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Underlord

#112

25 + 3

12 + 1.6

17 + 2.3

Grants the following bonuses per attribute point:
	+22_HP and +0.1_HP regeneration +1 Main Attack Damage
	+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed
	+12_MP and +0.05_MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance

Armor

(871 EHP)

26.7%

Magic Resist

(914.05 EHP)

(65 Avg)

Projectile Speed

Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.

200

Attack Range

(600)

100 (112)

Attack Speed

(1.7 BAT)

Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100

0.45 + 0.7

Animation

290 /

320

▶️

Move Speed

0.6

Turn Rate

This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.

27

Collision Size

24

Bound Radius

1800 /

800

Vision Range

Default

Gib Type

npc_dota_hero_abyssal_underlord

2016-08-23

Released

2007-06-10

(v6.44)

Competitive Span

2016-12-12 — Present

For the spin-off game, see Dota Underlords.


Teleports his team in and out of battle.
Through a Fiend's Gate comes the legions of the Abyssal Horde, marching out of their subterranean city with intent to conquer the nations above. Amidst the invaders stood Vrogros, the demonic hulk who conjured and rained apocalyptic Firestorms from the sky, engulfing towns and villages in emerald flame. Immolated enemies are held paralyzed in his spiteful, Malicious Grip. Feasting upon the carnage of battle, gaining strength as foes perish around him, causing their attacks to Atrophy by his very presence, delivering bloody retribution to any who would defy the will the Underlord.

Roles:	Support Durable Nuker Disabler Escape
Adjectives	Demon, Green, Horns, Potbelly, Nose Legs `( 2 )`

Facets[edit]

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

The deadly pit conjured maliciously slows all enemy units within its radius.

Pit of Malice of the corresponding level are created under both portals.

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Increases the wave count and reduces both the wave interval and burn interval.

Firestorm can now be ally-targeted, centering and following the targeted allied around.

Talents[edit]


+100 Fiend's Gate Damage per Second	25	+0.5s Pit of Malice Root
+10% Atrophy Aura Damage Reduction/Bonus	20	+0.8% Firestorm Max Health as Damage
-3s Firestorm Cooldown	15	+25% Pit of Malice Slow
+60 Firestorm Radius	10	+5% Invading Force Move Speed/Damage Reduction
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

Nothing can stop us. Nothing can slow our march. And when we have arrived, all will burn.
▶️ Vrogros, the Underlord

Aliases:

Pit Lord, Azgalor, UL

Lore:

Neither myth nor song exist to tell of their coming.

Deep below the surface of the world lay unknown wonders and horrors. Down and down again, well beneath the slithering magma fields and simmering roots of dormant volcanoes stands the obsidian city of Aziyog, its incomparable stonework spanning an endless cavern. Within honeycomb walls mortared with the bones of countless slaves lies the domain of the Abyssal Horde, and their brutal underlord Vrogros.

Armed by the monstrous forgemasters of his kind and well-practiced in the arts of the Dark Rift, Vrogros is able to conjure forth flame and crippling malice through the twist between worlds. He seeks always to expand his holdings, destroying or enslaving all he encounters. Yet the lands offered by the subterranean realm are few, and so his sights have turned upward. By his command the first waves of abyssal invaders have already marched through the rift, a few doomed legions meant merely to test the might of nations above. Now, as his full force readies itself for unending conquest, Vrogros himself steps into a sunlit world to announce his coming reign. Those who face the Underlord will bow and pay tribute, or be crushed where they stand.

Voice:

TJ Ramini (Responses)

Innate[edit]

Invading Force[edit]

Invading Force

Ability

Passive

Affects

Allied Heroes

The Raid Boss grants his allied heroes a bonus once their teleportation completes.

Effect Radius:

Global

Move Speed Bonus: 5%/10%/15%/20% (

10%/15%/20%/25%)

Damage Reduction:

4%/6%/8%/10% (

9%/11%/13%/15%)

Duration: 5

Grants allied heroes a greater bonus while traveling through his signature Fiend's Gate.

Move Speed Bonus Factor: 2

Damage Reduction Factor: 2

This ability levels up with

Fiend's Gate.

