediator; leading the discussions and just making sure everyone is on the same page. Because then he picks up stuff very fast that we talk about and then makes sure to remind us and keep us accountable for it.
What’s nice about him (Grabbz) as well is that he doesn’t really have an ego like a lot of coaches. So it’s easy to talk to him about the game or draft or whatever. And yeah, he’s just very reasonable. So I think that makes it easier.
But I think on the topic of super teams, it’s always very dependent on player personalities if they actually can work well together. Because I think a lot of times when it comes to super teams a lot of people are quite stubborn, especially when they have success, so then it can be hard if two people have too big of an ego to come to an agreement or be rational about a discussion or an argument. Then it can for sure devolve into something bad.
How have you found it linking up with Upset?
Mikyx: I really enjoy playing with Upset, I think it’s quite similar to playing with Hans. I think he just puts a lot more effort into getting everyone in the team on the same page as well, and he’s very included in the whole process. He makes sure that everyone is giving it their best, which is kind of similar to Hans.
But Hans was a bit, you know, on and off in that regard. Sometimes he was a bit like more quiet, but Upset is very vocal all the time outside the game, inside the game, whereas Hans was just vocal in the game.
Overall, I enjoy playing with Upset a lot. I think he’s very good. And yeah, I think together we’re also kind of smurfing on people most of the time.
Why do you think he’s had so much criticism the last couple of years?
Mikyx: For sure he kind of f***** up his PR because he’s been very cocky back in his day when he didn’t win anything. So people don’t like that unless you win, I guess, or just in general people don’t like when people are confident or cocky. So he kind of messed up in that regard in his PR.
But I feel like he’s always been quite good. The teams he’s played on have not been the greatest, I think the only one I could kind of consider a super team would be the one with Bo/Perkz in Vitality.
I also heard that back in the day he was harder to work with. And from hearing feedback from last year and even this year everyone said that he has matured a lot and has been a lot, a lot more reasonable to play with or just like just nicer to get along with. Apparently in the past he was a menace for the junglers and his teams.
Lee Jones: The rumours of you departing G2 came only a day after Worlds elimination, implying that the decision had been made while you were still competing.
What was that experience like, did you have an idea you might be getting cut?
Mikyx: I could definitely see it coming. I feel like even before Worlds started, I guess maybe during the boot camp for Worlds, I could see that some people were acting differently towards me – I guess because they didn’t have to deal with my s*** because I’m going to be out, you know? So it felt like we kind of gave up on fixing some of our issues. Yeah, it just felt like a big waste of Worlds because I felt like we were actually very good and we could have gone very far. So in that aspect, that was pretty sad there.
I didn’t personally see the leaks… but I could kind of connect the dots, you know, and see where it was going. So it wasn’t really a surprise for me. I guess the surprise for me was how fast it happened because as soon as we lost, the next day already out. So yeah, it just felt weird that the decision was made so early on, like so far in advance, that’s why I think it was not very wise, but hey.
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