For OK BRION, their 2025 LCK run went so poorly that they’ve opted to completely rebuild their entire roster ahead of the 2026 season. Now, one of the worst-performing orgs in League of Legends history may be looking to turn its luck around.
The LCK has a massive disparity between top teams and bottom teams, and it’s exceedingly rare that teams from the bottom of the LCK are able to rise to the top. DRX’s 2022 miracle run is the exception, not the rule.
But, out of all the bottom-of-the-barrel teams, OK BRION is consistently the worst. They’ve never been to a big international through all their years in the LCK. They’ve had a few good players on their team over the years, but have never invested enough to achieve truly impressive results.
However, OK BRION are taking drastic measures. They’ve dropped their entire roster, a move that could mean a number of things for this fan-favorite LCK org.
OK BRION drops entire 2025 roster
Despite consistently receiving abysmally low placements at the end of the year, BRION has a cult following. Is that because their name abbreviates to OK BRO? Perhaps. Either way, there’s always a group of BROlievers who love to root for whatever underdog roster this team comes up with.
However, this feels different. OK BRO’s entire LCK and LCK CL rosters have been wiped aside from LCK CL top laner An “DDahyuk” Min-hyuk (whose contract is technically expired at the time of writing). But, they’re not planning to leave the LCK, either.
Duke one of their coaches, just got re-signed on November 16, a day before they released all of their players. However, he’s been demoted from the Head Coach position to just Coach. Everyone else is gone.
So, what’s the plan? Well, it could go either way. Either OK BRION is out of money (which would be very ironic considering their title sponsor is a bank) and they want to go even more budget with a new roster, or they’re actually trying to build a competitive team.
Considering they’ve demoted their head coach and are looking for a new one, there’s a pretty good chance OK BRION is actually looking to invest. Given the current state of the open market for players, there are some excellent options available.
For one, KT has gotten rid of both Seo “deokdam” Dae-gil and Jeong “Peter” Yoon-su after making it to the Worlds 2025 Grand Finals with those two players, leaving a pretty strong bot lane up for grabs. Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu is also in free agency, although it’s very likely that he’s heading to Hanwha Life Esports to build a super team.
There’s also a great pool of LCK CL players to try and pick up, with several teams choosing to release most of their CL roster and bring in a fresh group of rookies for 2025. T1 have also released ADC Shin “Smash” Geum-jae, someone who obliterated the CL and replaced Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong on T1 for a time in 2025.
Either way, OK BRION may be a team worth taking seriously in 2026.