Mykhailo DarkLord^ Blinov is a Ukrainian professional Dota 2 player who plays in the first position.

He started his career in cybersport in September 2021, joining the Miaww^^ stack . Together with the team he won bronze at the Dota 2 Gamestars L'oreal Men Expert Season 2 tournament and won a prize of one hundred dollars before leaving the team.

After that, DarkLord^^ tried out for various teams including X3, One Move, DRAINERS and dead inside party, but failed to achieve significant results. In February 2022, he joined Sigma.YNT as a Carry and made a name for himself by improving his individual play. As a member of Sigma.YNT he participated in several Dota 2 Champions League seasons , finished fourth at Winline Insight, made an appearance at FRAG Season 8 and tried to qualify for the second division of the DPC League through qualifiers.

Mikhail then played for Wayfarers, Unholy Amber and other teams before joining cybercats in May 2023, taking the top spot. With his new team, he reached seventh place at Malta Vibes #2 and participated in the third round of the Dota Pro Circuit.

In January 2024, Mikhail was signed by the organization 9Pandas as a position one player. Under this tag, the player participated in the qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 22, where the team placed 5th-6th. Later, the team took part in the qualifiers for ESL One Birmingham, Elite League 2024, DreamLeague Season 23, and PGL Wallachia Season 1. 9Pandas managed to qualify for Elite League 2024, but finished last, failing to advance from the group stage.

In the summer of 2024, DarkLord as part of 9Pandas participated in the qualifiers for Riyadh Masters 2024, The International 2024, and Elite League Season 2, but 9Pandas failed to qualify for any of these tournaments. In January 2025, Michael left the main roster of 9Pandas.