Abyssal Horde[edit]

Abyssal Horde

Ability

Passive

Affects

Enemy Heroes

The Fiend's Gate additionally summons uncontrollable demonic minions on the portal that Underlord teleports to.

Enemy Search Radius:

1200

Spawn Interval: 2

Enemy per Spawn: 1

Max Duration: 16.5

The summoned warrior does not have True Sight, and deals lesser damage to buildings.

Damage Factor:

0.5

The summoned archer does not have the Purge ability, and deals lesser damage to buildings.

Damage Factor:

0.5

This ability levels up with

Fiend's Gate.

Details

abyssal_underlord_abyssal_horde (1408)

Necronomicon Warrior (Summoned Creep)

400/600/800

-

The uncontrollable demon warrior always spawn in front of the Fiend's Gate.

The unit seeks the nearest target, and has its sight set on them.

20/30/40 (x̄)

1.4/1.43/1.45 Atks _{/ s}

370/375/380 (100)

Lvl

5

4

40%

1300/1400/1500 • 800

100 (500)

XP

20/30/40

20/30/40 (x̄)

Burns an enemy's mana on each attack and deals damage equal to a percentage of the mana burnt.

Mana Burn per Hit: 10/20/30

Mana Burn to Damage Factor: 0.5

Deals damage to the enemy unit that kills the demonic warrior.

Damage: 200/300/400

Necronomicon Archer (Summoned Creep)

400/600/800

-

The uncontrollable demon archer always spawn in front of the Fiend's Gate.

The unit seeks the nearest target, and has its sight set on them.

25/40/55 (x̄)

1.05/1.07/1.09 Atks _{/ s}

350/385/425 (100)

Lvl

5

4

40%

1300/1400/1500 • 800

450/500/550 (600)

XP

20/30/40

20/30/40 (x̄)

Grants bonus movement speed to allied units within the radius.

Aura Radius:

1200

Move Speed Bonus: 5%

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Selecting the facet unlocks this ability.

The units have the following additional properties:
- Affected by instant kill sources.
- Not affected by the following sources:
  - Helm of the Dominator-based items.
  - Transmute

The first Warrior and Archer pair are summoned when there are visible enemy heroes within the radius, centered around the gate.
- Subsequent summons are summoned in the following sequence for each valid enemy within the radius:
  - Necronomicon Warrior Necronomicon Archer
- Considers clones and the Spirit Bear as heroes, illusions and creep-heroes as creeps.

Abilities[edit]

Firestorm[edit]

Q

F

Firestorm

▶️

Ability

Area / Unit

Affects

Enemy Units / Allied Units

Damage

Spell / Magical

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

Cast Animation: 0.5 + 0.6

Cast Range:

600/625/650/675

Effect Radius:

425 (

450)

Number of Waves: 6 (

9)

Wave Interval: 1 (

0.75)

Burn Interval: 1 (

0.75)

Damage per Wave: 30/50/70/90

Max Health as Damage per Interval: 1.5%/2%/2.5%/3% (

2.3%/2.8%/3.3%/3.8%)

Burn Duration: 2 (

1.5)

The Immortal is immune to the max health as damage component. Other ability components still affects him per normal.

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Increases the wave count and reduces both the wave interval and burn interval.

Firestorm can now be ally-targeted, centering and following the targeted allied around.

Interval Factor: (

0.75)

16/15/14/13 (

13/12/11/10)

110/125/140/155

The flames of conquest blaze forth from the darkest depths of the abyss.

Pit of Malice[edit]

W

T

Pit of Malice

▶️

Ability

Area

Affects

Enemy Units

Damage

Spell / Magical

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 cadence.

Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.63

Cast Range:

675

Effect Radius:

400 (

500)

Damage: 20/30/40/50

Root Interval: 3.6

Root Duration: 1.5/1.6/1.7/1.8 (

2/2.1/2.2/2.3)

Pit Duration: 12

The deadly pit conjured maliciously slows all enemy units within its radius.

