The Regular Split of the LEC Winter Season has ended after three weeks of intense games between the best teams of the region. We also have the eight teams that qualified for the Playoffs, and who will play the first Fearless Draft matches of the EMEA region. But first, we ought to take a look at how the Power Rankings of the LEC have changed since last week, as there were some upsets even after the two last teams were eliminated.
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LEC Winter Power Rankings After Week Three
First, let’s glance at how the teams performed in the last round of the LEC Winter Regular Season.
10. Rogue (-1)
9. SK Gaming (+1)
8. Team Heretics (-1)
7. Team BDS (+1)
6. GIANTX (-2)
5. Team Vitality (+1)
4. Movistar KOI (-3)
3. Karmine Corp (0)
2. G2 Esports (+3)
1. Fnatic (+1)
10. Rogue (-1)
Even though Rogue managed to stay at the high-high spot of 9th place throughout the Winter Regular Season, they failed to score a single point after their first competitive match of 2025. What’s worse is that they lost against SK Gaming as well, giving the team with a 7 game lose streak their reset. Losing against G2 Esports and Movistar KOI is completely fine, but Rogue’s only saving grace was that they’re not THE worst team in the league.
Rogue has some serious work to do in the offseason – as they’ll have some time off until Spring Split begins. First, they have to decide what they want to do: do they want to incorporate Adam “Adam” Maananes and Kim “Malrang” Geun-seongs playstyle, or do they want to keep doing what they were doing in the previous years? Both are fine, but management has to make their minds up before the new season starts.
9. SK Gaming (+1)
SK Gaming got a victory in Winter, which they should really count as a win outside the Rift too – as their teamwork looked abysmal in the regular season. The team’s solo laners are statistically the weakest in the league, and neither Steven “RKR” Chen nor Janik “JNX” Bartels could make up for it with the occasional flashy play.
Still, SK Gaming has more to look at during their vacation. While we do believe that the entire roster should get another chance during the Spring LEC, SK has to get its solo laners and support up to speed. Ismail “ISMA” Boualem and Cho “Rahel” Min-seong are still resembling their 2024 selves, but there’s no guarantee that will last another split where the team gets knocked out before Playoffs.
8. Team Heretics (-1)
Team Heretics managed to make the cut, officially qualifying for the first ever Fearless Draft segment of the LEC. While they lost 2 out of their 3 matches during Week Three, they have something to show before Playoffs, as they managed to beat the best team of our Week Two Power Rankings, Movistar KOI.
Still, they were playing from behind for the entirety of the match, waiting for the composition of MKOI to reach the few minutes that they couldn’t power through with their early game champions, nor were they scaled. The losses against Vitality and G2 were also less than flattering, so Heretics have their work cut out for them for the next two weeks. Their weakest links are still their solo laners – maybe they should just put Carl “Carlsen” Carlsen on tank duty while spamming Smolder in the midlane?
7. Team BDS (+1)
BDS ended the regular split on a high note as they managed to take down Karmine Corp this Monday. They also beat SK Gaming, so their Week Three winrate remained positive – even though their total record is 4-5.
The squad of BDS after three rounds of the LEC feels like a recipe that has great ingredients, but the flavors are still not there. Ilias “nuc” Bizriken and Yoon “Ice” Sang-hoon are great, and so is Joel “Irrelevant” Miro Scharoll. The two Turkish newcomers also had their moments, but the Swiss squads members just can’t seem to bring it all under the roof.
For example, against GIANTX, they had a decent draft, but nuc had a weaker game while Dogukan “113” Balci couldn’t bail his midlaner out. BDS also feels like a team that has their early game down, but in the midgame, they look a bit too eager – but if they become calmer and more collected, they could aim much higher on the leaderboards.
6. GIANTX (-2)
GIANTX had a stellar start to the Winter Split, but so far, they only fell down on our Power Rankings. While Adam “Jackies” Jerabek and co. did better than last week, they still only managed to score a single victory. While one of their losses were against Fnatic who finished first in bot the Regular Split and our list, GIANTX still made a huge plunge since their Week 1 3-0.
