The
LPL's toplane shuffle continues ahead of the league's return. After keeping the same roster since the end of 2024,
have made their first roster change by signing 25-year-old toplaner
. The veteran most recently represented
during Split 2 before parting ways with the organization following a disappointing campaign.
For the time being, Breathe's arrival does not appear to signal the immediate benching or departure of the team's current toplaner,
, despite recent speculation. More details regarding the situation are expected to emerge in the coming days. According to leaker Park on Weibo, Flandre could potentially join Bilibili Gaming for Split 3 as a replacement for
. Bin announced on Weibo yesterday that he would be taking a break from competitive play, while BLG confirmed the promotion of
academy toplaner Yang "Wenbo" Wenbo to the main roster.
Anyone's Legends' progress has stalled in recent months. After taking the LPL by storm last season and reaching the quarterfinals of the
World Championship, the team has now failed to qualify for both international events this year. Even so, they showed encouraging signs at the
Esports World Cup, demonstrating that they could still compete with the world's best before being eliminated 2-0 by
in the quarterfinals without ever really getting the chance to find their footing.
By signing a free agent, Anyone's Legends may be hoping to inject fresh momentum into the roster, even though Flandre has hardly been the team's biggest underperformer this season. Breathe, meanwhile, brings more than six years of LPL experience and has already appeared at two World Championships. Over the course of his career, he has represented six different Chinese organizations, most notably spending more than a year with Weibo Gaming before joining Invictus Gaming this season. After a relatively underwhelming Split 2, he will now look to revive his form with Anyone's Legends, while attention turns to how the organization intends to manage its toplane rotation.
