Alliances are one aspect of Dota Underlords that did not escape the enormous August Update unscathed. With Alliance items now abolished, several alliances have been completely reworked in a stunning twist of the current meta. And when success in Dota Underlords depends largely on what you decide to do with your alliances from moment to moment, that’s a big deal. But cease your sounds of dismay, dear Underlord! We’ll go through everything you need to know in our newly updated Dota Underlords alliances guide, complete with an up-to-date August Update alliance tier list so you know which alliances are likely to dominate the new meta.

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The Dota Underlords heroes roster is sublimely complex and difficult to wrap your head around even if Valve weren’t shaking everything up with massive content updates every week or two. With each hero sporting different alliances, abilities, and basic stats across three different levels, there’s an awful lot to bear in mind when forming your army – but our Dota Underlords heroes guide will walk you through everything you need to know. We’ve even included a handy Dota Underlords cheat sheet which contains essential info for newcomers on every single hero in the game.

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Turns out, Dota Underlords is a liar. See, this whole time we were all effectively building two teams. One might be fighting the good fight out front, but it’s only the defensive game playing out on my telly. Sure, I could beast out a player on my end screen, but it’s possible enough unlucky rolls could make the away game play out completely differently.

It’s not a huge deal, really. But there’s a little disconnect when – even if I’m fighting your team – we’re watching two entirely different games. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case.

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What is an auto and how do I battle it? This is going to be a tough one.

Seriously, why are all the cool kids suddenly talking about level three Dragon Knights? That would be because they are playing Dota Underlords, the best of the auto battlers. At least for beginners.

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Alliances are one of the key elements of Dota Underlords that sets it apart from its big brother, Dota 2, roots it firmly in the autobattler genre. Success in Dota Underlords invariably depends not only on creating a great build, but also on remaining flexible throughout the early-game and mid-game so you can change your alliances around as and when needed. We’ll go through everything you need to know in our Dota Underlords alliances guide, complete with in-depth explanations of each alliance, and an up to date Dota Underlords tier list of the best alliances to build around.

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So, you’ve played your first few Dota Underlords matches, you’ve a sense of the heroes and alliances and items and all that good stuff – and now all you’re missing is how to apply and combine all that knowledge into a game-winning Dota Underlords build. Our Dota Underlords builds guide looks to solve this problem by exploring nine of the very best builds (yes, this number does keep increasing as I think of more cool new builds) in the current Dota Underlords meta. From Knights and Trolls to Scrappy Mages to souped up Demon Hunters, these are the team comps to beat.

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In preparation for the release of Dota Underlords’ first season, Valve have released a prototype Battle Pass (the aptly named Proto Pass) to all Underlords players, free of charge. The catch? No catch; they just want feedback on how it works, so they can get the Season 1 Battle Pass perfect before it’s released. I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a square deal to me. Let’s talk a little about this Proto Pass in our Dota Underlords Battle Pass guide; and we’ll also take this opportunity to dive into what we know about the release of Dota Underlords Season 1, from new heroes to upcoming features and much more.

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Dota Underlords is quite the head-scratcher at times. Simplified heroes and systems it may have compared with its perplexing, ponderous progenitor Dota 2, but then Dota 2 never had multiple 10v10 fights happening at once, did it? So, to help turn that head-scratching into head-bashing (other people’s heads, I mean. Just go with it), we’ve put together this comprehensive Dota Underlords strategy guide, packed with beginner-friendly tips and explanations of everything that goes on in a match, from heroes, alliances and items to gold accrual, meta-dominating builds, and much more.

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Alliances are one of the key elements of Dota Underlords that sets it apart from its big brother, Dota 2, and which gives you an enormous amount to think about when deciding which heroes you want on your board. Success depends not only on creating a great build, but also on remaining flexible throughout the early-game and mid-game so you can change your alliances around as and when needed. We’ll go through everything you need to know in our Dota Underlords alliances guide, complete with in-depth explanations of each alliance, and an up to date Dota Underlords tier list of the best alliances to build around.

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Most of the board games I like are exciting. They’re about betrayals, surprises, audacious cunning. They’re games that weave drama around humans rather than systems, driven more by the delights of psychology than the dryness of systems. They pop because humans, at least when they’re onto you, are hard to control – but that can be exhausting. Board games cater for less aggressive competitions, too. I also like games where you sit back, tinker with a system and watch it grow.

They’re called engine-building games, and Dota Underlords is a pretty good one.

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