The second round of the 2025 LEC Winter Regular Split has ended on Monday, and the Power Rankings have completely changed. With the best team after Week One failing to meet expectations, a new power struggle emerged, with no clear best squad in the EMEA tournament. While the bottom half of the list also changed a bit, the weakest teams still couldn’t perform – and they are running out of time, as the Regular Season is nearing it’s last round.
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LEC Winter Power Rankings After Week Two
Before we dive into the thick of it, let’s take a look at the list in order.
10. SK Gaming (0)
9. Rogue (-1)
8. Team BDS (-5)
7. Team Heretics (+2)
6. Team Vitality (+1)
5. G2 Esports (+1)
4. GIANTX (-3)
3. Karmine Corp (-1)
3. Fnatic (+3)
1. Movistar KOI (+2)
10. SK Gaming (0)
SK Gaming couldn’t get out of the pit of defeat they dug themselves into. Ismail “ISMA” Boualem and his teammates failed to get a single victory in the second week of the winter split, becoming the only team in the league with an 0-6 standing.
Even though the team’s jungler is doing good (relatively), and the Korean botlane is also kind of fine, SK Gaming’s solo laners, Steven “Reeker” Chen and Janik “JNX” Bartels are among the weakest players of the LEC. They have by far the weakest KDA’s in their team, and they almost have zero impact on the map. While we all knew after SK Gaming revealed their roster that they wouldn’t be among the best in the Winter Split, this performance is only a step from abysmal.
9. Rogue (-1)
Rogue got knocked down a peg after solidifying their place in the 9th spot of the standings. What is a bit more unfortunate is that they are on a five game losing streak, failing to find any success ever since the opening day of the LEC.
While Rogue tried various different teamcomps, once focusing on Adam “Adam” Maanane, once putting Emil “Larssen” Larsson on Sylas, and also giving Patrik “Patrik” Jirú’s Kalista another shot, nothing seems to stick. The team seems lost in the entire game, and while they are trying to be active in the early game through their jungler, Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong is just not the same after returning from South America. If Rogue keeps this style of play up, they will be the ones to join SK on vacation for the Winter Playoffs.
8. Team BDS (-5)
The hardest fall of the winter split so far, Team BDS managed to plummet to eight place on our Power Rankings – but it’s understandable, after the Swiss team lost all three matches they played in Week Two.
Even though the early game of BDS is good comparatively, this week they couldn’t turn their leads into mid- and lategame successes. They were also outdrafted in some matches, like against Team Heretics where the enemy Smolder just outscaled them. Team BDS has some solid players, and so far, it seems like they just need some more time to get used to playing together – and they should have time for that in the Playoffs.
7. Team Heretics (+2)
While Team Heretics improved on our Power Rankings, they didn’t fare better this week than the last – at least when you only look at the numbers. They went 1-2, and while they beat a Team BDS that was strong during Week One, it’s more about the fact that the other teams in this half of the roster had a poorer performance.
However, when you look under the hood, Team Heretics looked better then when they first played in the LEC with this lineup. Kamil “Kamiloo” Haudegong was a beast versus BDS, and Victor “Flakked” Lirola is starting to look more and more menacing. Heretics still need to iron some basic issues out, and Carl “Carlsen” Carlsen has to learn how to put pressure on his opponents or at least how to be useful when weaksided, they seem to have at least a bit of potential.
6. Team Vitality (+1)
Team Vitality had a fairly hard Week One in terms of matchups, but this round, they showed that they are at least a middle-of-the-pack squad. They managed to beat Rogue and SK Gaming, so the mandatory wins are behind them now, which should also give them back their confidence.
The issue with Vitality is the same as with Team Heretics, only to a lesser degree as they have Matyás “Carzzy” Orság and Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov in the botlane to act as the veteran backbone of the roster. Okan “Naak Nako” Kaan, Linas “Lyncas” Nauncikas and Mateusz “Czajek” Czajka are all incredible rookies with huge potentials – they just need a little bit more time to get used to the level of the LEC. Team Vitality will have plenty of more time to prove themselves as they’ll only have harder matchups than this round.
5. G2 Esports (+1)
While G2 still couldn’t get a perfect weekend, they managed to improve from their abysmal first round performance – and not even by only a little, as they beat last weeks 3-0 team, GIANTX as well as Team Vitality. However, the latter gave them trouble, and if it wasn’t for Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther’s Smolder pick, G2 might have lost that match also.
Still, the biggest disappointment – even bigger than going 1-2 during Week One – is that G2 lost versus Fnatic and in a very short time. The eternal rivals of the Kings of Europe managed to sweep them in just over 27 minutes, which should shed some light on the fact that G2 is still not it’s former self. Caps and Sergen “BrokenBlade” Celik are still great, but the others need to step their game up.
4. GIANTX (-4)
While GIANTX was on top of the food chain last week, they made the plunge with a 1-2 showing this week. Granted, they faced the best version of G2 in 2025 so far, as well as Movistar KOI, who are proving to be among the top teams of the LEC. But still, 1-2 from 3-0 is not a good sign from Adam “Jackies” Jerabek and co.
Still, GIANTX are the biggest positive surprise of the Winter Split, with both the new players and the botlane signed from Fnatic looking strong. Jackies truly has what it takes to become one of the greats of EMEA in the coming years, but they still need to work on their consistency and midgame decision making if they want to be a top 3 team.
3. Karmine Corp (-1)
Karmine Corp is first among the teams that managed to snag a 3-0 Week Two, but they beat the weakest teams in the LEC: Team Heretics, Rogue and SK Gaming. They didn’t really leave room for the latter two to answer, but Heretics managed to hold out for almost 40 minutes.
It’s no doubt that the arrival of Caliste “Caliste” Henry-Hennebert helped the team and he’s an insane player mechanically, but during Week Two, it was Martin “Yike” Sundelin who got most of the spotlight. The young Swede has officially entered the arena for the title of best jungler in the league – and next week he can prove himself again versus Fnatic.
2. Fnatic (+3)
Fnatic had one of the biggest improvements in our power rankings. They were good last week, but after a 3-0 finish – and beating G2 in the first LEC El Clásico of 2025 – they have truly arrived.
While Oscar “Oscarinin” Munóz Jiménez could take more responsibility, Fnatic is finally not a team that only has one carry in Marek “Humanoid” Brázda. Elias “Upset” Lipp has recognized that turning his insane farming into leads can be beneficial to his team, and Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle is enabling him to do whatever he wants in teamfights. That was what we saw against Team BDS: even though the match lasted for almost 44 minutes, there wasn’t too much doubt about Fnatic winning with the lead Upset got. If the black-and-orange team can continue down the path they are on, this could be the first split in a while when they will be leagues above G2.
1. Movistar KOI (+2)
But the one team that is leagues above almost everyone else is Movistar KOI. The team was strong last year with 4 rookies, but now with a little experience and the addition of Joseph “Jojopyun” Joon-pyun, the Spanish squad never looked better.
Even in matches where they looked a bit shaky, the Canadian managed to step up, using Taliyah’s ult to perfection to make plays. Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla and David “Supa” Martínez García can also put on the carry shoes, and so can Alex “Myrwn” Pastor Villarejo – we wonder where teams will realize that not banning Ambessa against Movistar KOI hinders their chances of beating them greatly.
Overall, it’s great to see the power dynamics in the LEC vary week by week. With Movistar KOI, Fnatic and Karmine Corp locked into Winter Playoffs, only 5 spots remain – and the 7 teams still looking to claim them will duke it out from this Saturday during Week Three of the LEC Winter Split!