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Published guides that Infernus players started matches with in this period, most used first, with copies and near-identical guides removed. Usage comes from the API's analysed matches and counts the guide selected at match start; it doesn't show whether players followed it. Game mode can't be filtered for this data.

SN|P3R : Molten Fury

by SN|P3RVersion 302Guide updated Sep 30, 2026Guide #256053

Matches started with it: 317
Won: 49.8%
Players: 302
In-game favourites: 91,235 (not match usage)

Items, as published

11. Early
Author's category · L-R || Q.Silver Reload ⇌ Duration Extender || Dispel Magic ⇌ Spirit Resil || Enduring Speed ⇌ Healbane
1. 1
  Rapid Rounds
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
3. 3
  Extended Magazine
4. 4
  Swift Striker
  Built from Rapid Rounds
  Infernus's Bullet Size was buffed from 3 → 4, making him a stronger laner. That's why you rush Swift Striker and Titanic for the Ammo and Fire Rate to stack Afterburn faster.
5. 5
  Titanic Magazine
  Built from Extended Magazine
  Optional: Can pick up Escalating Resilience later instead if you prefer the extra Bullet Resistance, but you'll have much less Ammo.
6. 6
  Healbane
  Fantastic Item & if you dont prefer Enduring Speed, you need to get this every game.
7. 7
  Spirit Lifesteal
8. 8
  Duration Extender
9. 9
  Mystic Vulnerability
2Early Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Enduring Speed
  Infernus has one of the slowest base movement speeds in the game. As an aim-based hero, he can be easily targeted in the late game without sufficient mobility. This makes it an important item for him.
2. 2
  Spirit Shredder
32. CORE
Author's category · Flexible buys, Items buy order interchangeable || Can Buy Rapid Recharge after Max Dash + Napalm
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
2. 2
  Toxic Bullets
  Will always remain an excellent item for Infernus
3. 3
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
  Helps add more time to Dash & extends damage time for Afterburn + Toxic Bullets! Forms a Devastating late combo with Escalating Exposure
4Armorsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
5End Game : Attackoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  Excellent Endgame Gun Option with -35% Anti-Heal + Reducing Resists
2. 2
  Capacitor
3. 3
  Silencer
4. 4
6End Game : Defenseoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Plated Armor
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
  A must item in the Ultra late game, if facing a Spirit stacked team who give you heavy Spirit Damage
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
  GOATED item and must against Melee/Gun Opponents.
7End Game : Good Greensoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
2. 2
  Unstoppable
3. 3
  Indomitable
8Good Gun Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Burst Fire
  Built from Rapid Rounds
2. 2
  Tesla Bullets
3. 3
  Escalating Resilience
  Built from Extended Magazine
4. 4
9Good Green Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Counterspell
2. 2
  Warp Stone
3. 3
  Metal Skin
10Good Spirit Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Buy this once you have maximum Flame Dash & Napalm
2. 2
  Quicksilver Reload
  Can upgrade this to Merc Mag in the late game, if needed
3. 3
  Suppressor

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in SN|P3R : Molten Fury, one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm				Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 4					Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 12

Among the 12 most-used guides with at least 10 analysed matches: 1 copy and 1 near-identical guide hidden, 4 beyond the top 5, 1 without published details. “Core items” counts items in the author's non-optional categories.

What to buy, in order

Superior Duration + Escalating Exposure + Toxic Bullets style

1Early
Extra Spirit
~1:26
2Early
Rapid Rounds
~3:42
3Early
Improved Spirit
~4:52
from Extra Spirit
4Early
Extended Magazine
~6:17
5Early
Swift Striker
~8:15
from Rapid Rounds
6Early
Healbane
~8:52
7Mid
Titanic Magazine
~10:43
from Extended Magazine
8Mid
Duration Extender
~12:19
Imbue: Afterburn
9Mid
Spirit Lifesteal
~12:37
10Mid
Mystic Vulnerability
~12:56
11Mid
Toxic Bullets
~17:31
12Late
Superior Duration
~20:07
from Duration Extender
13Late
Spirit Shredder
~21:58
continuation
14Late
Escalating Exposure
~24:25
from Mystic Vulnerability
15Late
Ricochet
~27:55
16Late
Spiritual Overflow
~29:09
from Spirit Lifesteal
1730+
Boundless Spirit
~31:54
from Improved Spirit

Times are when players on this build typically bought each item (observed guidance, not deadlines). Dashed steps are late continuations: this style's most-bought late items, added so the build runs to the late game. Stage details below show how many of this group bought each item, optional items and situational swaps.

