Infernus build guide
by Keith "Old Money" HanniganVersion 1Updated Sep 20, 2026Guide #818612
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1Early game
Game stage · 8 items
Improved Spirit
Rapid Rounds
Extended Magazine
Swift Striker
Built from Rapid Rounds
Can sell this when you get rico or spiritual overflow
Titanic Magazine
Built from Extended Magazine
Wouldn't sell this unless you have ammo boons, then you can swap it for escalating resilience
Healbane
Cheapest and nice anti-heal when youre broke
Mystic Vulnerability
Cold Front
2Main Path
Author's category · 4 items
Spirit Shredder
Dispel Magic
Superior Duration
3Flex Options
Author's category · 4 items · Use to counter enemies & fill slots
Toxic Bullets
Warp Stone
Used for ult + escaped
Suppressor
4Utility Optionsoptional
Author's category · 8 items
Ricochet
Can sell Swift Striker to get this!
Spirit Rend
Built from Spirit Shredder
Unstoppable
Anti-CC
5Anti-Spiritoptional
Author's category · 10 items
Spirit Shielding
Great into early spirit burst / Can skip for Spirit Resil if you got loads of monies
Enchanter's Emblem
Great anti-spirit item in the early game w/ good late game stats. You can sell this later
Spirit Resilience
6Anti-Gunoptional
Author's category · 6 items
Metal Skin
Trying to survive an m1 carry
Escalating Resilience
Built from Extended Magazine
Plated Armor
Great versus a heavy m1 team w/ on-hit effects
7Anti-Healoptional
Author's category · 1 items
Inhibitor
Anti-heal + good versus a heavy damage comp
Categories appear in the author's order. Only the editor's default Early, Mid and Late sections are marked as game stages; the author's own categories keep their names. “Built from” links come from the game's item recipes.
NapalmNapalm | Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 2 | Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9 | Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 10 | Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 11 |
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Escalating Exposure
Built from Mystic Vulnerability
Duration Extender
Don't get this too early. Get this when you max your afterburn
Capacitor
Armor Piercer
Buy against Plated Armor
Mercurial Magnum
Crippling Headshot
Anti-heal + anti-tank
Cheat Death
Big and cheap anti-spirit
Counterspell
Counters ultimates that are predictable (wraith, lash, paradox, holliday, etc)
Reactive Barrier
Great versus CC based lane opponents
Silencer
Anti-spirit + combos with ricochet
Indomitable
Built from Reactive Barrier
Divine Barrier
Spellbreaker
Good against heroes with one high burst ability (lash, yamato, etc)
Debuff Reducer
Juggernaut
Great upgrade from Enduring Speed that is great into M1
Bullet Resilience
Raw bullet armor that works well with sustain
Battle Vest
Early game bullet resist option, great into
Flame DashFlame Dash | Flame Dash: Ability unlocked, step 3 | Flame Dash: 1 AP upgrade, step 8 | Flame Dash: 2 AP upgrade, step 15 | Flame Dash: 5 AP upgrade, step 16 |
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AfterburnAfterburn | Afterburn: Ability unlocked, step 1 | Afterburn: 1 AP upgrade, step 5 | Afterburn: 2 AP upgrade, step 6 | Afterburn: 5 AP upgrade, step 7 |
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Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion | Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 4 | Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 12 | Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 13 | Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 14 |
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Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings
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