Underlord vs Grimstroke

How this matchup plays

Getting linked by Soulbind makes Underlord's ideal positioning a problem for his own team. Underlord wants to be a durable frontliner, soaking up spells and controlling space with Pit of Malice while his Atrophy Aura protects allies. Grimstroke turns this strength into a weakness. By binding Underlord to a more fragile hero, any single-target spell thrown at the tanky offlaner now also hits his partner. This forces Underlord's allies to scatter when he gets leashed, reducing his ability to protect them and making it harder to coordinate a fight around his area-denial spells.

This dynamic means Underlord has to be more careful about where he stands relative to his cores once Grimstroke has his ultimate. The threat of a good Soulbind can disrupt Underlord's game plan, but it doesn't shut him down completely. Underlord's own spells are all area-of-effect and work fine against a leashed pair of heroes. He's also naturally durable enough to survive most things, even when spells are being duplicated. The matchup often hinges on whether Grimstroke can find the right target to bind with Underlord before Underlord's team can close the distance and eliminate the fragile support.