In Call of Duty esports, a dynasty is considered a team or core-group of players that dominates the scene for an extended period of time. Since professional Call of Duty leagues don't maintain an official list of dynasties in Call of Duty history, it is subjective whether a team has achieved a dynasty. However, it's safe to assume the general consensus/criteria on what defines a dynasty is a team or core-group of players winning several offline tournaments across a significantly long period of time, usually across multiple Call of Duty seasons.
List of Dynasties[]
compLexity Gaming and Evil Geniuses dynasty[]
This dynasty consisting of the core-trio of ACHES, TeePee, and Crimsix, alongside Clayster (from April 2013 to November 2013), Karma (from November 2013 to September 2014), and Dedo (from September 2014 to November 2014) is generally considered to be the first true dynasty in Call of Duty esports.
Their dynasty began with their 1st place finish at MLG Anaheim 2013 during the Black Ops 2 season under the Complexity Gaming banner, and ended with their 1st place finish at ESWC 2014 during the Ghosts season under the Evil Geniuses banner.
Over this time span, they won 13 offline tournaments (including one Call of Duty Championship title), been in 15 overall grand finals (the first 13 being consecutive and a record), and 16 top-4 finishes (with the first 15 being consecutive).
Table below consists of all their championship victories in chronological order:
OpTic Gaming dynasty[]
This dynasty consisting of the core-trio of Scump, FormaL, and Crimsix, alongside Nadeshot (from January 2015 to April 2015), Karma (from April 2015 to May 2018), and Enable as a stand-in (May 2015) is the second dynasty in Call of Duty esports. The OpTic dynasty is widely considered to be the longest-tenured and most accomplished dynasty in Call of Duty esports.
Their dynasty began with their 1st place finish at UMG Orlando 2015 during the Advanced Warfare season, and ended with their 13-16th place finish at the 2018 CWL Seattle Open during the World War II season.
Over this time span, they won 18 offline tournaments (including one Call of Duty Championship title), been in a record-25 overall grand finals (with 10 of those being consecutive), and 28 top-4 finishes.
Table below consists of all their championship victories in chronological order: