Evil Geniuses has moved its veteran VALORANT in-game leader Nicholas “NaturE” Garrison to its reserve roster, sparking widespread speculation about the potential addition of Brazilian talent Douglas “dgzin” Silva for the 2026 season.
The organization announced the change on Thursday, November 20, 2025, via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. NaturE had served as the team’s in-game leader for the past two years.
EG VCT Update: @CSNaturEE will move to our reserve roster.Thank you for IGLing these last 2 years 💙 pic.twitter.com/DllCxlYjoc— Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) November 20, 2025
This roster shift has intensified rumors that dgzin, currently playing for Team Solid in VALORANT Challengers Brazil (VCB), is poised to return to a franchised league. Sources suggest he will join the Evil Geniuses roster for 2026.
NaturE’s career includes stints with other prominent organizations such as Immortals, Gen.G Esports, and TSM. His most recent competition with Evil Geniuses was the VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2.
Evil Geniuses was eliminated from the tournament after a 2-0 loss to 100 Thieves, finishing in 7th-8th place. G2 Esports ultimately won that competition.
If the signing of dgzin is confirmed, the prospective 2026 lineup for Evil Geniuses would reportedly include Corbin “C0M” Lee, Bao “bao” Nguyen, Anthony “okeanos” Nguyen, Douglas “dgzin” Silva, and Phat “supamen” Le.