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Arsonist

Explosive

Burn Rubber

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	52.4
Bullet Damage:	Hero Not Found+0.28+0.088
Ammo:	27
Bullets per sec:	9.52
Reload Time:	2.25s
Bullet Velocity:	660m/s
Light Melee:	Hero Not Found+2.67+1.58
Heavy Melee:	Hero Not Found+4.91+3.67

Infernus is an Ixian with a powerful control of flame that he uses to enhance his speed and ignite his enemies. Combining his Flame Dash with the ability to spew a napalm Catalyst, Infernus can chase down and ignite his foes with a deadly Afterburn. Any targets left standing will be subject to his explosive Concussive Combustion, knocking them out and leaving them vulnerable to further immolation.

As a creature from Ixia, Infernus had a troubled and intense youth while he was raised in the United States. Despite a rash of deadly crime as a teenager, he found himself tending a bar in his adulthood and learning to calm his intense emotions. With quality music and interesting people to talk to, Infernus rarely has a need these days to call up his dangerous supernatural abilities.

Abilities

Spew an incendiary mixture, dealing

spirit damage, applying

slow, and coating targets in napalm.

x0.6

40

Damage

On Hit:

-35%

Move Speed

On Hit:

4s

Slow Duration

Napalm Effects:

16%

Damage Taken

8s Debuff Duration

1

1 Charges

2

Napalm Effect: +15% Lifesteal

5

Napalm Effect: +17% Damage Taken and -33% Healing

Dash forward, gaining

slow resistance while leaving a flaming trail that deals

spirit damage over time.

Hold Move forward while active to dash farther.

20m

Max Dash Speed

x0.7

30

Damage Per Second

4s Trail Duration

4.5m Trail Width

50% Slow Resistance

1

-12s Cooldown

2

+1s Trail Duration and +20 DPS

5

Enable 2 Ability Charges with 14s Recharge time

Weapon hits build up a burning effect, dealing

spirit damage over time.

Abilities refresh to the base burn duration and weapon hits extend it.

Burn Effect:

x0.66

14

Damage Per Second

Burn Effect:

3s

Base Burn Duration

Burn Effect:

3s

Burn Duration

8.1% Buildup Per Bullet

15.4% Buildup Per Headshot

0.5

1s Extend Per Headshot

1

16 Damage Per Second

2

Burn Effect: -35% Spirit Damage

5

+3s Max Burn Duration

Notes

Afterburn's buildup is affected by distance falloff. For example: if you are at a distance where you would do 50% damage due to distance falloff, a body shot will build up half as much afterburn as normal.

Become a living bomb, dealing

spirit damage and applying

stun to all nearby enemies after a delay.

Once cast, Concussive Combustion cannot be interrupted.

3.25s

Explosion Delay

x0.975

125

Damage

On Hit:

Stun

1.25s

Stun Duration

12m Radius

1

100 Damage

2

-65s Cooldown and +100% Explosion Lifesteal

5

+0.9s Stun Duration and +10m Radius

Weapon

Incendiary Remarks

Rapid Fire

Medium Range

52 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

18m ➞ 55m

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Infernus/Update history

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.

Background

“

Like most teenagers; Infernus was wild, rebellious, and impetuous. Unlike most teenagers, Infernus was a creature from another planet and had a supernatural mastery over fire. Needless to say: his youth was filled with no small amount of arson, murder, and evidence disposal. But that was then. Now an adult, Infernus has mellowed out considerably. He’s happy working at a bar with good live music, and talking to interesting people. That being said when someone at the bar gets belligerent or violent, he’s not afraid to dust off the skills he once honed.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

As a second generation Ixian immigrant,^[1] Infernus was born and raised in New York and has never visited Ixia.^[2]

He works at a bar called Jezebel's, with his boss Hank. Jezebel's is under threat of being closed by the Alchemy Bureau for code violations.^[3]

Character interactions

Infernus' friends and regular customers, like Abrams, Wraith, McGinnis and Lady Geist, call him Fern.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[3] Abrams calls Infernus "his bartender".^[7]
When starting a match, the Patron may tell Infernus that Hank is counting on him.^[8]
Infernus wants to go on a date with Holliday.^[9]
Infernus plays poker with Wraith.^[10]
Wraith, Viper and Seven tease Infernus for leaving his criminal life behind and becoming a bartender.^[11]^[12]
Lady Geist likes Infernus' recipe of gin and tonic.^[13]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Winter skin
Model sheet
Art
Visual novel art
Weapon - Incendiary Remarks
Inferno (Neon Prime)
Inferno (Neon Prime)
Inferno in Neon Prime training menu art

Trivia

Infernus during Deadlock Pre-Alpha (Neon Prime) was named Inferno.
Infernus is voiced by Phil Morris.
Infernus had a tail in The Binding of Oathkeeper artwork and in one of his old models.

References

↑ 2024-09-03 - Yoshi; Deadlock Discord - "Ixia is one of the outer planes that is connected to our world via an astral gate. That is the plane that characters that we refer to as 'demons' would have historical roots in. That being said though, at this time in the world of Deadlock there are plenty of Ixians that are born on Earth: Infernus and Grey Talon's daughter-in-law (RIP)."
↑ Infernus and Abrams conversation - Abrams: "So when's the last time you went to Ixia?" Infernus: "Never." Abrams: "You gotta be kidding me!" Infernus: "New York born and raised, baby."
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The Binding of Oathkeeper - Chapter 3B
↑ Abrams' in-game voice line (killed Infernus) - "I'll make it up to you later, Fern."
↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line (killed Infernus) - "Eh, I'll tip you extra later Fern."
↑ Wraith's in-game voice line (killed Infernus) - "I thought you wanted out of the life, Fern."
↑ Abrams' in-game voice line - "Hope I didn't kill my bartender for nothing."
↑ Amber Hand's in-game voice line - "You're a loyal friend, Infernus. Don't let Hank down."
↑ Infernus and Holliday conversation - Infernus: "How about when this is over, we have a chat at the bar?" Holliday: "Sounds like a plan." Infernus: "Sounds like a date."
↑ Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "I see you at the game Friday, Wraith."
↑ Infernus conversations
↑ File:Viper.pngViper's in-game voice line - "Infernus used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch, slinging Mary Pickfords to other bitches... Oh my god, don't tell him I said that."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Infernus) - "Ugh. He was the only one who knew how to make a proper gin and tonic. Pity."