As a part of the core lineup of Crew Spirit, who gained each The Worldwide 2021 and 2023, Ukrainian legend Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk is taken into account one of many best carry gamers of all time. His opinion and insights maintain important weight, and just lately, he named the groups that he believes made essentially the most important roster adjustments within the offseason.
Many top-tier Dota 2 esports groups make adjustments after a season ends, and the post-The Worldwide 2025 (TI14) roster shuffle was definitely attention-grabbing. Because the BLAST Slam IV kicked off, marking the beginning of the brand new season, Yatoro revealed his opinion on the strongest roster strikes.
Yatoro is Crew Spirit’s celebrity carry. Picture Credit score: BLAST
Yatoro’s Strongest Dota 2 Groups After Roster Shuffle
In a latest interview with BLAST, Yatoro was requested about Crew Spirit’s roster adjustments, noting the addition of help participant and captain, Nikita “panto” Balaganin, with “good synergy constructing” between the brand new addition and coach Airat “Silent” Gaziev.
Crew Spirit is, after all, one of many favorites in the beginning of the brand new season. Nonetheless, Yatoro believes just a few different groups made some highly effective adjustments to their rosters as properly.
“Xtreme Gaming seems to be stable,” Yatoro mentioned. “They’ve made some good adjustments. Liquid additionally made some attention-grabbing strikes, although it’s nonetheless early to say for certain. They give the impression of being actually sturdy on paper.”
The Chinese language powerhouse, Xtreme Gaming, made all of it the best way to the grand remaining of TI14 earlier than dropping to Crew Falcons. Try their new roster under, with three important adjustments.
Xtreme Gaming roster:
Wang “Ame” Chunyu
Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang (changed Guo “Xm” Hongcheng)
Lin “Xxs” Jing
Xu “fy” Linsen (changed Zhao “XinQ” Zixing)
Yap “xNova” Jian Wei (changed Wilson “poloson” Koh)
The Chinese language powerhouse at TI14. Picture Credit score: Xtreme Gaming
Because the defending champions at TI14, Crew Liquid fell in need of greatness, ending in a disappointing Ninth-Thirteenth place. Following Aydin “Insania” Sarkohi’s retirement, the group rebuilt its Dota 2 roster with two adjustments.
Crew Liquid roster:
Michael “miCKe” VuMichał “Nisha” JankowskiMarcus “Ace” Christensen (changed Jonáš “SabeRLight-” Volek)Samuel “Boxi” SvahnErik “tOfu” Engel (changed Aydin “Insania” Sarkohi)
Two gamers all the time on the identical wavelength, now flowing as Liquid.
Welcome @AceDota & @tOfuDota2 🌊 pic.twitter.com/GpTSWi44xI
— Crew Liquid Dota (@teamliquiddota) October 9, 2025
A 3rd crew, Aurora Gaming, was additionally talked about by Yatoro, noting: “Aurora too. But it surely’s too early to speak about these items. We’ll see the place issues are after a few tournaments this season.”
Aurora Gaming is at the moment taking part in with one stand-in at BLAST Slam IV, after transferring Gleb “kiyotaka” Zyryanov to the bench. Chan “Oli” Chon Kien was added to the roster in the beginning of October, after dropping panto to Crew Spirit.
