Team Heretics acquired their LEC slot after Misfits' departure. They signed a world-class jungler and the first ever Japanese to play in the LEC.
Team Heretics LoL LEC 2023 Roster
The information below has been confirmed via official Team Heretics announcements and reveals.
Hoy es el día.
We're live presenting our official LEC and Superliga teams.
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— Team Heretics (@TeamHeretics) December 10, 2022
Top Lane
This was first reported via a tweet by investigative reporter Alejandro Gomis that Shunsuke “Evi” Murase has already reached a verbal agreement to be Team Heretics' top laner in LEC 2023. This was a decision that surprised many who were following off season moves, as Evi is coming from a minor region. The Japanese player has been playing in the LJL for the entirety of his career and has made multiple Worlds appearances since he joined DetonatioN FocusMe in 2017.
About a month after, Team Heretics themselves confirmed this news with the announcement of their full LEC roster.
Evi will be the first Japanese player to play on the LEC in all of its history.
Jungle
Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski leaving G2 Esports made huge waves in the western league. After all, it has been his home since 2017, and during his tenure in the team he became known as one of the best junglers in the world. What started as a rumor was confirmed by Jankos himself in a video titled “I'm leaving G2 Esports.”
For weeks, he was unable to find a team, reportedly due to the high buyout that G2 has set for other teams. However, a tweet by Brieuc “LEC Wooloo” Seeger in mid-November says that Team Heretics has successfully acquired the world-renowned jungler. The tweet was also responded to by Jankos himself, which contained nothing but a GIF of a dog looking… suspiciously.
Much like the news about Evi, this was also officially confirmed by Team Heretics when they revealed their roster. Before this though, Jankos already hit
Mid Lane
Team Heretics will also be acquiring Lee “Ruby” Sol-min from Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition. Ruby has played in three major regions so far: LCK, LPL, and PCS. LEC will be his fourth major region that he has played in, which is an achievement in its own right.
Bot Lane
Jakob “Jackspektra” Gullvag Kepple was Team Heretics' bot laner when they competed in the LVP and EU Masters, and it seems he will be called up to play in the LEC stage for the upcoming 2023 season. He is fresh off of their EU Masters win, so expectations are high for the Norwegian player.
Support
Mertai “Mersa” Sari played for Misfits Gaming last season, and after the org relinquished its LEC slot, it seems he will still be present in the LEC stage albeit under Team Heretics' regalia this time.
Other Additions
Victor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa, previously G2 Esports' bot laner, reunites with his ex-jungler Jankos in Heretics. However, they won't be playing on the same team as Flakked was announced as part of the Academy team while Jankos is playing for the main team. Fortunately for fans of these two players, teams swapping out players between their Academy team and main LEC team is not unheard of.
Team Heretics' head coach is confirmed to be Peter Dun. He's coming straight from being Head Coach and Head of Coaching Staff over in Evil Geniuses – a team he led for two years. Their strategic coach is Christopher “SeeEl” Lee, who was Rogue's Assistant Coach during their successful 2022.
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