LCS NA Power Rankings



Bare in mind these rankings are for the SPLIT only , NOT for playoffs.

Also, this list is VERY speculative. It is based on performances in offseason tournaments (IEM, Expansion tournament etc) , rumors from the pro scene and general thoughts. 

Lastly, This list doesn't include any teams without a full roster - Team Impulse and EG.

8.Team Coast

         Overall, Team Coast's performance in the Expansion tournament was very inconsistent. The european imports of Jesiz and Impaler had alot of pressure to perform after the team's failure in the relegation tournaments; and how they did. Impaler played out of his mind. Not to mention the well above average performance from the botlane Mash and Sheep. A botlane that won against all of it's opposers except that of Curse Academy. 

          This being said however, this was their performance at an  EXPANSION tournament. Their competition is hardly grounds to base them in an LCS stage. 

7. Curse Academy

          

      Indisputably the best team at the expansion tournament and a team that almost took CLG out of the LCS. It's botlane was a spectacle with Mr Consistent- Cop and the playmaker Thresh who is considered on the level Madlife while playing BunnyFuFuu (WHOOPS). 

      Again, the LCS this split seems so stacked that it's hard to place this team any higher on this list. However, if I were to hypothetically travel forward in time, I wouldn't be surprised what so ever that Curse Academy was actually somewhere higher on the LCS list.

6. Dignitas

     

     Dignitas so low???? Well yes. Based off their lackluster performance at IEM  - almost losing to High Aces , a TURKISH team with two subs. And then getting their asses whooped by Gambit they haven't shown much promise.

     Their only shining light - Shiphtur is easily the best player on the team. But even he couldn't carry the team hard enough. Dignitas seemed to have many communication issues between Crumbzz and new top laner Gamsu as well as Core JJ being constantly found out of position -Dignitas seemed like they didn't know what they were doing.

5. Team 8.

    

     Probably the most underrated team to qualify for the LCS. They were the winners of the Challenger series- winning 3-1 against Curse Academy and defeated Complexity , which was considered the best team to drop out from LCS , 3-2 in the relegation. They have a nicely organized team with the support player - Dodo calling the shots and strong carries in Maplestreet and Cali8. Their midlaner Slooshi is also quite solid. Overall I think this team will surprise the fans. 

4. Counter Logic Gaming

 CLG has arguably been THE most inconsistent team in the world. They start the split playing awfully then dig into their 'potential' midway through the split. Have some promising games and then get destroyed in Playoffs.

   Their new outfit along with Zionspartan and Xmithie seems to be quite promising. Even with using a sub (Thinkcard) in IEM they managed to pullout some great games against Roccat and Gambit. Their communication seems on point and their teamfights are great. One evident weakness is their shotcalling. A weakness that needs to be solved quickly.

 3. Curse/ Liquid Gaming

    Sorry, can't put two 4th places. Curse's acquisition of  Piglet seems to be a good one. Doublifit and Scarra have both claimed Curse to be a contender for the top spot in the LCS. Additionally, IWD seems to be right in place with the current Jungle meta- Jarvan, Rengar and maybe even Shaco? 

   Dyrus and Balls have both called Quas the best top laner in NA. Fenix may have large Voyboy's large shoes to fill in for the mid lane but seems to holding his own. Curse may be the biggest surprise for in NA yet.

2. Team Solo Mid

      TSM! TSM! TSM! 

 TSM is just hard to knock out of dominance. You may get them second place or third place , but an organisation so experienced with Regi as the owner has seemed like an NA powerhouse FOREVER. Sure Cloud 9 may be first on this list but c'mon. How long has TSM been around? They are an incredibly talented team with a vast fan base. No matter how unpredictable TSM is. No matter which random EU team they lose to they won't fall out of favour for long. 

  The addition of Santorin didn't seem like a strong one in IEM but in Scrims the dominant TSM jungler has never dropped below a KDA of three which is highly impressive. I have high hopes for this TSM team and hope they succeed in this split

1. Cloud 9

      The obvious first place on this list has only gotten better since it's explosive start into the LCS summer split of 2013. Taking games off Najin Shield and the rank 1 eu team Alliance they seem poised to be the NA champions again. Even when behind in some games at worlds Sneaky's solid play and Hai's shotcalling seemd like they could claw back from anything. Against top tier korean teams this may not have been possible for most NA teams - beating Cloud 9 may well be a dream.