The Best Rookies in Valorant (so far)

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[@CommendYT]

If you’re coming here to comment about me missing Wo0t or Karon… keep watching 🙂

[@SPplayer.]

you forgot me

[@gamingverse8005]

@@CommendYT me from rank hell 🤣

[@jeffeyL]

@@CommendYT I know I am just doing some like baiting

[@Wawawarrior-hw7bg]

@CommendYT not related to Wo0t or Karon but are you gonna make a vid abt the story of champs 2024?

[@LESUNPO0P3D]

no s1mon :(

[@xsethy7728]

The funniest thing about Erick "Aspas" Santos is that he was a CS GO player, he played GC (gamersclub) but he was banned because they thought he was a cheater, when Sacy went to call him to the team he literally gave him a PC, a mouse and a keyboard for him and said "Play it so I can see if you're not a cheater".

[@marklywednesday]

depois desse dia ele se juntou para a LOUD e aprendeu a palavra mais importante da vida dele "MATIAS"

[@silent2058]

same primmie so many people call him cheater

[@Dunkndosentz]

That’s where the gira aspas comes from(spin)

[@kaiya7942]

Do u got proof? With how much aspas story is covered I've never heard or seen this before

[@xsethy7728]

@@kaiya7942 Sacy himself has told this story several times on his live stream.

[@Rzohiscool]

rookies are always so fun to watch. especialy cracked rookies eg. something, demon1, primmie etc.

[@cyberf4mine]

woots run in shanghai was crazy entertaining too imo

[@gamingverse8005]

​@@cyberf4mine yeah woot got some crazy aim and I don't know why they let miniboo to Play dualist

[@T3nyys0n]

@@cyberf4mine man i felt like woot's duelist is crazy. miniboo good no doubt but woot's duelist play in shanghai was simply amazing

[@ives_galaxy]

​@@T3nyys0nwell woot is more comfortable with initiators and miniboo is more flexible duelist wise (yoru, neon) so

[@cyberf4mine]

@@gamingverse8005 from what I heard woot just genuinely doesn’t want to play duelist in the first place, so what can you really do. But depending on how champs goes for them its possible they change their plan, similar to vitality

[@ehcsitroM]

wo0t in Master's Shanghai was an absolute god.

[@jagason7494]

Yea being someone who rooted against woot it was not nice lol this guy gets 1 kill every round and usually 2

[@munkhjinmunkhbayar5952]

Until he faced GEN.G yeah.

[@cloudyskyz2237]

It’s disappointing he doesn’t like to play duelist. He’s undoubtedly one of the best duelists in the world, definitely even better than miniboo , TH’s duelist.

[@fores7ght]

unmatched. put woot on duelist bro. midiboo aint it

[@jagason7494]

@@munkhjinmunkhbayar5952 or cause it’s a grand finals

[@krackacka]

Wo0t basically singlehandedly made me a TH fan. He's so fun and exciting to watch, and I'll never get sick of the shades he wears when he walks out, or his fistbumps with Benjyfishy.

[@cigarafterkiss]

TH is such a likable team like i love their vibe

[@emperesque1218]

As someone who's only been a casual viewer of Valorant esports starting this year, I appreciate your videos informing me of what's been going on in the scene. I had no idea a bunch of the players in this video came straight from ranked lol.

[@CommendYT]

Glad to hear it was helpful 😁

[@Scourge-of-God]

Nice timing, Primmie just went out 0-2

[@Petaldash]

talon did yes, but primmie is a really good player

[@zadsazhad]

@@Petaldash consistently top fragging

[@gamingverse8005]

​​@@Petaldashalmost 25 kill in each game, this simply proof that primie is better then rest of his team.

[@jkgiron1]

yea thought he was good but he seems like he's not a good team player. he just frags like ranked but his kills dont translate to wins...

[@opstarky6059]

@@jkgiron1 it's his first big tournament, ofc he is not gonna team play like aspas when he only has ranked and scrim experience. Primmie is a MECHANICAL beast but that doesn't make him immediately the best

[@cloudyskyz2237]

PRX members got 1000 kills after 2 years. Something got 1000 kills after 1 year. Karon got 1000 kills after 5 fricken months.

