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Infernus

Infernus has many ways to deal damage over time, burning foes before swooping in for the kill. Due to Infernus' blazing speed, his enemies won't be able to escape the flames.

Recent patch changes

2026.06.11
  • Fixed Afterburn Max duration refreshing not properly accounting for both Debuff Resist and +Ability Duration
  • Fixed Concussive Combustion cooldown not updating when getting the T2 or other CD reducing items when the ability is on cooldown
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WeaponIncendiary Remarks · Rapid Fire

WeaponBaseMax level
Damage per second5219/398233/39
Bullet damage5.528/39+0.098.734/39
Pellets110/391
Magazine2711/3927
Shots per second9.527/399.52
Reload2.25s33/392.25s
Bullet velocity660m/s8/39660m/s
Falloff range18–55m18–55m
Light melee509/39+1.58105.311/39
Heavy melee1165/39+3.67244.55/39

Vitality

VitalityBaseMax level
Health8306/39+392,19522/39
Health regen24/392
Bullet resist0%0%
Spirit resist0%0%
Move speed6.7m/s23/396.7m/s
Sprint speed1.6m/s9/391.6m/s
Stamina35/393

Spirit

SpiritBaseMax level
Spirit power0+1.138.56/39

Max level assumes all 35 boons. Item effects are not included. The small number next to a value is its rank among released heroes (highest value = 1).

Tier
C
Tier▲1 · Last week D
Win rate
46.8%
Experienced
47.7%
Pick rate
42.9%
Games
31,432

Why this tierExperienced win rate 47.7% (31/38) · Novice 45.8% (29/39) · Pick rate 42.9% (5/39)

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiersView tiers →

Playstyle

Kills7.3 · 14/39Hero damage36,248 · 18/39Souls45,395 · 9/39Objective damage7,995 · 12/39Damage taken35,384 · 19/39Assists11.7 · 34/39
Hero average

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes

Per-match averages

StatInfernusHero avg.Rank
Kills7.36.714/39
Deaths7.16.812/39
Assists11.713.334/39
KDA2.662.9933/39
Souls45,39544,1929/39
Last hits200.4177.36/39
Denies3.63.410/39
Hero damage36,24835,98118/39
Damage taken35,38436,10419/39
Objective damage7,9956,82312/39
Accuracy56.6%50.2%7/39

All matches, last 14 days · compared across 39 heroes · Ranked from highest value (most deaths is #1 too).

Win rate trend

46%
48%
50%
52%
Patch
Patch
Patch
48.8%
Games
9/79/149/219/2810/5

Daily win rate (top) and games (bottom) across all matches over the last 30 days. The dashed line is 50%; vertical dashes mark patches.

Win rate by rank

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
InitiateSeekerAcolyteSentinelMysticRitualistEmissaryOraclePhantomAscendantEternus

Ranked matches over the last 14 days, by average match rank. Bars rise above 50% and drop below it; faded bars have fewer than 300 games.

Win rate by match length

54%
52%
50%
48%
46%
50.6%
48.5%
48.9%
48.2%
Under 25 min25–35 min35–45 min45+ min

All matches over the last 14 days; longer games to the right.

Win rate by games played

  1. 15–29 games

    44.1%

    avg 47.3% · 2,262 games

  2. 30–99 games

    46.4%

    avg 49.1% · 13,209 games

  3. 100–299 games

    47.8%

    avg 50.5% · 10,458 games

  4. 300+ games

    47.4%

    avg 50.6% · 4,551 games

Win rate split by how many games players have on this hero (normal and ranked). The small number is the all-hero average for the same range. Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · same basis as tiers

Damage breakdown

  • Hero damage36,248 · 32%
  • Objectives7,995 · 7%
  • Troopers43,623 · 39%
  • Neutrals25,271 · 22%

InfernusHero avg.Per match · all matches, last 14 days

Matchups

Easiest opponents

  1. Mirage56.1%802
  2. Warden53.7%602
  3. Viscous52.8%976
  4. Shiv51.8%2,299
  5. McGinnis51.4%841

Hardest opponents

  1. Rat King34.0%1,354
  2. Paige42.1%2,158
  3. Graves42.3%1,340
  4. Dynamo42.9%2,167
  5. Abrams43.7%1,773

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only opponents faced in 500+ matches. Win rate is for this hero.

Teammate synergy

Wins most with

  1. Rat King58.2%693
  2. Paige52.5%954
  3. Celeste51.4%551
  4. Graves51.3%731
  5. Dynamo51.2%617

Wins least with

  1. Grey Talon39.1%527
  2. Shiv39.3%1,085
  3. Venator41.6%824
  4. Paradox43.3%1,080
  5. Bebop43.9%1,762

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Only teammates played with in 500+ matches. Win rate is the team’s with both heroes.

