In League of Legends, one of the best German players is on the market. Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage (23), the Midlaner of TSM, announced on Twitter that he is looking for a new LoL team.
Who is PowerOfEvil?
- The 23-year-old German started his LoL career in 2014 for the team “EYES ON U”, moving through several teams in Europe but ended up as a Midlaner in the USA in 2018.
- In the LCS, he worked his way up through stints at Optic Gaming, CLG, and FlyQuest to probably the most sought-after position in North American LoL: He became Midlaner at Team SoloMid, the largest and richest team in the LCS. There, he replaced the legendary Midlaner Bjergsen.
- In the Summer Split 2021, PowerOfEvil was the starting Midlaner in the USA with the best KDA: He achieved a KDA of 4.7. The German Abbedagge followed with 4.5 in second place. Superstar Perkz came in fourth with 3.7.
Is he the best German LoL player? It is hard to say in LoL because you have to compare “cross-positionally”. It is difficult to compare a Midlaner like PowerOfEvil with a Botlaner like Upset (Fnatic) or a Support like Kaiser (MAD Lions) .
The advantage of PowerOfEvil is certainly his experience and that he has delivered consistently excellent performances over the years.
This is what he says now: PowerOfEvil is apparently on the market. He writes on Twitter that while talks are still ongoing with TSM, he is also looking at his options for 2022.
He is open to North America and Europe – no transfer fee is necessary.
A Midlaner has never stayed longer than one season with a team
Why is he leaving TSM? PowerOfEvil is a nomad in LoL: He has never played with any LoL team for longer than one season.
He actually still has a contract until 2022, but apparently, wanderlust has taken hold of him. This could also be due to the fact that his predecessor at TSM, Bjergsen, announced after a year as coach that he wants to play again: It is not clear whether Bjergsen is going back to TSM, but if PowerOfEvil leaves the team, that would likely be the case.
Where could he move? Where PowerOfEvil is headed seems currently open: The top team in Europe, G2, has issues everywhere, but they are well-staffed in the Midlane with Caps. For a team like MAD Lions, he could perhaps be an asset.
The big US teams, Cloud9 and Team Liquid, have high-paid stars in the Midlane like Perkz and Jensen. The German Abbedagge made 100 Thieves the US champion in the Midlane.
It is therefore quite possible that PowerOfEvil moves to a second-tier team to help bring them forward. On reddit, a move to “Evil Geniuses” is considered possible.
If he really leaves TSM, it is probably quite certain that Bjergsen will return to TSM and that then a new legionnaire will be brought in for a lot of money, because then there will be a spot for a foreign player. On reddit, there is already speculation about which highly paid Korean superstar could be signed: Teddy, the ADC from T1, is among the names being discussed.
One should be curious where PowerOfEvil ultimately lands.
The bags of TSM are currently overflowing with crypto money:
