ROUND LENGTH

STANDARD / DUOS MODE FLOW CHANGES

• Starting Unit Cap changed from 1 to 3.
• Players start with 5 gold.
• Interest is now capped at 3 (rewarded at a maximum of 30 gold)
• Round Gold increased from 5 to 7.
• Creep rounds have been removed.
• Items are granted every 5 rounds. Item quality does not change if you win or lose the round.
• Underlords are no longer selected before the game and are now pickable in a new phase later into the match (Round 10 for Standard/Duos, Round 2 for Knockout).
• Higher tier units now deal more damage to enemy players at the end of a round.
  • Unit damage is now = 1 + (Power Level / 3)
  • 1 star unit Power Level = Tier
  • 2 star unit Power Level = Tier + 2
  • 3 star unit Power Level = Tier + 4

GENERAL CHANGES

• The Lords of White Spire leaderboard has been updated to support Ranked Knockout and Ranked Duos. https://underlords.com/leaderboard
• You can now view stats from previous rounds in the post-game scoreboard.
• You can now view the duos scoreboard on the post-game screen.
• Knockout tries to avoid giving you the same opponent twice in a row.
• The multiplier for permanent stat changes in Knockout for e.g. Brawny kills or Legion Commander duels is now 4 instead of 5.

UNDERLORDS

• Players don't start the game with an Underlord, instead they are chosen during the match (Round 10 for Standard/Duos, Round 2 for Knockout).
• Underlords have been streamlined into Fight Styles. Fight Styles contain a Core ability and an Ultimate.
• Underlords talent selection has been removed. Some of the talents have been merged into the Core Underlord abilities. See individual Underlord sections below.
• Hype system has been removed. Underlords will cast their abilities on cooldowns.
• Underlord Core abilities start each round with 50% cooldown remaining. (eg. Anessix's Martyr's Boon has an 8 second cooldown. It will trigger for the first time 4 seconds into the fight.)
• Ultimate ability cooldowns have been lowered and their power level increased.

• Martyr's Boon: Anessix takes damage equal to 20% of her max health. All allied units heal [20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 80, 90, 100] hitpoints a second for the next 6 seconds.
  • Cooldown changed from 12.5 to 8
  • Duration changed from 8 to 6
  • Healing Support Fighting Style: Martyr's Boon now delivers the first 50% of the heal immediately, and the rest over the duration of the spell.
  • Damage Support Fighting Style: Instead of healing, Martyr's Boon now grants 30% increased attack damage.
• Pure Pain:
  • Removed from game.
• Enthrall: Anessix marks a target for 5 seconds, reducing the target's armor by 5 and forcing your army to attack it. If the target dies, Anessix brings them back as a Demon to fight for her.
  • Granted via Damage Support Fighting Style.
  • Cooldown changed from 22 to 15
• Summon Demonic Golem: Anessix summons a Demonic Golem, crashing behind enemy lines and stunning every enemy within 2 cells for 2 seconds.
  • Granted via Healing Support Fighting Style.
  • Cooldown changed from 22 to 15
  • Armor changed from 5 to 0
  • Maximum Health changed from [3000, 6000] to [1125, 1500, 1875, 2250, 2625, 3000, 3375, 3750, 4125, 4500]

• Explosivo!: Hobgen launches a fireball at a target that deals [150, 300, 450, 600, 750, 900, 1050, 1200] magical damage split evenly amongst all targets adjacent and setting them all on fire.
  • High Damage Dealer Fighting Style: Doubles the effect of Explosivo! on the main target.
  • Support Damage Dealer Fighting Style: Enemies hit are stunned for 1.5 seconds.
• Super-Charged:
  • Removed from game.
• Let's Go Crazy: Hobgen's attacks now reach the entire battlefield, and your entire army gains increased attack speed. Hobgen will continually switch targets to units that are not on fire.
  • Granted via Support Damage Dealer Fighting Style.
  • No longer silences Hobgen
  • Grants your entire army [15, 25, 40, 50, 65, 80, 90, 105] attack speed.
  • Cooldown changed from 22 to 10
• Friendly Fire: Hobgen's buddies throw 8 bombs in the battle field dealing [100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500] damage to enemies directly hit. Enemies caught in the explosion AoE take half damage.
  • Granted via High Damage Dealer Fighting Style.
  • Cooldown changed from 22 to 15

• Shake It Off: Jull reflects 50% of melee damage taken back to all adjacent enemy units, and heals for 30% of melee damage and 15% of ranged damage taken over the last 5 seconds.
  • Aggressive Tank Fighting Style: The reflected damage is now delivered over 8 seconds instead of instantly, but deals twice as much damage.
  • Healing Tank Fighting Style: Damage is also converted to healing split evenly to adjacent friendlies.
  • Cooldown: 10 seconds.
• Barrels of Fun: Jull calls in barrels from the edges of the board. If they hit an ally, they gain 50 attack speed. If they hit an enemy, they take [100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800] physical damage and receive 20% more magical and physical damage for the rest of the fight.
  • Granted via Aggressive Tank Fighting Style.
  • Cooldown: 15 seconds.
• Happy Hour: Jull buys a round for all members of your army. When taking damage, 30% of it is received immediately, and the rest is taken over 7.0 seconds.
  • Granted via Healing Tank Fighting Style.
  • Cooldown: 10 seconds.