Recommended builds

Parzelion

Parzelion's Infernus

Updated October 4, 2026From a previous patch

Lane Core

Lane Heal/Defense

Mid/Late Core

BUY WHAT YOU NEED

Debuff galore

EAT YOUR GREENS

Buy What You Need

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm56813
Flame Dash341516
Afterburn12910
Concussive Combustion7111214

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lordnm

Popular at top rank

drone

Updated September 26, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

good

Mid game

survival

Late game

yep

yep

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm26910
Flame Dash3111516
Afterburn1578
Concussive Combustion4121314

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basil

Popular at top rank

basil dash new new new new new new

Updated September 18, 2026From a previous patch

Laning

greens

main items

PimpJimmy

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm391011
Flame Dash2678
Afterburn151516
Concussive Combustion4121314

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Renon

Popular at top rank

Renon's Eternus Infernus (Twitch.tv/renonfps)

Updated September 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Early Game Options

Main Path

Flex Options

Utility Options

Anti-Spirit

Anti-Gun

Anti-Heal

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm391013
Flame Dash2678
Afterburn151112
Concussive Combustion4141516

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Search the build ID in the in-game build browser to use it. Group names are as the author wrote them.

Official popular items

800
67%Rapid RoundsEarly60%Extended MagazineEarly
68%Extra SpiritEarly18%Extra ChargeMid
20%Extra RegenEarly
1,600
47%Titanic MagazineMid32%Swift StrikerEarly16%Spirit ShredderMid
62%Improved SpiritEarly53%Duration ExtenderMid49%Mystic VulnerabilityMid18%Quicksilver ReloadMid
64%Spirit LifestealMid39%HealbaneMid15%Enduring SpeedMid
3,200
36%Toxic BulletsLate26%Spirit RendLate13%Burst FireLate
49%Superior DurationLate23%Rapid RechargeMid
15%Dispel MagicLate14%Spirit ResilienceLate
6,400
47%Spiritual OverflowLate42%RicochetLate
61%Escalating ExposureLate47%Boundless SpiritLate12%Spirit BurnLate11%Mercurial MagnumLate
21%LeechLate

The same Valve data as the in-game shop’s Popular Items (September 29, 2026). As in the game, each item shows the phase it is bought most in and that buy rate, 10% and up.

Popular at top rank

SN|P3R

89 players · 99 games

SN|P3R : Molten Fury

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

1. Early

Early Options

2. CORE

Armors

End Game : Attack

End Game : Defense

End Game : Good Greens

Good Gun Options

Good Green Options

Good Spirit Options

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm491112
Flame Dash361013
Afterburn1278
Concussive Combustion5141516

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Renon

52 players · 61 games

Renon's Eternus Infernus (Twitch.tv/renonfps)

Updated September 2, 2026From a previous patch

Early game

Early Game Options

Main Path

Flex Options

Utility Options

Anti-Spirit

Anti-Gun

Anti-Heal

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm391013
Flame Dash2678
Afterburn151112
Concussive Combustion4141516

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GenericEdBoi

33 players · 34 games

GenericEdBoi's - The Only Infernus Build You Need!

Updated September 30, 2026From a previous patch

Laning

Mid game

Late game

Late Game 2

Hard Early Game

Anti Gun

Very Late Game! (also situational)

If you need

Flex Options

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm3111213
Flame Dash261516
Afterburn15910
Concussive Combustion47814

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Popular at top rank = builds most often picked at match start in Oracle+ games over the last 14 days (top 3, any author, builds used in at least 10 games). Popular is not the same as good, and samples are too small to judge win rates. Builds not edited for 45 days are left out.

Skill order

Abilities12345678910111213141516
Napalm591112
Flame Dash341013
Afterburn1268
Concussive Combustion7141516

UnlockUpgradeFollows the most common choice at each step (19,795 matches).

High-rank core items

Early · before 10 min

  1. Extra SpiritBought 90% · 2:48
  2. Extra RegenBought 29% · 3:55
  3. Rapid RoundsBought 85% · 4:49
  4. Improved SpiritBought 95% · 6:30
  5. Extended MagazineBought 78% · 7:12
  6. Swift StrikerBought 77% · 9:44

Mid · 10–20 min

  1. HealbaneBought 67% · 10:17
  2. Titanic MagazineBought 80% · 13:02
  3. Spirit LifestealBought 87% · 14:17
  4. Duration ExtenderBought 74% · 14:23
  5. Mystic VulnerabilityBought 84% · 15:40
  6. Toxic BulletsBought 74% · 19:10

Late · after 20 min

  1. Superior DurationBought 79% · 22:02
  2. Escalating ExposureBought 70% · 26:28
  3. Spirit ResilienceBought 21% · 26:39
  4. Spiritual OverflowBought 50% · 27:30
  5. RicochetBought 48% · 27:38
  6. Boundless SpiritBought 37% · 31:50

Emissary+ ranked · last 14 days · Share of this hero’s matches where the item was bought, and the average buy time. Item win rates are skewed by match length, so they are left out.