Infernus build guide

RAISING CANES

by Master's DegreeVersion 66Updated Aug 20, 2026Guide #617177

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Author's notes

Complete guide w/ annotations on every item for how to play Infernus. I have 1000+ hours in game, and mainly play this character. If you like to play aggressive, this is a good build for you! *This build is experimental, expect frequent changes based on meta*

Item categories

1The Tenders
Author's category · 16 items · L > R
1. 1
  Extended Magazine
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
3. 3
  Rapid Rounds
4. 4
  Mystic Vulnerability
  We're already buying Escalating Exposure, but if you want you can slot this in where Duration Extender goes.
2Friesoptional
Author's category · 5 items · losing lane/soulmaxxing
1. 1
  Extra Regen
  Best pick all around in lane since you want to stay aggressive.
2. 2
  Healing Rite
  Can be better than Extra Regen in lanes without AoE moves (Geist bomb, Kelvin Snowball, etc.), and gives you movement speed for roaming post lane.
3. 3
  Golden Goose Egg
  Buy this in a lane where you aren't the only damage carry.
3The Cane's Sauce
Author's category · 6 items · Order of Frequency; USE YOUR BRAIN!
1. 1
  Ricochet
  Great for farm and in the late game when everyones teamfighting. NOT WORTH IT EARLY-MID GAME! Only buy early if you want to turbo farm.
2. 2
  Inhibitor
  GOATED for staying alive and healing deny
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
  Solid Flat Powerspike, Great for being slotlocked, more useful now with bigger healthpools across the board.
4Dessertoptional
Author's category · 5 items · Other nice late game items.
1. 1
  Mercurial Magnum
  POWERSPIKE -- GOATED item for increasing your left click DPS. Extra ammo & fire rate, and your main counter to Debuff Remover.
2. 2
  Spirit Burn
  Luxury Item to replace Toxic Bullets. The DPS of Toxic Bullets matters a little less in the late game so I think this item is a solid replacement that helps shred healing.
3. 3
  Burst Fire
5Veggiesoptional
Author's category · 11 items · Optional green items to counterplay. Ordered by cost first, then frequency.
1. 1
  Reactive Barrier
  Abrams, Mo & Krill, Lash, Dynamo, Haze, Billy, Bebop, Paige, Doorman, or Knockdown (item)
2. 2
  Enduring Speed
  This is a slow character, so this is item is feels really good, especially when getting slowed by the enemy.
3. 3
  Dispel Magic
6They won't give me my food...optional
Author's category · 6 items · Hard counter items
1. 1
  Cold Front
  Awesome item in lane. If you want to play around with keeping people as slow as possible, this is a great item to combo with Napalm.
2. 2
  Suppressor
  If you want something cheaper than Juggernaut and have the slots, this is a great gun carry counter.
3. 3
  Slowing Hex
7MORE SAUCE!optional
Author's category · 3 items · Extra stuff to help Afterburn!
1. 1
  Mystic Slow
  great for insuring you get burns after napalm
2. 2
  Decay
  active bleed item to stack on your afterburn and toxic bullets for fun.
3. 3
  Focus Lens
  Get crazy. Very solid item for picking one person to die.
8Extra Tendersoptional
Author's category · 9 items · Other gun items that could be useful. Read annotations.
1. 1
  Active Reload
  Insane 1600 item that will save us money AND an extra slot (instead of buying swift striker & titanic mag)
2. 2
  Fleetfoot
  Fun to combo with Enduring Speed since we can zip around the map.
3. 3
  Kinetic Dash
  Good sub for Active Reload. More ammo, fire rate, and stamina for moving around.
9TIP 1.
Author's category · 0 items · Slide around a lot! We aren't buying much ammo in this build (unless you decide to buy titanic), so utilize the infinite ammo you get from sliding as much as possible so you can get AFTERBURN to proc.
No items listed.
10TIP 2.
Author's category · 0 items · Stay in the side lanes so you can get your money up as fast as possible. Keep pressure on lanes and take enemy farm so you can get online as quickly as possible.
No items listed.
11TIP 3.
Author's category · 0 items · NAPALM, DASH, and MELEE add to the timer on an AFTERBURN. Use this to your advantage by DASHING at enemies already burned, NAPALM and MELEE them to extend the timer.
No items listed.
12TIP 4.
Author's category · 0 items · Manage your stamina and DASH well. If you're going to jump someone, try not to spend your entire stamina bar and your DASH, or you won't have an escape plan.
No items listed.
13TIP 5.
Author's category · 0 items · Bait people into chasing you. Since we'll be getting lots of lifesteal in this build from AFTERBURN, you can force people to overextend or chase you and still stay alive even at half health (or lower). Get a AFTERBURN off on someone chasing you down, and run away with your DASH, and they'll be forced into a situation where if they continue to chase you, they will die, and you'll continue getting heals.
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Published ability order

Published ability order: unlocks and upgrades in the author's order, one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm			Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 3							Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 10	Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 11		Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 13