FaZe Clan are back in the HLTV top 15. The 4 May ranking update places them at No. 13 with 127 points, a four-position jump driven entirely by their 3rd-4th finish at BLAST Rivals Spring 2026. For a roster that recently failed to qualify for the upcoming Major and went into a forced rebuild, it’s the first real momentum signal of the year.
The new structure
FaZe entered Fort Worth with Russel ‘Twistzz’ Van Dulken as IGL, Ryan ‘Neityu’ Aubry standing in for the departed karrigan, and head coach Niclas ‘enkay J’ Krumhorn anchoring the staff. Twistzz framed the team as a ‘huge underdog’ going in, and added that the event ‘can be a huge growth point for us.’ By the back end of the tournament, that framing had paid off.
The match log
FaZe beat FURIA 2-1 in the lower bracket to qualify for playoffs, took out G2 in the quarter-final, and ran out of map pool in a 0-2 semi-final loss to NAVI — though they nearly mounted a comeback on Ancient before NAVI closed it. Neityu praised the calling: ‘I’m pretty satisfied with how Twistzz calls… it gives a lot of freedom.’
Where they sit now
Vitality, NAVI and FURIA hold the HLTV top three. Behind FaZe, GamerLegion’s 17-position climb to No. 14 is the other major mover of the update — both teams rewarded for BLAST Rivals semi-final runs. enkay J acknowledged the rebuild context directly: ‘karrigan was the face of FaZe… now we need to find our own footing.’
