MSI Midlane Power Rankings 2025

The midlane has always been the place where the best players in the world have distinguished themselves. It is historically the role that has the greatest impact on competitive games, combining both scaling power and the gateway to all early play. Here are our MSI Midlane Power Rankings in 2025.

#1 — Gen.G Chovy – The Closest To Perfection

It’s no news that Chovy is proving to be the best individual League of Legends in the LCK. This is mainly down to its exceptional fundamentals. For example, the LoL community has coined a verb for someone with a very high CS score: “Chovying”. But it’s also down to his stats, his ability to adapt in drafts, his mastery of all 1v1 matchups, his ease of connecting with his team, whatever they want, his ability to clutch in the final moments of a game…

What sets Chovy apart from the rest is that he simply has no exploitable flaws or weaknesses. Once again, this split – despite the arrival of the Fearless and his new teammates – he was the unanimous choice and won… 11 regular season MVPs – out of a possible 18. He also finally overcame his demons with Gen.G last year at MSI, to claim his first international trophy. The time has come to prove that he can also establish his dynasty outside the boundaries of his domestic league.

#2 — BLG knight – LPL’s Biggest Pride

In recent years, Knight has been to the LPL what Chovy is to the LCK. Consistently champion or at least top 2 in his region, an MSI title, and Worlds hopes shattered by Faker. He is also one of the best Chinese players in history, thanks to his unfailing consistency, and is probably even the greatest at his role. His individual record speaks volumes in this respect: MVP of the MSI and of the LPL in 2023, MVP of Spring 2024 and of the Summer final, he is also the only BLG player to appear in the 1st All-Pro Team in the second split of 2025.

In short, Knight is a monster of consistency who has crossed the metas and stood out with both the best and least good teams that have accompanied him. And just like his LCK alter ego, he is a player who needs to build up his international record to really build his dynasty. While he may not be as well supported as he has been over the last two years, there is no doubt that his team will be able to rely on his individual skills to stand out from the pack.

#3 — AL Shanks – Finally proving his worth on the highest stage

He has been Knight’s worst nightmare this split, but unlike his counterpart, Shanks hasn’t had any collective success in the LPL so far. So much so that he’s about to experience an international event for the first time in his career. He came close in 2021 with WE, thanks to a legendary lower bracket run he was the main architect of. But since then, the mid laner has only experienced the second half of the LPL standings, with teams that have been increasingly disappointing, despite his evident individual skills.

Shanks is the archetypal LPL mid laner, capable of playing carries and setting up champions while setting the rhythm on the lane from the early levels. But above all, he constantly seeks to make himself available for his team—and especially his jungler—in early-game position takings and skirmishes. Combined with Tarzan’s creativity and carrying ability, he has finally found the perfect fit this year at AL. If you’re about to discover this creative and intelligent player on the map, I encourage you to pay particular attention to his Ryze as well as his Annie, probably the best in the world at these two currently.

#4 — T1 Faker – Beware Of Calm Waters

For a few years now, Faker has had to reinvent himself and evolve to become a more complete player with the new iterations of T1. But less shiny than in the past, when he was considered the best player in the world. Individually overtaken by the new generation of mid laners, the GOAT of League of Legends has had to adapt to a new style, more dedicated to his team, in leadership and map control. That said, “The Unkillable Demon King” still has it in him and always seems capable of transcending himself to become the clutch player his team needs in critical moments. He proved it again last year during the World Finals, where he surely obtained one of the most deserved FMVPs in history. If Faker no longer has the regularity of the names placed above him, in a single match or competition, he could well have the upper hand – Knight and Chovy have both already paid the price…

#5 — FLY Quad– From Cassiopeia OTP to LTA North Finals MVP

Quad has had a remarkable rise with FlyQuest. Last year, he started 2024 with the academy team and got promoted to the main squad for Summer. He then achieved the success we all know: LCS champion and Worlds quarterfinalist, two match points away from taking down Gen.G and the best mid laner in the world… Chovy. For this second LTA split, Quad didn’t have the most impressive regular season individually. However, he excelled in playoffs, particularly against his compatriot and main rival in the league: Loki.

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— Quad (@midQuad) June 16, 2025

With two consecutive MVP titles in the most important BO5s, Quad has established himself as the most impressive midlaner in the West. It is also through his inventive picks and those of his team that you can count on him to challenge the best in the world—like his Seraphine, which bypassed Gen.G last year. Notably, Quad has 100% winrate on Azir (7 games) and Cassiopeia (5 games) this year. Given the resurgence of champions like Sylas and Akali in the meta, his signature pick could well prove key.