Three-time TI-winning organisation Staff Spirit will subject two new members forward of BLAST Slam VIII.
Team Spirit, the reigning Dota 2 world champions who lifted their historic third Aegis of Champions in Shanghai last month, have now unveiled their roster modifications for the 2026-2027 aggressive season.
Offlaner 
Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov and coach Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov are each taking a break from the skilled scene. Entering into the vacant positions are 
Bohdan “Batyuk” Batiuk from Staff Spirit academy group 
Yellow Submarine, and coach Ilya “IllidanSTR” Pevcaev, who beforehand performed for Spirit a number of instances and in addition labored with Yellow Submarine.
The announcement particularly highlighted the modifications being for the upcoming BLAST Slam VIII, so this won’t be a everlasting association.
Staff Spirit’s present Dota 2 roster:
- Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk
- Denis “Larl” Sigitov
- Bohdan “Batyuk” Batiuk
- Alexey “not me” Kosmynin
- Aleksandr “rue” Filin
- Ilya “IllidanSTR” Pevcaev (Coach)
Staff Spirit make modifications after a historic third Aegis
Staff Spirit is likely one of the groups that followers might be watching intently within the new season after pulling off an unprecedented third world championship, defeating giants 
TEAM VISION (often known as PARIVISION) 3-2 in The International (TI) 2026 grand finals.
Nonetheless, the triumphant roster is not going to proceed collectively, at the very least within the instant future, as Collapse and Miposhka go for profession breaks.
On the All Chat podcast, Collapse said that he’s rediscovering his starvation for the sport and might have 5 to 6 months away from aggressive play. This might imply a return to the group within the first quarter of 2027.
In the meantime, Miposhka, who shared the primary two world championships with the group as a participant and the third as a coach, might be stepping away indefinitely. He made a last-minute return to the roster as a coach ahead of the TI 2026 qualifier phase and undoubtedly helped steer the talent-packed roster to its historic victory regardless of the group enduring a troublesome season.
With two members now inactive, Staff Spirit, of their traditional vogue, have appointed a participant from their academy squad, Yellow Submarine. Batyuk might be entering into Collapse’s sneakers, however this gained’t be his first rodeo. Batyuk has stood in for Staff Spirit twice, first at PREMIER SERIES and later at PGL Wallachia Season 8, each in April 2026.
In the meantime, Illidan has performed for Staff Spirit throughout the group’s early formation. He briefly represented Spirit in 2016 earlier than returning to the squad in 2018 for a full season. He was additionally beforehand the coach of Yellow Submarine in 2016.
Staff Spirit will debut their new roster at BLAST Slam VIII, which kicks off on 29 September.
The announcement of a brand new Staff Spirit roster is the newest shift within the ongoing post-TI 2026 roster shuffle. Try GosuGamers’ post-TI 2026 roster shuffle tracker to maintain observe of how the aggressive Dota 2 panorama will seem like for the 2026-2027 season.
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