Magisk (gamer)
{{Short description|Danish esports player (born 1998)}}
{{About|the Danish esports player|the Android application|Magisk (software)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox eSports player
| ID = Magisk
| name = Emil Reif
| name_trans =
| image = Interview Magisk - Optic Gaming (Minor EU Bucarest 2017) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Magisk with OpTic Gaming in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|5|df=yes}}{{Cite tweet|number=1102970942697938949|user=MagiskCS|title=21 Years Old Today. It’s crazy how fast it goes and it feels like Yesterday when I started my career in CSGO. I have loved every moment, even the bad ones have changed me into…https://instagram.com/magiskcsgo/p/Buoi-cQhS2h/}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Danish
| team = Team Falcons
| role = Rifler
| league =
| game = Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2016
| team1 = SK Gaming
| years2 = 2017
| team2 = North
| years3 = 2017
| team3 = OpTic Gaming
| years4 = 2018–2021
| team4 = Astralis
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = Team Vitality
| years6 = 2023–present
| team6 = Team Falcons
| highlights = * 4× CS:GO Major champion (London 2018, Katowice 2019, Berlin 2019, Paris 2023)
- IEM Grand Slam champion (Season 1)
- 5× HLTV Top 20 Player of the Year (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023)
- HLTV Major MVP (Katowice 2019)
- HLTV MVP
}}
Emil Hoffmann Reif (born 5 March 1998), better known as Magisk (formerly Magiskb0Y),{{cite web |title=Astralis.gg- Magisk |url=http://astralis.gg/magisk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829124944/http://astralis.gg/magisk/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-08-29 }} is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Falcons. He has won four majors in total, three in a row, a record he achieved with Astralis.{{cite web |last1=Petrosyan |first1=Albert |title=CSGO: Astralis make history with win at StarLadder Berlin Major - Final Placements |url=https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/csgo-berlin-major-2019-final-placements-prize-split-999611 |website=Dexerto |date=11 December 2019}}
Career
= 2015–2016 =
Magisk started his career floating around low-level Danish teams, before joining SK Gaming along with Andreas "MODDII" Fridh, Asger "AcilioN" Larsen, Michael "Friis" Jørgensen, and Casper "cadiaN" Møller. The team was not very successful together, however, and the roster was soon dropped in favour of the Brazilian Luminosity Gaming.{{cite web |last1=Švejda |first1=Milan "Striker" |title=Magiskb0y Leaves Ex-SK |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/18164/magiskb0y-leaves-ex-sk |website=hltv.org |accessdate=21 March 2019}} Magisk eventually transferred to Dignitas, replacing Jesper "TENZKI" Plougmann, and joining Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen, Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke, René "cajunb" Borg, and Ruben "RUBINO" Villarroel. The team found moderate success, culminating in a win at EPICENTER 2016.{{cite web |last1=Aznar Miles |first1=Lucas "LucasAM" |title=Magiskb0Y in, TENZKI out in Dignitas |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/18271/magiskb0y-in-tenzki-out-in-dignitas |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}} Magisk won an EVP at the event, and ended up on the HLTV top 20 players of the year, being nominated for 14th place.{{cite web |last1=Švejda |first1=Milan "Striker" |title=Top 20 Players of 2016: Magiskboy (14) |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19583/top-20-players-of-2016-magiskb0y-14 |website=hltv.org |accessdate=21 March 2019}}
= 2017 =
In early 2017, Dignitas was signed by F.C. Copenhagen in a new team known as North.{{cite web |last1=Bektaş |first1=Bünyamin "BenjaCS" |title=F.C. Copenhagen sign ex-Dignitas * |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19563/fc-copenhagen-sign-ex-dignitas |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}} After signing aizy in place of RUBINO, the team would struggle to find success.{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Daniel |title=North sign aizy |url=https://www.thescoreesports.com/csgo/news/13120-north-sign-aizy |website=The Score Esports |accessdate=2 September 2019}} In July, North elected to replace Magisk with Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså as the former's form declined after the addition of aizy and ensuing change of roles within the team.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Jarek "DeKay" |title=Valde to sign with North, replace Magisk |url=http://slingshotesports.com/2017/07/26/valde-sign-north-replace-magisk/ |website=Slingshot Esports |accessdate=2 September 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Delorme |first1=Sam |title=How MSL Set Up Magisk For Failure |url=https://www.akshonesports.com/article/2017/08/msl-set-magisk-failure |website=Akshon Esports |accessdate=2 September 2019}} Magisk joined OpTic's new European roster, which was formed off of other benched players from European rosters.{{cite web |last1=Burazin |first1=Zvonimir "Professeur" |title=OpTic forms international roster |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/21282/optic-forms-international-roster |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}}
= 2018–2019 =
