Underlord

Underlord is a niche but dangerous hero in the current meta, thriving specifically in extended, farm-heavy games where he can scale into a unkillable late-game presence. His power curve is extremely late-game dependent, meaning he needs time to come online and will struggle in early skirmishes and fast-paced matchups. When the game goes long and teamfights become less frequent, Underlord transforms into a near-impossible target to kill with the right itemization.

Your win rate data tells a clear story about item progression: grab either Power Treads or Phase Boots early to enable farming, then pivot hard into Rod of Atos around the mid-game mark to gain survivability and utility. The real spike comes when you complete Aghanim's Scepter and especially Shivas Guard, which shows an explosive 67 percent win rate — this is where Underlord becomes genuinely oppressive. Black King Bar at similar timing provides insurance against disable-heavy teams. The path is straightforward: secure farm in the mid-game, hit your key items, and become an unkillable late-game wall that your team fights around.

Underlord struggles significantly against early-game aggression and teams built to end games quickly, since he has minimal defensive tools before reaching his item breakpoints. Lineups with heavy burst damage, early teamfight coordination, and heroes who scale faster than him will punish his passivity before he can reach Rod of Atos and Aghanim's Scepter. Avoid picking him into games where enemies can constantly invade your jungle, secure repeated kills, or force fights that don't allow Underlord time to farm — his hero kit demands space and patience, and coordinated opponents won't grant either.