Today Immortals have in one breath announced the release two longstanding players and welcomed another Korean into their ranks. Rhinos Gaming Wings former flex specialist, envy, has joined in a substitute role following the news of Wings dissolution.

The released players, Nomy and Aythen, were previously been reported as forming the basis of Immortals reserve roster. It remains unclear if plans of a second team have been abandoned, but either way the pair will not be involved in Immortals future.

Although predominently lining out for Wings in the offtank role, envy is also a very capable DPS player. His top four most played heroes in APEX have been Roadhog, Zarya, Genji and Pharah. As for which players he might step in for on Immortals... that's anyones guess... after all this is the team that switched a head popper like KariV to support.

Luckily former Rhinos coach Kim "Ookz" Dong-wook is the man calling the shots at Immortals these days, so we can only assume that he has a plan for envy. The Immortals announcement offers some insight in to their long-term plans:

We recently made some changes to our Overwatch squad’s starting roster, and we’re pleased with the results so far. Immortals has been enjoying success in the Overwatch Contenders Season Zero event, and we’re having a great experience working with KariV, Fate, and Ookz. We’re planning on building on those changes, and our long-term goal is to build a positive environment that fosters talent and integrates our players into one, cohesive unit.

We’re making some change to our subs in order to facilitate those goals. We are releasing Nomy and Aythen, and wish them luck; they were a big part of Immortals’ success, and we believe they will continue to succeed. We are bringing aboard a new sub, and we hope you give him a warm welcome: Kangjae “envy” Lee!

You may already know envy from Rhinos Gaming Wings, a team that graduated from Challengers scene into APEX. While envy had other Overwatch opportunities, he was excited at the opportunity to work with our coach, Ookz, and the rest of the #IMTeam.

A remarkably versatile player, envy can flex into dps and offtank. He’ll be joining KariV, Fate, and Ookz and working to integrate with the English speaking members of the squad. “Although I’m going to America to be Immortals’ 7th man, I will take this opportunity to become the number one flex player in Overwatch and work hard to make Immortals even stronger.”

“As Immortals’ Overwatch team manager, I’m looking forward to what envy brings to the table. He’s a hungry player looking to constantly improve and his skillset will add depth to our squad and enable us to prepare for the future.” said General Manager Joshua Kim. “He’s a talented player that has got a fire burning in his heart that will in turn light a fire under the other players. I look forward to our progress.”

The Overwatch team have recently moved in to an impressive team house in Southern California where they are preparing to trade in their 9th place Contenders qualification spot for a 1st place in Group C where they face off against FNRGFE, YIKES! and Tempo Storm.

The Immortals roster is now:

  • Brady "Agilities" Girardi (DPS)
  • Christopher "GrimReality" Schaefer (DPS)
  • George "Hyped" Maganzini (Flex)
  • Koo "Fate" Pan-seung (Tank)
  • Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo (Support)
  • Bak "KariV" Young-seo (Support)
  • Lee "envy" Kang-jae (Substitute)
  • Kim "Ookz" Dong-wook (Coach)
  • Joshua "Minsoo" Kim (Manager)