Fantasy picks for the PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 group stage opened with a surprise at the top: jL, standing in for apEX at Vitality, is the most-picked player in the game.
jL (Vitality stand-in)
- Price: $190,000
- Picked by "nearly half the teams" — most-picked overall
- Context: standing in for Dan "apEX" Madesclaire; HLTV: "Vitality's stand-in is popular among Fantasy players"
donk (Spirit) — the golden-card centrepiece
- Price: $250,000 (the top golden card)
- Described as "barely affordable"
- HLTV: "serious compromises are required" to fit donk; "might be worth it" with up to two rounds of padding in budget
Event
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 kicks off October 24. Full opening-round matchups published separately.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45782/jl-on-every-other-team-in-pgl-masters-bucharest-groups-fantasy
