Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.
Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.
Description
i couldn't find zerggy's exploderman so i made my own while also baking in my original playstyle.
Item Build
Laning
Make Sure You Proc AB and Catalyst Before Dashing. Generally L -> R.
500
500
500
Makes Up For The Infuser Nerfs...
500
Slot Fill, Very Good!
500
Extra Stamina!
1250
Trust Me, It Works. Catalyst T3 later will give you 400+ damage in a 1v1 since the cooldown is so low.
1250
apply afterburn, catalyst, flame dash, coldfront, get a free kill!
1250
diving tower with this and ur whole combo on a victim lets u survive and kill them.
Ass Lane
500
Early Game Items
L -> R Usually
1250
even after the additive lifesteal nerf its still good for the price. please do not buy soulshredder headshots.
1250
I know exploderman relies less on AB, but this item is such a big QOL for Infernus + ammo management.
1250
I Know Typical Exploderman Doesn't Bother With Firerate But I Feel Like Infernus' Gun Needs This Ngl
1250
Sell Extra Spirit for This!
1250
SLOT FILL / devs really thought -4% debuff resist was doing shit to the meta.
500
Should Be Your First Flex
Core
RR First
3500
Buy This As Soon As You Buy Everything in Early Game
3500
+12 Spirit and Insane Movement.
3000
Imbue on The Dash. Movespeed + Firerate + 37 DPS.
3000
Insanely good for catching people with your ultimate/flame dash. If you don't have space (lmao) then skip for superior stam.
Sustain
Depends / ER > Improved Bullet
1250
I like buying both armors.
1250
I like buying both armors.
4250
Good Survivability.
3000
Good against lots of gun builds especially with how much shred is in the game rn. gives spirit and firerate, nice!
4250
omg can we nerf this already? lol.
3000
Better Than Improved IMO. Sell Rapid Rounds For This.
6000
better e-shift
4250
rarely buy
Utility + Situational + Other Items
Sometimes I build hex rather than coldfront since a lot of heroes have escape.
6000
Insanely OP Item.
1750
catch certain heroes.
1250
Easily Counter Warden Ult.
1250
Broken asf Item
1250
self-explanatory
1250
stacks with infernus dash for maximum gun harass.
3000
Sometimes If Exploderman isn't working I buy toxic over surge of power and call it a day LOL.
4250
shut-down gun carries.
4250
not worth generally, unless ur really fed and have nothing else to buy.
HOW 2 PLAY
Assuming you already know how to play normal infernus, the goal of exploderman builds (in general) is to transform infernus from a late-game carry, to someone who has more impact early-mid. this build heavily relies on the T3 catalyst rush (which is insane lmao). the T3 catalyst gives you 40% damage amp on everything, which is one of the highest damage amp abilities in the game. combine this with the T2 flame dash, you get yourself a billion damage early-game. you don't even need to actually proc afterburn before you dash, it still does shit tons of damage regardless. i also added some firerate items + QSR because i personally like them. in a perfect scenario, the combo to kill someone from full health is: apply your afterburn and catalyst (order doesn't matter), than press ult while dashing into them. before your ult explodes, charge up an un-parryable heavy melee so that you punch them AND gain a little burst of movement incase they might barely make it out. then, you can coldfront / mystic shot. you can keep spamming mystic shots and catalyst's for infinity damage. feel free to make your own edits to this build. there are also some preference items like toxic and duration if you need them. i generally just run with healbane as i usually have all my actives taken up.
Ability Point Order
Catalyst
Flame Dash
Afterburn
Concussive Combustion
1
2
1
2
5
5
1
1
2
5
2
5