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

Gen.G Esports has always been among the top teams in the modern era of League of Legends. The Korean organisation is fresh off the incredible 18-0 perfect split in the first part of the LCK 2025 season, a feat only achieved once before by T1 in 2022.

With a roster packed with incredibly talented players across all roles and one of the cleanest teamfighting, they have sent the message to the rest of the world that they are ready to take down anyone. 

But we’ve been here before. Just last year, Gen.G tore through the early season, lifted the MSI trophy, and looked like clear favourites—until it all came crashing down at Worlds. Will history repeat itself, or is this iteration of Gen.G ready to claim the long-awaited World championship?

After last year’s elimination, Gen.G decided to make changes to the bot lane. In the ADC position, the organisation brought back one of its old glories to the roster: Ruler. The Korean player, after two disappointing years in China on JDG, came back to the team to replace the youngster Peyz, who showed great promise but didn’t have the clutch factor during the decisive series. 

In the support role, Gen.G decided to pick up Duro from FearX, who was considered a promising talent. Compared to the departing Lehends, Duro was probably considered a downgrade initially, and the element that would decide the team’s ceiling.

Picture it: you’re a rising player in the LCK, and you will be playing with the strongest trio in the league, plus one of the best ADCs in the last decade. Regardless of how you see it, the pressure was there, especially when the team is supposed to win right off the bat. 

After a slow start to 2025, Duro quickly adjusted and is now a reliable player who can match his ADC. He might not be the flashiest player or have pocket picks like Lehends, but he does what’s required well, and that’s what Gen.G needed. 

During the LCK Cup, however, the one who let Gen.G down was Canyon. Once the “King of the Jungle”, the guy seemed completely lost in the first few months. Often disconnected from the team, he was the main culprit behind some of Gen.G’s losses. Despite that, the team still came extremely close to qualifying for First Stand, only losing the decisive game 5 against Hanwha Life Esports (HLE). 

And while the latter’s form dropped at the start of the LCK season (which starts after First Stand), Gen.G’s form kept getting better and better. They dismantled both front-runners, HLE and T1, in the opening week, and since then, the team has been unstoppable, achieving an impressive 88% win rate over 36 games played (only five single games lost). 

With only one series (against HLE) standing in their way of a Mid-Season Invitational qualification, and the incredible perfect split, this is undoubtedly the best League of Legends team in the world right now. But what makes them so strong?

At every position, Gen.G boasts players who are either the best or among the best in the world:

The most impressive thing about Gen.G is that the team has a strong balance despite having so many star players. All their champion pools are wide enough to allow Gen.G to draft different types of team compositions depending on pick priority in each game. 

There aren’t many teams that can do the same: the only one would probably be HLE, but even their performance isn’t as consistent. 

This point is partially related to the previous one. Gen.G’s drafts follow a clear, consistent pattern – built on meta-focused, reliable compositions, and well-defined win conditions. This approach minimises the volatility for the team and removes the need for any single player to carry with unconventional champions.

Every player knows their role, and the draft gives them the tools to play it effectively. While it’s not a flashy way of playing, consistency is usually Gen.G’s philosophy to win.

One thing worth noting, however, is that Gen.G only played best-of-three series after the LCK Cup. If a team pushes them to five games, we will have to see whether Gen.G is able to apply the same approach to their drafts.

If we were to stop the count now, no one would objectively say that there is a team stronger than Gen.G. While you could argue HLE is probably the only team that could take them down, Gen.G is more consistent and packs a much higher floor. 

Their perfect LCK split is a byproduct of their incredible talents and the synergy honed over time. Paired with a meta that synergises well with Gen.G’s own strengths, the team looks flawless. 

After years of claiming Gen.G as favourites heading into Worlds, it’s better to be cautious this time around, even if this is probably the best lineup Gen.G has ever put together. Worlds is still a few months away, and there are too many unknown variables at the moment to state Gen.G will win Worlds this year.