Battlerite is still an Early Access title on Steam, but the fledgling arena combat game just got its first esports acquisition. Onslaught eSports announced on Friday the signing of the North American squad Legendary, who will compete in Battlerite under the Onslaught banner.

Made up of Connor "Averse" Shacklady, Dominic "Arakune" Valentino and Alvin "Ninjas" Xu, the team is currently the top ranked-squad in Battlerite. Each player boasts a top-10 worldwide ranking as well, with Shacklady as the best individual player in the world. This will carry over into streaming as well, where Shacklady is one of the top most popular Battlerite streamers. The added stream viewership is a boon that Onslaught GM Patrick O'Brien hopes will drive more players to watch competitive Battlerite and get involved in the scene.

"Anytime that you're taking a risk as an organization, you're jumping into a relatively new esports title, you want to make sure that you're putting yourself and the team in the best position you can," O'Brien told ESPN. "A large part of that is making sure there's viewership and interest in the game they're playing."

The present landscape for Battlerite is made up of multiple weekly tournaments, most notably the "BattleRekt" series, which takes place every Saturday. Though small in comparison to other multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games like League of Legends or Dota 2, part of Battlerite's appeal is its arena combat, which does away with objectives and farming gold in favor of three-on-three combat in short best-of-five rounds.

"[Battlerite] makes it easier for someone brand new to [MOBAs] to watch this, and know right away what they're watching," Onslaught COO Jen Dalton told ESPN. "[It's] easier to get involved and get really into it, because the learning curve of watching it probably a bit easier."

One of the first major organizations to get involved in Battlerite, Onslaught is breaking ground, but according to sources, other major organizations are already flirting with the idea. Though one of the smaller scenes, Onslaught plans to get involved with the Battlerite community to drive more viewership and fans.

"I think that as the scene continues to develop, I think you're going to end up seeing a lot more teams in there," said O'Brien. "I'm more than happy to stick our neck out, because I think that there's a lot of promise in the scene, and if we end up being the first of many, that's a very good thing."