Karmine Corp vs GIANTX — a LEC match played on 2026-02-18, and the win went to Karmine Corp. With 20 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 32:34. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 13,068, with Karmine Corp ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. Karmine Corp finished with 8 on Towers against 0 for the opponent — the widest objective gap in this game.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Caliste, who finished on Varus with a KDA of 9/1/3. 6,136 is the end-of-game gold gap Caliste built over Noah in the Bot matchup, the largest positional gap in this game. The draft started with Karmine Corp removing Vi and GIANTX removing Ambessa. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. This is game 1 of a 2-game series, played on patch 16.3.