As the final day of the LCS Spring Split looms, one question echoes through the Riot Games Arena: Who actually knows what’s going on anymore? The weekend delivered more plot twists than a reality show scripted by a rogue AI, and the standings now resemble a chaotic staircase where every step is covered in banana peels. Immortals, a team many had written off as mid-table filler, suddenly sits alone at the top after a flawless 2-0 week. Did anybody pick them to win even a single game against the elites? Probably not. But here they are, polishing a crown that nobody saw coming.
The standings entering the final day look like this:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Immortals |
| 2 | Cloud9 |
| 3 | Team Liquid, Dignitas |
| 5 | 100 Thieves |
| 6 | NRG |
| 8 | FlyQuest, Shopify Rebellion, Sentinels |
Yes, Sentinels are still stuck in the bottom barrel, proving that a legendary VALORANT roster does not automatically translate into League dominance. Team Liquid, meanwhile, decided to spice up their existence by debuting a 12-man roster over the weekend, because why have one jungler when you can have three? For their first game, they fielded EKKOO in the mid lane and POGLET on support, replacing Wunderkind and Smoothie Jr., respectively. Then, in the second match, they swapped in former C9 academy star BLINKER for their starting jungler. Did any of these changes work? Not even close. But they were against an in-form Cloud9, so grading their performance is like judging a kitten’s boxing skills against a grizzly bear.
Cloud9, ever the second-best team when you least expect it, made quick work of TL and now enters the final day tied with Dignitas for that coveted runner-up spot. Their upcoming match against Dignitas is a heavyweight bout with massive tiebreaker implications. The key to beating DIG? Historical data suggests it’s all about stopping SSUMDAY. Does that mean banning his signature picks and praying to the old gods? Exactly. When Immortals managed it last week, they turned him into a walking ward with a combined KDA of 1-7-1 in two games. C9 can absolutely replicate that blueprint—if they remember to not feed the Fiora.
But wait, what about the chaotic middle of the pack? 100 Thieves and NRG are lurking just below the top spots, each with a chance to leapfrog into a bye if the stars align. Their matchups are against FlyQuest and Sentinels, respectively. The narrative here writes itself: FlyQuest’s famous “cheese” strategies have gone moldy this split, and their opponents smell weakness. Can FlyQuest rediscover their 2025 spring magic for one glorious day? The odds are about as high as finding a polite Teemo player. If they don’t pull a rabbit out of the hat, NRG will trample them with the force of a Sion ult.
Speaking of Sion ults, Sentinels’ bot lane has been hard to watch. They’ve shown flashes of brilliance, but mostly they’ve been flashing the enemy’s missing ping. A bottom-three finish seems all but locked unless they suddenly morph into the super-smurf squad from their scrim leaks. That doesn’t seem likely, given their current trajectory.
Now for the real undercard: Team Liquid versus FlyQuest. This grudge match features INORI, a jungler who was traded away from FlyQuest in the offseason and still holds a grudge the size of a Baron buff. He’s been vocal about wanting to “revenge-smite” his former team, which is the kind of pettiness that makes esports beautiful. TL’s lineup shuffles might continue, introducing yet another mid laner named PERKZ JR. (not to be confused with the original, who now coaches a Belgian waffle truck). Will the chaos work this time? Unlikely, but the entertainment value is guaranteed.
Elsewhere on the docket, Cloud9 versus Dignitas is the main event. This match isn't just a test—it's a litmus for who can actually challenge Immortals in the playoffs. C9’s draft flexibility has been their secret weapon this split, often pulling out triple-damage compositions that leave analysts gasping for logic. DIG, on the other hand, relies on methodical macro and the aforementioned SSUMDAY factor. If C9 can exploit the Fiora-less Ssumday and keep their own bot lane from inting, they should claim the second seed. If not, DIG will happily climb over them like a Rengar pouncing from brush.
The real wild card of the final day is Echo Fox. Wait, no—that organization dissolved back when everyone still believed in the Metaverse. Replace them with Shopify Rebellion, a team that has been roughly .500 all split and lucky that three teams below them have only one win each. Their match against 100 Thieves is a crossroads game: win and they’re guaranteed playoffs; lose and they enter a tiebreaker nightmare that might involve coin flips, a dance-off, or an ARAM. The rebels have been leaning heavily on their veteran mid laner, FROGGEN (yes, he’s still playing, and yes, he still has the third-highest CSD@10 of any LCS player ever). For 100 Thieves, the formula is simple: don’t let Froggen farm, and don’t let the game go past 35 minutes. Easy to say, harder to execute.
So, buckle up. The final day promises upsets, redemption arcs, and probably a few “What in the Baron pit was that?” moments. Will Immortals stay number one? Will Liquid’s roster carousel finally spin out of control? Will Sentinels break their curse? The only sure bet is that this spring split has been anything but predictable—and that’s exactly why we’ll all be watching.