Is Gen.G the world’s best League of Legends team in 2025? And can they win Worlds?

Gen.G Esports has at all times been among the many high groups within the fashionable period of League of Legends. The Korean organisation is recent off the incredible 18-0 perfect split within the first a part of the LCK 2025 season, a feat solely achieved as soon as earlier than by T1 in 2022.

With a roster full of extremely proficient gamers throughout all roles and one of many cleanest teamfighting, they’ve despatched the message to the remainder of the world that they’re able to take down anybody. 

However we’ve been right here earlier than. Simply final yr, Gen.G tore by means of the early season, lifted the MSI trophy, and appeared like clear favourites—till all of it got here crashing down at Worlds. Will historical past repeat itself, or is that this iteration of Gen.G prepared to say the long-awaited World championship?

After final yr’s elimination, Gen.G determined to make adjustments to the bot lane. Within the ADC place, the organisation introduced again one among its outdated glories to the roster: Ruler. The Korean participant, after two disappointing years in China on JDG, got here again to the staff to interchange the teenager Peyz, who confirmed nice promise however didn’t have the clutch issue throughout the decisive collection. 

Within the help function, Gen.G determined to choose up Duro from FearX, who was thought of a promising expertise. In comparison with the departing Lehends, Duro was most likely thought of a downgrade initially, and the aspect that will determine the staff’s ceiling.

Image it: you’re a rising participant within the LCK, and you may be taking part in with the strongest trio within the league, plus among the finest ADCs within the final decade. No matter the way you see it, the strain was there, particularly when the staff is meant to win proper off the bat. 

After a gradual begin to 2025, Duro shortly adjusted and is now a dependable participant who can match his ADC. He won’t be the flashiest participant or have pocket picks like Lehends, however he does what’s required effectively, and that’s what Gen.G wanted. 

Throughout the LCK Cup, nonetheless, the one who let Gen.G down was Canyon. As soon as the “King of the Jungle”, the man appeared fully misplaced within the first few months. Usually disconnected from the staff, he was the principle perpetrator behind a few of Gen.G’s losses. Regardless of that, the staff nonetheless got here extraordinarily near qualifying for First Stand, solely shedding the decisive recreation 5 towards Hanwha Life Esports (HLE). 

And whereas the latter’s kind dropped in the beginning of the LCK season (which begins after First Stand), Gen.G’s kind stored getting higher and higher. They dismantled each front-runners, HLE and T1, within the opening week, and since then, the staff has been unstoppable, attaining a formidable 88% win price over 36 video games performed (solely 5 single video games misplaced). 

With just one collection (towards HLE) standing of their manner of a Mid-Season Invitational qualification, and the unbelievable excellent cut up, that is undoubtedly the perfect League of Legends staff on the planet proper now. However what makes them so sturdy?

At each place, Gen.G boasts gamers who’re both the perfect or among the many greatest on the planet:

Probably the most spectacular factor about Gen.G is that the staff has a robust steadiness regardless of having so many star gamers. All their champion swimming pools are broad sufficient to permit Gen.G to draft several types of staff compositions relying on decide precedence in every recreation. 

There aren’t many groups that may do the identical: the one one would most likely be HLE, however even their efficiency isn’t as constant. 

This level is partially associated to the earlier one. Gen.G’s drafts observe a transparent, constant sample – constructed on meta-focused, dependable compositions, and well-defined win situations. This strategy minimises the volatility for the staff and removes the necessity for any single participant to hold with unconventional champions.

Each participant is aware of their function, and the draft offers them the instruments to play it successfully. Whereas it’s not a flashy manner of taking part in, consistency is normally Gen.G’s philosophy to win.

One factor value noting, nonetheless, is that Gen.G solely performed best-of-three collection after the LCK Cup. If a staff pushes them to 5 video games, we must see whether or not Gen.G is ready to apply the identical strategy to their drafts.

If we have been to cease the rely now, nobody would objectively say that there’s a staff stronger than Gen.G. When you may argue HLE might be the one staff that would take them down, Gen.G is extra constant and packs a a lot increased flooring. 

Their excellent LCK cut up is a byproduct of their unbelievable abilities and the synergy honed over time. Paired with a meta that synergises effectively with Gen.G’s personal strengths, the staff seems flawless. 

After years of claiming Gen.G as favourites heading into Worlds, it’s higher to be cautious this time round, even when that is most likely the perfect lineup Gen.G has ever put collectively. Worlds remains to be just a few months away, and there are too many unknown variables in the mean time to state Gen.G will win Worlds this yr.