2024 was an enormous yr for Name of Obligation, with Trendy Warfare 3 bringing again a number of the most iconic maps in COD historical past, the launch of Black Ops 6, and OpTic Texas successful the World Championships for the primary time in seven years. Right here, we undergo our prime 5 finest COD gamers of 2024.
The 2024 Name of Obligation League season noticed a number of winners throughout six totally different occasions (if we embody the postseason Esports World Cup), with numerous gamers shining at totally different instances of the season.
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Nevertheless, these gamers hit the best peaks and had been constantly on the prime all through your entire yr. Right here is our full record, celebrating the most effective abilities within the league proper now, forward of the CDL 2025 season kicking off.
5. Brandon ‘Dashy’ Otell
Dashy lastly bought the ring that has evaded him for thus lengthy.
Dashy has been one of the crucial elite slayers within the Name of Obligation League every season, and MW3 was no totally different, successful his first world championship after years of lacking out.
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He was additionally arguably (and to a lot debate amongst COD followers) probably the most clutch participant within the league, with a number of 1vX conditions gained. This contains maybe probably the most memorable clip of the season, as he pulled off a powerful 1v3 in opposition to Atlanta FaZe on their technique to Main 3 victory.
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There have been various contenders to get this prime 5 spot – Cellium, particularly, had a transparent shot of working his approach in after this season’s performances, however Dashy’s Champs win and insane clutches meant he needed to function.
4. Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas-Castro
OpTic TexasShotzzy is likely one of the most enjoyable gamers on the planet.
Dashy’s OpTic Texas teammate Shotzzy is the motion king in COD esports and has the flexibility to get the group on their toes like no different.
Because the reigning Champs Finals MVP, Shotzzy solely appeared to enhance over the course of the yr (barring an embarrassing Main 4 run that OpTic followers would like to neglect), however he definitely put to mattress any notion that he isn’t a famous person.
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Solely two SMG gamers had a greater Search & Destroy KD than Shotzzy did this season, with this being the mode the place he actually stood out, and – spoiler alert – they each function on this record.
3. Thomas ‘Scrap’ Ernst
Name of Obligation LeagueScrappy was solely in his second season however is already the most effective within the league.
Now, just a few months out of the 2024 season and with 2025 nearly to kick off with Black Ops 6, it’s simple to only bear in mind the large winners – OpTic and FaZe – and neglect that for a lot of the yr, Scrap had a severe shot on the MVP award.
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He was the most effective Assault Rifle participant within the league, and, regardless of Dashy’s success and Cellium’s slaying, Scrap has set himself such a excessive bar within the league that each time he’s not combating for a championship, he’s letting himself down.
His play in respawn modes was simply ranges above the remainder of the pack, and if he managed to win a pair extra trophies, we’d doubtless be one of the crucial full seasons for a participant in COD historical past.
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2. Paco ‘HyDra’ Rusiewiez
New York SublinersHyDra was simply barely behind our greatest participant of 2024.
For a lot of the 2024 season, the group argued between two prime submachine gun stars for the MVP nod, and HyDra simply missed out on the highest spot as he did not convert his insane gameplay into wins at both the CDL Championship or Esports World Cup.
Nevertheless, it’s unattainable to disregard that the Frenchman has maybe the best ceiling within the league, much more so than the world champions and veterans which have run the scene for years. He challenges each gunfight like he’s bought a Ray Gun in his hand and is ready to win even when the percentages are stacked in opposition to him, making different professionals seem like BillybobSniper123.
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He was with out query the best slayer within the league in 2024, with insane streaks and a number of other high-kill sequence, however there’s one participant that simply edged him out of the highest spot due to a reasonably large event victory.
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1. Chris ‘Simp’ Lehr
Name of Obligation LeagueSimp was the primary participant as soon as once more this yr.
Simp is on the quick monitor to turning into the most effective Name of Obligation participant of all time. That a lot is nearly unanimously agreed upon, and he did a superb job proving that in 2024.
There was principally by no means some extent all through the MW3 season that Simp wasn’t checked out as an MVP standout. Even within the pre-season tournaments, he was already placing in MVP-level performances, and that basically by no means died down.
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He’s the blueprint for what gamers anticipate to see from HyDra within the coming years and, regardless of being 5 years deep into his professional profession, refuses to decelerate in any respect.
He was the common season MVP, Main 2 winner, and a real beast in all recreation modes. That was all earlier than he gained the Esports World Cup, too, which helped nudge him above HyDra in our total rankings.
Esports World CupSimp lifted Esports World Cup silverware to finish his unbelievable 2024 season.
As talked about earlier, there are some names that simply missed out on the highest 5 for numerous causes, be it Cellium, Drazah, and even Ghosty, who actually began to turn out to be a extra well-rounded participant in 2024.
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With the 2025 season now quick approaching, will probably be attention-grabbing to see how totally different or comparable this record appears to be like this time subsequent yr. It’s laborious to think about any gamers outperforming the 5 listed right here, however as we all know from the previous, each new season brings just a few surprises to maintain issues thrilling.
