Valve adds hats to Dota Underlords Season 1, because of course it did

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The first season of Valve's autobattler Dota Underlords is now underway, bringing with it a Battle Pass with more than 100 in-game rewards to earn, a new hero, and a new cinematic trailer telling the unexpectedly short story of Momma Eeb and the city of White Spire.

Alchemist
Bounty Hunter
Clockwerk
Enchantress
Gyrocopter
Kunkka
Sniper
Timbersaw
Tinker

While these heroes are in:

Arc Warden
Magnus
Luna
Windranger
Mirana
Tidehunter
Enigma
Nature's Prophet
Templar Assassin

Like battle passes for other games, the Dota Underlords Battle pass offer a range of in-game rewards including new boards, map props, and wanted poster art. "Many rewards can be earned for free, but for full access to all City Crawl content and all 100 rewards on the Battle Pass, players can purchase the Battle Pass for $4.99," Valve said. "The paid Battle Pass is not required to play the game, nor does it provide any gameplay advantage."

And did I mention there are now hats? Because of course there are hats. In Dota Underlords, they're not strictly cosmetic, but add an additional Alliance and other powers to the equipped unit. "Alliances" confer bonuses to characters when they're matched up with others who share similar traits, like Assassin, Healer, or Primordial. Each character has at least two, and the more Alliances a character has, the more flexible they are—so popping a hat on their heads will definitely be useful.

The full details on Dota Underlords Season 1 launch update are available on Steam.

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