The 10 Craziest League of Legends Roster Moves of the 2026 Offseason

The 2025-2026 League of Legends offseason has just been pure chaos. Right after Worlds, announcements kept coming in one after another, with rumors keeping everyone on alert as the transfer moves were being completed. With the new season fast approaching, here are the 10 wildest League of Legends roster moves of this offseason.

Top 10 League of Legends Roster Moves of the 2025-2026 offseason

10. Scout

Starting off with the list, we have Lee ‘Scout‘ Ye-chan, who is making his return to Korea on Nongshim RedForce. Had it not been for his disappointing 2025 season, his transfer would’ve caught a lot more attention, considering the player has been playing in the LPL for nearly a decade.

The mid laner will now join the lion’s den alongside the other five LCK mids. Can you imagine a season where you get to see Faker, Chovy, Bdd, ShowMaker, Zeka, and Scout face off? The LCK mid lane competition has been raised to a whole new level.

9. Gryffinn

This transfer move comes both as a surprise but also as a move that makes sense when you look at the team’s direction. Following the bitter end to the Worlds 2025 run, FlyQuest have decided to drop their veteran boys and go for a developmental roster. In the jungle, the North American team picked up Johnson ‘Gryffinn‘ Le, who will finally get his shot in tier-one play.

Welcome to the NEXT GEN. #TimeToFly pic.twitter.com/ukl5bVb5yJ

— FlyQuest (@FlyQuest) December 19, 2025

The guy previously made headlines when he joined T1’s developmental team and was later picked up by Brazilian team LOUD in the last split of the 2025 season. Even though he isn’t going to be the only rookie, Gryffinn will have the tough task of filling Kacper ‘Inspired‘ Słoma’s shoes, who was arguably the best player in the entire LTA last year.

8. Zinie

Speaking of rookies, the returning LCS will welcome one of the youngest prospects from Korea: Yoo ‘Zinie‘ Baek-jin. The mid laner joins Shopify Rebellion (SR) in one of the most unexpected roster moves, considering Zinie was highly contested among several Western teams. With no other roster moves made by SR, Zinie will have major expectations of turning the team into a title contender going into 2026.

7. Busio

Moving on to Europe, we have former FlyQuest support Alan ‘Busio‘ Cwalina, who is going to join Karmine Corp as their new support for the new season. Following the footprints of MKOI mid laner Joseph Joon ‘Jojopyun’ Pyun, Busio is another North American talent who moves over to the LEC. After being considered the strongest Western support in 2025, he will have major expectations as he joins a revamped Karmine Corp (KC), which is clearly built for domestic and international success.

6. Vladi

With KC welcoming Busio and the new mid laner, the French team ended up giving away mid laner Vladimiros ‘Vladi‘ Kourtidis to Fnatic. Given the way the relationship between himself and the rest of the team ended in 2025, his transfer was almost certain as soon as KC lost out on Worlds qualification, but his move to Fnatic can be hit or miss depending on how he performs.

On paper, the mid laner meshes well with the jungler Iván ‘Razork’ Martín Díaz, but Fnatic’s new roster also features rookie players with top laner Panagiotis ‘Empyros’ Tantis and support Park ‘Lospa’ Joon-hyeong. The player’s performance will likely determine whether Fnatic fights for titles or remains in the mid-pack of the LEC.

5. Elk

Elk’s departure from BLG came as a surprise during the offseason, given how he’s proven to be one of the best ADCs in the league. Luckily for him, he had plenty of options once he was put out on the market, with Invictus Gaming and Weibo Gaming being the two main parties. In the end, Elk chose the latter given the strong lineup as he’s expected to be competing for the top spots in the 2026 season.

HAPPY NEW YEAR pic.twitter.com/Y6jp7tZWw6

— Weibo Gaming (@WeiboGamingLoL) January 2, 2026

4. Inspired

Inspired leaving FlyQuest was probably the most shocking move of the offseason when it comes to the West. While it was later revealed that he was one of the reasons why the team fell apart at Worlds 2025, the Polish jungler is still one of the best individual talents you can pick up, especially in his role. Inspired ended up joining LYON, who won the offseason in the LCS by putting together a formidable lineup capable of competing for titles.

3. Peyz

After winning Worlds, T1 found themselves in a tricky situation. With Lee ‘Gumayusi’ Min-hyeong set to leave the team, the Korean team had to find a suitable replacement while keeping down the costs of the roster.

In what looked like an impossible challenge, T1 found the solution by picking a player from the new generation, Kim ‘Peyz’ Su-hwan, bringing him back to the LCK after a season on JD Gaming. While we still have to wait and see whether T1 will win another championship, the initial signs look promising, as T1 won the KeSPA Cup in the offseason.

✌️ pic.twitter.com/FRq138yfEU

— 김수환 (@peyz05) December 16, 2025

2. Viper

If Elk left BLG, it would only be because the team found a better player. Park ‘Viper’ Do-hyeon said enough after not finding success with Hanwha Life Esports over the past years and moved back to China, where he first lifted the Summoner’s Cup. Viper’s addition is supposed to raise the team’s ceiling as fans expect this to be the best LPL team in recent years. With that, however, comes a lot of expectations: will BLG manage the pressure?

1. Gumayusi

Who else would it be other than the Worlds 2025 champion and the Finals MVP? Gumayusi shocked everyone when he announced he would leave T1 to join rivals Hanwha Life Esports. The “craziest” part isn’t just the transfer itself—it’s what it represented: in League of Legends, even a title-winning roster has no guarantee of staying intact. Zeus proved it in 2024, and Gumayusi did it this season. For both of them, this will be a rare opportunity to step out from Faker’s shadow and build their own legacies.