Move Speed Slow: 25%

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

30/25/20/15

110/120/130/140

Twisting into the seams of reality itself, Vrogros' manifest hatred paralyzes those who defy his will.

Atrophy Aura[edit]

E

R

Atrophy Aura

Ability

Passive / Aura

Affects

Self / Ally Heroes

Weakens enemy units' attack damage within the radius.

If an enemy unit dies while under this gastric atrophy, Underlord gains temporary bonus damage.

Radius: 900

Attack Damage Reduction: 6%/14%/22%/30% (

16%/24%/32%/40%)

Attack Damage Bonus per Enemy Hero: 30/35/40/45

Buff Duration: 30/40/50/60

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

The bonus attack damage granted is less effective per creep death.

Attack Damage Bonus per Enemy Creep: 2/4/6/8

To merely stand in the presence of the Underlord is to feel the conviction of battle sapped from one's soul.

Fiend's Gate[edit]

R

D

Fiend's Gate

▶️

Ability

Point

Affects

Units

Damage

Spell / Magical

Opens one portal next to Underlord another portal in the target location. Both portals have to be at least a certain distance away from each other.

Heroes can channel a portal to teleport to the other side.

Cast Animation: 0 + 0

Cast Range:

Global

Number of Portals: 2

Gate Min Distance: 1500

Duration: 20

Has a slightly shorter min distance from the Fountain.

Fountain to Gate Distance: 1425

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Pit of Malice of the corresponding level are created under both portals.

Pit Duration: (

12)

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Reduces cooldown.

Deals damage per second to enemy units within the radius centered around the Fiend's Gate.

Effect Radius:

100

Damage per Second: 700

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

110/105/100 (

100/95/90)

200

They come without warning, leaving fire and blood where kingdoms once flourished.

Recent Matches[edit]

Main Article: Underlord/Matches

Date	Tier	Tournament	Score
Jan 10, 2025 - 15:00 CST	Qualifier	PGL Wallachia S3 CN OQ2	0 : 1
Jan 03, 2025 - 16:00 SGT	Qualifier	DreamLeague S25 SEA OQ1	1 : 0
Dec 27, 2024 - 17:20 MSK	Qualifier	FISSURE PLAY EEU CQ	0 : 1
Dec 27, 2024 - 17:20 MSK	Qualifier	FISSURE PLAY EEU CQ	0 : 1
Dec 23, 2024 - 11:20 CET	Tier 3	EPL Season 22	0 : 1

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore

Version

Description

7.37d
(2024-10-01)

Abyssal Horde
- Necronomicon Warrior
  - Rescaled attack damage from 18/32/46 to 20/30/40.
  - Reduced Last Will damage from 300/400/500 to 200/300/400.
Reduced Atrophy Aura duration from 35/45/55/65 to 30/40/50/60.

7.37
(2024-07-31)

ADDED the Invading Force innate ability for Underlord :
- Grants a 5-second 5%/10%/15%/20% movement speed bonus and 4%/6%/8%/10% incoming damage reduction to allied heroes once their teleportation completes.
- While teleporting through the Fiend's Gate :
  - Has a 2 movement speed factor.
  - Has a 2 incoming damage reduction.
- This component levels up with Fiend's Gate .
Atrophy Aura
- No longer an innate ability.
- Rescaled incoming damage reduction from 0%/6%/14%/22%/30% to 6%/14%/22%/30%.
- Rescaled attack damage bonus per creep kill 1/3/5/7/9 to 2/4/6/8.
- Rescaled attack damage bonus per hero kill from 25/30/35/40/45 to 30/35/40/45.
- Rescaled duration from 25/35/45/55/65 to 35/45/55/65.
Fiend's Gate
- No longer grants 10%/20%/30% movement speed bonus.
- No longer grants 14%/22%/30% incoming damage reduction.

Talents:
LVL 10 +75 Firestorm radius reduced to +60.

LVL 10 +10% Fiend's Gate movement speed bonus/damage reduction ➜ +5% Invading Force movement speed bonus/damage reduction.

LVL 15 +30% Pit of Malice movement speed slow reduced to +25%.

LVL 25 +0.65s Pit of Malice root duration reduced to +0.5s.

