Power Rankings #10 -- Elements

Elements Region: Europe (LCS) Roster: Top: Wickd Jungle: Shook Mid: Froggen ADC: Rekkles Support: Nyph Make no mistake. Elements is still very much a super team. They may have dropped their former name of Alliance, but the roster originally put together by mid laner Henrik ‘Froggen’ Hansen is largely still intact -- with one huge addition. Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson made his name last season as the prodigy AD carry for Fnatic, bringing the squad to a solid second place finish in Europe at the end of the summer split. The first place team? You guessed it, Alliance. During that run, apparently, Alliance was impressed enough to snag the AD, bringing him over to replace Tabzz. With the number of achievements under his belt, Rekkles is well on his way to becoming one of the best AD carries in Europe, if not the world. On Fnatic, Rekkles was often targeted by junglers due to his ability to dominate the game if left unchecked. Now, on Elements, he’ll likely be more left alone as the team’s solo laners are also huge threats. There’s the ever-consistent Froggen in the mid lane, of course, but if Mike ‘Wickd’ Petersen is allowed to pick up a carry top lane champion like his beloved Irelia, he’s more than capable of winning games on his own. Rounding out Elements are jungler Ilyas ‘Shook’ Hartsema and support Patrick ‘Nyph’ Funke. While Shook is an aggressive jungler, looking to set up plays and get his laners as far ahead as possible, Nyph lives to keep his ADC safe long enough to get him on the road to Carry Town. Unlike many teams with their shaken up rosters, Elements is a relatively known entity. We know that Wickd, Shook, Froggen, and Nyph work extremely well together, and Rekkles has proven himself to be an extremely proficient bot lane carry. As long as the team can keep up a similar execution as last split, Elements will continue to be a force to be reckoned with. Who will be next on our Pre-Season Power Rankings? Check out the rest of the Power Rankings and stay tuned for more each day as we countdown to the start of the 2015 LCS Season.