Infernus/Update history

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This page documents the full update history for Infernus.

Update	Changes
June 30, 2026	Concussive Combustion cooldown increased from 165s to 190s. (Global ult change) Concussive Combustion T2 reduced from -70s Cooldown to -65s. (Global ult change)
June 11, 2026	Fixed Afterburn Max duration refreshing not properly accounting for both Debuff Resist and +Ability Duration. Fixed Concussive Combustion cooldown not updating when getting the T2 or other CD reducing items while the ability is on cooldown.
May 22, 2026	Bullet size increased from 3 to 4. Concussive Combustion T3 increased from +0.75s Stun Duration to +0.9s.
April 30, 2026	Flame Dash DPS spirit scaling reduced from 1.0 to 0.7. Flame Dash DPS now does half damage to objective. Street Brawl: Flame Dash range reduced by 15%.
March 25, 2026	Afterburn DPS increased from 12 to 14. Afterburn T1 DPS increased from +14 to +16. Concussive Combustion T2 increased from +85% Explosion Lifesteal to +100%. Concussive Combustion T2 increased from -65s Cooldown to -75s.
March 21, 2026	Reload time reduced from 2.491 to 2.25. Flame Dash speed now moves faster by the same amount of speed above your base. Concussive Combustion T2 increased from +65% Explosion Lifesteal to +85%.
March 6, 2026	Napalm damage reduced from 46 to 40. Napalm damage spirit scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.6. Napalm amplified damage taken reduced from 20% to 16%. Napalm T2 lifesteal increased from 10% to 15%. Flame Dash DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.8 to 1.0. Flame Dash T1 changed from "-25% Fire Rate" to "-12s Cooldown". Flame Dash T2 DPS reduced from +27 to +20. Flame Dash T2 DPS now also increases trail duration by 1s. Flame Dash T3 no longer reduces cooldown by 15s. Flame Dash T3 now also grants +1 Charge. Flame Dash T3 time between charges reduced from 20s to 14s. Melee can now buildup afterburn (20% for light melee, 35% for heavy). Afterburn T1 changed from "-20% Spirit Damage" to "+14 DPS". Afterburn T2 changed from +1s Burn Duration to -35% Spirit Damage. Afterburn T3 changed from "+23 DPS" to "+3s Max Burn Duration" (Base duration is the same, but can buildup after igniting to grow to max burn duration, abilities only refresh up to the base). Concussive Combustion cast now causes camera to move back a bit. Concussive Combustion delay increased from 3s to 3.25s. Concussive Combustion radius reduced from 13m to 12m. Concussive Combustion cooldown increased from 140s to 165s. Concussive Combustion damage reduced from 150 to 125. Concussive Combustion T1 changed from "-35s Cooldown" to "+100 Damage". Concussive Combustion T2 changed from "+0.5s Stun and +3m Radius" to "-65s Cooldown and +65% Explosion Heal". Concussive Combustion T3 changed from "+94 Damage and Heal for 70% damage" to "+0.75s Stun and +10m Radius". (Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Napalm.
January 22, 2026	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
December 3, 2025	Base bullet damage reduced from 6.2 to 5.5 Bullet falloff range from 20-58 to 18-55 Afterburn now only adds 0.5s to the duration for each bullet that is hit after it procs, rather than fully refreshing the duration. Adds 1.0s for headshots.
November 21, 2025	Afterburn buildup is now 10% slower on body shots. Napalm T3 damage amp reduced from +20% to +17%.
October 24, 2025	Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.12 to 0.08. Flame Dash T2 reduced from +35 to +30. Afterburn T1 reduced from -25% Spirit Damage to -20%. Afterburn T3 reduced from +28 DPS to +26.
September 4, 2025	Flame Dash DPS reduced from 33 to 30. Flame Dash T2 reduced from +37 DPS to +35.
August 27, 2025	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
July 4, 2025	Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.16 to 0.12. Afterburn DPS reduced by 13% (still affected by the global base reductions as well, so the total amount is larger than this. This applies to all other patch note lines that reduces damage as well). Afterburn spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.66. Flame Dash T2 DPS reduced by 10%. Flame Dash spirit power scaling increased from 0.7 to 0.8.
May 27, 2025	Afterburn headshot buildup rate improved by 10%.
May 8, 2025	Catalyst: Projectile no longer slides against geometry. (Undocumented) Catalyst renamed to Napalm. (Undocumented) Napalm T2 reduced from 12% Lifesteal to 10%. (Undocumented) Concussive Combustion T3 reduced from 85% to 70%.
