First Stand 2026 Jungle Power rankings – Stacked Competition?!

First Stand 2026 kicks off in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 16. Here are the FST 2026 Top Lane Power rankings, voted by three of our members on the editorial team (Davide, Ilyas, and Luca).

First Stand 2026 Jungle Power Rankings

3. LYON Inspired (average ranking: 3.00)

Kacper “Inspired” Słoma has done it again. After changing teams during the offseason and embracing a new project with LYON, the Polish jungler led the team to a title on the first split, raising the team’s level like he did when he was on Evil Geniuses and FlyQuest.

The stats speak for themselves: Inspired has the highest KDA among junglers, a 336 XP lead at 15 minutes, positive CS diff, and an impressive 45.5% First Blood rate across 22 games. The only one who came close was Sentinels’ jungler Ham “HamBak” Yoo-jin.

While his impact in domestic competition is undeniable, Inspired will now have to prove he can lead LYON at the international level and not repeat the same mistakes from last year’s run with FlyQuest.

2. BLG Xun (average ranking: 3.00)

Despite being one of the top junglers in the LPL for the past few years, Peng “Xun” Li-Xun came from a disappointing 2025 campaign on JD Gaming (JDG). Now that he has gone back to BiliBili Gaming (BLG) for 2026, reuniting with his former teammates and the new ADC Park “Viper” Do-hyeon, we started seeing glimpses of Xun’s peak from 2024.

It wasn’t an easy start to the season for the player, however, who initially struggled in adapting to how the new lineup played while also having individual off-moments in the regular season. He seemed to have picked up the form again in the playoffs, even if his stats are average across the board. But as long as he doesn’t get shut down by the enemies, BLG will look to push big leads from the early game.

Note: Xun was placed second in the rankings despite having the same average rank as Inspired, having received higher placements in two of three votes. 

1. Gen.G Canyon (average: 1.00)

Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu is back. For someone who has been following Canyon since the start of the DAWMON days, it’s great to see the Korean jungler in strong form after two challenging seasons. Ever since joining Gen.G, Canyon has often found himself as the “weak link” on the team, due to the sheer amount of talent and potential across all the other roles.

This year, not only does Gen.G look even more unstoppable than last year, but the player has also been given more room to shine and is making fewer mistakes. Last year, the jungler had a worrying 17.2% First Blood victim rate, the highest among all junglers at the tournament. In 2026, the number dropped to 9.1%, and the average deaths per game were also lower (2.0 in 2026 compared to 2.7 in LCK Cup 2025).

The general impression is that the team found more consistent ways to allow the carries to get the resources without overly sacrificing Canyon in the process, while also allowing the jungler to dictate the early game. The expectations are high, as Gen.G is looking like the favorite to take the First Stand trophy home.

The rest of the Jungle Power Rankings

Just like the mid lane and ADC Power Rankings, the jungle pool at First Stand is looking stacked. G2’s jungler Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan barely missed out on the podium, but he was placed third in two out of three votes.

BFX’s jungler Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin and JDG’s player Yu “JunJia” Chun-Chia came with the same average rating in fifth. The latter showed signs of improvement during the first split, but he was also responsible for some of JDG’s major losses. The top eight is completed by Korean jungler Ko “YoungJae” Yeong-jae, who is having more of a supportive role on LOUD, and followed by 18-year-old, Team Secret Whales jungler Lê “Hizto” Văn Hoàng Hải, in his second international appearance after Worlds last year.

• 4th: SkewMond (average 3.33)
• 5th: Raptor (average 5.33)
• 6th: Junjia (average 5.33)
• 7th: Youngjae (average 7.00)
• 8th: Hizto (average 8.00)

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