7.36c
(2024-06-24)

Abyssal Horde
- Necronomicon Warrior
  - Reduced attack damage from 20/35/50 to 18/32/46.
- Necronomicon Archer
  - Reduced attack damage from 30/45/60 to 25/40/55.
Fiend's Gate
- Reduced buff duration from 5/6/7 to 5 on each level.
- Increased cooldown from 110/100/90 to 110/105/100.
Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- U Reduced Fiend's Gate cooldown reduction bonus from 20 to 10.

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Underlord's Relics	Voice Lines
Firestorm Damage Multi-Hero Pit of Malice Atrophy Aura Bonus Damage Dealt Allied Kills Using Fiend's Gate Total Healing Blade Mail Damage Roots Leading To Kills Crimson Guard Damage Blocked Pipe Magic Damage Blocked Triple Kills Mega Kill Streaks Towers Destroyed Kill Assists Kills	Bronze	▶️ Aaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. ▶️ I do not thank.
	Silver	▶️ Curses! ▶️ Oh yes.
	Gold	▶️ Insignificant. ▶️ Bow to your new lord.
	Platinum	▶️ There is no hope.
	Master	▶️ Hold on to your butts!
	Grandmaster	▶️ What's the matter? Ha ha ha ha ha!

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Underlord is named "Azgalor, the Pit Lord" in "DotA".^[1]
- His title, Pit Lord, was changed to avoid possible copyright infringements with Blizzard Entertainment, since the Pit Lords are a race of demons in the "Warcraft" universe.^[2]
- His name, Azgalor, was also changed for the same reason. Azgalor was a character from the Warcraft universe as well, who served one of the antagonists of the Warcraft universe as a well known commander.^[3]
- According to the Bastion Announcer, ▶️ "Pyre Lord" was also a proposed name for Underlord.
- Up until the June 23, 2016 Patch, Underlord's title was "Abyssal Underlord". While the rationale of dropping "Abyssal" is unclear, it may have been to prevent confusion with the shorthand terminology of Abyssal Blade.

Underlord had been developed since 2012; he already had a beta model, placeholder ability icons and fully finished and working abilities. He could also be spawned in lobbies with cheats enabled for a short while before it was disabled.
- This suggests that his release was originally planned much earlier (as a comparison, all other heroes were released shortly after their files were added to the game), but was delayed for reasons unknown.

Before his release, Underlord was showcased at the All-Star match of The International 2016, played by N0tail. He originally picked Sand King, but a bit after the start of the game, SirActionSlacks replaced his pick to Underlord.

After killing Bane, ▶️ "You have my permission to die.", is a reference to the famous line "When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die", said by the villain Bane from the movie "The Dark Knight Rises".

When casting Dark Rift, ▶️ "Hold on to your butts!", was spoken by Samuel L. Jackson's character Ray Arnold in the movie "Jurassic Park (1993)".

Underlord was the final "DotA" hero ported over, before "Dota 2" began to feature original heroes.

Gallery[edit]

In-game model
Early teaser
Splash art
Splash art
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Early model
Ability icon progress
Underlord on the 7.30 update page.
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead

References[edit]

[1] Vrogros, the Underlord, as he appears in DotA, named Azgalor, the Pit Lord

[2] Pit Lords, a race of demons from the Warcraft universe, to which Underlord belongs to in DotA.

[3] Azgalor, the Pit Lord, commander of the Burning Legion.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v d e Underlord Equipment
Sets	Atrocities of the Abyssal Scourge Raiments of the Obsidian Forge Ravenous Abyss
Weapon	Crimson Emerald Conquest Emerald Conquest
Head	Emerald Subjugation
Taunt	Taunt: Pie of Malice

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General

Specific

Underlord

Facets[edit]

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Talents[edit]

Bio[edit]

Innate[edit]

Invading Force[edit]

Abyssal Horde[edit]

Details

Abilities[edit]

Firestorm[edit]

Pit of Malice[edit]

Atrophy Aura[edit]

Fiend's Gate[edit]

Recent Matches[edit]

Recent Changes[edit]

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]