The main 2024 competitive VALORANT Champions Tour season has come to a close, which means it’s time for Rostermania—and there’s already heaps of action on the player market.
The end of VCT Champions marks the offseason for pro VALORANT allowing teams to begin shuffling their star-studded lineups. We’ve already seen some big moves from major players, with even a couple of successful squads making the tough decision to freshen up before the 2025 preseason begins in January with KICK//OFF.
Here’s a day-by-day rundown of every major VALORANT roster move.
All VALORANT 2024 postseason roster changes, by date
Sept. 3: Chilean player Mazino parts ways with Leviatán after two years. He and the team are “exploring an extension,” but in the interim, he has permission to test his value.
Sept. 3: Crashies will explore his options on the market after nearly two years at NRG’s helm.
Sept. 3: Starxo departs KOI and enters unrestricted free agency. “After all this time I know that I’m not scared to become a leader and one of the best IGLs. To the KOI fans, thank you and sorry for these two years,” he said in his departing statement.
Sept. 3: Fnatic drops hiro after a three-month stint that included this year’s VCT EMEA Stage Two title.
Aug. 30: Team Liquid shakes up the squad following a disappointing 2024 season, with Jamppi, Mistic, and Enzo all benched.
Aug. 30: NAVI makes its first move of the offseason, benching Zyppan who remains under contract but enters restricted free agency.
Aug. 29: French player TakaS splits from Gentle Mates. He remains under contract but has been told he can explore options for 2025.
Aug. 28: Derke departs FNATIC after three years and plans to enter free agency ahead of 2025.
Aug. 26: ZETA DIVISION’s Laz announces retirement, shift to streaming.
Aug. 25: VCT Champions concludes; EDward Gaming claims victory over Heretics.
Aug. 20: Team Secret farewells NDG, who plans to test both the Pacific and international markets.
Aug. 13: BLEED drops four members of the VALORANT squad including yay after failing to qualify for VCT Champions.
Aug. 10: Cloud9 releases vanity after the squad failed to qualify for VCT Champions.
Aug. 8: VCT NA kicks off rostermania early by releasing assistant coach MikesHD.
July 21, 25: Sayaplayer and Rossy depart T1 after the squad’s ill-fated VCT Pacific Stage Two campaign.