February 25, 2025	Flame Dash speed boost has been updated from M1 to 'W' by default. Flame Dash now shows the speed boost in the active stats area. Updated vo - remastering pass, no new content. Concussive Combustion: reduced chances of ground trace missing ground and improved perf.
December 31, 2024	Flame Dash cooldown increased from 35s to 38s. Flame Dash spirit scaling increased from 0.7 to 0.8. Flame Dash T2 reduced from +45 to +40. Flame Dash T3 Charge Time increased from 18s to 20s.
December 21, 2024	Flame Dash T3 changed Charge Time increased from 15s to 18s.
December 6, 2024	Flame Dash cooldown reduced from 40s to 35s. Flame Dash T3 changed from -19s CD to -15s. Flame Dash T3 now also makes the ability charged (15s charge time). Afterburn spirit scaling increased from 0.5 to 0.6.
November 21, 2024	Catalyst T2 reduced from 15% Lifesteal to 12%. Catalyst T3 reduced from -40% Heal Degen to -33%. Concussive Combustion T3 reduced from 100% to 85%. Afterburn buildup decay time is now 15% slower. Concussive Combustion radius increased from 12m to 13m. Concussive Combustion T2 radius reduced from +4m to +3m.
November 7, 2024	Catalyst slow reduced from 40% to 35%. Afterburn buildup per bullet/headshot reduced from 10%/16% to 9%/14%.
October 24, 2024	Afterburn debuff vfx reduced opacity after start to reduce noise. Reduced darkness of players affected by Catalyst debuff. Reduced brightness and lingering of Concussive Combustion effects. Reduced visual noise of tracers and firerate increases. Afterburn T1 reduced from 30% to 25%.
October 10, 2024	Updated Infernus weapon fire audio. Catalyst Damage Amp reduced from 25% to 20%. Catalyst T3 Damage Amp increased from 15% to 20%.
September 26, 2024	Infernus will no longer appear in every bot match.
September 12, 2024	Updated Wraith, Grey Talon, and Infernus VO. Base health reduced from 625 to 600. Flame Dash slow resistance increased from 30% to 50%.
September 1, 2024	Flame Dash now has 30% Slow Resistance.
August 29, 2024	Reduced vertical reach on Flame Dash dps. Flame Dash speed is now affected by slows. Flame Dash trail now gets wider with Ability Range bonus. Flame Dash T1 duration reduced from 7s to 6s. Catalyst Damage Amplification reduced from 30% to 25%. Catalyst T3 Damage Amplification increased from +10% to +15%. Catalyst T2 reduced from +20% Lifesteal to +15%.
August 15, 2024	Holding M1 down while Flame Dash ends will now cause you to fire your gun instead of requiring you to let go and press again. Updated Infernus tracer, muzzle, and impact fx revisions for better performance.
August 1, 2024	Fixed various bugs with Infernus that caused significant lag. Fixed Infernus being unable to slide out of Flame Dash. Afterburn T1 and T2 Swapped. Afterburn base DPS reduced from 18 to 15. Afterburn T3 DPS reduced from 33 to 30. Afterburn spirit scaling increased from 0.4 to 0.5.
July 18, 2024	Fixed a bug where Infernus could get stuck in his Flame Dash pose. Fixed a speed exploit with Infernus Flame Dash.
July 11, 2024	Fixed ability-based lifesteals not granting life from damage caused to shields (affects things like Hyperbeam T3, Siphon, Scorn, Life Drain, Flog and Concussive Combustion T3).
July 4, 2024	Added a sound for when Infernus's Afterburn procs. Flame Dash dps linger duration increased from 0.4s to 1s.
June 27, 2024	Afterburn base dps reduced from 20 to 18. Afterburn T3 reduced from +35 to +33.
June 20, 2024	Improved visibility of Inferno's Concussive Combustion. Fixed Flame Dash duration not being affected by duration extender.
June 6, 2024	Infernus's Afterburn now shows portraits of enemies that are burning for the full duration. Flame Dash cooldown increased from 30s to 38s.
May 30, 2024	Afterburn T3 reduced from +40 dps to +35. Flame Dash T1 duration reduced from 8s to 7s. Flame Dash T1 Fire Rate slow increased from +30% to +35%. Flame Dash T2 increased from +40 DPS to +45. Flame Dash T3 increased from -15s to -20s.
May 16, 2024	Afterburn T2 now reduces enemy Spirit damage by 30%.
May 10, 2024	Fixed Afterburn refreshing from item damage.
May 3, 2024	Catalyst no longer slows Infernus to 1.3 m/s during the cast delay. Concussive Combustion damage increased from 130 to 160.