Quarterfinal weekend brings a brand-new wrinkle to PLL Fantasy: the Player Boost. Here’s how it works: Activating a boost gives your player a +50% bonus to their final fantasy score. The tradeoff? That player costs 25% more coins to roster.
It’s a gamble — but one that can swing a matchup.
Why It Matters
The final week of the regular season doubled as the PLL Fantasy championship. The final score in my league was razor thin: 238–230. The swing came at the faceoff stripe:
- The champ had Trevor Baptiste, who dropped a monster 64 points.
- Second place ran with Justin Inacio, who managed 30 points.
If the boost had been live, Inacio’s total would have jumped to 45. That single click flips the final and hands him the championship. That’s why I think you have to buy in — a 50% payoff is too big to leave on the table.
Quarterfinal Boost Picks
Here are the three guys I’d strap a boost onto this weekend:
1. CJ Kirst, A, Philadelphia Waterdogs (51 coins) – If you boosted him last week, his already absurd 82 points would’ve turned into a league-breaking 123. Kirst just finished a national championship run with Cornell, and while it was at the college level, that kind of high-stakes playoff experience forges nerves of steel. He’s built for elimination lacrosse.
2. Kieran McArdle, A, Philadelphia Waterdogs (40 coins) – His last three weeks: 44, 20, 59. With Kirst back from injury, I wondered how it might cut into McArdle’s workload — but the transition has been seamless. He’s still producing at an elite clip. I really like Philly in this quarterfinal against the Maryland Whipsnakes, and McArdle’s veteran playoff presence feels like the piece that can carry the Dogs through.
3. Blaze Riorden, G, Carolina Chaos (63 coins) – He’s going to run you 63 coins, but with league championships wrapped up, the boost becomes more about rooting for your guy. And Blaze is that guy. With the Chaos in the playoffs and every possession at a premium, there’s no one more fun to back than Blaze. If you’re boosting with your heart, this is the play.
