Alchemist Guide

Items

Starting:

• Tangoes and a Healing Salve, along with a Stout Shield allow Alchemist to take a bit of damage while going for last hits.
• Iron Branches are very cheap and give small attribute bonuses.

Early-game:

• Boots of Speed give a nice movement speed boost.
• Ring of Basilius gives Alchemist`s low starting armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor a nice little boost.
• Helm of Iron Will gives some armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor and health regeneration. It builds into Armlet of Mordiggian.

Core:

• Phase Boots gives a damage boost and the phase active works well with Chemical Rage movement speed bonus to chase opponents.
• Armlet of Mordiggian is useful on Alchemist because Chemical Rage health regeneration counters the item`s health draining effect.

Situational:

• Boots of Travel allows Alchemist to split push lanes, and be present at while farming free lanes. Also, the movement speed boost greatly mitigates his weakness in mobility.
• Battle Fury allows Alchemist to farm anything in no time, also you can farm it within 6 minutes with Battle Fury you can get Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 for all your team.
• Black King Bar allows Alchemist to be uninterrupted in his attacks.
• Radiance   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 is a good pickup since Alchemist can get it very quickly with Greevil`s Greed, when the burn damage hurts the most. It can also deal heavy damage to the enemy team, as Alchemist can stay alive for prolonged periods with Chemical Rage.
• Assault Cuirass lowers enemies` armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor , which stacks with the armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor reduction from Acid Spray. It also provides a useful aura to the rest of your team.
• Vladmir`s Offering provides a useful aura and uses a Ring of Basilius as one of its components.
• Blade Mail forces enemies to think twice about fighting back against Alchemist.
• Manta Style is excellent for sieging buildings, and also provides Alchemist with a much needed disjoint mechanism.
• Mjollnir   Item   Changelogs     Mjollnir Thor s magical hammer, made for him by the dwarves Brok and Eitri. Cost5700 (900) Bought FromArtifacts Active Static Charge Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +80 Attack speed+24 Attack damage increases Alchemist`s attack speed greatly, and also gives a useful Static Charge to protect Alchemist or his teammates. Its lightning attack will also trigger often under Chemical Rage.
• Abyssal Blade goes well with Alchemist`s high attack speed, and helps greatly in securing an enemy. It also gives bonus attack damage and greater survivability providing bonus @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### and blocking damage from incoming attacks.
• Heaven`s Halberd gives some strength and evasion, and also gives the ability to disarm a threatening enemy.
• Heart of Tarrasque gives Alchemist a massive amount of health “ Play Life becomes death becomes new life. As it should be.  Click to listen— Treant Protector ” Health (also known as HP, which can be short for: health pool or health points) represents the life . Combined with the health regeneration from Chemical Rage, Alchemist is extremely hard to take down.

Gameplay

Playstyle
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Pros	Cons
Scales well into late game. Good comeback potential. Capable of farming gold quickly.	Highly reliant on his ultimate. Vulnerable to disables. Worst stat growth in the game.

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Hero

Strategy

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Carry

Alchemist is usually played as a carry. This build requires him to level Greevil`s Greed, thus allowing him to quickly farm key items like Radiance   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 or Hand of Midas For the character from Dota 2 lore, see Midas.   Item   Changelogs     Hand of MidasB Preserved through unknown magical means, the Hand of Midas is a weapon of greed, sacrificing animals to . Acid Spray is also leveled early to aid in clearing creep waves, especially if Alchemist goes solo in lane. A successful player aims to overwhelm the opposing team during the mid game, when Chemical Rage makes Alchemist extremely hard to kill.

Support

Alchemist is sometimes played as a support. This build requires him throw out stuns with Unstable Concoction, and zone out enemies with Acid Spray. A support Alchemist is expected to purchase wards. Due to the extra gold from Greevil`s Greed, support Alchemists can still transition into damage dealers in the late game. Some players may opt to farm an Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 for their teammates, but this is not a common strategy.

Ability Builds

Talents

Hero Talents   Main   Table of Gained Bonuses     The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between
-5 Acid Spray Armor	25	30% Lifesteal
+300 Health	20	+30 Attack Speed
+6 All Stats	15	+100 Unstable Concoction Damage
+4 Armor	10	+20 Damage

Notes:

• The armor and attack damage are added as bonus armor and bonus attack damage, and therefore do not benefit illusions.

• The damage bonus talent for ⃢₀₋ Unstable Concoction is directly added on top of the regular damage. It does not alter the damage per second of brewing.

• Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

• The lifesteal is not a unique attack modifier Unique Attack Modifiers (abbreviated UAM; formerly known as Orb Effects) are special attack modifiers that cannot be used simultaneously with each other—one always takes priority. They may be provided by abilities (e.g. Anti-Mage s Mana Break), and fully stacks with other sources of lifesteal.

General

• Alchemist is a fairly heavy carry, but may still have trouble dealing with other hard carries, such as Spectre   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Spectre 19 + 2.3 23 + 1.8 16 + .
• Alchemist farms faster than any other hero, thank to his 3rd ability, Greevil`s Greed.

