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TSM signs coach and analyst raven to competitive Apex Legends team

The signing gives a further glimpse into TSM's future plans in Apex.

A few days ago, TSMā€™s Philip ā€œImperialHalā€ Dosen said that he and the rest of TSMā€™s competitive Apex Legends team were cooking up new strategies and compositions that might surprise their competition. That picture got a little clearer today when TSM announced the arrival of coach and analyst, raven.

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Having previously worked with competitive Apex squads for NRG and ALGS Championship darlings GMT Esports, raven has a reputation in the community for being one of the most forward-thinking minds in the game. The move suggests that TSM will be looking for a more aggressive playstyle in the ALGS competitions to come.

While thereā€™s still plenty of time before the third year of ALGS competition for TSMā€™s composition and playstyle to solidify, raven still indicated a few plans for the new looks TSM is preparing for next season. One definitive change is in store for the characters that longtime support player Jordan ā€œRepsā€ Wolfe will be playing.

ā€œI am going to get Reps off these dogshit defensive legends that donā€™t do anything,ā€ raven told his stream, filled with TSM fans asking him questions about what plans he has for the team. ā€œNo more Gibby, weā€™re definitely not playing fucking Wattsonā€¦ I want more damage.ā€

Reps has long been considered one of the best support players in the world, but many fans have questioned how heā€™s been hampered by playing legends like Wattson and Gibraltar in the past. But raven clearly wants the team to play less of a defensive style and be more aggressive in the way they approach fights, looking to overwhelm opponents with damage output rather than rely on shields and fences to prevent other teams from pushing them.

TSM are scheduled to play in SoulZ season three, a Japanese LAN event, on Aug. 20. And while fans canā€™t expect the team to have everything figured out at that point, they might get a glimpse at some of the ideas raven and the squad have in store for the future.


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Associate Editor and Apex Legends Lead. From getting into fights over Madden and FIFA with his brothers to interviewing some of the best esports figures in the world, Adam has always been drawn to games with a competitive nature. You'll usually find him on Apex Legends (World's Edge is the best map, no he's not arguing with you about it), but he also dabbles in VALORANT, Super Smash Bros. Melee, CS:GO, Pokemon, and more. Ping an R-301.