LEC Power Rankings 2025 – Summer Split

The fight for Europe’s crown is back on. With the LEC Summer Split kicking off on August 2, let’s break down the teams and who is expected to fight for a spot at the year-end League of Legends World championship. Here are Hotspawn’s LEC Power Rankings for the Summer Split.

LEC Power Rankings Summer Split

10. SK Gaming – Rock Bottom Rebuild

SK made a list of roster changes during the break, but none of them seem convincing enough. Korean import DnDn hasn’t really shown LEC-level of play, and Skeanz hasn’t really outperformed other junglers in the tier-two scene. Abbedagge might have a strong stint if he regains his form, but his last split on Disguised was a borderline disaster. Unless the coaching staff finds a way to make the five much stronger than their sum, we don’t see SK break away from the bottom of the standings.

9. NAVI – A new Era?

NAVI is one of the organizations to watch this split, after they acquired Rogue’s slot. Their roster, however, seems quite the gamble. Retaining both Adam and Larssen in the solo lanes seemed like the correct choice, but getting jungler Malrang to roleswap to support can be quite the gamble. While I see some potential with the ADC player Hans SamD, there are far too many question marks on their ability to fight for playoffs or the top side of the league.

8. BDS – Will the two pickups work out?

Compared to the two previous rosters, I’m more optimistic about BDS’ overall ceiling. Boukada seems like he will now get a better lineup to show his worth, and Rooster is an interesting pick up, as he is quite strong when it comes to individual skills and lane fundamentals. If the rest of the team is able to regain some of last year’s form and strengthen their two-carry identity, BDS could easily fight for a playoff spot. The competition, though, is much fiercer this split, so for now, we’ll have to place them in eight.

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7. GX – Downward trajectory?

GX’s first two splits started out strong but slowly fell apart after other teams caught up. With the top teams looking in strong form and the mid-pack also getting upgrades, the GX lineup might struggle to maintain similar results. Jackie and Noah can still deliver carry performances, but jungler ISMA is probably not strong enough to raise the team’s potential. We’ve seen how most teams are very dependent on the jungler in the current meta and if he isn’t able to raise his own level and impact, GX could have an early exit in LEC Summer Playoffs.

6. Vitality – Is third time the charm?

Vitality’s in a weird spot, having swapped out three supports over the season. Both Hylissang and Nisqy weren’t able to deliver the expected results so it’s now Fleshy’s turn, who is getting promoted from the academy team. Previously playing in the LCS, Fleshy was always considered a strong prospect among supports, so it will be exciting to see him get his chance in the tier-one scene. That said, the pressure is on: Team Vitality is expected to fight for the top positions as the management has previously stated that it will be the last chance for the coaches.

5. Team Heretics – The growth continues

Team Heretics were a pleasant surprise last split. The team was showing clear signs of improvement and with only Flakked as the veteran in the team, it feels like this roster can climb even higher. The lineup is full of talented youngsters who are eager to prove their worth, and as long as they work together, they shouldn’t have issues making it to playoffs. That said, expecting them to fight the top teams of the LEC would probably be a borderline miracle, so don’t raise your expectations too much.

4. Fnatic – Is this the gamble of the year?

Humanoid out, Poby in — no one was expecting such a move during the break between splits. Yet, here we are: Fnatic benched one of its best individual players on the team to pick up a prospect from T1’s Academy, hoping he can follow in the footsteps of the great Faker. While I don’t think Poby will downgrade the roster, I doubt he has the potential to magically turn Fnatic into a championship-winning team, especially given how strong the top three look at the moment.

3. G2 Esports – High Highs but also Low Lows

Even though G2 Esports is placed third in the LEC Power Rankings, I’m quite confident the team has enough potential to fight for the title. The main issue around G2 is their consistency, which has been worse compared to previous years. Lately, the team seems to have found their groove but individual performances can still fluctuate and influence the overall outcome, especially top laner BrokenBlade and jungler SkewMond. If they are able to maintain the quality they had at the Esports World Cup, where they were able to defeat BLG, then there is a good chance G2 fights way closer to the top.

2. MKOI – More hidden potential?

While rating MKOI second in the power rankings after winning the previous split could sound a bit irrational, I don’t think they are the best team in the league currently. That being said, I still believe MKOI is the team with the highest potential this year and they have to still fix a few things around their consistency of gameplay. Elyoya has proven to me he is the best jungler in the league in recent times and the bot lane of Supa and Alvaro has been my standouts at the international stages.

The main way for the team to make another step up is if Jojo and Myrwn can start dominating their respective opponents right from the start. With how the team has grown over the season, I believe they have what it takes to do it, and give us more hope of seeing EU perform well at Worlds.

1. Karmine Corp – Sky-High Ceiling

Even though KC didn’t headline MSI and EWC, I still believe they are our best team in the region. Their playoffs run was a mix of underperformance of the team and opponents stepping up, so it wasn’t really a sign of the team’s real potential.

Earlier this month, G2 scrimmed against KC and got completely dismantled 6-0 across two scrim blocks, hinting at the fact that KC is as scary as they were during the first split. Canna is the best top laner in the region, and both Yike and Caliste have shown the capability to be the No.1 in their respective roles when in form. Vladi and Targamas are more susceptible to form swings, but multiple teams are contending the LEC championship, one of them will be definitely KC.