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You've played your first few Dota Underlords matches, you have a sense of the heroes and the alliances and the items - and now all you're missing is the knowledge to combine all that stuff into a fantastic Dota Underlords build. Our Dota Underlords builds guide looks to solve this problem by exploring eight of the very best builds in Dota Underlords heading into the…

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Dota Underlords doesn't do things in half-measures, with 60 different heroes across 23 different alliances - and, just as importantly, 68 different items to help your army triumph over your seven opponents. From Equippable items to Global items, you need to have a working knowledge of the best items you can procure if you want to succeed - and that's where our Dota Underlords items…

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Dota Underlords is a pretty complex game. It may have simplified heroes and simplified systems compared with it sperplexing, ponderous progenitor Dota 2, but Dota never had multiple 10v10 fights happening at once, did it? So we've put together the below Dota Underlords strategy guide, packed with beginner-friendly tips and explanations of everything that goes on in a match, from heroes and alliances to gold…

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Once upon a time, I, like many others, did very little from day to day apart from play tonnes of browser-based Flash games. And of all the games I played during this fascinating period of my childhood, I didn't expect a simple little physics-based puzzle game to have imparted some of the fondest and longest-lasting memories. If you've played Fantastic Contraption, I'm sure you feel…

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As if the 60 heroes weren't already enough, there are currently 23 different alliances in Dota Underlords, each with between 1 and 3 stages of power which you can use to augment your autobattling army. But it's not as simple as picking one or two alliances at the start of a match and collecting as many heroes of that type as possible; you have to…

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Much like with Dota 2, the roster of Dota Underlords heroes is sublimely complex. With each hero sporting different alliances, abilities, and stats across three different levels, there's an awful lot to bear in mind while forming your army during a match. Do you pick heroes based on their potential alliances, or their high DPS, or their excellent group stun ability? How should you alter…

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Learning about gold in Dota Underlords is integral to success. It seeps through all the other interlocked lattices of complexity in the game like a chocolate sauce through the layers of a crushed viennetta; and you'll need to understand all about how to create a bangin' economy if you're to have any hope of keeping pace with your opponents. Fortunately, this Dota Underlords gold guide…

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Natural Soccer is a football game where you can bend the ball in impossible and ridiculous ways while it's in mid-air. Besides this one trait, it's a pretty ordinary - and very simple - take on the beautiful game, and while I was charmed at first sight I didn't know quite whether it could keep me entertained for more than an hour or two. But…

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Fortnite: Battle Royale is, so far, the pinnacle of the decade-old battle royale game genre. It's no understatement to say that we haven't seen a game enter the mainstream in this way since Minecraft - but it's not the only battle royale out there, and the genre has never before seen such quantity nor such quality. We'll go over a handful of our favourite battle…

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Season 2 has arrived, and leading the charge is Wattson - the newest Apex Legends character and possibly the most defence- and support-focused Legend we've seen so far. We'll break it all down in this here Apex Legends Wattson guide, with in-depth explanations and tips on her abilities, hitbox, playstyle, and much more.

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Mirage, the so-called Holographic Trickster of Apex Legends characters, is perhaps the most satisfying Legend to play as when things go right. When you pull off that perfectly timed bamboozle or distraction with your holographic decoys... Man, it feels great. What's more, there's a fair amount more utility to Mirage's abilities than you might think, particularly now that Season 2 is out. Our Apex Legends…

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Caustic, despite his premium status as one of just three characters in Apex Legends who must be unlocked through Legend Tokens or Apex Coins, was always one of the most underperforming Legends in the game thanks to his bulky hitbox. But now with the release of Season 2, Caustic is much tankier and deadlier than he ever used to be, and there's no better time…

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Gibraltar once was the subject of ridicule among the Apex Legends characters roster, thanks to his enormous hitbox, and despite his excellent and versatile array of abilities. But with the release of v1.1.1 and now Season 2, Gibraltar has received a substantial buff, and we're now likely to see a lot more of him in King's Canyon. Our Apex Legends Gibraltar guide will walk you…

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Among the Apex Legends characters roster, Lifeline is commonly (and rightly) thought of as the healer or support class; but despite this, she has absolutely no trouble dishing out as much damage to her foes as anyone. There are some excellent reasons to play as Lifeline beyond offering a helping hand to your teammates, and our Apex Legends Lifeline guide is the perfect place to…

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Since the release of Apex Legends, Wraith has been considered by many the strongest all-round character in the game, and it looks like this will continue to be the case heading into Season 2. A high skill ceiling with abilities that can be used to great effect both offensively and defensively, and a hitbox so small it can often seem like she dances between your…

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Pathfinder may not look all that swift, but prepare to be flummoxed, because he is in fact one of the most mobile Apex Legends characters out there. Pathfinder's abilities, particularly his Grappling Hook, are extremely mobility- and momentum-focused, and greatly reward players who look for unexpected angles and wide flanks during fights. As possibly the character with the highest skill ceiling in the game, it's…

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Bangalore has always been right up there with Wraith, Lifeline, and Octane at the top of most players' Apex legends character tier lists, and it looks like that will continue to be the case heading into Season 2. She's highly mobile, easy to learn, difficult to deal with, and comes equipped with a variety of versatile tools to help her team gain the upper hand…

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Season 2 has arrived at last, and Octane, the high-speed daredevil released with Season 1, is no longer the newest Apex Legends character. But he's still a force to be reckoned with, able to run rings around other players and regenerate health passively over time. Our Apex Legends Octane guide will help you to better understand his abilities and the high- ahem, -octane playstyle you'll…

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Apex Legends, poised to enter Season 2 at the beginning of July, has received another patch which brings with it a great deal of bug fixes and minor improvements. Our Apex Legends patch notes and update guide will walk you through everything new that has arrived with this new update; and we'll also go over all of the previous patch notes and changes that we've…

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It's been a long time coming, but at last Season 2 of Apex Legends has dropped, bringing with it a truly colossal number of new features, quality of life changes, and balance adjustments. From the new Legend Wattson to the new L-Star weapon, from the new Battle Pass to the myriad map changes across Kings Canyon, there's a lot to talk about in this here…

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