Iowa Stormboar roster announcement, Digi Mart USA News: Iowa Stormboar have announced four new players, bringing their roster back up to full strength after an extended period of roster changes and trial periods. The incoming group consists of Vladyslav “Valter0k” Pukhtai, Nazar “H0NeST” Stefinko, John “mds” Marin, and Eduard “nico1ajus” Kuchynskyi, all of whom have already played a number of matches under the Iowa Stormboar banner.
Valter0k and H0NeST have been with the team the longest of the four, with Valter0k unofficially joining in late August and H0NeST playing for the team since early September. The newer additions, mds and nico1ajus, only recently started playing for Iowa Stormboar, recording their first matches with the team in late October during the CCT North America 2026 Cup #1.
The incoming players come from a variety of teams. Valter0k’s most recent team was Outfit 49, H0NeST last played for regain, mds most recently served as in-game leader at Chicken Coop, and nico1ajus played for Phantom Sense.
The source notes that Valter0k recently acquired American citizenship.
The article also points out that all three Ukrainian players, Valter0k, H0NeST and nico1ajus, were teammates at Immigrants Peek and Outfit 49, meaning the incoming players already share some familiarity. Iowa Stormboar will make their LAN debut at Austin LAN on November 13.
