Infernus build guide

Fire Punch (Infernus Melee)

by NecoMantraVersion 3Updated Jul 16, 2026Guide #725249

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Author's notes

This melee build seems outrageous but the ult stun and napalm damage taken debuff actually heavily compliments the playstyle, land either one of those before a melee and you're all good. Check out my other Melee builds I do a lot of them

Item categories

1Early Game (Can go L-R)
Author's category · 9 items
1. 1
  Extra Health
  Being tanky is great early on
2. 2
  Restorative Shot
  More weapon damage for waves and consistent healing, sell later
3. 3
  Melee Lifesteal
  Melee healing to be more tanky
4. 4
2Soul Gain/Buffsoptional
Author's category · 2 items
1. 1
  Trophy Collector
  Consistent trophy gain and ult range, sell very late game if needed
2. 2
  Cultist Sacrifice
  Weapon damage, bonus health, and ability range are incredibly nice for this build, try to only use on T3 Camps
3Mid Game (Can go L-R)
Author's category · 11 items
1. 1
  Improved Spirit
  Built from Extra Spirit
  More damage for burn and ult
2. 2
  Lifestrike
  Built from Melee Lifesteal
  More melee damage and healing, very useful
3. 3
  Fortitude
  Built from Extra Health
  More movement speed, health, and passive healing, just generally really nice for being tanky
4Late Game (Can go L-R)
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Crushing Fists
  Built from Melee Charge
  Basically required for heavy melee builds, very useful
2. 2
  Transcendent Cooldown
  Built from Superior Cooldown
  For even more consistent ult and napalm usage
3. 3
  Boundless Spirit
  Built from Improved Spirit
5Useful but Optional (Personal Choice)optional
Author's category · 4 items
1. 1
  Stamina Mastery
  Run around fast for melee, optional
2. 2
  Radiant Regeneration
  Due to Napalm being used a ton the healing could be useful, optional however
3. 3
  Colossus
  Built from Extra Health
6Movement (Recommended)optional
Author's category · 3 items
1. 1
  Warp Stone
  Good for running with the bullet resist or closing space rapidly to land a hit especially after ult
2. 2
  Veil Walker
  Extremely useful for heals during fights or fleeing/ganking
3. 3
  Majestic Leap
  Leap to the skies! Good for ganks and surprise attacks but thats about it
7Counters and Situationalsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
1. 1
  Healbane
  If they have consistent healing or you're feeling like a glass cannon
2. 2
  Silence Wave
  For annoying abilities
3. 3
  Disarming Hex
  For Vindicta or Venator ults, could also be useful for Haze

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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 1			Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 4		Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 6						Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 12