Miami Heretics

Miami Heretics

Founded	August 20, 2019
League	Call of Duty League
Team history	Florida Mutineers (2019–2023) Miami Heretics (2023–present)
Based in	Miami, Florida, United States
Arena	None
Colors
Parent group	Misfits Gaming Team Heretics
Website	Official website

The Miami Heretics (formerly Florida Mutineers) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Florida. Miami Heretics is owned by Misfits Gaming in partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics, with Misfits Gaming also owning an Overwatch League team called the Florida Mayhem.

History

On August 20, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Misfits Gaming had purchased one of the two new franchise slots for the Call of Duty League. ^[1] According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team. ^{[2] [3]} On October 28, 2019, branding was revealed as the Florida Mutineers. On December 2, 2019, they revealed the five-man starting roster of Prestinni, Frosty, Skyz, Havok, and Maux and coach Atura. ^[4]

After splitting their first two series of the 2020 season at the CDL 2020 Launch Weekend event, ^{[5] [6]} the Mutineers outperformed expectations at the Atlanta FaZe Home Series. After losing 3–2 to the London Royal Ravens in their first series, Florida survived elimination matches against Optic Gaming Los Angeles and London, taking these series 3-1 and 3–2, respectively. In the semifinals, Prestinni and the Mutineers ousted twin Arcitys and the Chicago Huntsmen 3–2 to meet the Atlanta FaZe in the finals, where they would lose 3–0.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sometime prior to their next event, CDL Los Angeles, Prestinni made the decision to take some time away from the competitive scene, leading to the team's signing and immediate starting of Maurice "Fero" Henriquez.^{[ citation needed ]} This would turn out to be a permanent move, however, as Fero would remain in the starting lineup even after Prestinni's return in late March 2020.^{[ citation needed ]} The new lineup of Fero, Frosty, Skyz, Havok, and Maux would fall short at CDL Los Angeles, going 1–2 in matches with a 3-7 map count.^{[ citation needed ]} They would bounce back with an event win at CDL Dallas, making a loser's bracket run before dropping the Minnesota ROKKR in the finals for their first win of the 2020 season.^{[ citation needed ]} An early exit from their own home series,^{[ citation needed ]} however, would prove to be the catalyst for change. An underperforming Maux was replaced with standout amateur player Joe "Owakening" Conley prior to CDL Minnesota. ^[7] The new lineup saw unprecedented success across the next two events; Owakening, Fero, Frosty, Havok, and Skyz blitzed through CDL Minnesota and CDL Paris with an 8-0 match record and 24-9 map count.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 24 August, 2023, Florida Mutineers announced that the team would be rebranded to Miami Heretics following a partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics. As part of the announcement, the team announced an all Spanish roster for the 2024 season. ^[8]

Team Identity

The Miami Heretics' colors are orange and blue.

Current roster

Miami Heretics roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Lucky López, Alejandro Spain MettalZ Serrano, Adrian Spain Vikul Milagro, Javier Spain ReeaL Manuel Fernández, José Spain EriKBooM  Ferrer, Eric Spain	Head coach Noel Garberi Assistant coach(es) Jorge "MethodZ" Bancells
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: April 6, 2024.

Awards and records

Seasons overview

Season	P	MW	ML	MW%	GW	GL	GW%	Finish	Playoffs
2020	32	20	12	.625	69	61	.531	3rd	7-8th, Lost in Losers round 3, 1-3 (OGLA)
2021	36	17	19	.472	69	70	.496	8th	7-8th, Lost in Losers round 1, 0-3 (OpTic)
2022	31	13	18	.419	54	67	.446	9th	Did not qualify
2023	37	13	24	.351	54	89	.378	10th	Did not qualify

Tournament wins

Date	Prize	Event	Roster
2020-04-12	$ 50,000	Call of Duty League 2020 Week 5 - Dallas	Havok • Maux • Skyz • Frosty • Fero
2020-06-14	$ 50,000	Call of Duty League 2020 Week 9 - Minnesota	Havok • Skyz • Frosty • Fero • Owakening
2020-06-21	$ 50,000	Call of Duty League 2020 Week 10 - Paris	Havok • Skyz • Frosty • Fero • Owakening

References

1. "Call of Duty league adds franchises in Los Angeles and Florida". www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
3. Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
4. "Florida Mutineers's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Twitter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
5. "The Florida Mutineers take the 3-2 series over the Seattle Surge". www.twitter.com.
6. "We hit some rough waters in our Saturday match". www.twitter.com.
7. "CONFIRMED: Owakening has joined the Mutineers, he will replace Maux in the starting lineup". www.twitter.com.
8. "Miami Heretics takes over Florida Mutineers' CDL spot following partnership". August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

External links

• Official website