MidwayAfter a tight win over Floorman Melee Creeps makes roster change
Melee Creeps secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Floormen in the Deadlock Night Shift NA finals on Wednesday night, then promptly announced they were parting ways with DMB.
The timing is striking. DMB played all three games of the series, putting up a 16/12/23 statline across 
Mirage, 
Billy, and 
Infernus. Not a spectacular performance, but serviceable in a win. Hours later, he was off the roster.
The Split
The official statement was gracious but brief: DMB had been part of the team's rebuild, made memories, and now it was over. But eidorian offered more candid context.
"Great player, funny as hell & really passionate - love the guy," eidorian said, "but we just had differing mindsets that was causing some discourse within the team after tough moments."
That phrase, "after tough moments" lands differently when you look at Wednesday's match. Melee Creeps dropped Game 1 to Floormen after rocker's dominant 
Rem performance (31.00 KDA as MVP). The Creeps rallied to take Games 2 and 3, but the series was tight throughout, with games running 32-35 minutes each.
For a team navigating internal friction, even a finals win can expose fault lines rather than paper over them.
DMB's Tenure
The numbers tell a story of a solid contributor. Across 89 matches with Melee Creeps, DMB posted a 76.4% win rate—the highest on the roster. His 3.88 KDA won't turn heads, but he showed up consistently, averaging 33,515 souls per game while flexing across multiple heroes.
Yet in the finals series, he was the team's weakest performer by KDA (3.25) among the Creeps' starters. JonJon carried Game 3 on Mirage with a 19.00 KDA MVP performance. fishcake took Game 2 MVP honors with a monstrous 24.00 KDA on 
Shiv. DMB's contributions were more muted.
Enter Dew
The replacement comes quickly. Melee Creeps announced Dew as their new sixth, touting his pedigree from League of Legends and Overwatch, plus a claim to the rank 1 spot in NA for much of 2025.
Cross-title experience has become increasingly valuable as Deadlock's competitive scene matures—players who understand macro play and team coordination at the highest levels often translate well. Whether Dew can integrate smoothly with a roster that just navigated internal tensions remains the question.