[1] The team would be led by head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis, and all six of their players came from Misfits:[2][3] On January 11, 2018, the Mayhem played their first Overwatch League match, a 1–3 loss to the London Spitfire.
[6] Looking to increase their roster size, as they only fielded the six-player league minimum at the time, the Mayhem signed tank player Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti on February 1.
[7] After finishing Stage 1 with a dismal 1–9 record, Florida picked up Ha "Sayaplayer" Jung-woo and Kim "aWesomeGuy" Sung, two South Korean players from team Meta Athena.
Assistant coach Choi "r2der" Hyun-jin and analyst Albert Yeh lead the team in his absence, until his return at the beginning of Stage 4.
[10] The team ended the 2018 regular season with a 7–33 record, second-to-last in the League — only ahead of only the winless Dragons.