A while later he was announced as a full member of the team. After playing with them for a month he was approached by SingSing, and JerAx joined his team, QPAD Red Pandas as a trialist. JerAx began his Dota 2 career in the Finnish team Rat in the dark as a support player. On the 15th January 2018, JerAx unveiled his own merchandise website JerAx.GG. He then did a compulsory military service in the Finnish navy, and when he had finished it, started playing Dota 2. JerAx made his name in Heroes of Newerth, where he played for a number of teams including 'Dirty Minds' (with Era and SingSing) and 'Man the fuck Up'/'KD-Gaming' (with Era).