#19 RenKoR: Top 20 Players of Black Ops 7

The #19 player of the Black Ops 7 season is Miami Heretics AR, David "RenKoR" Isern.

RenKoR's season was a rollercoaster from start to finish, a year defined by inconsistent regular-season results but capped off with the best team performance of his career. After a fantastic rookie campaign in Black Ops 6, RenKoR and the Heretics spent most of the year searching for the form that made them a breakout story the season before. But when it mattered most, at the Esports World Cup, Miami finally put it all together, and RenKoR was at the center of it.

Season Review

RenKoR stayed with Miami Heretics heading into Black Ops 7, reuniting with Black Ops 6 teammates Diego "SupeR" Escudero at AR and Adrian "MettalZ" Serrano at SMG. The team rounded out its roster by signing Argentinian rookie Nicolas "Traixx" Monaco to fill the final SMG spot.

The season didn't start cleanly. With not all of the roster in the States in time, Miami entered the preseason behind the rest of the league, finishing Top 12 at the Monster Energy Launch Invitational. That slow start carried into the Major I Qualifiers, where the Heretics stumbled to a 3-4 record and a 9th seed, forcing them into the Lower Bracket at Major I. Miami showed some fight once the event began, beating Toronto KOI 3-2 and Vancouver Surge 3-0 to build momentum, before falling 0-3 to G2 Minnesota to finish Top 6. Not the result they wanted, but a sign of progress after a rocky start.

That momentum carried into the Major II Qualifiers, where Miami went 7-4 with a 25-14 map count to claim the 2nd seed, sparking real belief that this team could be a dark horse heading into Birmingham. Major II had other plans. Miami dropped their opening match 1-3 to the Paris Gentle Mates, then drew LA Thieves in the Lower Round, falling 0-3 to be eliminated Top 8. Back-to-back losses to two of the league's best teams made it clear Miami wasn't quite in that tier yet.

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The struggles continued into the Major III Qualifiers, where Miami went 2-3 and finished with the 10th seed, sending them into the Lower Bracket to open the Major. But the year's first Minor was where things finally clicked. Miami beat the Boston Breach 3-0, Paris 3-1, and FaZe Vegas 3-0 to reach the Grand Final, ultimately falling 2-4 to LA Thieves but showing real signs of life. That form didn't carry over to the Major itself, though. Miami landed in Pool B, opening with a 3-0 win over the Carolina Royal Ravens before falling 1-3 to Toronto KOI in the Winners Qualification Match. They rebounded with another win over Carolina, 3-1 in the Lower Qualification Match, but the bracket run was ultimately deflating, losing 0-3 to OpTic Texas in the Winners Round before falling 2-3 to Paris to finish Top 8 once again.

Traixx made way for the returning ReeaL at the start of the next stage, bringing back the core of Miami's 2025 roster. The Major IV Qualifiers brought more of the same frustration, with the Heretics going 2-3 and dropping to the 9th seed on tiebreakers, another Lower Bracket start. The following Minor was worse still, with Miami finishing Top 12 after an opening-round 0-3 loss to Vancouver. The Major itself was another short stay, beating Carolina in the Lower Round before falling to rival Paris 2-3, another Top 8 finish, though one that secured enough CDL points to qualify for Champs.

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Expectations were low heading into the CDL Championship, and Miami's run didn't do much to change that narrative early. They opened with a 0-3 loss to OpTic Texas, sending them to the Lower Bracket immediately. A 3-2 win over Toronto KOI briefly kept the run alive, but a 0-3 loss to the Riyadh Falcons ended it just as fast, closing out a disappointing CDL season with a Top 6 finish.

Then came the Esports World Cup, and everything changed. Competing under Team Heretics, RenKoR and Miami opened by beating Vancouver 3-1, before falling to Team Falcons 1-3 in the Qualification Match. They responded by beating Team WaR 3-0 in the Lower Qualification Match to punch their ticket into the bracket. From there, Miami caught fire. They edged past G2 Esports 4-3 in a seven-map thriller in Round 1, then got revenge on Falcons with a dominant 4-0 win in Round 2, a match capped by a heated shoving match between McArthur "Cellium" Jovel and RenKoR on stage. Miami's run finally came to an end in the Grand Final, falling 3-5, but a runner-up finish and $320,000 in prize money sent a message that this Heretics core belonged among the league's best all along.

