How to play Infernus in Deadlock?

Infernus is classified as a Lights up enemies and watches them burn in Deadlock. 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. Learn their optimal ability order, core item builds, and matchup strategies on Lockbuilds.

What are the best builds for Infernus in Deadlock?

Top item builds for Infernus prioritize core weapon and spirit items tailored to their abilities and lane matchups. Explore high-win-rate community and pro builds on Lockbuilds.

What are Infernus's abilities in Deadlock?

Infernus features unique signature abilities scaling with spirit power and weapon damage. Check this overview page for full ability breakdowns and cooldowns.

Where can I find current Infernus Deadlock stats and win rates?

Lockbuilds provides real-time win rates, pick rates, tier placement, and matchup analytics for Infernus across all competitive rank tiers in the current Deadlock patch.

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Infernus - Deadlock Hero Stats & Guide

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Hero Summary

Infernus leans most into close-range brawling and farming, while support utility is the weakest part of the profile. Infernus performs best into Sinclair and Mirage. Infernus struggles most into Graves and Rat King. Infernus pairs best with Graves and Paige. Infernus has the weakest synergy with Mirage and Pocket. Diviner's Kevlar is Infernus's best win-rate item at 58.3%. Improved Spirit is bought in 58.1% of matches. Extra Spirit is usually picked up early at around 3.6 min.

Play Style

Win Rate

49.2%

Pick Rate

35.5%

Dominates

Current Patch

Loses to

Graves87k Matches

57.86%Infernus - Loss

Rat King93k Matches

56.56%Infernus - Loss

Paige51k Matches

55.86%Infernus - Loss

Victor57k Matches

55.20%Infernus - Loss

Baba27k Matches

54.35%Infernus - Loss

Seven67k Matches

54.01%Infernus - Loss

Current Patch

Best Synergy

Current Patch

Worst Synergy

Mirage12k Matches

56.82%Infernus - Loss

Pocket21k Matches

56.80%Infernus - Loss

Shiv35k Matches

56.05%Infernus - Loss

Mina50k Matches

56.25%Infernus - Loss

Vyper19k Matches

55.27%Infernus - Loss

Silver44k Matches

55.34%Infernus - Loss

Current Patch

Best Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Spirit Burn

Tier 4•6,400

57.20%+0.09%26,742+0.21%

Silencer

Tier 4•6,400

56.86%+0.51%9,661+0.04%

Infuser

Tier 4•6,400

56.50%+0.7%15,261+0.02%

Mercurial Magnum

Tier 4•6,400

56.21%+0.19%20,518-0.38%

Crippling Headshot

Tier 4•6,400

55.59%-0.64%6,012-0.41%

Inhibitor

Tier 4•6,400

55.49%+0.54%13,410+0.21%

Juggernaut

Tier 4•6,400

55.16%+0.44%17,058-0.17%

Indomitable

Tier 4•6,400

55.08%+0.53%14,763-0.19%

Spellbreaker

Tier 4•6,400

54.12%+1.01%8,717-0.26%

Leech

Tier 4•6,400

54.09%-0.07%53,465-1.92%

Current Patch

Counter Items

ItemWR ChangePR Change

Rescue Beam

Tier 3•3,200

62.79%+2.79%129+0.0%

Disarming Hex

Tier 3•3,200

62.42%-3.23%1,256+0.03%

Decay

Tier 3•3,200

59.49%+8.91%395+0.0%

Metal Skin

Tier 3•3,200

58.97%+0.54%10,176+0.09%

Knockdown

Tier 3•3,200

58.56%+3.32%4,542+0.15%

Return Fire

Tier 2•1,600

58.03%-1.34%386-0.01%

Bullet Resilience

Tier 3•3,200

53.91%-1.06%6,961+0.08%

Battle Vest

Tier 2•1,600

53.90%+0.73%2,924-0.01%

Slowing Hex

Tier 2•1,600

53.89%+1.13%3,533+0.01%

Weapon Shielding

Tier 2•1,600

53.73%+2.63%3,860+0.17%

Current Patch

Hero Base Stats

Weapon

Falloff range:18 -> 55

Damage per second:52

Bullet damage:5.50

Bullets per second:9.52

Shoot move speed:-25%

Clip size:27

Reload_duration:2.25s

Bullets speed:660m/s

Light melee:50

Heavy melee damage:116

Vitality

Max health:830

Base health regen:2

Bullet resistance:0%

Spirit resistance:0%

Reducing critical damage:0%

Max move speed:6.7m/s

Sprint speed:1.6m/s

Stamina:3

Stamina regen:5s

Spirit

Ability cooldown:0%

Ability duration:0%

Ability range:0%

Spirit lifesteal:0%

Max charges increase:0

Charge cooldown:0%

Spirit power:0

Damage 40

Damage Per Second 30

Damage Per Second 14

Damage 125

Bonuses Per Boon

REACHING EACH THRESHOLD GIVES:

Unlock skills or skill points

Skills are unlocked on the 0th, 1st, 4th and 6th gifts.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

The rewards reach their maximum on the 32nd gift.

+0.088 to base Bullet Damage

+39 to base Health

+1.58 to base Melee Damage

+1.1 to Spirit Power

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