LEC Versus 2026: Teams, all confirmed and rumored rosters

LEC Versus 2026 involves 12 teams, some from the ERLs and others from the LEC itself. Here are all of the teams and rosters, both confirmed and rumored, that you and other LEC fans can expect for the inaugural Versus tournament in 2026.

This tournament replaces the Winter split of the LEC. The winner of this tournament will be EMEA's sole representative to First Stand 2026.

LEC Versus will have the 10 partner LEC teams plus two invited ERL teams. These will be Los Ratones, the "best performing ERL team," and Karmine Corp Blue for winning EMEA Masters Summer. Many have noted the potential issues that this tournament may have with both Karmine Corp and KC Blue competing.

Note that some of the information below came from unofficial sources.

G2 Esports is gunning for a runback in 2026. They will field the same roster as in 2025, retaining both SkewMond and Labrov.

They were able to place 2nd in LEC 2025 Winter and Spring, won Summer, but failed to make it past quarterfinals in Worlds 2025. Despite less-than-satisfying results internationally, this roster is incredibly competitive regionally.

A stark contrast to G2's decision to retain their whole roster, Fnatic opted to rebuild. They are only keeping Razork and Upset, picking up two rookies to surround them.

Vladi is coming over from Karmine Corp, and he will be accompanied by fellow Greek player Empyros in the top lane. The two briefly played together in 2022 when they competed in the ERLs.

Meanwhile, Lospa is coming over from GIANTX Academy. Like Empyros, LEC Versus 2026 will be Lospa's tier-1 debut as part of this new starting roster by Fnatic.

Los Ratones is joining the LEC Versus 2026 as the best-performing ERL team. Understandably, they are fielding their iconic active roster. The only change for 2026 is Caedrel's step away from head coach, which will be filled in by YamatoCannon.

KCorp is retaining Canna, Yike, and Caliste. They are arguably the top players in their role and the region as a whole, so this is something to be happy about.

With Vladi moving over to Fnatic, KC opted to import DRX mainstay kyeahoo. He experienced some stage time in the LCK, but he was mostly a player for their academy roster.

Busio is also coming in from the LCS. As one of the best players in the LCS, this is bad news for the North American region. For KC, though, he is an amazing pickup. The fact that he does not count as an import is great for them, too, thanks to his Polish citizenship.

Reapered is also coming over from the LCS. KC has two Korean players, and a Korean coach just makes sense.

KC Blue is the second ERL team joining LEC 2026 Versus, thanks to them winning EMEA Masters Summer. Interestingly, they opted for an almost-full rebuild ahead of this event. The only members that were retained from their 2025 roster are Yukino and Blidzy.

Apart from Kamiloo, who is coming from Team Heretics, the rest are from ERLs, and LEC Versus will be their tier one debut.

Former KC Blue top laner Maynter is rumored to head to Natus Vincere, so he gets his tier one debut anyway, albeit not with the French organization.

Another rumored move is Poby heading to NAVI from Fnatic. This is surprising since Emil "Larssen" Larsson had been with Rogue since 2018, through the purchase by KOI, Rogue's reacquisition of the slot in 2024, then NAVI's purchase in mid-2025.

Movistar KOI is likely to retain their 2025 roster.

GIANTX will also retain their 2025 roster, including the Korean bot lane duo of Noah and Jun.

SK Gaming is strengthening their roster for LEC Versus 2026. They will reunite ex-G2 players Wunder and Mikyx next year, so they are a team to keep an eye on.

Team BDS' top side isn't changing, but their bot and support will be new for 2026. They are picking up Paduck from KT Challengers and Trymbi from Vivo Keyd Stars.

Top, mid, and bot are all changing for Team Heretics in 2026. Will they finally be able to stand their ground against the top LEC teams?

Team Vitality is also looking to field a nearly identical roster for LEC Versus 2026. They are rumored to free Humanoid from his current orange-tinted prison, and it would be a treat to see him on the Rift again.