[@MonthlytuneMusic]

Simon 🗣️🗣️ won Champions during his first year

[@gaganm6639]

Ngl reins played a few amazing rounds this year. I love watching his clutches over n over again.

[@SubaruKuunnn]

Sacy's smile killed me

[@erebus6444]

its so funny seeing oxy is nowadays 2021-2022 he was a stream sniper and was highly trolled because of the LFT in his name amazing to see hin grow as a player and gain respect

[@demol1sh_]

why is benjy not talked abt? This man went from being one of the best in T1 Fortnite to the best sentinel player in all of Eu T1 valorant in a couple of years

[@ffbru8415]

He was playing sentinel and half his season was mediocre. He was off the radar

[@tony-te7gd]

From the way he was talking abt cronicle he didnt count players coming from other big esports but maybe im wrong

[@christophfrey2622]

2nd best after alfa

[@snowblnd4181]

He may of been a rookie in Valorant, but he was a fortnite pro previously. Although, admittedly Demon1 has had prior top level FPS expierience and was mentioned. But he already talked about half of Heretics soooo

[@demol1sh_]

@@ffbru8415 still won the award. Awards speak volume

[@orbitzel2435]

Bro might need to remake this video for S1mon

[@chris-lh6ol]

has to be karon for this year this man never even played t2 he was straight out of ranked. Whats impressive is that its not only his mechanics that are dominating games but how he plays, he doesnt make a lot of mistakes and controller is such a hard role to play.

[@Illuniaz]

>be primmie >just play ranked >get signed by a team for a single elimination match that could decide going to champions or not >get signed to be a (mostly) DUELIST >dont scrim the new map hoping that TS dont pick it >TS picks it >you have to IGL the team since you're the only one with experience on the map from ranked

[@hyunji1652]

It depend , i think if GEN.G got into another grand final , Karon Season Will undoubtedly the best rookie ( Even if they lost final ) Karon placement with GEN - 1st Kickoff - 2nd Master Madrid - 2nd Stage 1 Playoff - 1st Master Shanghai - 1st Stage 2 Playoff - Champs ( Ongoing )

[@_jy1754]

Could honestly be up there for best season full stop never mind the rookie part. What other player has made 5 grand finals in 1 year? While winning MINIMUM 3 trophies(he could still even win Champs)

[@vitthalkudav4213]

​@@_jy1754Current Gen G is like last year's Fnatic, if they win champions then they will be the most dominant team yet

[@dwaytosama]

Karon even got his 1000 kills in his rookie year goddamn

[@rrbaconmemer4787]

but if woot wins it then it would be woot

[@ykali00]

@@dwaytosamathat is just absolutely insane

[@TetGodOfGames]

I know SEN hasn't been performing lately but no mention of Johnqt? He won a trophy in his rookie year

[@christiangosling6505]

hes not a rookie lol, already on T2 scene before

[@jeffeyL]

nah best rookie is probably karon

[@beegyoshi6525]

Watch the video

[@plakarp]

You right but karon have better teammate better coach and in korean team he speak his native language and primmie perfomance is just top frag every match he play he have potential but with team like talon he cant shine much

[@ShivamJalali]

Probably ? He is

[@jkgiron1]

karon is objectively and factually the best rookie this season. anyone else saying otherwise is wrong.

[@sabaldahal3661]

@@jeffeyL no doubts

[@mozzambiquehere]

This is an insane video, showcasing some of the greatest talents in VALORANT right now. Props to you for making this so well!

