LEC Versus 2026: Team Heretics Secure First Win Against GIANTX

The next match featured Team Heretics against GIANTX. At this point, Team Heretics held a negative 0-2 record in the group, while GIANTX entered at 2-0. Based on previous performances, GIANTX appeared to be the stronger side in this matchup.

Game 1 Picks:

• Team Heretics: Ambessa, Dr. Mundo, Ryze, Varus, Rakan
• GIANTX: Aatrox, Malphite, Azir, Jhin, Alistar

The game started very slowly, with neither team forcing fights; in fact, they seemed to avoid them. However, Team Heretics looked much more confident compared to previous days. The teams stayed neck-and-neck in both kills and gold, though TH secured a significant advantage in dragons.

Despite the even state of the game, Team Heretics' composition was very durable. By the 30-minute mark, Jhin was experiencing significant issues dealing damage and was falling out of the game. A major turning point occurred during the fight for the Dragon Soul; although GIANTX managed to steal the objective to secure their second dragon, they lost the subsequent team fight 0 for 5. This pushed TH’s lead to 10,000 gold.

With such a lead, Team Heretics became almost invincible. Their frontline was too tanky for GIANTX to break through. This marks the first victory for Team Heretics, bringing them to a 1-2 record. Meanwhile, GIANTX failed to secure a 3-0 start and dropped to 2-1, finishing the first week with a positive overall result.

This year, the LEC Versus 2026 does not provide a cash prize for winning the tournament. Instead, teams are competing for the opportunity to qualify for the international tournament, First Stand 2026. The Regular Season will be held in a Bo1 format where every team faces each other. In total, teams will play 11 matches each, and those with the best results will advance to the playoffs.