Alchemical Fire
3200
30s5s
Effects
Throw a flask that explodes on contact, creating an area that does increasing spirit damage per second and reduces enemy Bullet Resist.
50% less effective vs non-heroes.
Bonuses
Active
30s
Active — bind to a key and trigger it (Z/X/C/V).
10
Spirit Power
45↑0.2
DPS
-7%↑-0.05
Bullet Resist
95↑0.4
Max DPS
10m
Radius
5s
Duration
Overview
Throw the flask onto a contested doorway or under an enemy your team has already pinned down. The growing burn needs time to work, while the resistance reduction gives your shooters a reason to focus the same target instead of spreading their damage.
Stats
9/16/2026 – 9/22/2026- Win rate
- 49.9%
- Purchases
- 61,210
Normal mode · Ranked and unranked · All ranks Deadlock API ·
CostPer 1,000 souls
Spirit Power
10
3.1/1k
Spirit
Cooldown30s
Duration5s
DPS45↑0.2
Radius10m
Bullet Resist-7%↑-0.05
DPSIncrease7↑0.04
Max DPS95↑0.4
Related mechanics
Update history5
12-06-2024 UpdateDec 06, 2024
- Spirit Power reduced from 11 to 7.
- Added alternate desaturated variant for friendly versions of this.
11-07-2024 UpdateNov 07, 2024
- Now grants +1 Sprint.
07-11-2024 UpdateJul 11, 2024
- Fixed the following abilities changing their launch direction if the player snapped their camera quickly during the cast time: Ivy's Kudzu Bomb, Paradox's Pulse Grenade, Warden's Alchemical Flask, Vindicta's Stake, Alchemical Fire (T3 Weapon item)
06-13-2024 UpdateJun 13, 2024
- Updated effects to Alchemical Fire to make it less noisy
05-13-2024 UpdateMay 13, 2024
- We are also nerfing Alchemical Fire. It now deals 40% less damage to non-heroes and the cooldown is increased from 25s to 37s.
Data and APIData and API
identity
- id
- upgrade_thermal_detonator
- slug
- alchemical-fire
- token
- upgrade_thermal_detonator
- kind
- upgrade
- updatedAt
- 2026-09-23T07:55:51.356Z
shop
- category
- weapon
- tier
- 3
- cost
- 3200
- groupLabel
- Actives
- filters
- EShopFilterWeaponDamage, EShopFilterMagicDamage
- componentIds
- —
- upgradeIds
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properties (11)
| label | key | value |
|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | AbilityCooldown | 30s |
| Duration | AbilityDuration | 5s |
| DPS | DPS | 45 · ↑0.2 |
| Radius | Radius | 10m |
| Spirit Power | SpiritPower | 10 |
| Bullet Resist | BulletArmorReduction | -7% · ↑-0.05 |
| Cast Delay | AbilityCastDelay | 0.2s |
| DPSIncrease | DPSIncrease | 7 · ↑0.04 |
| Height Off Ground | HeightOffGround | 50 |
| Max DPS | DPSMax | 95 · ↑0.4 |
| Non Hero Reduction Percent | NonHeroReductionPercent | 50% |
Upgrade path
| lvl | AP | upgrades |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | DPS +30, Max DPS +30, Bullet Resist -8, Spirit Power +15 |