The Counter-Strike summer shuffle is in full swing following the conclusion of the BLAST.tv Austin Major. With the first CS2 Major of 2025 now in the rearview, teams are taking stock of their performances and making big changes to prepare for the final stretch of the year.
Team Vitality emerged as the dominant force in the first half of 2025, winning seven straight events including the Major. But for others like NAVI, Falcons and Spirit, the Major exposed cracks that now need urgent fixing. Falcons have already made the high-profile move of benching Magisk, while Spirit has dropped magixx as they try to rediscover their 2024 form. NAVI, struggling to build consistency since the Copenhagen Major, has seen jL step down for a break and promoted makazze from their junior squad.
With several tier-one and tier-two changes also happening behind the scenes, here are the biggest confirmed transfers and roster moves from this summer in competitive CS.
Key summer 2025 CS roster moves
Team Falcons
- Magisk benched (June 23)
- kyousuke signed from Spirit Academy (June 23)
Natus Vincere (NAVI)
- jL benched (July 8)
- makazze promoted from NAVI Junior (July 8)
Team Spirit
- magixx benched (July 7)
- zweih signed from Nemiga (July 7)
Virtus.pro
- Perfecto signed (June 25)
- FL4MUS benched (June 25)
FlyQyuest
- jks signed (July 9)
BIG
- ScrunK joins as coach (July 8)
- xenn parts ways (July 8)
- prosus moved to BIG Academy (July 2)
NRG
- XotiC signed (July 8)
- nosraC signed (July 8)
- oSee benched (July 7)
- HexT transferred to M80 (July 7)
M80
- reck benched (July 7)
Imperial
- chelo transferred from FURIA (July 1)
- Shr joins (July 7)
- decenty benched (June 28)
- chayJESUS benched (June 24)
HEROIC
- nilo promoted to active roster (June 30)
- gr1ks signed from Astrum (June 29)
- TOBIZ joins as coach from MOUZ NXT (June 28)
- xfl0ud benched (June 16)
- SunPayus and sAw both part ways (June 18)
Astralis
- HooXi joins (June 18)
Inner Circle
- hades transferred from G2/Monte
G2
- TaZ parts ways (June 19)
- SunPayus, MATYS and sAw (head coach) officially join the squad (July 18)
PARIVISION
- AW signed from AMKAL (July 3)
- xiELO signed from GUN5 (June 4)
- Qikert and TRAVIS benched (July 1 and June 4)
SAW
- Shr departs (July 1)
- Golden, AZUWU, cej0t all part ways (June 2)
- krazy and aragornN join from Rhyno (June 18)
- SYDOX joins as coach (June 18)
Wildcard
- fr3nd promoted from Wildcard Academy (July 5)
- Peeping joins (July 5)
- stanislaw and phzy benched (July 1)
Legacy
- NEKIZ and b4rtiN both part ways (July 2)
Nexus
- Blytz signed from Sangal (July 8)
- ragga parts ways (July 3)
3DMAX
- Djoko and wasiNk both depart (June 19 and June 21)
MIBR
- Lucaozy benched (June 13)
paiN / RED Canids
- kauez transferred from paiN to RED Canids (June 5)
