
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Name
Michael Grzesiek
Gamertag
Shroud
Country
Canada
Team
Content Creator
Shroud is a retired professional CSGO player. He was born on June 2, 1994, in Canada and started playing CSGO at a very early age. Shroud has been a mainstay at the reddit platform therefore earning the nickname of King of Reddit. During his career, Shroud has played for top tier North American teams in CSGO and has earned many trophies and accolades. Shroud retired from competitive play in 2018 to pursue streaming.
Shroud CSGO Settings
Shroud Mouse Settings

Logitech G303 Shroud Edition
DPI | Sensitivity | Zoom Sensitivity |
450 | 2.40 | 1.00 |
Polling Rate | eDPI | Windows Sensitivity |
1000 | 1080 | 6 |
Mouse Acceleration | Raw Input | |
Off | On |
Shroud Crosshair
cl_crosshaircolor 3; cl_fixedcrosshairgap -2.5; cl_crosshairstyle 1; hud_showtargetid 1;
Shroud Viewmodel
viewmodel_fov 68; viewmodel_offset_x 2.5; viewmodel_offset_y 1; viewmodel_offset_z -1.5; viewmodel_presetpos 3; cl_viewmodel_shift_left_amt 0; cl_viewmodel_shift_right_amt 0; viewmodel_recoil 0; cl_righthand 1;
Shroud Bob
cl_bob_lower_amt 5; cl_bobamt_lat 0.1; cl_bobamt_vert 0.1; cl_bobcycle 0.98;
Shroud Config
Shroud Video Settings
Video
Resolution
2560×1440
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Laptop Power Savings
Disabled
Color Mode
Computer Monitor
Brightness
100%
Display Mode
Fullscreen
Refresh Rate
240hz
Advanced Video
Global Shadow Quality
High
Model / Texture Detail
Low
Texture Streaming
Disabled
Effect Detail
Low
Shader Detail
Low
Boost Player Contrast
Enabled
Multicore Rendering
Enabled
Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode
8x MSAA
FXAA Anti-Aliasing
Disabled
Texture Filtering Mode
Anisotropic 8x
Wait for Vertical Sync
Disabled
Motion Blur
Disabled
Triple-Monitor Mode
Disabled
Use Uber Shaders
Enabled
Peripherals
Gear
PC Specs
Shroud’s Most Popular CS:GO Video
Shroud’s Career
Shroud showed keen interest in CSGO, but it was not until the release of CSGO that he would join his first professional team Slow Motion. Shroud’s entry into the CSGO world was explosive to say the least and very early on he started showing his expertise in the game.
After playing with the team for 1-year Shroud joined Exertus eSports but he would soon leave Exertus after spending just 1 month. In 2014, Shroud bounced between different teams and finally settled with Cloud9. He signed the Cloud9 contract in August 2014 and played with the team until his retirement.
Cloud9 was the team which allowed Shroud to truly shine at the biggest stage of CSGO competition. With Cloud9 Shroud earned many trophies and accolades. He was also in the consideration for being the best North American player of his time.
Besides his professional career, Shroud also remained very active on reddit therefore earning him the nickname of King of Reddit. Due to his reddit engagement, Shroud also earned the nickname of Shroudy Rowdy. Shroud retired from competitive CSGO play in April 2018.
Social Media and Net worth Shroud
Shroud is among the most popular gamers of his era. He has massive fan following and his social media accounts attract more followers than any other CSGO professional player.
Shroud has 1.8 million followers on Twitter, 6.8 million subscribers on YouTube, 10.1 million followers on Twitch, and 1.5 million followers on Instagram. During his career, Shroud has amassed a massive net worth. Approximately Shroud has a current net worth of $20 million.