The page has turned to the 2023 Summer and LCS fans everywhere would normally be excited to see where their teams stand. Like all Power Rankings, these LCS Power Rankings will instantly be wrong upon being published. But that is okay because pieces like these are fun thought experiments as the end of the season comes about. So, without further adieu, here are the LCS 2023 Summer Split Power Rankings, heading into Week 6.
Thanks to Oracles Elixir for any and all Stats used in this article.
[Related: LCS 2023 Summer Split Power Rankings (Week 5)]
It is still baffling to say but FlyQuest are either the worst or very close to being the worst team in the LCS right now. They are not playing well as a team at all, they are all over the map and no one is stepping up and making plays. They can still make playoffs but it would require a 3-0 week along with some help from everyone else. This team may go down as the most dispointing team in LCS history.
It was about as bad of a week as Dignitas could have asked for. The losses to NRG and TSM were bad enough as they were able to cement themselves above Dignitas. What is even worse is that they also lost to Immortals. Now Dignitas are an 0-3 away from potentially finding themselves out of playoffs.
A 2-1 week has Immortals back in the playoff hunt, but just barely. They do not have a terribly tough schedule with EG struggling, FlyQuest also challenging them for that last spot and a surging NRG team. It would certainly be impressive but they will need a lot of help and for Tactical to continue his tear.
These Power Rankings are still based on actual strength and 100 Thieves are a stronger team, most of the time at least, than the teams below them. It will take all of Doublelift’s strength to power this team to the playoffs with the way they have been playing lately. Luckily they were able to potentially save their season with a win over TSM at the end of last week. One win should get them in with two guaranteeing it.
TSM were this close to back-to-back 3-0 weeks. Instead they started experimenting against 100 Thieves and were handed their worst loss in a game that Insanity has started. Speaking of, the team is now officially 8-4 with Insanity which is quite impressive. If the Ruby week would have never happened and TSM had gotten even one win, they would be in a position to battle for the top spot. Instead their goal is to finish top six in order to get the guaranteed second playoffs series.
What an incredible week for NRG. Fans were finally able to see the real squad and it seems like they are finding their groove at the perfect time. Speaking of perfect, it was a 3-0 week for NRG and they are firmly locked into a playoff spot. Now they will look to climb the ranks with their hardest game being against Cloud9 to start the week and then they get themselves two games in which they should be favored.
The wheels are starting to come off for Evil Geniuses. They have now lost four games in a row and are going to be fighting for their higher seed instead of challenging Golden Guardians and Cloud9 at the top. There is no doubt that jojopyun has been doing a lot of the heavy lifting so it will be up to the rest of Evil Geniuses to find their groove.
The change in the mid lane from Haeri to APA has done wonders for this team. As many on the LCS Broadcast have stated, it really does feel like he and Pyosik see the game in a very similar way. Along with that he is willing to play nearly anything and succeed with it. His Neeko plays likely saved the game for Team Liquid against FlyQuest. Quietly, Yeon has been improving as well which has helped the team immensely. This team is playing extremely well right now as it looks as though the coaching staff pushed the right button at the right time.
Despite a loss to NRG, Golden Guardians are looking about as strong as they have this entire split. River and Gori are doing very well but it has been the increased production from Stixxay and Licorice that has really helped this team to level up. Also, do not undervalue just how important huhi has been to all of this as he is the glue that makes this team work. It is not our of the question to wonder if they should be first and they may prove that during the last week of the season.
Cloud9 do not look as strong as they did last split or at the beginning of the split. The main reasoning for that is that other teams are getting better while Cloud9 stays the same. This is not a bad thing as they are still the team to beat. But, if they do not find another gear or clean things up a little bit, they could get upset in the playoffs much sooner than people think. Either way, they are still the cream of the crop, for now.
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