The Brazilian rifler will step in for rain, who is awaiting the arrival of his second child. Rain had previously indicated that he might miss the event for personal reasons. He clarified that his wife was 39 weeks pregnant and he needed to be home with his family.

FaZe has confirmed that they will field a debutant in Dallas, as Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev gears up for his first match donning the team’s colors.

The roster for IEM Dallas features:

• Finn “⁠karrigan⁠” Andersen
• Jonathan “⁠EliGE⁠” Jablonowski
• David “⁠frozen⁠” Čerňanský
• Oleksandr “⁠s1mple⁠” Kostyliev (loan)
• Felipe “⁠skullz⁠” Medeiros (substitute)

With this lineup, FaZe will start their campaign against Liquid on the 19th of May 2025.