Roles & Playstyles in Dota Underlords

Frontline Units

  • Role: Durable heroes placed up front to absorb hits and keep enemies away from your backline
  • Main Strengths: High health, armor, and control abilities that slow or stun enemies
  • Playstyle: Soak up damage, protect key allies, and start fights with area effects
  • Hero Types: Tanks, crowd controllers, and brawlers like Legion Commander or Bristleback
  • Board Role: Set the formation, control enemy movement, and hold the line during combat

Assassins

  • Role: Quick-strike heroes that jump to the backline and take out fragile enemies
  • Main Strengths: High burst damage and mobility, great at breaking enemy setups
  • Playstyle: Eliminate supports and casters before they can use key abilities
  • Hero Types: Fast hitters and stealth units like Queen of Pain or Phantom Assassin
  • Board Role: Disrupt enemy backline and secure early kills to shift the fight

Casters

  • Role: Magic users who deal large amounts of damage with powerful spells
  • Main Strengths: Area-of-effect abilities and high burst potential
  • Playstyle: Stay protected, charge up mana, and turn the tide with one strong cast
  • Hero Types: Spellcasters like Lina, Storm Spirit, or Keeper of the Light
  • Board Role: Deliver big damage from behind the tanks — but only if they survive long enough

Support & Utility

  • Role: Heroes who heal, buff allies, or weaken enemies with debuffs
  • Main Strengths: Keeping key allies alive or making enemy units easier to take down
  • Playstyle: Don’t deal damage — instead, amplify your team’s performance
  • Hero Types: Buffers, healers, and control units like Dazzle, Enchantress, or Warlock
  • Board Role: Increase team survival and support main damage dealers
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