By stage

“Bought” percentages say how many players in this group bought the item; they are not win rates. Swaps are our advice from each item's current game text, not measured matchup results.

1Early
0–9 min
1. 1
  Extra Spirit
  96% bought · ~1:26 · most 1–3 min
2. 2
  Rapid Rounds
  92% bought · ~3:42 · most 1–6 min
3. 3

Skill order

The most common choice at each point among these 612 players. The first four points match 348 of them; 115 used this exact full order.

Infernus skill order: unlocks and upgrades in order, one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm					Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 5				Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 11

Final inventory target

About this recommendation

Sample: Infernus, normal mode, ranked matches with average rank Phantom or higher, from Oct 5, 2026 (Oct 5, 2026 update) to Oct 8, 2026, never more than 14 days: 2,072 matches, 47.2% won. Unranked matches carry no badge, so a rank bracket means ranked matches only.
Playstyle: the most common trio of 3,200+ soul items by 30:00 was Superior Duration, Escalating Exposure, Toxic Bullets. 612 matches built all three (30% of the sample); 55.4% of them were won. That describes these players, not this exact build, which no one may have followed item for item.
Items: bought by at least 50% of the group; late items are counted among the 249 matches that reached 35:00. If that leaves fewer than 2 late items, the build continues with the group's most-bought late items (at least 30%). Order and times are the group's medians.
Inventory: checked after every purchase with game recipes, observed sales and the observed limits of 12 items and 4 active items.
Ranked Infernus matches by rank in this window: Mystic 1,693 · Initiate 1,151 · Acolyte 2,158 · Ritualist 1,558 · Phantom 1,337 · Seeker 2,481 · Oracle 1,785 · Emissary 1,619 · Sentinel 1,740 · Eternus 171 · Ascendant 564.
Snapshot generated Oct 9, 2026 from the Deadlock API public data lake (data as of Oct 8, 2026).

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Hero: Infernus (1)
Build source: generated, Phantom+ ranked sample
Build version: 2026-10-09T10:33:02.440Z
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Not claimed: that this is the best build, or that it wins more than alternatives. No win rate is computed for the assembled build.

Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion							Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 7							Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

SN|P3R : Molten Fury

by SN|P3RVersion 302Guide updated Sep 30, 2026Guide #256053

Matches started with it: 317
Won: 49.8%
Players: 302
In-game favourites: 91,235 (not match usage)

Items, as published

11. Early
Author's category · L-R || Q.Silver Reload ⇌ Duration Extender || Dispel Magic ⇌ Spirit Resil || Enduring Speed ⇌ Healbane
1. 1
  Rapid Rounds
2. 2
  Improved Spirit
3. 3
  Extended Magazine
4. 4
  Swift Striker
  Built from Rapid Rounds
  Infernus's Bullet Size was buffed from 3 → 4, making him a stronger laner. That's why you rush Swift Striker and Titanic for the Ammo and Fire Rate to stack Afterburn faster.
5. 5
  Titanic Magazine
  Built from Extended Magazine
  Optional: Can pick up Escalating Resilience later instead if you prefer the extra Bullet Resistance, but you'll have much less Ammo.
6. 6
  Healbane
  Fantastic Item & if you dont prefer Enduring Speed, you need to get this every game.
7. 7
  Spirit Lifesteal
8. 8
  Duration Extender
9. 9
  Mystic Vulnerability
2Early Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Enduring Speed
  Infernus has one of the slowest base movement speeds in the game. As an aim-based hero, he can be easily targeted in the late game without sufficient mobility. This makes it an important item for him.
2. 2
  Spirit Shredder
32. CORE
Author's category · Flexible buys, Items buy order interchangeable || Can Buy Rapid Recharge after Max Dash + Napalm
1. 1
  Dispel Magic
2. 2
  Toxic Bullets
  Will always remain an excellent item for Infernus
3. 3
  Superior Duration
  Built from Duration Extender
  Helps add more time to Dash & extends damage time for Afterburn + Toxic Bullets! Forms a Devastating late combo with Escalating Exposure
4Armorsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Spirit Resilience
2. 2
  Bullet Resilience
5End Game : Attackoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Crippling Headshot
  Excellent Endgame Gun Option with -35% Anti-Heal + Reducing Resists
2. 2
  Capacitor
3. 3
  Silencer
4. 4
6End Game : Defenseoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Plated Armor
2. 2
  Spellbreaker
  A must item in the Ultra late game, if facing a Spirit stacked team who give you heavy Spirit Damage
3. 3
  Juggernaut
  Built from Enduring Speed
  GOATED item and must against Melee/Gun Opponents.
7End Game : Good Greensoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Leech
  Built from Spirit Lifesteal
2. 2
  Unstoppable
3. 3
  Indomitable
8Good Gun Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Burst Fire
  Built from Rapid Rounds
2. 2
  Tesla Bullets
3. 3
  Escalating Resilience
  Built from Extended Magazine
4. 4
9Good Green Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Counterspell
2. 2
  Warp Stone
3. 3
  Metal Skin
10Good Spirit Optionsoptional
Author's category
1. 1
  Rapid Recharge
  Buy this once you have maximum Flame Dash & Napalm
2. 2
  Quicksilver Reload
  Can upgrade this to Merc Mag in the late game, if needed
3. 3
  Suppressor