[@shapeturtle]

BABE WAKE UP NEW COMMEND BANGER

[@VibeZ_1221]

I think primmie can actually be the next goat after Aspas , his consistent performance while playing some non duelist roles is actually insane . Bro qualified talon to champs single handedly . Its just that he needs a lil bit more exposure and a decent team to back it up

[@whatthefuckiswrongwithyou]

lmao dream on

[@SuperNikio2]

Chronicle 10 years of pro swimming and not even 22??? Damn

[@justjudah1527]

hes also married already lol

[@yumihere2848]

While he’s definitely not rookie of the year johnqt needs to be in the convo for best rookies this year

[@ben3849]

subscriber since video 1. ty for these cool videos

[@janleoon]

please never stop posting videos, they are so good

[@tusharmehta4890]

Every one knows cgrx is best rookie

[@dazaiosamu2229]

cgrs was a great sub in as a streamer but hes nowhere close

[@sendxnoodles]

@@tusharmehta4890 and retired after 1 tournament. The Goat

[@claralee5434]

I think it’s pretty undeniable that Karon is the most accomplished rookie of the year, but I have to say woot is my favorite rookie. There was something about the anticipation of him coming in and then to show up in the way he did at Shanghai. I really look forward to his performance at Seoul and the future. He is just truly so enjoyable to watch

[@stinkfyst4055]

I feel like JohnQT deserves some mentioning although hes an IGL and a great one at that his fragging ability is up there

[@Ghanshyam-69]

john isnt a rookie, he has been playing pro scene since 2021

[@andrebergerus2787]

The whole Heretics roster is basically rookies minus like Boo. I would argue even Benjy is a rookie when it comes to professional valorant

[@Clyne69]

3:23 I miss when trent was known as the Vandal spray god. Idk what happened but he rarely does it anymore, now he plays kinda normal

[@dashjeff839]

Fun fact about karon is that he has more than 1000 kills in his first year of debut. And the year isn't done yet.

[@GladiatorXD1]

I think best rookie of all time is demon1 (only talking about rookie year)

[@shoopyrythm567]

Missed out Benjyfishy and Johnqt :(

[@anirudhkashyap23]

woot is simply amazing

[@elahisam3485]

Geng sadly lost against sentinals so yea, but karons season was prolly the best soo far, the guy is just crazy at the game

[@cisco1284]

Rip to the Karon statement 😥

[@lilinyoki]

istg if c9 can finally build a good team around oxy c9 is gonna be UNSTOPPABLE

[@animatedfps]

awesome video, very very entertaining. keep up the good work

[@wxhynzzz]

I love ur videos, man. Great stuff

[@Kavyatej]

karon got timing'd

[@diesel1358]

Chronicle was definitely not a “pro swimmer for 10 years” before valorant hahaha. Dude is 21 now, and was 17/18 when valorant first came out. No way he was pro from age 7 to 17 haha.

[@cyberf4mine]

Alfajer wouldve been worth a mention probably imo

[@catboyfloofy5604]

I know talon lost and is out but the match against lev on ascent was funny. He was swinging aspas and was winning

[@linhtrangpham4997]

You know its a good day when commmend uploads a new banger

[@sezgingonulalan1103]

if woot showed up on the finals vs geng he would win the rookie of the year award he might have been better than demon1 he looked so dominant only if he could show up in finals and win the trophy

[@aks540]

@@sezgingonulalan1103 I don't think anyone can beat demon1 for the best rookie the way eg changed completely after his addition was really astonishing like being the worst team in NA to winning champs that can't be recreated

[@sezgingonulalan1103]

@@aks540 thats not just his absence its more of boostio and ethan they lost their core the backbone of the team

[@aks540]

@@sezgingonulalan1103 boosting himself says that demon1 was the biggest reason of their successful champs run his addition changed the team on the other hand heretics not having woot at the start of the year was performing exceptionally well

[@sezgingonulalan1103]

@@aks540 I know demon1 is the biggest contributer i was one of the first ones to say that he is cracked but you guys dont even know the team well ı watched every game of eg that season and let me tell you something if his ıgl was not boostio or his support was not ethan they would not win the champs you are crediting him too much for what the team did even if he was the best player in that time which he was he still wouldnt win the champs

[@aks540]

@@sezgingonulalan1103 before demon1's addition= team struggling to qualify regionally after demon1's addition= reached Tokyo finals won champs. Ur whole narrative of boostio and Ethan were also imp is irrelevant as we are comparing demon1 with woot for more impactful rookie and what they achieved after their addtion

[@Punciiy]

Duelist Wo0t was peak of Masters Shanghai fr

[@vmstowhed]

woot and karon MY ABSOLUTE GOATS! i hope they let woot play a duelist starting from playoffs

[@jairuszebedee9605]

Demon1 is the equivalent of Brandon Jennings in Valorant

[@joelntumy3441]

BBL Elite should be in this video too, got picked up before he was 18 and has been incredible for BBL

[@nydra1831]

11:30 well...

