Each confirmed LCS roster for 2026

With the LCS making its anticipated return in 2026, varied North American groups have opted to refresh their rosters in a bid to turn out to be champion.

Included on this 12 months’s eight-team line-up is a brand new title, however a well-known face to VALORANT followers, as Sentinels enters the scene. Furthermore, the 12 months’s offseason has shaken up a number of notable rosters, together with final 12 months’s LTA participant of the 12 months becoming a member of an unlikely staff. To search out out about all the newest roster strikes, Esports Insider’s article particulars the confirmed line-ups for the beginning of the LCS 2026 season.

Editor’s be aware: This text can be recurrently up to date when additional roster strikes have been confirmed.

Regardless of a disappointing season, which noticed the organisation miss out on Worlds 2025 qualification, Cloud9 has solely made one roster change heading into 2026.

The massive adjustments for the staff truly come from the teaching employees, with former streamer Christian ‘IWDominate‘ Rivera becoming a member of as a strategic coach. In the meantime, Nicholas ‘Inero‘ Smith strikes to the pinnacle coach function, which was left vacant by Bok ‘Reapered‘ Han-gyu.

After a troublesome 2025 marketing campaign, Dignitas is seeking to provoke a significant rebuild round Korean high laner Kyeong ‘Photon‘ Gyu-tae, who has a contract that expires on the finish of 2026.

Final 12 months’s gamers, Jade ‘Sheiden‘ Libut, Jonah ‘Isles‘ Rosario, Kim ‘Keine‘ Joon-cheol and Frank ‘Tomo‘ Lam, have all left the organisation. With 4 new positions nonetheless left to announce, Dignitas has revealed a brand new head coach, with Simon ‘Swiffer‘ Papamarkos becoming a member of the organisation from Group Liquid.

Going into 2026, nonetheless, the staff is seeking to rebuild its squad following the departure of high laner Gabriël ‘Bwipo‘ Rau, jungler Kacper ‘Impressed‘ Słoma and assist Alan ‘Busio‘ Cwalina.

The brand new lineup will see substitute high laner İbrahim ‘Gagkos‘ Samet Bulut be promoted to the beginning place, with two new gamers anticipated to fill out the vacant roles. Mid laner Music ‘Quad‘ Su-hyeong and Fahad ‘Massu‘ Abdulmalek will proceed to play for FlyQuest at the least for yet another 12 months.

One of many greatest winners this offseason is undoubtedly LYON, having picked up LTA 2025 participant of the 12 months, Impressed, from its LCS rivals, FlyQuest. He can be main a LYON roster that consists of mid laner Kang ‘Saint‘ Sung-in and Frankie ‘Zamudo‘ Lin, the latter of whom was unable to compete final season as a consequence of visa points.

Whereas the brand new bot lane is but to be unveiled, LYON is seeking to turn out to be at the least a playoff contender within the coming season.

Sentinels’ head coach can be Greyson Gregory ‘Goldenglue‘ Gilmer, who beforehand led 100 Thieves to Worlds qualification in 2025. Goldenglue’s first main name because the organisation’s head coach will see him lead a roster of 4 Koreans, together with veterans Jeong “Influence” Eon-young and Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun, in addition to home mid laner Isaac “DARKWINGS” Chou, after his quick stint on Disguised in 2025.

Shopify Revolt head into 2026 off the again of a optimistic season, which noticed the organisation break free from the underside pack of the league and sometimes compete with the highest groups.

Thought of one of many hottest prospects within the LCK Challengers League, Zinie was unable to get a beginning place on KT Rolster as a consequence of Gwak ‘Bdd’ Bo-seong’s presence. Nevertheless, if he lives as much as the hype, Shopify Revolt may turn out to be a title contender subsequent season.

High laner Ibrahim ‘Fudge‘ Allami and jungler Juan ‘Contractz‘ Arturo Garcia, who had contracts expiring this 12 months, re-signed with the staff till the tip of 2026.

Group Liquid was one other massive title that missed out on Worlds this 12 months, and with the competition returning to North America for 2026, the staff has determined to go for main pick-ups within the offseason. Notably, this consists of altering its whole high facet trio of Jeong ‘Influence‘ Aeon-young, Ganbat ‘Yuuji‘ Ulziidelger, and APA.

Within the two solo lanes, Group Liquid has introduced in Korean gamers Park ‘Morgan‘ Ru-han and Lim ‘Quid‘ Hyeon-seung. The latter, beforehand on 100 Thieves, was probably the greatest mids within the LTA final 12 months. In the meantime, Morgan performed for OK BRION within the LCK over the previous 4 years.

The jungle place can be stuffed by Argentinian participant Brandon ‘Josedeodo‘ Joel Villegas, returning to NA after enjoying in South America for the previous three years.

Disguised was capable of defend their visitor slot in the course of the LTA Promotion event earlier this October and can keep within the LCS for an additional 12 months.

The staff, owned by streamer Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast‘ Wang, lately introduced its 2026 roster, altering 4 of the 5 members from the earlier lineup.

The one returning participant is high laner Cho ‘Fort‘ Hyeon-seong, who will staff up with jungler Christian ‘KryRa‘ Rahaian, Korean mid Oh ‘Callme‘ Ji-hoon, and the bot lane of Sajed ‘Sajed‘ Ziade and Pedro ‘Lyonz‘ Luis Peralta.

Identical to the earlier season, the roster is targeted on giving the highlight to home abilities, aided by the presence of some Korean gamers.

The LCS will make its triumphant return on January twenty fourth, 2026 with the LCK Lock-In occasion. This competitors, full with a Swiss Stage and Playoff bracket, can be used to find out North America’s consultant at First Stand.

Nevertheless, for followers eager to get a glimpse of some LCS motion, on December sixth Cloud9 and Group Liquid can be competing in South Korea’s KeSPA Cup 2025. For the primary time ever, the low season League of Legends event, organised by Korea’s esports governing physique (KeSPA), will function two LCS groups.