As MPL Indonesia Season 17 approaches, it appears teams are already preparing to solidify their strengths following the M7 World Championship. This includes champion ONIC Esports, who are wasting no time in revamping their roster. According to information obtained by Dunia Games (DG), ONIC plans to bring in their new Gold Laner from the Philippines, Duane "Kelra" Pillas, who was previously with ONIC PH. News of ONIC Kelra's arrival in Indonesia has been highly anticipated.

However, the decision to relocate ONIC Kelra to Indonesia is certainly a risky one for ONIC. Kelra's presence indirectly signals that their two new Gold Laners, Schevenko "Skylar" Tendean and Clayton "Savero" Kuswanto, will be directly replaced. However, everyone will have to wait until management finally provides accurate information regarding ONIC Kelra's arrival in Indonesia.

OFFICIAL: ONIC Kelra Joins ONIC ID, Replacing Skylar and Savero for MPL ID Season 17

On Friday, February 6, 2026, ONIC management officially announced the arrival of their new Gold Laner, Duane "Kelra" Pillas, confirming the rumors of ONIC Kelra's arrival in Indonesia. The announcement of Kelra's arrival was welcomed by media partners and ONIC management at the ONIC x Infinix Super Training Facility (STF) in West Jakarta. Kelra's presence in Indonesia also captured the attention of Indonesian fans.

At the event, ONIC Kelra also officially signed a contract to play in MPL Indonesia Season 17. This news was certainly quite surprising considering that ONIC ultimately used two players from the Philippines (PH) in addition to their jungler, Kairi "Kairi" Rayosdelsol. "Welcome to ONIC ID, Kelra! From ONIC PH to ONIC ID, a new chapter begins. Let's make history together! Give a warm welcome to KELRA, SONICs!" wrote the management.

In his speech, Kelra explained why he wanted to play in Indonesia and try new challenges with ONIC ID: he wanted to experience playing alongside Kairi. "I wanted to try playing with Kairi and ONIC ID even before joining ONIC PH, before M5 and MSC. I also wanted to learn another language," Kelra said, as translated by Coach Yeb.

With Kelra's arrival, Skylar and Savero will officially be replaced for MPL ID Season 17. It will be interesting to see what Kelra's debut in MPL Indonesia with ONIC ID will be like. Hopefully, ONIC's golden era will continue, alongside the "Gold Standard" and his teammates. Let's warmly welcome ONIC Kelra to Indonesia.

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