AURA swap two after missing ESEA Main playoffs

AURA have announced a number of changes to their roster, parting ways with Philip "Philipek" Kozlowski and Noah "NoVa" Vaknin last night before announcing the additions of Mitchell "shoosT" Youssef and Margod earlier today.

The changes in AURA's ranks come after a fairly weak showing this season, with the team missing out on ESEA Main Season 57 playoffs after a 7-7 regular season while placing 13th-16th at both FRAG York 2026 and FRAG Ultra Mega Jersey 2025.

AURA expressed their gratefulness to the two departing players on X, saying, "Any team would be lucky to have either of these guys so someone pick them up!"

NoVa described his departure from AURA by saying he wasn't "happy with how things ended with Aura", and outlined his willingness to win and grow with a new team.

Philipek's LFT post was similar, where he expressed his desire to learn and help a team improve.

The new duo join AURA after most recently playing in ESEA Main, with the new goal likely being a playoffs berth in Season 58.

AURA are now:

• Shawn "zhenn" Knapp
• Joshua "Hollo" Hollomon
• "KeWOZe"
• Mitchell "shoosT" Youssef
• "Margod"

AURA are slated to participate in ESEA Main Season 58, which begins on July 12th.