Top 20 Players of MW3: #19 Envoy

The #19 player of the Modern Warfare 3 season brought to you by House Bet is the Maple Prince, Dylan “Envoy” Hannon. 

The former World Champion made one of the biggest changes of the offseason, moving from the LA Thieves to the Toronto Ultra. With a Top 8 at Champs in Modern Warfare 2 and the retirement of Sam “Octane” Larew, the Vanguard Championship-winning team split up. This made Envoy one of the most sought-after free agents, landing with the Ultra. Envoy played a big part in Ultra winning a championship and performed his best at Champs.

Season Review

The Ultra made a shock move after the Modern Warfare 2 season, moving on from Charlie “Hicksy” Hicks. The squad won Major 3 that season and finished 2nd at Champs, but that wasn’t enough to keep his spot on the team. They would look to upgrade, as the teams around them improved as well.

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With New York, who won Champs, picking up Daunte "Sib" Gray, Atlanta signing Zach "Drazah" Jordan, and Texas creating a new super team with Amer "Pred" Zulbeari & Kenneth "Kenny" Williams, the competition was going to be fierce. This led to the Ultra signing one of the marquee SMGs Envoy to provide better slaying & smart team play with SMG duo Tobias “CleanX” Juul Jønsson.

The season would start great for the Ultra, going 6-1 in the opening qualifiers to earn the 2nd seed going into the Major. They won 75% of the maps played (18-6), with big wins over New York (3-0) and LAT (3-1). Envoy played great in the first qualifier, finishing with a 1.06 Overall KD and 1.08 Respawn KD. He averaged 94.8 seconds of hill time per 10 minutes while having the 2nd highest kills per 10 minutes in Control (20.8).

Toronto would then make one of the cleanest Major runs, winning 13 of 15 maps to win the Major. They’d play Atlanta twice during the run, winning 3-1 in the Winners Finals and 4-1 in the Grand Finals. It was an excellent start to the season for the new-look Ultra.

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After winning the Major, the Ultra began rolling yet again. They start the second qualifiers a perfect 3-0 over the first two weeks. They’d stumbled over the final two weeks, going 1-2 with losses to Atlanta (0-3) and Texas (2-3). With the 5-2 record, they’d secure the 4th seed at Major 2. The Major would continue the slide against the Top 4 teams. After falling 1-3 to Texas in Upper Round 2, Toronto would lose to New York 3-0 in the Lower Round 4 to finish 4th at Major 2. It was a disappointing end to the Major for the Ultra.

After a midseason break, the squad was ready to bounce back in Stage 3. Ultra would again fall to Atlanta online 0-3 but would go perfectly in the rest of their schedule. Going into the Major with the 2nd seed, they’d have a clean run to the Upper Finals after beating both Seattle & Texas 3-1. In a 5-map thriller, the Ultra would take down FaZe 3-2 to advance to the Grand Finals & would make them 3-0 vs Atlanta on LAN. Unfortunately for Toronto, Texas would catch fire on Sunday and end up taking the Major with a 4-0 victory in the Finals.

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With the 1st-seed on the season in play, Envoy & Co would have to have a great run in Stage 4. Ultra would lose the opening series 2-3 to Seattle, but then go on to win the final six matches straight. With the 6-1 record, Toronto secured the 1st seed with a 20-8 map count (71%). The Major would mimic the slow start, with Ultra falling 1-3 to LAG in the opening series. The team would show strong resilience, to win three straight series to make it to the Lower Round 4 match against New York. Unfortunately, the Ultra would fall 0-3 to the Subliners to finish 4th at Major 4 and locked them into the 2nd seed for Champs.

The biggest tournament of the year was Envoy’s best individual run of the season. The Ultra would end up finishing 3rd at Champs. After falling 1-3 to LAT in their Upper Round 1 match, Toronto had a similar run as Major 4. They won three straight matches over LAG (3-0), Atlanta (3-0), and LAT (3-2) to set up a match against the Subliners in the Lower Finals. New York would clutch up, taking down Toronto 3-2 to advance to the Finals and eliminate Envoy & Co. Individually, Envoy led the team with a 1.09 overall KD at the event. He played well in all three modes but finished with a 1.19 KD in Control with 23.1 kills & 4284 damage per 10-minutes. Envoy showed up with the lightest were brightest.

How good was Envoy in 2024?

Hardpoint

Envoy had many highs and lows in Hardpoint in the Modern Warfare 3 Season but still ended with above-average numbers in the mode. Dylan finished with a 0.96 KD in Hardpoint, slightly improving to 0.97 KD on LAN. He added per 10-minute stats of 21.5 kills, 64.8 seconds of hill time, and 4033 damage.

The Toronto Ultra were the best Hardpoint team in the game until the final portion of the season. They finished 55-24 on the year with an average margin of victory of +25.9. The team ranked 1st in points per minute (22.5), 1st in Hold percentage (79.3%), 1st in Break percentage (28.6%), and 2nd in rotating (52.6%). They stomped teams online (36-7) but failed to replicate that performance on LAN (19-17). Over the final stretch, Ultra went 3-7 in their final 10 Hardpoints. They were a dominant HP team, until the end.

Search & Destroy

Traditionally, Envoy has been a great player in Search & Destroy. He is a methodical player that cuts through teams. He wasn’t at his best this season, finishing with a 0.90 KD on the year. Envoy added 0.64 kills per round, 140.2 ADR, and won 44.4% of his opening duels. His play remained the same on both LAN and online, as he was unable to get going throughout the year.

Envoy’s weakest mode was also the weakest mode for the team. They ranked 3rd in the mode, but finished 35-24 on the year, below both Atlanta & New York. They had the best Defense in the game (56% win rate, 1st in CDL) with a 39.3% retake win rate (2nd). Sadly, their attacking side wasn’t consistently there, and they ranked 11th in opening duel win rate (47%). While they struggled online (16-16), they improved greatly on LAN (19-8). The same could be said for Map 2s (29-21) compared to Map 5s (6-3), where they ranked 1st.

Control

Envoy’s best individual mode of the season was Control. In the 3rd game mode, Dylan finished with a 1.04 KD with 19.9 kills per 10 minutes. He added 3833 damage per 10 minutes with 2.0 ticks per attack. Envoy was at his best on the defensive side, ending with a 1.22 KD on defense. At Champs, Envoy ended with a team-high 1.19 KD in Control & league-high 23.1 kills per 10-minutes.

A look ahead to Black Ops 6

The Ultra won Major 1 this season but didn’t have the remainder of the season that they had hoped for. They struggled in the middle of the season, lost in the Grand Finals at Major 3 to Texas, and failed to make the Grand Finals at Champs.

Even with that being said, it's hard to see Ultra making moves this offseason. MVP nominee and AR player of the Year Thomas “Scrap” Ernst is still under team control, while Ultra is expected to have options on the other three players. Without a star SMG hitting the market from one of the Top four teams, it's difficult to see how Envoy could be replaced in the lineup.

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This could play well into Toronto’s hands. With another year of experience playing together, it could unlock that final bit of consistency that would make them a true favorite threat at every single tournament. If Envoy can unlock a little bit more of his Vanguard form going into a Treyarch title, trouble could be brewing for the competition.

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