Every LCS team has officially revealed its full roster for the 2026 season. In 2026, the League of Legends Championship Series is back to its former name. No more League Championship of the Americas, no more cross-play.
| Team | Top lane | Jungle | Mid lane | Bot lane | Support | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlyQuest | Gakgos | Gryffinn | Quad | Massu | Cryogen | Thinkcard |
| Sentinels | Impact | HamBak | DARKWINGS | Rahel | huhi | Goldenglue |
| Shopify Rebellion | Fudge | Contractz | Zinie | Bvoy | Ceos | Reven |
| Cloud9 | Thanatos | Blaber | APA | Zven | Vulcan | Inero |
| Disguised | Castle | KryRa | Callme | sajed | Lyonz | ido |
| Team Liquid | Morgan | Josedeodo | Quid | Yeon | CoreJJ | Spawn |
| LYON | Zamudo | Inspired | Saint | Berserker | Isles | Reignover |
| Dignitas | Photon | eXyu | Palafox | FBI | IgNar | Swiffer |
FlyQuest had kept the same roster for a year and a half, running with the same 7 people from Summer 2024 to the end of 2025. Now, only Quad and Massu are staying. With Gakgos, Gryffin, and Cryogen all being 17 to 19 years old, this makes FlyQuest the youngest in the LCS.
FLY won the LCS 2024 Championship, the LTA North 2025 Split 2, and the LTA 2025 Championship. Can their new team keep dominating NA in 2026?
Sentinels is a new team in the League of Legends Esports scene. The organization bought the spot previously owned by 100 Thieves. The listed changes will be based on 100 Thieves’ former roster, although this isn’t entirely accurate.
100 Thieves went out with a bang. The Thieves weren’t impressive regionally, but they proved themselves at Worlds. 100T played their hearts out, and while it wasn’t enough, they made themselves become the fan favorites.
Sentinels is brand new to League, but is a strong name in the Valorant esports scene.
At the end of 2025, Shopify Rebellion became the object of a lot of hatewatch. Palafox made strongly-worded comments against the casters, and that made a lot of the community wish for him to lose. Now, Zinie replaces him as the team’s only roster change.
Shopify Rebellion performed better than expected at the end of 2025, knocking out Cloud9 and finishing third in NA.
LCS players fistbump after a showmatch to start the 2024 LCS Summer Split. Image Source: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games
For the second time in a row, C9 had a great year, but always fell short in the playoffs. For five splits in a row, Cloud9 finished exactly one or two spots below the qualification for the international. Will APA be the key to convert their great regular seasons into playoffs results?
The new team already got their first stage experience by playing in the 2025 KeSPA Cup, which T1 won. There, Cloud9 went 4-2 against the Eastern teams, although Hanwha Life Esports and Nongshim RedForce demolished them.
Disguised is the guest team of the LCS, and their start to 2025 was not glorious. With no win in Split 1 and only one in Split 2, Disguised did not look like it belonged there. However, DSG redeemed themselves with a valiant effort in the Split 3 playoffs, and they earned their spot back for 2026 through the LTA Promotion Tournament.
Most of TL’s personality in 2025 was APA and his all-chatting, to the point where it’s easy to forget results. Team Liquid did win the first split in 2025 and represented NA at First Stand, but that was their only achievement of the year.
According to several sources, the team’s environment and morale were poor in 2025. With major changes in the roster, there’s hope for 2026 to be different. Like C9, TL also already got their new roster to play on stage with the KeSPA Cup. However, Liquid only managed to beat Team Japan, and lost to T1 and Nongshim.
Quid is seen posing at the 2025 LTA Championship. Image Source: Riot Games
LYON joined the LCS at the start of 2025, and has finished 7th place in every split so far. However, the team has now packed their roster with strong names. Retaining only Saint, LYON has recruited the LCS MVP Inspired, C9’s former ADC Berserker, and 2015 Worlds semifinalist Reignover. Where these roster changes will lead them is unknown, but 2026 definitely marks a new beginning for the team.
Once again, Dignitas is swapping most of their roster, and once again, the new line-up looks no more promising than the last. DIG changes between three and five of their players every year. However, they always assemble a team that looks like it was made without ambition.
Dignitas has not placed above 4th since 2013, despite 11 years in the LCS. In fact, Spring 2013 was the first NA LCS split and their best ever split, with a 3rd place finish.
The Dignitas players are seen in game during the 2025 LTA North Split 2. Image Source: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games
These are the eight teams that will play in the 2026 LCS.
The LCS will return on January 24, 2026 with the LCS 2026 Lock-In. The best team of that tournament will represent NA at the second edition of First Stand!
Featured image source: Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games
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