DeadlockDeadlock Infernus Guide and Overview

If you want to be an explosive terror who lights the battlefield ablaze, Infernus is your guy.

His ability kit leans into being a mobile engager who inflicts Burns with his abilities and signature finger gun.

Strengths

• Great AoE engage.

• Can chase down escaping enemies with ease.

• Clears waves and camps extremely fast.

Weaknesses

• Relies on being close/mid range, Left-click is his only long-range ability.

• Needs to stay even or ahead or he'll be too squishy to engage.

• A horizontal speedster but lacks vertical mobility.

Underlined = Scales with Spirit

Catalyst (1)
Spew napalm that slows enemy movement and amplifies the damage Infernus does to them.
1 Charge	6s between charges	25s CD
20m Range	50 Damage	40% Movement Slow
25% Damage Amp	8s Debuff Duration	4s Slow Duration

Maxing Catalyst helps Infernus maximize his healing while debuffing the healing of enemies.

It gives him an additional charge, 20% Lifesteal from targets, and adds damage amplification and decreased healing/regen on targets.

Tips for Catalyst

• When you’re learning Infernus, this ability’s range can be strange to understand at first. It’s essentially a 20m cone that extends from his body.

• Keep an eye on enemy Itemization throughout the game and target the ones that have healing/regen effects when teamfights begin to happen.

Flame Dash (2)
Move forward at high speed and leave a flame trail that burns enemies. Hold [LMC] to dash faster.
20m/s Max Dash Speed	40 DPS	40s CD
3s Dash Time	12m/s Dash Speed	4s Trail Duration

Maxing Flame Dash slows enemy Fire Rate, adds more damage, and lets you cast it more often with a -20s cooldown.

It’s a potent option not only for AoE builds but also great for clearing neutral camps and waves quickly.

Tips for Flame Dash

• Infernus wants to snowball early and stay ahead of the curve - Flame Dash is perfect for getting a big gank off of a nearby lane, so keep an eye out for opportunities.

Afterburn (3)
Your bullets build up to apply a burning effect on enemies. Infernus' bullets and abilities will refresh the duration.
15 DPS	3s Burn Duration
10% Buildup per bullet	16% Headshot buildup	15s Buildup Decay Time

Maxing Afterburn is pretty simple, it just does more damage to the enemies you’re already shooting at. However, simple doesn’t mean it’s not strong!

Tips for Afterburn

• During laning phase, try to find angles where you can unload a solid clip into an enemy rather than sporadic burst fires.
  It takes a few hits to build up to a stack and if you aren’t getting the burn off, you’re likely losing out in trades.

Concussive Combustion (4)
Turn yourself into a living bomb that explodes after a short delay, stunning all enemies in its radius.
12m Range	160 Damage	127s CD
1.25s Stun Duration	3s Explosion Delay

Maxing Concussive Combustion lets you cast your ult more often, extends its Stun Duration and radius, deals more damage, and lets you heal off of all enemies hit by the explosion

Tips for Concussive Combustion

• The classic way to use Concussive Combustion is to activate it before running in with Flame Dash, but you can also prime it while riding a Zip Line or with items like Warp Stone. Be creative!