[@tirthparekh3799]

@@nydra1831 😂😂😂

[@Repostedmemes1]

Underrated i tot u have atleast milions of subscribers because this video is too good

[@ariesh2166]

1:50 damn didn't know my goat aspas is also a sakurasou enjoyer. Peak gameplay with peak taste

[@p41n8]

@@ariesh2166 GENUINELY!!! Sakurasou is peak romance

[@madhavmohanraj6146]

​@@p41n8peak

[@tjacky8078]

The best rookie is Simon for sure, 2 months before Championship he is not even in the main roster, 2 months later he became the world champion lol

[@pixelplayz540]

Gen.g just lost today to sen 😅

[@CableGodss]

Talon only have 3 players that's actually good 😂

[@Rahul-sb7iu]

"if karon can bring geng to another trophy", that aged like milk

[@cannonsaki932]

Jesus Karon clears tenz so hard 😭

[@expreeo]

its so sad watching this after geng didnt make champs

[@user-uz5fd1hf5g]

Primmie's aim is insane, but hes game sens is for ranked, not vct

[@AdamSz27]

Best quality valorant content creator ❤❤

[@ezekil3355]

oxy aint really "straight from the ranked leaderboards" he played tier2 for two whole seasons

[@Error-bo5kg]

think if you are talking about Rookies you could always bring Nivera in. While Primmie went into Valorant Pro level with a 4K, Nivera aced the very first round he played in professional Valorant

[@noweyp7836]

Well that Karon call at the end did not end well sadly 😅

[@Raphael_1024]

Where is Simon?

[@_simon.s_]

Primmie is undoubtedly one of the best rookies we've ever seen but is unfortunately held back by an underperforming team.

[@dewaputra9251]

worst coach ever He not even believing in his team

[@BM-zm1jl]

He's only played a few games he hasn't shown shit

[@angrycow1036]

@@BM-zm1jl hes been like their top fragger consistently wdym bro 😭😭

[@BrokDoidao]

@@_simon.s_ aspas literally won champions in his first year as a pro in VCT, he is the greatest rookie

[@wasterman]

​@@angrycow1036 4 games isn't "consistence" lil bro

[@abhayranjith]

Damn, Commend woke up

[@wo0Ka624]

I was like "where is wo0t and where is karon" then you clutched up

[@jedrzejjaniszewski1389]

BABE WAKE UP COMMEND JUST DROPPED W NEW VID (I DONT EVEN HAVE A FCKING GIRLFRIEND)

[@vihaanbollineni7890]

if you were to tell me last year that team heretics, geng, and g2 were going to be on top than i would have thought you were joking

[@MysticMushroomReal]

You CAN'T make a rookie video without talking about Woot

[@mr.mxyzptlc5262]

@@MysticMushroomReal watch the whole video

[@masterthaxx1630]

did u watch the video

[@MysticMushroomReal]

Yes i watched the whole video it was a statement about how good he is

[@mr.mxyzptlc5262]

@@MysticMushroomReal but reins better than woot

[@4dr_3]

Karim and the GenG squad just lost 0-2 to SEN and r out. Still an Incredible season tho

[@striker757]

Where is Eeiu? Or Icy? Not even a mention for them? They both had incredibly good years. Eeiu literally won Americas Initiator of the Year ( over Trent ) and Icy alongside G2 finished 2nd both Americas Splits, and 3rd at Shanghai.

[@BeynT.]

Both are not rookies eeiu has been a pro since 2022 and icy was on the reverse EG roster last year

[@9y2gt8wc07wxpfcs]

eeiu is not a rookie and icy is mid

[@babylaaamp2809]

eeiu played since 2020??

