League of Legends Worlds 2025 starts very soon, and the best mid laners in the world will be competing to lift the Summoner’s Cup in China.
Mid laners are often the stars of the show at events like Worlds. Here are the very best mid laners that you need to keep an eye out for in Worlds 2025.
7 best mid laners heading into Worlds 2025
1) Chovy
Chovy, once again, heads into a Worlds event as the best player in the world. The superstar mid laner for Gen.G has simply looked incredible as usual.
Fans can expect excellent consistency and high impact performances from Chovy at Worlds 2025. The Church of Chovy taking full effect in China is inevitable, and could lead Gen.G to a successful Summoner’s Cup lift.
2) Knight
Knight is the shining light for Bilibili Gaming, and the LPL as a whole, coming into Worlds 2025. The Golden Left Hand has been unstoppable since the start of the Summer Split.
Knight can be singled out as the reason why BLG were able to reclaim their crown as the LPL’s best. If any LPL player can power the region to a Worlds victory after six years, it is Knight.
3) Shanks
Shanks has a phenomenal start to 2025 with Anyone’s Legend but has definitely cooled off heading into Worlds 2025. He is still an incredible carry player and is a huge part of AL’s win conditions.
His recent form hasn’t been the most convincing but he has the right tools to recapture it thanks to Tarzan being in world-class form. Shanks’ performance at Worlds 2025 will be one of the big difference makers for AL’s chances at the event.
4) Faker
The GOAT returns to Worlds 2025, hungry for a three-peat alongside Oner, Gumayusi, and Keria. The biggest question around T1 is that if they can pull off a Worlds victory with Doran, a notorious choker at the biggest stage of them all.
Luckily, Faker at Worlds is a completely different beast. He is the ultimate clutch player the game has ever seen, and you can never ever count out T1 and the Unkillable Demon King at Worlds.
5) Bdd
Bdd has been unreal for KT Rolster in 2025. Alongside his jungler Cuzz, the dynamic duo has powered KT to a direct Swiss Stage qualification at Worlds 2025.
Bdd is easily one of the best mid laners at the event, and has been an extraordinary carry for the LCK’s 3rd seed. If KT wishes to make it to the Top 8, Bdd will have to maintain his incredible form at Worlds 2025.
6) HongQ
HongQ is a generational talent from the Pacific League of Legends scene. The prodigal mid laner and future face of the LCP has had an incredible debut season with CTBC Flying Oyster.
By far and away the best LCP player in attendance at Worlds 2025, CFO will need HongQ in peak form if they wish to break in to the Top 8 and put the LCP firmly on the LoL esports roadmap.
7) Zeka
Former world champion, Zeka, is on the hunt at Worlds 2025 for a second Worlds title. With this being Peanut’s final tournament as well, there are a lot of expectations around Hanwha Life.
Zeka has had a relatively solid year despite a couple of ups and downs in form. Worlds 2025 is a great chance for him to truly lock in and push Hanwha Life into a deep run at the tournament.
