7 best Call of Duty pro players for 2021 CDL Cold War season CDL[jwplayer OhdQX17u] 2021\u2019s Call of Duty League season is nearly upon us, but who\u2019s the best of the best on Black Ops Cold War? We\u2019ve picked out the 7 best CDL players going into the second season. Skill vs stats\u2026 Ability vs intangibles. What does it mean to be Call of Duty\u2019s best? Players like Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter and Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner have rightfully earned their spot in the esport\u2019s hall of fame, but whether they\u2019re still at the top is another question altogether. Determining who makes the cut comes down to assessing several factors. Obviously, skill and ability are important, but there are other elements at play, such as leadership and championship experience. But when the chips are down, who are the best players in Cold War right now? Best CDL players for 2021 season Please note that the seven players are not listed in any particular order. Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas-Castro (Dallas Empire) No such list can be legitimate without mentioning Shotzzy, who took the league by storm en route to claiming the inaugural 2020 world championship with Dallas Empire. On top of boasting impeccable aim, movement skills and rapid reactions, the former Halo World Champion is also known for seeing the game in ways that other pros don\u2019t \u2014 point and case, this big-brain trick on Armada Strike shortly after Cold War had launched. Just Shotzzy doing Shotzzy things pic.twitter.com\/P0tFZqg5Vd \u2014 COD Fandom (@CODFandom) November 14, 2020 Safe to say that Dallas Empire doesn\u2019t regret paying the reported $150,000-250,000 buyout fee from Splyce. Expect Shotzzy to once again be one of the frontrunners for league MVP in 2021. Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr (Atlanta FaZe) No conversation about the best players in the Call of Duty League would be complete without Simp. After an incredible rookie season, Simp maintained his form through Modern Warfare and helped lead FaZe to the best Regular Season record \u2014 alongside a second-place finish at the CDL Championship. His raw skill and ability are second to none; the former eUnited man\u2019s ability to dominate an entire league is exactly why he\u2019s rubbing shoulders with Call of Duty\u2019s biggest stars so early in his career. Tyler \u2018aBeZy\u2019 Pharris (Atlanta FaZe) You can\u2019t have one without the other \u2014 aBeZy is the other half of the CDL\u2019s Tiny Terrors. Together with Simp, the pair have tyrannized the CDL and lived up to their namesake. His meteoric rise to prominence in the Black Ops 4 season is even more impressive when you consider that it came alongside Simp. Perfecting his role as a Slayer, aBeZy posted impressive stats while helping FaZe look so dominant in 2020. Arguably the most talented player in the world, Pharris possesses boatloads of skill that\u2019s turned him into a perennial superstar at this point \u2014 and it\u2019s clear that no matter the game, he\u2019s always going to be ahead of the curve. Dylan \u2018Envoy\u2019 Hannon (Chicago OpTic) If it hadn\u2019t been for Simp\u2019s electric pro debut, Envoy\u2019s sprint to superstardom would have been a much bigger talking point in 2019. Earning a spot on the Chicago Huntsmen came with a set of heavy expectations, but he\u2019s smashed through all of them to establish himself as an elite player. The fact that he distinguished himself as an MVP finalist while playing alongside the likes of Matthew \u2018FormaL\u2019 Piper and Alec \u2018Arcitys\u2019 Sanderson is a testament to his ability. Read More: CDL 2021 Rostermania \u2013 all roster changes – 2021 will be the first year that Envoy will compete in 4v4 at the highest level, but the added layer of tactical awareness required to thrive almost suits Hannon\u2019s style to a tee. Brandon \u2018Dashy\u2019 Otell (Chicago OpTic) At first glance, it might seem odd to include Dashy in this list after he never really got going in Modern Warfare and ended up getting benched. But consider this\u2026 Almost no one was better in Black Ops 4, and in an OpTic Gaming team brimming with talent, Dashy stood out as their clear-cut best player. Otell stood in as a last-minute fill-in for Kenny \u2018Kuavo\u2019 Williams during last season\u2019s Playoffs and absolutely dominated, despite not having practiced in weeks. If that doesn\u2019t prove that he\u2019s one of the most naturally talented players in the league, then we don\u2019t know what does. Cold War brings Dashy back to his Treyarch stomping ground. Add into the mix that he\u2019s back with teammates who bring out the best in him, and the \u2018human highlight reel\u2019 will no doubt be back again. After being dropped in favor of a rookie, he\u2019ll be back with a chip on his shoulder \u2014 making him extremely dangerous. Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew (Seattle Surge) An eyebrow-raiser? Perhaps\u2026 But if you look beyond Surge\u2019s dreadful 2020 campaign, it\u2019s obvious that Octane was anchored by his teammates. Always considered a top-tier assault rifle player, he took things to another level in Modern Warfare, leading the league in Hardpoint K\/D (1.32) and Domination K\/D (1.31). Even in the Surge\u2019s lone Playoff series he was dominant, posting K\/D ratios of 1.08 in HP, 2.33 in S&D, and 1.24 in Dom. Now surrounded by teammates that fit his style better, all eyes will be on Octane to continue and maybe even further elevate his incredible form in Black Ops Cold War \u2014 and we\u2019ve put him on our list because we fully expect him to do so. Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat (Los Angeles Thieves) SlasheR is undoubtedly one of the best talents in the esport\u2019s history. But does he have what it takes to be considered among the seven best players for the 2021 season? In short, yes. Even a dreadful year with OpTic Gaming LA couldn\u2019t stop him from posting stellar numbers. Now he\u2019s back flying the 100 Thieves banner, he\u2019ll be keen to reclaim the organization\u2019s place on the podium, after being considered one of the most feared teams in Black Ops 4. If you take an unparalleled determination to win at all costs, pair it with uncanny leadership skills and a sprinkle of laser-like accuracy\u2026 you\u2019ve got SlasheR. Regardless of the game, a skillset like that will leverage any group of players to be the best in the game. Honorable Mentions McArthur \u2018Cellium\u2019 Jovel (Atlanta FaZe) \u2014 Honestly, Cellium could fit into the top seven right now, but then again, so can the entire FaZe roster. – Alec \u2018Arcitys\u2019 Sanderson (Atlanta FaZe) \u2014 A dominant force when on his \u201cA-game\u201d \u2014 look for Arcitys to be a top-tier AR player again in 2021. – Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner (Chicago OpTic) \u2014 He\u2019s the King\u2026 Need we say more? – Cuyler \u2018Huke\u2019 Garland (Dallas Empire) \u2014 Arguably the most underrated player in the CDL, Huke could easily be a top-seven player by the time next season\u2019s over. – Cesar \u2018Skyz\u2019 Bueno (Florida Mutineers) \u2014 Emerged as one of the league\u2019s biggest talents in 2020, Skyz would cement his spot in the top tier with another MVP-level campaign. – Who do you think will dominate on Cold War? Can anyone stop Shotzzy from earning back-to-back MVPs? One thing\u2019s for certain, we\u2019re primed for the most explosive season of competitive Call of Duty yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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