FaZe Clan’s performance in CS2 has always attracted much attention. With the start of the new season, they have shown strong competitiveness by constantly adjusting their lineup and tactics. Whether it is the wonderful performance in major events or the improvement of team cooperation, FaZe is consolidating its dominant position step by step. But recently Legacy upseted FaZe in the Blast.tv Austin Major and attracted attention. Review their game honors, performances and tactical characteristics.
Overview of FaZe Clan’s performance in the CS2 era
Since Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) replaced CS:GO as the mainstream e-sports platform, FaZe Clan has quickly completed tactical adaptation and personnel reorganization, and demonstrated the dominance of top teams in many international competitions from the end of 2024 to the first half of 2025. As a team with a deep foundation and a global fan base, FaZe is not only not trapped by version changes, but has shown stronger combat effectiveness in new engines and new mechanisms.
According to HLTV’s latest data in May 2025, FaZe Clan currently ranks second in the global team rankings, second only to Vitality, and has been among the top four in five S-level events in the past six months, including the runner-up of IEM Chengdu 2025, the top four of ESL Pro League S19, and the recent BLAST Premier Spring Final champion.
Tactical evolution: from explosive power to multi-layer suppression
FaZe Clan was famous for its strong personal explosive power and offensive rhythm during the CS:GO period, but in CS2, the team has achieved a qualitative leap in tactical arrangement and control. The current tactical system led by karrigan emphasizes map control, delayed attack and information induction, and lures opponents to hand over key skills through early layout, and then waits for an opportunity to explode.
After Dust2 returned to the competition map pool, FaZe developed a “double sniper dragging the rhythm” system in this map, which was particularly effective against Cloud9: Broky and rain alternately held the point, Ropz roamed to support, and finally defeated C9 16-9 in the BLAST Premier group stage.
Key player performance: experience and young firepower coexist
FaZe’s success is inseparable from the stable performance of the core players. The following are the average data of some core players in the first half of 2025：
| Player ID | Role | Maps Played | HLTV Rating | Comments |
| rain | Entry Fragger | 43 maps | 1.00 | Balanced, middle-tier entry stats |
| karrigan | IGL | 50 maps | 0.91 | Low-impact firepower, strong utility usage |
| frozen | Rifler | N/A | — | Stats not available; solid mid-round contributions reported |
| EliGE | Entry Fragger | N/A | — | Signed Jan 2025; consistent legacy form but fresh on CS2 |
| s1mple | AWPer (loan) | Few maps | — | Joined May 2025, too recent for reliable stat compilation |
Championship glory and important events review
The following is a summary of FaZe Clan’s important events since the official launch of CS2 (as of June 2025):
IEM Sydney 2024: Champion
Defeated Vitality in the final, ropz reversed the situation with a triple kill in the final game.
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024: Third place
Defeated NAVI to advance to the semi-finals, but ultimately lost to ENCE.
ESL Pro League Season 19: Semi-finals
Broky staged a 1v3 endgame highlights
IEM Chengdu 2025: Runner-up
Lost in the finals with G2, but performed well in the three-game winning streak in the group stage.
BLAST Premier Spring Final 2025: Champion
Winning the championship with a 2-0 sweep of Heroic, rain completed his sixth major championship.
The highlights in these events not only consolidated FaZe’s status as a top team, but also further stimulated the potential for tactical evolution and player growth.
Conclusion: FaZe in the CS2 era is still the favorite to win the championship
Although CS2 brought major adjustments to the game mechanism, including more realistic smoke physics, smoother tick response and visual changes, FaZe Clan successfully maintained its position as a strong team in the new version with its adaptability, execution and diverse player expertise, and even achieved a phased breakthrough.
Tactically, they are transitioning from a single offensive style to a hybrid tactical system that combines defense and counterattack, which provides them with more means to win against opponents of different styles. From results to execution to player performance, FaZe Clan has proved that it is not only a giant in the CS:GO era, but is also becoming the new king in the CS2 era.
With the upcoming IEM Cologne, PGL Major Shanghai and other major competitions in the second half of 2025, FaZe is undoubtedly one of the most noteworthy teams, and any team trying to hit the championship must regard them as their main opponent.
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