apEX tops BLAST Rivals Fantasy picks before return

Team Vitality captain Dan “apEX” Madesclaire is the most popular player in the BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 Fantasy game. He appears on 38% of teams and costs $189,000. Madesclaire is returning after a month-long absence on paternity leave.

BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 will have two groups of four teams. Each group will play two rounds before the playoffs, which will use a six-team single-elimination format. Matches will be best-of-three series, except for the best-of-five grand final.

Winners of the upper finals will advance directly to the quarterfinals and receive an additional round of rest. The upper-final losers and lower-final winners will enter at the semifinal stage.

Álvaro “SunPayus” García is the second-most selected player at $193,000. The Spanish AWPer joined FUT and has remained a popular Fantasy pick following his recent performances.

Fantasy participants can earn season points and Hellcase-sponsored skin prizes. First place will receive Moto Gloves | POW! in Field-Tested condition. Second place will receive a Factory New Paracord Knife | Damascus Steel, while third place will receive Minimal Wear Shadow Daggers | Freehand. Fourth place will receive a Factory New AK-47 | The Outsiders, and players finishing fifth through 10th will receive a Field-Tested AWP | Chrome Cannon.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 10.