Aurora Gaming has signed Oliver “skiter” Lepko as the carry for its Dota 2 roster, according to a report by Esports.gg on the team's latest lineup changes. skiter replaces Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko and is the first player from the recently disbanded Team Falcons roster to join a new organization since that team broke up, Esports.gg noted.
Esports.gg reported that skiter is scheduled to make his debut for Aurora at PGL Wallachia Season 9, part of the team's preparation for the 2026-27 Dota 2 season.
A stand-in for Mikoto
Aurora also made a temporary change for the event. Macedonian midlaner Igor “Stojkov” Stojkov will stand in for Rafli “Mikoto” Fathur Rahman, who is missing PGL Wallachia Season 9 for personal reasons, according to the report. Chung “Ws” Wei Shen remains on the roster at offlane.
skiter arrives with two International titles. He won his first Aegis of Champions at The International 2022 with Tundra Esports, alongside Neta “33” Shapira, Martin “Saksa” Sazdov, and Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu. He won a second at The International 2025, when Team Falcons beat Xtreme Gaming in the grand final.
Esports.gg described skiter as one of the most efficient carries in the professional scene, noting that at Falcons he shared farm priority with his mid and offlane teammates. His former Falcons teammates include Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak and Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf. The report contrasted ATF's aggressive, farm-heavy offlane style with that of Ws, whom it described as a playmaker who focuses on enabling teammates.
Nightfall moves to the bench
Aurora said it has not formally parted ways with Nightfall. The organization moved him to its bench, so he remains part of the roster while he explores other options. Esports.gg noted that this arrangement would also let Aurora loan him to another team.
Neither Aurora nor Nightfall has announced a next team for the player.
