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Underlord

Underlord: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Nuker, Disabler, Durable, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 48.4% win rate in pubs and a 4.9% pick rate.

Conjure waves of abyssal flame to immolate enemies held paralyzed in your spiteful grip. Feast upon the carnage of battle, gaining strength as foes perish around you, their attacks diminished by your very presence. Tear a rift in reality to teleport yourself and your teammates across the map, delivering bloody retribution to any who would defy the will of Vrogros the Underlord.

Meleeposition 3 (offlane)NukerDisablerDurableEscape
48.4%Win rate · all pubs
4.9%picked in 1 of 20 games
51.4%Turbo · 89,637 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Underlord

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
Gauntlets of StrengthIron BranchTangoMagic StickCircletFaerie Fire
Laning
Bracer2′Soul Ring7′Magic Wand8′Wind Lace8′
Core
Rod of Atos14′Aghanim's Scepter19′Aghanim's Shard19′

Core items in order: Rod of Atos (around minute 14), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 19), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 19).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4FirestormPit of MaliceFirestormAtrophy Aura
Maxed by level
Firestorm
lv 7
Pit of Malice
lv 10
Atrophy Aura
lv 15
Fiend's Gate
lv 17
11+5% Invading Force Movement Bonus/Damage Reduction16-5s Firestorm Cooldown18+0.6% Firestorm Burn Damage

Max Firestorm, then Pit of Malice, then Atrophy Aura.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Rubick, Arc Warden and Bloodseeker; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Meepo and Lone Druid.

All 120 opponents →

4How much to farm?

511588677

Half of the players on this hero farm under 511 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 677.

5Common mistakes by role

Key spell not used in the fightMissed fightsMissed objective window

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.

AI coach

Compare your Underlord match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

Review my match

Mistake guides for the mid and offlane role

Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.

AI coach

A review of your Underlord game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Underlord benchmark: 511 GPM for an average player, 588 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Rod of Atos by minute 14, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 30.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′
Gauntlets of Strength · 97%Iron Branch · 94%Tango · 51%Magic Stick · 42%Circlet · 23%Faerie Fire · 23%
Starting
Bracer2′56%
Soul Ring7′98%
Magic Wand8′71%
Wind Lace8′38%
Power Treads8′41%
Phase Boots8′50%
Rod of Atos14′21%
Aghanim's Scepter19′92%
Aghanim's Shard19′92%
Chasm Stone23′37%
Black King Bar32′49%
Shiva's Guard33′53%
Energy Booster39′28%

Skill build

24% of 99 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Firestorm
  2. 2Pit of Malice
  3. 3Firestorm
  4. 4Atrophy Aura
  5. 5Firestorm
  6. 6Fiend's Gate
  7. 7Firestorm
  8. 8Pit of Malice
  9. 9Pit of Malice
  10. 10Pit of Malice
  11. 11T
  12. 12Atrophy Aura
  13. 13Fiend's Gate
  14. 14Atrophy Aura
  15. 15Atrophy Aura
  16. 16T
  17. 17Fiend's Gate
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+5% Invading Force Movement Bonus/Damage Reduction
  • Lvl 16-5s Firestorm Cooldown
  • Lvl 18+0.6% Firestorm Burn Damage
Firestorm

Firestorm

на точку, по области

Calls down waves of fire that damage enemy units in the target area, burning for additional damage over time.

Pros max it by level 7

Pit of Malice

Pit of Malice

на точку, по области

A deadly pit is conjured at the target location; any unit that enters will be damaged and rooted. Each enemy unit within the pit are affected by the root only every 3.6 seconds.

Pros max it by level 10

Atrophy Aura

Atrophy Aura

пассивная

Nearby enemy units are weakened, losing a portion of their base damage. If an enemy dies while under this effect, Underlord gains temporary bonus damage.

Pros max it by level 15

Invading Force

Invading Force

пассивная · innate

After an allied hero Teleports, they temporarily gain Damage Reduction and Movement Speed. Allies receive 2x bonuses if teleporting via Fiend's Gate.

Fiend's Gate

Fiend's Gate

на точку

Opens 2 portals, one next to Underlord and one in the target location. Heroes can channel a portal for 3.5 seconds to teleport to the other side. Portals have to be at least 1500 away from each other.

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Fiend's Gate.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Firestorm.
+0.4s Pit of Malice Root25160 DPS in 160 Radius Around Fiend's Gate
+0.6% Firestorm Burn Damage20+10% Atrophy Aura Attack Damage Reduction/Gain
Pit of Malice Slows by 20%15-5s Firestorm Cooldown
+5% Invading Force Movement Bonus/Damage Reduction10+15s Atrophy Aura Duration

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 120 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Underlord: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
511588677
Experience per minute
7138921,023
Last hits per minute
5.97.29.7
Hero damage per minute
5957811,010

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
444648505251.0Heraldpick 4%50.4Guardianpick 4%49.5Crusaderpick 5%49.0Archonpick 5%47.8Legendpick 6%47.0Ancientpick 5%45.8Divinepick 4%51.4Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: medium

It does best in Herald (51.0% wins) and wins 51.4% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 98% of games. Pros usually build Rod of Atos, Aghanim's Scepter and Aghanim's Shard by minute 19. It struggles most against Rubick, Arc Warden and Bloodseeker and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Meepo and Lone Druid.

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