Acid Spray

• Use Acid Spray to farm in lane if your opponents are harassing you heavily.
• Acid Spray is useful in farming creeps. Ask a support to stack camps for you.
  • It is possible for Alchemist to farm ancient creeps Neutral creeps are a type of creep not controlled by any player. They are aligned to neither of the teams, and offer an alternative source of gold and experience. Neutral creeps appear in small camps safely early on with Acid Spray. Combined with Greevil`s Greed, this can give Alchemist incredible amounts of gold “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents over time. It is not uncommon to have expensive items like Radiance   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Radiance A divine weapon that causes damage and a bright burning effect that lays waste to nearby enemies. Cost5150 (1350) Bought FromWeapons Passive Burn Bonus +65 or Mjollnir   Item   Changelogs     Mjollnir Thor s magical hammer, made for him by the dwarves Brok and Eitri. Cost5700 (900) Bought FromArtifacts Active Static Charge Passive Chain Lightning Bonus +80 Attack speed+24 Attack damage by 14 minutes with this strategy.
  • Acid Spray can also be used to stack creeps from a distance. Using it on creeps will cause them to automatically pursue Alchemist, and therefore move away from the camp.
• Use Acid Spray to dissuade enemies from defending their towers Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire , or pushing into yours.
• If playing mid, use Acid Spray to push the wave before you pick up the rune every two minutes.

Unstable Concoction

• One point in Unstable Concoction is usually enough until other abilities have been leveled.
• Smart opponents can make it difficult to land Unstable Concoction by juking and avoiding your vision Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a , causing the backfire. It may be better to use it immediately when an enemy reaches the treeline, even if you lose damage and stun Stun is a status effect that prevents active actions like moving, turning, using spells or items, but does not prevent passive abilities, such as evasion and Damage Block. Stuns also interrupt spell casts, channeling spells duration.
• Enemies will attempt to disable Alchemist while Unstable Concoction is brewing, preventing him from throwing it and causing him to suffer a long stun in addition to the first enemy disable. Try to stay out of reach until you are ready to throw Unstable Concoction.
• Fully brewed, Unstable Concoction is one of the most potent stuns in the game, in both damage and stun Stun is a status effect that prevents active actions like moving, turning, using spells or items, but does not prevent passive abilities, such as evasion and Damage Block. Stuns also interrupt spell casts, channeling spells duration. The enemy is able to see your timer. It is imperative that you either start channeling Warlock channeling Upheaval Channeling an ability causes the caster to stop acting for the duration of the spell. Channeled spells may be ended when the channeling unit takes another action or is interrupted by another within range, or channel a few seconds of the concoction from within fog Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a before revealing yourself. This ability is most devastating to low armor Armor is an attribute shared by all units. Armor is used to determine the amount of damage reduction (or amplification if an armor value is negative) a unit takes from physical damage sources. Higher armor heroes that almost take its full damage upon impact, especially if they are softened up by Acid Spray.
• If you are in a tight spot and have no way to escape with low health “ Play Life becomes death becomes new life. As it should be.  Click to listen— Treant Protector ” Health (also known as HP, which can be short for: health pool or health points) represents the life , Unstable Concoction can be used to deny yourself.
• It may not be a good idea to charge Unstable Concoction if you believe you are about to lose vision Vision changes around while the hero moves. Vision describes what a unit can and cannot see from its current location and state. Places a unit cannot see are filled with the Fog of War, a of an enemy (such as when chasing through trees), as you could end up stunning yourself.
• Begin charging Unstable Concoction before using Shadow Blade For the cosmetic item equipped by Kunkka, see Kunkka s Shadow Blade.   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Shadow BladeB The blade of a fallen king, it allows you to move unseen and or Silver Edge   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Silver Edge Once used to slay an unjust king, only to have the kingdom erupt into civil war in the aftermath. Cost5550 (700) Bought FromWeapons Active to take enemies by surprise.
• Unstable Concoction can be used to deny yourself. If you find yourself in a sticky situation with Chemical Rage on cooldown and no means of escape, you can channel this spell in the hopes of denying yourself.

Greevil`s Greed

• An early point significantly increases Alchemist`s gold “ Play Now that s how you make gold. Click to listen— Alchemist ” Gold is the currency used to buy items or instantly revive your hero. Gold can be earned from killing heroes, creeps, or buildings. Contents income.
  • Putting your first skill point into it can gain you a 200 gold advantage if your team can secure the Bounty Rune on your side of the map. You may even be able to double it if you can get both Bounty Runes on your side of the map.
    • If you are feeling particularly lucky or daring, you can try to steal the Bounty Runes on your opponent`s end before claiming the runes on your side of the map.
    • Don`t be to quick to learn this skill immediately when the match starts. You should invest the your first point into this skill only if you can guarantee that you will claim the rune, as if your teammates or opponents happen to steal it from you, you will be at a severe disadvantage during the early laning stages, as Alchemist`s melee range, poor damage and attack speed makes it difficult for him to last-hit effectively.

Chemical Rage

• Chemical Rage disjoints projectiles, but can be difficult to time properly.
• Feel free to use Chemical Rage for its healing effects; it even regenerates its own mana cost over the duration, and even more if you have percentage bonuses for mana regeneration from items like Sage`s Mask or Perseverance.
• When Chemical Rage is on cooldown, Alchemist is extremely squishy due to his poor strength gain and low armor.
• Chemical Rage is the strongest single target DPS booster in the game (giving a 70% boost in DPS at level 3). This means that Alchemist scales very strongly with attack damage boosting items, however at the same time Alchemist does very little damage without such items. This means if Alchemist is going to contribute into team battles down the road, it is imperative to get yourself some attack damage.
• It is important to understand that the Base Attack Time change of Chemical Rage does not alter the value of attack speed, neither up nor down. You still want to have a good mix of items that give attack speed and damage.