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in SN|P3R : Molten Fury, one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm				Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 4					Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 12

Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion					Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 5									Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Infernus - Hybrid-DPS [53% WR] [tracklock.gg], one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm					Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 5				Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Flame DashFlame Dash			Flame Dash: Ability unlocked, step 3	Flame Dash: 1 AP upgrade, step 4						Flame Dash: 2 AP upgrade, step 10			Flame Dash: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
AfterburnAfterburn	Afterburn: Ability unlocked, step 1	Afterburn: 1 AP upgrade, step 2				Afterburn: 2 AP upgrade, step 6		Afterburn: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion							Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 7							Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Renon's Eternus Infernus (Twitch.tv/renon), one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm			Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 3						Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 9	Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 10			Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 13				Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 18	Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 19	Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 22
Flame DashFlame Dash		Flame Dash: Ability unlocked, step 2				Flame Dash: 1 AP upgrade, step 6	Flame Dash: 2 AP upgrade, step 7	Flame Dash: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
AfterburnAfterburn	Afterburn: Ability unlocked, step 1				Afterburn: 1 AP upgrade, step 5						Afterburn: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Afterburn: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion				Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 4										Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in Gunfernus Perfected [LOCKBUILDS], one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm							Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 7					Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 12			Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 16
Flame DashFlame Dash			Flame Dash: Ability unlocked, step 3		Flame Dash: 1 AP upgrade, step 5	Flame Dash: 2 AP upgrade, step 6					Flame Dash: 5 AP upgrade, step 11
AfterburnAfterburn	Afterburn: Ability unlocked, step 1	Afterburn: 1 AP upgrade, step 2		Afterburn: 2 AP upgrade, step 4						Afterburn: 5 AP upgrade, step 10
Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion								Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 8	Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 9				Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 13	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 14

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

Skill order

Published by the guide's author (not measured from matches).

Skill order published in QUEIMA ELE ZÉ, one row per ability in slot order
NapalmNapalm				Napalm: Ability unlocked, step 4		Napalm: 1 AP upgrade, step 6				Napalm: 2 AP upgrade, step 10			Napalm: 5 AP upgrade, step 13
Flame DashFlame Dash			Flame Dash: Ability unlocked, step 3						Flame Dash: 1 AP upgrade, step 9		Flame Dash: 2 AP upgrade, step 11	Flame Dash: 5 AP upgrade, step 12
AfterburnAfterburn	Afterburn: Ability unlocked, step 1	Afterburn: 1 AP upgrade, step 2					Afterburn: 2 AP upgrade, step 7	Afterburn: 5 AP upgrade, step 8
Concussive CombustionConcussive Combustion					Concussive Combustion: Ability unlocked, step 5									Concussive Combustion: 1 AP upgrade, step 14	Concussive Combustion: 2 AP upgrade, step 15	Concussive Combustion: 5 AP upgrade, step 16

Unlock1 / 2 / 5 AP upgrade costOrder only; no timings

SN|P3R : Molten Fury

Items, as published

Skill order

Infernus - Hybrid-DPS [53% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

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

Items, as published

Gunfernus Perfected [LOCKBUILDS]

Items, as published

QUEIMA ELE ZÉ

Items, as published

Infernus builds

What to buy, in order

By stage

Skill order

Final inventory target

Upgrades and replacements

SN|P3R : Molten Fury

Items, as published

Skill order

Infernus - Hybrid-DPS [53% WR] [tracklock.gg]

Items, as published

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

Items, as published

Gunfernus Perfected [LOCKBUILDS]

Items, as published

QUEIMA ELE ZÉ

Items, as published

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order

Skill order