Overview
Alchemical Fire is a Tier 3 Weapon item that provides area denial and spirit damage. It is particularly effective on heroes who can trap enemies in its radius to capitalize on its ramping damage and bullet resistance reduction.
Stats
- Cost: 3200 Souls
- Tier: 3 (Weapon)
- +8 Spirit Power
Active
Throw a flask that explodes on contact, creating an area that does increasing Spirit Damage per second and reduces enemy Bullet Resist. 50% less effective vs non-heroes.
- Cooldown: 30s
- Duration: 5s
- Radius: 10m
- Initial DPS: 45
- Max DPS: 95
- Bullet Resist Reduction: -8%
Spirit Scaling
Alchemical Fire’s effectiveness increases with Spirit Power:
- DPS: 45 + 0.152 * Spirit Power
- DPS Increase: 7 + 0.030 * Spirit Power
- Max DPS: 95 + 0.305 * Spirit Power
- Bullet Resist Reduction: -8% - 0.07% per Spirit Power
When to Buy
- Buy this item when you need to control specific areas of the map, such as the Urn delivery point or Sinner’s Sacrifice.
- It is a strong choice against tanky heroes with high Bullet Resist, as the reduction helps your team’s weapon damage.
- Purchase this if your team has reliable crowd control to keep enemies inside the 10m radius for the full 5 seconds.
- Effective in the mid-to-late game for defending objectives or forcing enemies out of cover.
Synergies
- Dynamo: His Singularity ultimate can hold multiple enemies inside the Alchemical Fire for its entire duration, maximizing the ramping damage.
- Lash: Can use his abilities to displace enemies into the fire or keep them grounded within the area.
- Abrams: Benefits from the Bullet Resist reduction while fighting enemies inside the fire, allowing his close-range weapon damage to be even more lethal.