Pockus

Pockus, known off the stage as Antoine Lafreniere, is a Canadian support player who plies his trade for Mirage. At 30 years old, he brings a veteran’s perspective to a role that rewards experience and composure, standing among the older and more seasoned competitors in a scene often dominated by players in their late teens and early twenties.

A Support’s Craft

Playing support requires a particular kind of selflessness. Rather than chasing personal glory, the support player devotes their game to empowering others, shielding the team’s carries, establishing vision control across the map, and choosing the exact moments to engage or retreat. The best supports read the game like a chessboard, anticipating enemy movements and positioning to turn potential disasters into game-winning opportunities. It is a role where maturity and patience frequently outweigh raw mechanical flash.

The Bard Specialist

Pockus is particularly associated with Bard, the Wandering Caretaker, one of the most idiosyncratic and skill-expressive champions in the entire game. Bard rewards creativity and foresight in ways few other picks do: his roaming playstyle, his meep-collecting mechanic, and above all his stasis ultimate demand impeccable judgment and the ability to influence the whole map rather than a single lane. A player who commits to Bard is signaling both confidence and a willingness to shoulder the responsibility of high-impact, high-difficulty play.

Experience with Mirage

As a member of Mirage, Pockus offers the kind of steadying presence that experienced supports provide to a roster. Veterans in this role often become the emotional and tactical anchors of their teams, guiding younger teammates through tense moments and coordinating the macro decisions that decide close games. With his years in the scene and a champion pool built around one of the game’s most cerebral picks, Pockus remains a distinctive figure whose game sense continues to be his greatest asset moving forward.