League of Legends streamer and midlaner Tim ‘Nemesis’ Lipovšek has unveiled Witchcraft, a brand new crew that can compete within the upcoming 2026 EMEA Masters Winter match.
The roster could also be acquainted to a whole lot of League of Legends esports followers, with the crew consisting of 4 out of 5 Los Ratones gamers. Changing top-laner Simon ‘Baus‘ Hofverberg is former FlyQuest and Staff Liquid high laner Gabriël ‘Bwipo’ Rau.
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The announcement, shared from Witchcraft’s account, stated: “The rumours are true… it’s Witchcraft time, child! 
Presenting our 2026 Witchcraft roster, competing in EMEA Masters.”
Witchcraft’s announcement was later echoed by Bwipo, alongside different members of its roster, who additionally shared: “My new crew!”
Witchcraft 2026 Roster
Witchcraft’s line-up consists of notable names from the European scene:
- Prime: Gabriël ‘Bwipo’ Rau
- Jungle: Veljko ‘Velja’ Čamdžić
- Mid: Tim ‘Nemesis’ Lipovšek
- Bot: Juš ‘Crownie’ Marušič
- Assist: Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson
The teaching workers is about to incorporate Jakob ‘YamatoCannon’ Mebdi because the roster’s Head Coach, and Kevin ‘Shaves’ Tolman as a Coach.
Nemesis additionally addressed questions round Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, saying on stream that Caedrel is not going to be concerned on account of different commitments, however will nonetheless be watching and supporting the challenge.
From Los Ratones to Witchcraft
Witchcraft’s reveal follows the top of Los Ratones, the high-profile streamer-backed roster that competed within the NLC and later appeared within the 2026 LEC Versus competitors. With out the direct involvement of common figures reminiscent of Caedrel and Baus, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see if the challenge garners an analogous quantity of fanfare.
Concerning how Witchcraft certified for EMEA Grasp Winter with out competing in a regional league, the crew was invited on account of Los Ratones’ participation in LEC Versus. It is a related scenario to what occurred with Karmine Corp Blue, which was additionally invited into EMEA Masters Winter.
“Whereas the Los Ratones challenge has formally closed, 4 out of 5 former gamers will proceed their journey within the competitors below the brand new Witchcraft banner,” the EMEA Masters account said.
In contrast to most EMEA Masters occasions, this version will function qualification alternatives to the 2026 League of Legends Esports World Cup. Consequently, the highest two groups from EMEA Grasp Winter will qualify for the Esports World Cup Qualifier, which is able to function LEC groups.
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