The squad of GX is still strong, but they need to start relying less on Oh “Noah” Hyeon-taek and more on their topside. While Eren “Lot” Yildiz had some good games, he either needs to take more pressure from his team or put more pressure on his opponents to make sure that the rest of his squad has room to work with.
5. Team Vitality (+1)
As the season progressed, Team Vitality ramped up to a roster that could break into the top 5. They could replicate the success of their 2-1 Week Two, only against much stronger opponents than SK Gaming and Rogue.
Vitality held out against Karmine Corp but couldn’t stop their Corki from getting too fed on Saturday. They immediately bounced back versus Heretics, and while they didn’t beat them too fast, Matyás “Carzzy” Orság and his teammates didn’t leave much wiggle room for Carlsen and the rest of Heretics.
Ironically, GIANTX was the dessert for the French squad, with Okan “Naak Nako” Kaan FINALLY showing off why he was so hyped by both analysts and other players from the LEC. Team Vitality has the potential to be much better, but right now, they slotted in right where they were supposed to: in the middle of the pack, holding their position strong.
4. Movistar KOI (-3)
Movistar KOI was the best team after Week Two where they went 3-0 – even though both KC and Fnatic had flawless performances as well. They ran out of steam a bit by the end of Week Three though, as they failed to take down Team Heretics. Even though they had a good early game, their draft was incapable of playing in the lategame unless David “Supa” Martínez García’s Ezreal became monstrous – and while Supa is among the best ADC’s in the league, he couldn’t get a big enough lead.
Movistar KOI is no doubt in the top cut, it’s just that the top cut of the LEC is stronger than before. The addition of Joseph “Jojopyun” Joon-pyun stabilized the team but we miss the MKOI of 2024, who could surprise us with picks we never thought about. Although we don’t miss the MKOI that barely made it to playoffs… A soul for a soul, some would say.
3. Karmine Corp (0)
It turns out Karmine Corp relied on Vladimiros “Vladi” Kourtidis, as with him on the vanguard the French team managed to pry the win out of Team Vitality’s hands after almost 40 minutes, but lost in under 30 vs both Fnatic and Team BDS.
Karmine Corp had an incredible glow-up since 2024 thanks to Caliste “Caliste” Henry-Henneberts and Martin “Yike” Sundelins arrival to the team, and they managed to beat some greats like G2 Esports and the veteran members of other teams like Vitality and Movistar KOI. They also don’t seem like a team that will burn bright but fast and fall off during the 2025 season, but rather one that can ramp up over the course of the year. However, the top 5 is stacked, and international events only have limited spots for EMEA.
2. G2 Esports (+3)
The world is healing – but is it because G2 Esports made it back to almost the top of the standings, or because it took them so long to? Still, G2 managed to snag a 3-0 weekend, beating Rogue, KOI and Heretics, and in a dominant fashion.
The members of G2 Esports seem like they have woken up from their winter hibernation. Sergen “BrokenBlade” Celik looks much better even on picks like Cho’Gath, Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther was making great plays and even Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan had an insane performance on Wukong. They young French jungler also gave an interview over the course of Week Three where they threw some playful jabs at his teammates but said that they are all very capable, they just need some time to get used to the new setup – hopefully that’s before the Winter Finals.
1. Fnatic (+1)
Fnatic has been overshadowed by G2 Esports for the past years, and while sometimes they could break the mold, they couldn’t get back into the leading position they had before their rivals joined the LEC. Or at least they couldn’t until this year.
Fnatic had a perfect week yet again, closing the Regular Season with an 8-1 standing. They only dropped their first comp game of the year against Movistar KOI and beat every single member of the LEC. The black-and-orange squad looks stellar, with Elias “Upset” Lipp actually reaching his prime.
The German has been praised for his skill but failed to deliver when he was the most needed, and while his KDA has always been good, his results didn’t reflect that. Alongside Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle, he’s a force of nature, and has started playing braver on his own as well. This lifts some pressure off the back of the other members of Fnatic, who can play more freely too. Fnatic has a clear shot at the First Stand tournament this year based on the Regular Split – they just need to keep it up in Playoffs.
The LEC is looking stacked even with only 8 teams remaining before the start of the Winter Playoffs. After a break this weekend, the best teams of Europe will return to battle it out and decide who will represent the region in the first international League of Legends event of 2025!