BOTS

• Bots have been updated to work with the new Hero Rotation.
• Bots intelligently select their Underlord when the time comes.
• Poor-performing bot personalities have been redesigned for more stomping.

HERO ROTATION

• Anti-Mage
• Arc Warden
• Enigma
• Lina
• Luna
• Magnus
• Mirana
• Nature's Prophet
• Phantom Assassin
• Puck
• Techies
• Templar Assassin
• Tidehunter
• Windranger

HERO CHANGES

• Gold Cost changed from 4 to 3
• Maximum Health changed from [1500, 3000, 6000] to [1200, 2400, 5760]

• Gold Cost changed from 3 to 2
• Attack Rate changed from 0.714 to 0.667
• Armor changed from [10, 13, 15] to [8, 10, 12]
• Attack Damage Minimum changed from [55, 110, 220] to [50, 100, 200]
• Attack Damage Maximum changed from [65, 130, 260] to [60, 120, 240]

• Gold Cost changed from 3 to 2

• Alliances changed from Troll Shaman to Troll Druid
• Hex:
  • Duration changed from [4, 6, 8] to [4, 5, 6]

• Gold Cost changed from 3 to 4
• Maximum Health changed from [750, 1350, 3600] to [900, 1800, 3600]
• Essence Shift:
  • Stolen Attack Speed changed from [1, 2, 3] to [2, 3.5, 5]

• Ol' Scatterblast:
  • No longer triggers Refresher Orb.

• Gold Cost changed from 5 to 4
• Ace effect removed

• Alliances changed from Scaled Dragon to Dragon Assassin

• Alliances changed from Scrappy Elusive Insect to Scrappy Insect Hunter

ITEM CHANGES

REMOVED ITEMS

• Blight Stone
• Brooch of the Martyr
• Embarrassment of Riches
• Tranquil Boots
• Helm of the Undying
• Aegis of the Immortal (global item)
• Brooch of the Aggressor
• Celebratory Murder Gong
• Poaching Knife
• Sacred Relic
• Assassin's Veil
• Bracers of Desperation
• Dawning of Ristul
• Daedalus
• Friends and Family Discount
• Assault Cuirass
• A Higher Class of Criminal
• Desperate Measures
• Expanded Roster

TIER 1

• Big Time Contract
  • Tier changed from 2 to 1.
  • No longer grants bonus health.
• Chainmail
• Claymore
• Gloves of Haste
• Headdress !NEW!
  • Units within 1 cell of the equipped hero gain 20 health per second.
• Hood of Defiance
• Kaya !NEW!
  • +20% Increased Ability Damage.
• Morbid Mask !NEW!
  • +20% lifesteal.
• Talisman of Evasion !NEW!
  • +20% evasion.
• Vitality Booster
  • Health Bonus changed from +500 to +375.
• Void Stone !NEW!
  • +10 Mana per second.

TIER 2

• Arcane Boots
  • Cooldown changed from once per battle to 15 seconds.
• Barricade
  • Health changed from 800 to 600.
• Blink Dagger
• Crystalys !NEW!
  • +25 Attack Damage. 20% chance to Critical Hit for 200% damage.
• Desolator !NEW!
  • Attack target loses 5 Armor for 5 seconds.
• Force Staff
• Hand of Midas !NEW!
  • +30 Attack Speed. 30% chance of getting 1 gold whenever equipped hero kills an enemy.
• Orb of Venom !NEW!
  • Enemies damaged by the equipped hero's attacks take 30 damage per second for 3 seconds.
• Stonehall Cloak !NEW!
  • Equipped hero gets +50 health for every unit they have killed. (+200 health in Knockout)
• Stonehall Pike !NEW!
  • Equipped hero deals +4 damage for every unit they have killed. (+16 damage in Knockout)
• Vanguard
  • Health changed from +500 to +375.

TIER 3

• Battle Fury
• Blade Mail
  • Tier changed from 2 to 3.
  • Now grants +5 Armor to the equipped hero in addition to the 30% damage reflection.
• Eul's Scepter !NEW!
  • +5 Mana per second. Whenever a unit attacks the equipped hero, it gets cycloned into the air, becoming invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. (10 second cooldown)
• Maelstrom
• Mask of Madness
  • Lifesteal changed from +20% to +15%.
• Mekansm
  • Heal increased from 500 to 750.
• Octarine Essence
• Silver Edge !NEW!
  • +30 Attack Speed. +300 Health. Whenever equipped hero attacks a unit, break that unit for 5 seconds. (5 second cooldown)
• Skull Basher
• Target Buddy
  • Health changed from 2000 to 1500.
  • Added festive hat.
• Vladmir's Offering !NEW!
  • Allies within 2 cells get +10% damage, +5 armor and +10% lifesteal.