Optic found little success, and in early January, Magisk was signed by Denmark's number one team at that time, Astralis.{{cite web |last1=Burazin |first1=Zvonimir "Professeur" |title=Astralis sign Magisk |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/22730/astralis-sign-magisk |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}} Despite questions regarding the signing at the time, Magisk turned out to be the player Astralis needed for success.{{cite web |last1=Nosinski |first1=Raim |title=CSGO 2018 Retrospective: The reign of Astralis |url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/csgo-2018-retrospective-astralis/ |website=Daily Esports |accessdate=7 September 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=Stephen |title=To NA and Back Again. Reintegration, A Magisk Story |url=https://www.vpesports.com/csgo/to-na-and-back-again-reintegration-a-magisk-story/ |website=VPEsports |accessdate=2 September 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Shields |first1=Duncan "Thorin" |title=The Danish Shuffle |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osP2dFDGm_4 |accessdate=2 September 2019}} Astralis went on to win 12 events in 2018 and early 2019, including 2 majors and the Intel Grand Slam, and following this, many people described Astralis as the greatest CS:GO team of all time.{{cite web |last1=Kolev |first1=Radoslav "Nydra" |title=The Astralis era in numbers: Just how dominant are the Danes? |url=https://www.vpesports.com/csgo/the-astralis-era-in-numbers-just-how-dominant-are-the-danes |website=VPEsports |accessdate=2 September 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=Stephen |title=Why Astralis are the Greatest of all Time |url=https://www.vpesports.com/csgo/why-astralis-are-the-greatest-of-all-time/ |website=VPEsports |accessdate=2 September 2019}}{{cite web |title=Fallen: "Astralis is the best team that has ever existed in CS:GO" |url=http://vieesports.com/fallen-astralis-is-the-best-team-that-has-ever-existed-in-csgo/ |website=Vie Esports |accessdate=2 September 2019}} For Magisk, who was the 3rd best player on Astralis, 2018 was another very good individual year, and he received the 7th spot on HLTV's top 20.{{cite web |last1=Švejda |first1=Milan "Striker |title=Top 20 players of 2018: Magisk (7) |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25823/top-20-players-of-2018-magisk-7 |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}} Magisk became the 14th major MVP from HLTV at the IEM Katowice 2019 Major.{{cite web |last1=Mira |first1=Luis "MIRAA" |title=Magisk claims IEM Katowice MVP award |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/26212/magisk-claims-iem-katowice-mvp-award |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}}
=2021=
Magisk left Astralis in December 2021, along with Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen and coach Danny "zonic" Sørensen.{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Scott|date=2021-12-29|title=Dupreeh, Magisk, and coach zonic officially leave Astralis|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/dupreeh-magisk-and-coach-zonic-officially-leave-astralis|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Dot Esports|language=en-US}}
=2022=
On 5 January 2022, Team Vitality announced the signing of Magisk, along with Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen and Danny "zonic" Sørensen.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-05|title=Vitality sign Magisk, Dupreeh, zonic: "It's now time to think internationally"|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/33066/vitality-sign-magisk-dupreeh-zonic-its-now-time-to-think-internationally|access-date=2022-01-05|website=hltv.org}}
= 2023 =
On 3 November 2023, Magisk left Team Vitality.{{Cite web |last=Mira |first=Luis "MIRAA" |title=Vitality bid farewell to Magisk |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37423/vitality-bid-farewell-to-magisk |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=HLTV |language=en}} Before leaving the team, it was rumoured that he was going to be signed by an organisation named Team Falcons. {{Cite web |last=Aznar Miles |first=Lucas "LucasAM" |title=Sources: Magisk to Falcons done deal |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37347/sources-magisk-to-falcons-done-deal |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=HLTV.org |language=en}} On 16 December 2023, Team Falcons announced the signing of Magisk and 2 other players - Alvaro ”SunPayus” Garcia and Pavle "Maden" Bošković. {{Cite web |last=Švejda |first=Milan "Striker" |title=SunPayus, Maden, Magisk complete Falcons roster |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37795/sunpayus-maden-magisk-complete-falcons-roster |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=HLTV |language=en}}
Individual awards
- MVP of BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018{{cite web |last1=Mira |first1=Luis "MIRAA" |title=Magisk claims BLAST Pro Series Lisbon MVP award |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25666/magisk-claims-blast-pro-series-lisbon-mvp-award |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}}
- MVP of IEM Katowice Major 2019
- HLTV Top 20 Players: 14th (2016), 7th (2018), 5th (2019), 11th (2020), 17th (2023){{cite web |last1=Švejda |first1=Milan "Striker" |title=Top 20 players of 2018: Magisk (7) |url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25823/top-20-players-of-2018-magisk-7 |website=HLTV |accessdate=2 September 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [https://twitter.com/magiskcs Magisk] on Twitter
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Category:Counter-Strike players