Invite Preseason Teams and Power RankingsFirstly, congratulations are in order to Burgers & Homies, :squirtyay, and Second Wind for securing the final Invite spots this season. This season is looking to be one of the best yet, with plenty of competition at the top and bottom. Not to mention, this season we have a sponsor! Buy and sell TF2 items at a low commission of 5% only. Instant delivery, No verification, bitcoin, and PayPal payout at
mannco.store . Apolodosh, Dunk Masters, and Fred V all look like top three contenders and Super Handsome Inteligent Team and Amicitia Nova, both previous advanced champions, have moved up to Invite. Now let’s get into the teams.
1. Apolodosh wish
dev
River
Arzt Hispanian
RonnieJ
exa_
Wall
shaayy
Madringme
Apolodosh is ready with the exact same roster from Season 3 looking to take first place. With KND's unfortunate demise, it's just that much easier for AD to finally get 1st place in Invite.
wish and
dev have played at the top level for multiple seasons, making them one of the best flanks in Invite. Not to say the AD combo is weak though. There is not a single team that can beat
Arzt Hispanian when he is fueled by ulterior motives. In recent scrims they have had some shaky koth results against Fred V, even dropping rounds to Amicitia Nova on Ashville.
2. Fred V pablo
tgw
eX.Hunter
durr
hypedad32
carcin
Toy
rain
shotaway
Fred V, led by pablo, is possibly the most DM-heavy team that will be playing in Invite this season. In their early scrims, they have shown incredible koth results, beating AD on Product and Lakeside. Their payload, however, is another story entirely. Not very clean.
pablo,
tgw,
durr, and
rain can all play multiple classes at an Invite level, so there may be dual roster situation with one being for koth and one being for payload and steel.
3. Dunk Master triiiple
lizar
HA Johnny
Makkabeus
civ
tacos
fruitcup
lenny
evil
Dunk Masters is picking up the pieces where Invidus left off. While tacos is still leading the team, he has moved from
Medic to
Engie having
fruitcup take his place.
evil remains one of the key players of the roster.
lenny has proved to be a top 3 sniper this season, completely dominating snipers like yosh and CazaroC during Region Wars. The combo of
HA Johnny,
Makkabeus, and
civ looks to be extremely strong, with
Makkabeus being a great source of damage and
HA Johnny and
civ keeping their medic safe from spies and bombers alike.
4. Amicitia Nova Poseidon
Catalyst
Darkly
Dog
Rayman5000
perenne
DZCreeper
Sei
Micahlele
Amicitia Nova finally moves up after a season break to compete in Invite after winning advanced in season 2. They’ve managed to keep about half the roster the same, keeping
Catalyst,
Darkly,
DZCreeper,
Sei, and of course the glorious, handsome, and amazing leader
Micahlele.
Poseidon is a great pickup to compliment
Catalyst and keep the flank healthy. Even though
Dog and
Rayman5000 have never played together, the scrim results show that they are adapting well. They have taken 2 rounds off AD on Ashville and had decisive victories over Impostors on both payload and koth.
5. Impostors asher
Mono72
Inquisition
Flare
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Starfruit66
ZoomxZe
d3nny
Dave
Flare is back with his boys looking to have a more successful Invite season than the last. To help him reach this goal, he’s picked up
Mono72 and
d3nny. After getting every single placement medal in advanced,
Mono72 is finally moving up to Invite and is looking to leave a mark.
d3nny, on the other hand, is currently making his mark as the hot, up and coming sniper for Invite. d3nny, also known as john beans, has been dominating on sniper as of late, including hitting crazy quickscopes such as
this one. 6. :squirtyay: XBS
Voosh
figsy
fygg
Octa
Aaron
Doc
watterson
Hino
:squirtyay: features a lot of old players returning along with some new blood to the Invite scene. The most notable return easily being
watterson. He was one of the most dominant snipers in plat for many seasons, and he’s finally back to add some spice to the sniper pool.
fygg and
Octa make for a scary combo, with insane damage potential between the two. The flank of
XBS and
Voosh may be completely new to Invite, but it won’t stop them from competing with current Invite flanks.
7. Second Wind Fallen Gourd
Daffodil
Pyrrhus
exile
cinder
Niko Jims
rebite
Sovereign
MoonDoggy
Disbanding after season 24 of UGC platinum, Second Wind players either retired or moved on to other teams. This season though, this gang of friends is back together and ready to compete in Invite.
Sovereign has made a strong return, top fragging in several scrims and matches against other Invite teams.
exile has always had extremely solid damage numbers, especially in the recent Invite Qualifiers Cup. Seeing
Fallen Gourd off sniper is an interesting choice, but he seems to be adapting well to the class swap.
cinder is also off sniper for a season, but he is starting to pick up heavy quickly. Even with such strong players, the roster overall has had some disappointing scrim results, almost not making Invite due to the Invite Qualifiers Cup. Overall, Second Wind is looking like a fun team made by a bunch of friends.
8. Burgers & Homies Rebel
DOOMBRINGER_
T.K.
BLNKT
Chocc
Grynn
Raisin
Mhenlo
Kris18
Chocc carries on the B&H legacy with some new branding in Burgers and Homies. The flank is easily the strongest part of this team, with
Rebel having great DM on scout and
DOOMBRINGER_ bringing the DOOM onto his enemies constantly. While
BLNKT is relatively untested in Invite, if he can adapt quickly this team is going to improve exponentially.
Mhenlo has had a decent return to form, slowly getting back into the groove of sniping again and
Kris18 makes his return to competitive TF2 after several seasons of break.
9. Super Handsome Inteligent Team cookie
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Guava
kinetic
Moist Master
GreenKing
Virgil
shaded
Jebus
S.H.I.T. has moved up to Invite after winning Advanced in last season. The transition into Invite has been rough for them though. Even though they had their fees waived, they have lost
neum,
apathy, and
rebite.
Virgil and
shaded were some great last-minute pickups for S.H.I.T., but will it be enough to smooth their transition into Invite? As of late, they have been dropping rounds to teams like markers and the e-boys in Advanced.