Valve have proven that they’re certainly not afraid of switching everything up with their Dota Underlords patch notes. It keeps the game feeling fresh and new, of course, but all the same it’s nice when we have some more minor and subtle adjustments sprinkled amongst the game-changing meta-twisting updates. That’s what the recent 8th August Update has given us after the tumultuous August Update of the previous week, but we’ll break down everything that’s changed in all the same detail with this here Dota Underlords patch notes analysis.

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Dota Underlords builds are things of wonderful complexity. Combining your knowledge not just of heroes and abilities and items and alliances, but also the pacing of a match and your relative needs on different rounds can all get pretty mind-boggling pretty quickly – especially now that the August Update for Dota Underlords has shaken up the meta with its medley of groundbreaking changes to alliances and items. So we thought it’d be a good idea to revisit our Dota Underlords builds guide to see what still works and what no longer does. Below we’ve put together seven of the very best builds in the current August Update meta, from Brawny Warriors to Scrappy Mages to souped up Demon Hunters and more.

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The Dota Underlords alliances roster was certainly what took the brunt of the changes brought by the enormous August Update. With nearly all Alliance items now abolished, several alliances have been reworked to adjust to this new meta – so it’s high time we go back through our Dota Underlords alliances tier list and repopulate it with our rankings of the relative power and viability of each alliance. And not only that, but we’ll also talk about each alliance in turn, demonstrating why it is we’ve ranked it where we have and how best to use each one in a match.

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The August Update for Dota Underlords really shook up the meta with its medley of groundbreaking changes to alliances and items, so we thought it’d be a good idea to revisit our Dota Underlords builds guide to see what still works and what no longer does. Gone are the days of the ultra-strong Primordial or Savage builds – but below we’ve put together seven of the very best builds in the current August Update meta, from Brawny Warriors to Scrappy Mages to souped up Demon Hunters, so you know which are the team comps to beat this month.

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Every time Valve releases new Dota Underlords patch notes, they really don’t hold back with the major changes. It’s almost a disservice to call them “adjustments”; often they’re entire reworkings of heroes, alliances, items, and various other fundaments of this well-oiled autobattler. The August Update is certainly no exception, but we’ll break down everything that’s changed in this here Dota Underlords patch notes analysis, where we’ll cherry-pick the biggest and tumultuous-est changes that have arrived to Dota Underlords with this update.

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The August Update for Dota Underlords really shook up the meta with its medley of groundbreaking changes to alliances and items, so we thought it’d be a good idea to revisit our Dota Underlords builds guide to see what still works and what no longer does. Gone are the days of the ultra-strong Primordial or Savage builds – but below we’ve put together eight of the very best builds in the current August Update meta, from Knights and Trolls to Scrappy Mages to souped up Demon Hunters, so you know which are the team comps to beat this month.

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Dota Underlords patch notes always seem to take after the hefty tomes of updates for Dota 2 itself. That is, they’re often filled with meaty buffs, nerfs, and changes to the overall flow of the game; and they almost always result in a rather different meta than we had before. The latest update is certainly no exception, and we’ll break down everything that’s changed in our Dota Underlords patch notes analysis for the August Update. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you’ll also find a repository of all previous Dota Underlords patch notes, too.

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The Dota Underlords items roster was completely and fundamentally altered by the recent August update, removing a grand total of 23 items and adding just 4 new ones to replace them. And seeing as items, just like alliances, are a crucial facet of your ever-expanding army, we’re gonna need to bring you up to speed on exactly what the new items meta looks like. Our Dota Underlords items guide will walk you through every single item in the game, from newcomers such as Helm of the Undying and Poaching Knife to old favourites such as Pipe of Insight and Mekansm.

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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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