[@sir3169]

GREAT VIDEO. BUT BEST ROOKIE IS STILL SOULCAS

[@adamleyon8297]

Chronicle my goatt

[@ihy___]

I can't belive wo0t don't play duelist :(

[@Fyrrkye]

Names mentionned: Primmie Chronicle ASPAS Less Trent OXY N4RRATE Demon1 Something yetujey RieNs MiniBoo Hiro Flashback S1mon Kai Wo0t Karon

[@vihaanbollineni7890]

technically benjyfishy is a rookie cus this is his first year of t1 val

[@Cheese-hu1kx]

very cool!

[@TobechukwuAkinola]

you forgot benjyfishy or i didnt finish the video

[@Rukonara]

If Codey want to be a pro player, He would be in this video. :( chill rank demon, no care, highest rr

[@daehkcid9996]

Nothing said about yay is WILD He fucking dominated Berlin barely a month after joining NV

[@ACE-iwnl-]

@@daehkcid9996 he's talking about the 18-20 years cracked valorant players who didn't have any other pro game scene other than valorant. Yay is an experienced player.

[@daehkcid9996]

@@ACE-iwnl- I mean he did also give a shout to Demon1 being the goat of Unreal Tournament 4, and I'm fairly sure aspas used to play CS as well

[@mikexu4167]

Putting him above demon1 and Karon? We sure?

[@someoneYTVal]

IDK how Kai “Diffed aspas” when aspas had more kills in 2/3 maps and had more overall.

[@dewaputra9251]

I mean he jett diff Aspas tho.

[@gragalakaisel1477]

he's 10-13 against Kai.

[@someoneYTVal]

@@dewaputra9251 oh no he’s better on 1 map of 3. Still worse easily by 20x minimum.

[@qinglong424]

IF U SAW the third map(ascent) u wouyld know why he said that

[@someoneYTVal]

@@qinglong424 I did see the third map but he wasn’t as impressive as anyone is saying.

[@norakami_]

Karon is marved's successor

[@MIXeDHeN]

bro nuh huh u ddidnt just said aspas got diffed with him dropping a 50 bomb on a losing team

[@voidwalker8754]

Feel like a notable one missed is Zekken

[@kzavlr]

no, he isnt a rookie, he wasnt good last year and onward wasnt good on sen in 2023, xset before too

[@Mechstalol]

benjy not being in here should be a crime

[@dewaputra9251]

bruh he was in heratic last year

[@Adk6954r4]

who😂😂

[@Adk6954r4]

the cry baby

[@Mechstalol]

@@dewaputra9251 true but he was there only for lcq

[@lunazui5855]

damn who is that talon manager

[@user-iv4yo7ye3l]

Bro guys common prrimmie is very talented all he need is more time or better team

[@slpyzn]

I was waiting for Patitek :( isnt he considered a rookie too?

[@tobiasweber3936]

Nice video, but wasnt yay straight from ranked too?

[@Ghanshyam-69]

yay was a cs pro and moved to valorant like tenz so cant be counted as rookie

[@Sg190th]

Still believe Wo0t is the best rookie. Bro did this without his main role.

[@realElectroZap]

I really have high hopes for woot

[@zvchariah]

gen jus got knocked out

[@aritakei8179]

funny how geng just lost 0-2 to sen by losing all 4 pistols and 4 bonuses 💀

[@Clyne69]

Seriously that’s such a surprise for me. They are typically so good at bonus and even eco rounds, to lose all pistols and bonus is strange

[@pedrohenrique1960]

God video

[@grate5463]

11:28 oohh no not happening anymore

[@blackdeath0973]

Nah, I'd say Karon is the best Rookie in APAC as of now... Primmie just got the hype and yet can't carry his team to victory. DRX shut's him down, PRX shut's him down and GenG will shut them down if they have the chance to face against each other. Not winning after the Semi's in APAC is a proof that they just got lucky to beat TS since that's the only team they beat when they have Primmie...

[@shadow_playz6273]

Hiro is my favourite he is just demon with a demon team