Pro Claims Tier 2 Players Are in a VALORANT Boosting Ring

The VCT is VALORANT’s most famous competitive circuit, but its Tier 2 scene also has a significant impact. The players from Challengers (VCL) directly feed into the ecosystem, rising through the ranks to confirm a place in the game’s history. However, players are questioning the scene’s integrity in 2026, and a pro has just alleged Tier 2 players are participating in a major account boosting ring. Here’s everything to know about the situation.

Tier 2 Pro Trick Exposes ‘Radiant House’ VALORANT Boosting

On July 4, 2026, VALORANT coach and IGL Trick, who has worked for Movistar KOI and DarkZero, posted a video on X.com containing allegations that some Tier 2 pros are participating in a massive boosting ring. Riot Games defines boosting as “a form of cheating where a player logs into another player’s account to win ranked games for them, raising (or boosting) their rank to a higher tier.”

Radiant House is reportedly headquartered in China. Trick’s allegations claim that Tier 2 players are “heavily employed” in the organization, and says that it hosts “over 500 […] games in Immortal+ elo every month.” He also alleges the group has “connections” that determine which players get banned, allowing them to avoid punishment if they stay in line. Trick claims its main connection, Casper, has access to non-public ban records and detection methods from Riot Games. He allegedly used this information to “avoid ban waves” and get boosters from opposing businesses banned.

It’s important to note that Riot Games may not be aware of Casper’s connections, and a Riot Games staff member has stated they will “investigate some of these leads.”

At the end of the video, Trick summarized: “Ranked is being systemically ruined by boosting services; all of the accounts you are running into issues with can be traced back to these services. […] NA VCL & Other VCL Regions are straight up compromised by players in this server with questionable competitive integrity.”

It’s crucial to note that VALORANT Challengers League (VCL) is Riot Games’ direct pathway into Tier 1 VCT play. Teams that win the circuit have a chance to enter Tier 1 through Ascension, impacting the entire ecosystem.

Trick Claims Tier 2 Pros Are Involved

VALORANT boosting is nothing new, but there was one specific part of Trick’s allegations that caught the community’s attention. Trick claims that Tier 2 VALORANT pros are involved in the boosting ring and that Radiant House employs them. He states that “a lot of your favorite players” are active on the server, some of them allegedly in VCT and VCL. Trick also made allegations regarding team owners and players with connections to Riot’s anti-cheat team. Highlights include:

• antidote_val and rubyfps, owners of the NA VCL team Azure Dragon Gaming (ADG)
• Casper, who allegedly has connections to Riot Games’ anti-cheat team
• Two ex-Tier 1 pros
• Several YFP and YFT players

Trick reports that Radiant House allegedly uses blackmail to prevent its employees from spreading information. The group reportedly collects “IRL information” about its boosters, as part of an internal policy. He says the group went as far as harassing and contacting family members of boosters who left.

Trick also claims that a VALORANT Challengers team owner is active in the server, and scouted their team’s Jett player by hiring them for boosts: “Kaoticcc played with ‘Ruby’ so much that he decided to make a VCL team with Kaotic as the main Jett player.” The team, he alleges, receives most of its funding from the boosting efforts.

He continues, alleging that the VCL team owner “had to pay a ‘buyout‘ to [a boss ] just to allow Kaotic to leave Radiant House and suffer no ‘“‘consequences.'” If the owner had not paid, Radiant House allegedly would have gotten the pro hard-banned from the game.

GamerDoc Responds

Riot Games Staff Anti-Cheat Analyst GamerDoc replied to Trick’s X.com post, writing:

“I’ll investigate some of these leads, but Caspere is a known booster who has already been banned several times in the past. Supposedly, he’s reformed and just provides intel on the opposition only to benefit himself, or actually helps it’s a 50/50 but he knows that I always ban him if he does go rogue

Just like all reports we receive, we don’t know the intent, but if we see wrongdoing we will ban them. We usually get our best reports from boosters and cheaters rather than the casual ladder players.”

Radiant House VALORANT Boosters List

In his video, Trick added a list of alleged players who have participated in Radiant House. If this list is legitimate, it includes several notable Tier 2 and Tier 1 players:

• antmo.
• voriac
• hiei11233 (pain)
• Alpine
• Rafe
• Furbsa
• Zamy
• Zajin
• Devy
• Roccomax
• Icebear/Alex
• Exile
• lumao (Lumizzy)
• techpp (tech)
• d0v3s (doves)
• ddestryr (Darrin)
• kaoticcc.
• gucci7
• nrbil (Nabil)
• jonaaa6 (Jona)
• jjxseph. (Clear)
• ellimited
• larrybanks
• 1imerence.
• sonderzsq (sonder)

Trick also released a list of alleged clients, whom he claims are called ‘bosses’ on the server:

• skyring2790 (~$100k+ spent)
• renayr0936 (~$10-$15k spent)
• jzl0412_84285 (~$30-$40k spent)
• rubyfps (~$25k spent, owner of ADG LOL)

Notably, Trick says, “This is a very, very surface-level list… it is way larger than this.” However, he cautions that he has only added information he could verify from multiple sources.

What Does This Mean for VALORANT Esports?

This is not the first time a Tier 2 VALORANT scandal has arrived. In 2025, Counter-Strike commentator Sean Gares made claims that match fixing was occurring in Challengers and other Tier 2 VALORANT leagues. The video, titled “The Dark Side of Competitive VALORANT,” went viral and raked in over 450,000 views. It also caused Riot Games to open an investigation into the circuit, ultimately sparking discussion about competitive integrity.

If Trick’s allegations are true, they could violate VALORANT’s Terms of Service and potentially result in consequences for the involved players. VALORANT’s ToS directly addresses boosting in this statement, saying:

“You should be winning with your own skill, not someone else’s. That means no boosting. […] Not only is boosting a deceptive practice that hurts the integrity of VALORANT’s community, it goes against our terms of service—you cannot share your account or Login Credentials (username/password) with anyone. Like other forms of cheating, boosting and bussing are bannable offenses.”

In addition, Trick’s claims that Radiant House has ‘connections’ that can help players avoid bans are extremely serious. The statements are causing some community members to question the game’s competitive integrity.

Content creator Dasnerth, who voiced his concerns with the VALORANT Ranked scene earlier this month, notably boosted Trick’s post with a reaction. The situation is resonating with the game’s frustrated competitive player base. Stay tuned for more coverage as the situation evolves.