How Good Was RenKoR in 2026?

Hardpoint

RenKoR was Miami's clear leader in Hardpoint all season, posting team-highs in K/D (1.12), kills per 10 minutes (25.2), damage per 10 minutes (3,256), and hill time per 10 minutes (66.1). He carried that form onto LAN as well, leading the team with a 1.08 K/D on the road. RenKoR had four Hardpoint maps with 40 or more kills, the 3rd-most in the CDL, and ranked 5th in the league with a 66.3% Cellium Index in the mode, meaning he posted a positive K/D in two-thirds of his Hardpoint maps this year.

As a team, Miami was squarely middle of the pack in Hardpoint, finishing 37-38 on the season, the 7th-best record in the league, with an average margin of -0.7 (also 7th). They rotated well, ranking 4th in rotation win percentage at 51%, but struggled to hold hills once they had them, ranking 10th at 69.8%, and were middle of the pack at breaking hills, sitting 7th at 27.2%. Map-wise, Miami found real success on Blackheart (3-0) and Den (9-6), but couldn't figure out Sake (2-7) or Scar (5-9).

Search & Destroy

SND was RenKoR's weakest mode by a clear margin. He finished the year with a 1.01 K/D, 0.65 kills per round, 100.2 ADR, and a 47.5% opening duel win rate. His numbers ticked up slightly on LAN, to a 1.03 K/D and 0.68 kills per round, but both marks remained average at best. Where he made his impact was late in rounds rather than early: RenKoR played 40 SND maps without winning a single opening duel, yet still racked up 12 clutches on the year, including one of just two 1v4 clutch wins in the entire league this season.

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SND was actually Miami's best mode as a team, even if the numbers were never flashy. They finished 31-30 on the season, the 4th-best record in the league, despite ranking 10th in opening duel win rate (48.3%), 11th in conversion percentage (71.2%), and 10th on the defensive side with a 47.2% post-plant win rate. Miami caught fire in the middle of the season, going 10-5 in Stage II and 11-6 in Stage III, but were never able to pair that SND form with consistent respawn results.

Overload

Overload was RenKoR's best mode of the year statistically, leading Miami with a 1.08 K/D and 3,065 damage per 10 minutes, adding 23.8 kills per 10 minutes and 48 total goals. He stayed remarkably consistent on LAN, posting a 1.07 K/D and 24.3 kills per 10 minutes. RenKoR also had the 5th-most kills in a single Overload map this season (42) and the 5th-best single-map K/D in the mode (2.31), while cracking 4,000-plus damage in six Overload maps, the 3rd-most in the league, doing so in 11% of his total Overload appearances.

Overload was Miami's worst mode as a team, finishing 23-26 on the season, the 7th-best record in the league. They averaged 3.35 goals per game (6th) but gave up 3.45 goals per game (8th), and their overall slaying was a step behind the league's best, posting a 0.99 team K/D (8th). Miami also struggled to close out tight games, going just 9-11 in one-goal games on the year.

A Look Ahead to Modern Warfare IV

Miami's offseason picture is tangled up in the franchise slot itself. The spot, owned by Misfits but operated by Team Heretics, looked headed for a takeover by Spacestation Gaming earlier in the offseason. But with that deal falling through too late in the process to swap out the in-game Heretics assets, it now appears Team Heretics will end up buying the slot outright instead.

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That shift significantly raises the odds of RenKoR returning to Miami alongside some of his former teammates. He's an unrestricted free agent after his contract expired at the end of the season, the same as SupeR and MettalZ. Current rumors have both of them re-signing with the org as well, with Miami reportedly targeting Mexican player Snoopy to round out the roster as the fourth piece.

The situation is still evolving quickly, but wherever RenKoR lands, he should be one of the more sought-after ARs on the market this offseason after the run he and Miami just put together at EWC.