TIER 4

• Aeon Disk !NEW!
  • +500 health. When equipped hero's health is reduced below 50%, they become invulnerable, untargetable, and disarmed for 2 seconds. (once per battle)
• Black King Bar
  • Now grants +45 Attack Damage in addition to its other benefits.
• Butterfly !NEW!
  • +35 Attack Damage. +35 Attack Speed. +35% Evasion.
• Dagon
  • Cooldown changed from once per battle to 12 seconds.
• Diffusal Blade !NEW!
  • Equipped hero's attacks burn 20 mana per hit. Damage done by the equipped hero generates 0 mana for the target.
• Eye of Skadi
• Healing Ward
  • Tier changed from 3 to 4.
  • Healing aura increased from 40 to 50 health per second.
  • Health increased from 300 to 500.
• Moon Shard
• Pipe of Insight
• Refresher Orb
  • No longer provides a benefit to allies within 1 cell.
• Scythe of Vyse
  • Now additionally provides +10 Mana per second.
  • Pig duration changed from 4.0 to 3.5 seconds.

TIER 5

• Aegis of the Immortal !NEW!
  • Equipped hero will resurrect with 50% of its max health 5 seconds after dying. (once per battle)
• Bloodthorn
• Divine Rapier
• Heart of Tarrasque
• Horn of the Alpha !NEW!
  • 2.0 seconds after the battle begins, summon a powerful Thunderhide Companion. (once per battle) Thunderhide
    • Maximum Health 3750
    • Min-Max Damage 100-150
    • Attack Rate 1.07
    • Attack Range 4
• Radiance
  • Burning enemies now have a 17% chance to miss their attacks.
• Satanic !NEW!
  • +750 health. Whenever equipped hero is below 30% health, gain +200% lifesteal for 3.0 seconds. (20 second cooldown)
• Shiva's Guard
• Tombstone
  • Tier changed from 4 to 5.
  • Zombie
    • Attack Damage Minimum changed from [50, 70, 90] to [75, 105, 135]
    • Attack Damage Maximum changed from [70, 90, 110] to [105, 135, 165]
• Vesture of the Tyrant !NEW!
  • Allies within 1 cell can't die until the equipped hero dies.

ALLIANCE CHANGES

• Elusive: Removed from the game.
• Shaman: Removed from the game.
• Primordial: Now a 2/4 alliance, the third level removed from the game.

UI UPDATES

• Added Daily Challenge info to Play menu.
• Reworked dashboard navigation.
• Game/Round timer styling adjusted.
• Added timer countdown bar to the top of the screen during prepare phase.
• Lessened overlap issues between game timer and shop units.
• Formatting changes to player/opponent lower corner info.
• Removed hype bar from player/opponent lower corner info.
• Updates and bug fixes for Tutorial copy, design, and flow.
• Updates to How-to-play and Glossary.
• Fix bug where dragging an item showed an empty panel.
• Styles for Underlord taunt lines.
• Updates to Underlord detail view.
• Added Underlord picker.
• PC - Fixed alignment issues between alliances/items/battlestats tabs.
• PC - Adusted alliance icons to prevent slight clipping of bench unit pips.
• PC - mirrored player/opponent lower corner info to match iOS styling.
• MOBILE 16x9 - shop - Added tier odds to left side of screen, clicking odds brings up detailed odds tooltip / removed odds button.
• MOBILE 16x9 - shop - Adjusted button placement, made buttons larger.
• MOBILE 16x9 - shop - Made units in shop larger.
• MOBILE 16x9 - Added background art to alliance/items/dps tabs.
• MOBILE 16x9 - Shrunk alliance icons to lessen overlap with board.
• MOBILE 16x9 - various minor styling changes to fix alignment issues.
• MOBILE 21x9 iphone - shop - Added tier odds to left side of screen, clicking odds brings up detailed odds tooltip / removed odds button.
• MOBILE 21x9 iphone - shop - Adjusted button placement, made buttons larger.
• MOBILE 21x9 iphone - shop - Made units in shop larger.
• MOBILE 21x9 iphone - various minor styling changes to fix random alignment issues.
• MOBILE 4x3 ipad - shop - Added tier odds to left side of screen, clicking odds brings up detailed odds tooltip / removed odds button.
• MOBILE 4x3 ipad - shop - Adjusted button placement.
• MOBILE 4x3 ipad - shop - Made units in shop larger.
• MOBILE 4x3 ipad - Added background art to alliance/items/dps tabs.
• MOBILE 4x3 ipad - various minor styling changes to fix alignment issues.
• MOBILE 18x9 android - shop - Added tier odds to left side of screen, clicking odds brings up detailed odds tooltip / removed odds button.
• MOBILE 18x9 android - shop - Adjusted button placement.
• MOBILE 18x9 android - Added background art to alliance/items/dps tabs.
• MOBILE 18x9 android - various minor styling changes to fix alignment issues.