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League of Legends MSI 2026 Pick’Ems and Crystal Ball format, guide, predictions

Wasif Ahmed
Wasif Ahmed Published 22/06/2026
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MSI Pick Ems

The Mid-Season Invitational Pick’Ems have opened. This game allows players to predict MSI matches in order to earn rewards in League of Legends.

The ultimate prize for a perfect Pick’Ems is very rare, but there’s still a strong incentive to try to land in the top 25%, so here are our Pick’Ems predictions and a guide to the format.

The 2026 MSI Pick’Ems format and dates

The predictions for this tournament are split into two categories, the results and Crystal Ball, each with their separate ranking. Correct results earn points for the category.

Play-in predictions

Play-in predictions open June 17 and lock on June 27-28 (based on time zones) as the matches start. For this stage, predict the outcome of every match in the bracket – all at once. The matches deeper in award more points, but they require more and more correct picks.

MatchPredictionConfidence levelReward
Round 1: T1 vs TLAWT1 > TLAWVery high5 pts
Round 1: KC vs DCGKC > DCGVery high5 pts
Upper finalsT1 > KCHigh10 pts
Lower semifinalsTLAW > DCGVery high10 pts
Lower finalsKC > TLAWMedium20 pts
FinalsT1 > KCHigh40 pts
MSI Pick 'Ems

Image source: Riot Games

Knockout predictions

Knockout predictions are now open. Once again, you must call the outcome of every match, all at once.

MatchPredictionConfidence levelReward
Upper bracket round 1: BLG vs T1BLG > T1Low5 pts
Upper bracket round 1: LYON vs FURLYON > FURVery high5 pts
Upper bracket round 1: HLE vs TSWHLE > TSWVery high5 pts
Upper bracket round 1: G2 vs TESG2 > TESModerately low5 pts
Lower bracket round 1, match 1T1 > FURVery high10 pts
Lower bracket round 1, match 2TES > TSWVery high10 pts
Upper bracket round 2, match 1BLG > LYONVery high10 pts
Upper bracket round 2, match 2HLE > G2High10 pts
Lower bracket round 2, match 1T1 > G2Moderately high20 pts
Lower bracket round 2, match 2TES > LYONVery high20 pts
Upper bracket finalsHLE > BLGLow20 pts
Lower bracket round 3T1 > TESHigh40 pts
Lower bracket finalsBLG > T1Low40 pts
Grand finalsHLE > BLGLow80 pts

Crystal Ball predictions

Instead of betting on match results, Crystal Ball is about guessing more precise statistics. This category is divided into champion, player, team, and event picks, and gives a separate way to score points.

Crystal Ball picks will lock on June 27-28 alongside play-in ones.

CategoryPredictionReasoningReward
For MSI Play-ins: which champion will be picked the most?RumbleRumble was picked in all but one playoff series globally (in which he was always banned). He should remain a staple pick despite the upcoming nerf.50 pts (top 3)
Which champion will have the highest winrate? (minimum 5 games played)ShenShen is mostly picked as a counter by winning teams. 50 pts (top 3)
Which champion will have the lowest winrate? (minimum 5 games played)Miss FortuneTeams seldom convert MF leads into wins, especially against the best.50 pts (top 3)
Which champion will have the most kills?MelThe favorite teams have amazing Mel players who can take over games. 50 pts (top 3)
For MSI Play-ins: which pro will have the highest KDA?PeyzT1 should win play-ins, with the ADC topping the KDA. 50 pts (top 3)
Which pro will earn the highest CS in a single game?PeyzToss-up with Gumayusi100 pts
Which pro will get the most First Bloods?OnerHLE has the best early game among the LCK and LPL teams, but T1 gets extra matches through play-ins. 50 pts (top 3)
Which pro will finish with the highest average damage per game?GumayusiToss-up with Viper and Knight, with BLG and HLE being the two fight-heaviest teams. 50 pts (top 3)
For MSI Play-ins: which team will win the shortest game (duration)?Karmine CorpKC vs DCG should give the shortest game, T1 shouldn’t face DCG. 100 pts
Which team will kill the most Elder Dragons?T1T1 has play-ins and lots of unclean games. 50 pts
Which team will get the least kills in a single game?TLAWTLAW got almost no kills against FlyQuest, they can do it again.50 pts
Which team will play the most unique Champions (largest champion pool)?T1They play the most champions and might play the most matches.50 pts (top 3)
For MSI Play-ins: what will be the highest number of kills in a single game?31-45None of the four play-in teams scraps that much.50 pts
How many unique champions will be picked?100-114The LPL had 104 champions in 68 games. MSI will have 60-100 games.50 pts
Will Teemo be picked?False. Never. The odds are at their highest for a Teemo pick, and they’re still very low.100 pts
Which champion will be banned the most?VarusEven after patches, he should remain most banned. 50 pts (top 3)

Pick’Ems points and rewards

Every correct or partially correct pick awards points. Then at the end of the event, players will receive rewards in League of Legends based on where they ranked compared to the others.

There are two separate ladders, one for match picks and the other for Crystal Ball. Match picks can yield up to 370 points (90 from play-ins and 280 from knockouts), and Crystal Ball ranks out of 950.

This year, Riot dialed down on rewards for MSI Pick’Ems. Up until now, the reward for perfect Pick’Ems was every ultimate skin in the game. Last year, however, 4,222 people fully predicted the MSI results – quite the jump from the previous record of eight at Worlds 2020.

Riot concluded that they didn’t want to hand out all ultimate skins to that many players again. As such, the reward for perfect MSI 2026 Pick’Ems is only the newest Broken Covenant Jhin skin.

On the other hand, there’s an emote for simply participating.

MSI Pick 'Ems

Image source: Riot Games

Besides the Pick’Ems, the MSI 2026 gives plenty of opportunities for League of Legends betting. Check out our list of sites like BC.game on which you can place your wagers.

Match rewards

Crystal Ball rewards

Make sure to stay tuned for more coverage of MSI 2026, starting June 28.

Featured image source: Riot Games

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