Tundra Esports Dota 2 Support Gives Advice to Newcomers and Compares Top Carries
Support of the British roster Tundra Esports in Dota 2, Matthew "Whitemon" Filmon
Learning from Mistakes After BLAST Slam VI
Filmon didn't hide behind excuses for the team's poor showing at BLAST Slam VI. He admitted they’d taken too long a break and, honestly, lost their edge — things felt rusty and slow. On top of that, server discipline went out the window: needless deaths piled up, comms were messy, and people kept forcing off-meta picks instead of sticking to roles. Only after crashing out did they clamp down on communication and pare back their hero pool. tbh, that “wake-up” was overdue.
The Difference Between Pure, dyrachyo, and Crystallis
- Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko acts like someone who sees a ladder and climbs it — goal-focused, he hits his power spike and immediately threatens objectives (Roshan, towers).
- Anton "dyrachyo" Shkredov is the person who will dive for the drama; chaos and fights are his comfort zone, and he’ll sometimes sprint straight to the enemy fountain to finish things off.
- Remko "Crystallis" Arets vibes differently: chilled, smile-first, playing for the joy of it while still delivering mechanically. imo, watching him is oddly soothing.
Advice to Newcomers and a Cry About the Meta
When asked which hero a new "five" should pick, Matthew gave a blunt pick: Ogre Magi. It’s forgiving, very tanky, and easy to learn — you mainly slap Bloodlust on your cores and buy whatever team items make sense (auras, Solar Crest, Glimmer Cape). fwiw, that’s exactly the kind of hero that lets you focus on game sense without getting crushed by mechanical demands.
That said, Filmon sounded fed up with the support meta. For months he’s felt pigeonholed into Jakiro and Warlock and wants change — he publicly urged devs to tone those two down and give more oomph back to older supports like Lion or Crystal Maiden. The plea wasn’t subtle; it came out more as frustration than a polished wishlist.
Routine and a Luxurious Bootcamp
His day-to-day? A loop he likened to Groundhog Day: wake, Dota, scrims, tournament, rinse, repeat — not exactly cinematic. Recently he sneaked calisthenics into the schedule, slowly building up some bodyweight work between practices. Little wins, he said, keep things fresh. The bootcamp, by contrast, was a highlight: the org booked a swanky city-center hotel where breakfasts were calm and actually good — a small luxury that made match mornings noticeably nicer.
Recently, the coach of the European roster OG, Adam "343" Hussein, frankly named the true reasons for the team's poor performance at the recent DreamLeague Season 28 Dota 2 tournament. The specialist cited extreme fatigue and a severe loss of gaming identity but promised fans to fix all mistakes and show a powerful collapse at the upcoming LAN championship in Romania.
Earlier, the support of the championship roster Tundra Esports, Matthew "Whitemon" Filmon gave a notable interview in which he boldly addressed annoying couch critics. The esports player unequivocally declared his complete immunity to any external hate and at the same time detailed the confident destruction of the Chinese giant Xtreme Gaming through perfect macro play and map reading.