Throneward Inferno Guide

Inferno playstyle: repeated abilities become burst

Inferno is a fire-combo legion with an approachable formation plan. Its frontline holds enemies in a pack while ranged and area abilities build a shared Ignite meter on individual targets. The payoff is not damage over time: Ignite is a three-crystal combo that explodes immediately at full stacks.

Inferno is taught by the tutorial because its roles are visible: bodies in front, damage and the Succubus behind. Mastery comes from timing those purchases so the combo grows without sacrificing the next clear.

How Ignite and red detonations work

A normal detonation deals 75 damage to the carrier and 35 splash damage around it. If any crystal in that active stack has been turned red, the detonation deals 2.5× damage and reaches a wider area. That makes Succubus an amplifier, not merely another ranged attacker.

Fighters gain 8 mana when they make a basic attack and 3 mana when they are hit. Attackers therefore charge through uptime, while frontline casters can also gain mana from tanking. A dead unit cannot finish its next cast, so protection is part of the combo.

All five Inferno units and current stats

Tier 5 · 40 gold · DPS

Imp: the cheap Ignite engine

Fast, long-ranged attacks charge a frequent Fireball. Its 41-damage impact, 25 splash and primary-target Ignite make Imp efficient against packs, but 180 HP means it needs a real screen. Add Imps when you need affordable ranged output or more consistent crystal generation.

Tier 4 · 90 gold · DPS

Cerberus: early wall, melee damage later

Cerberus is durable enough to teach the opening frontline, but its primary job is damage. Fire Breath hits a cone for 48 ability damage and adds Ignite to every surviving victim. Once stronger anchors arrive, offset Cerberus just behind them so it breathes through the pack without taking every first hit.

Tier 3 · 150 gold · Support

Succubus: the burst multiplier

Empower selects the densest enemy cluster, adds one red Ignite crystal across a four-unit radius and primes those enemies for 2.5× detonations. Her 320 HP is the roster's biggest placement warning: keep her in the protected rear and buy her when the wall and damage sources can preserve enough time to exploit the mark.

Tier 2 · 230 gold · Tank

Infernal: the mid-game anchor

Infernal brings 950 HP and drops Meteor on the densest cluster for area damage plus Ignite. It gives the roster a true frontline body without abandoning the combo. Place it where the wave will gather, then let Cerberus fight from its shoulder and the ranged core work behind both.

Tier 1 · 330 gold · Tank

Phoenix: the apex anchor

At full mana, Phoenix arms Rebirth. Its next death triggers an 84-damage supernova, applies Ignite nearby and revives it at 55% health. Every later Rebirth costs 2.5× more mana, so repeated revivals become harder to reach. Frontline it where death bursts hit the fight, but do not assume every Phoenix has armed Rebirth before falling.

A practical Inferno formation

Keep the first formation centered. Infernal and Phoenix form the eventual contact line; Cerberus begins behind or beside the anchor so its cone reaches the same pack. Succubus needs safety and enough range to participate, while Imps can spread across the rear to reduce shared boss-slam exposure.

This is a role map, not a required end board. Early on, Cerberus occupies the lead tile because Infernal and Phoenix are unaffordable. As real tanks arrive, use new placements to layer the wall rather than selling the veteran Cerberus for only 60% of its cost.

Against bosses and Cataclysm Slam mercenaries, avoid placing every Imp and the Succubus in one tight square. Keep them close enough to attack the same fight, but offset the valuable backliners so one area hit does not remove the entire combo engine. See the unit placement guide for the full aggro and spacing rules.

A safe Inferno opening

The tutorial deliberately stops being a rigid purchase list after teaching Cerberus and Imp. Gold from bounties, leaks, workers and PvP pressure changes every match. Use the beginner guide for the full first-five-wave decision framework.

Inferno economy decisions

Inferno tempts players to think only about the next expensive unlock. Instead, price the next relationship: another source to reach three crystals, a tank to buy cast time, or the Succubus that multiplies an engine already working. A worker is correct only when removing 60 gold from the current formation does not break that relationship.

The economy and income guide covers exact payouts, worker production and the tradeoff between compounding and defending now.

How Inferno handles different waves

Inferno in PvP and arenas

In PvP, your lane must survive the scheduled wave before handling mercenaries arriving at its tail. A slow or defensive mercenary can extend the engagement until the Cerberus wall disappears; an area slam can punish a protected group that is actually too compressed. Read the opponent's four offers and preserve enough frontline for the second half of the fight.

After waves 10 and 20, an exact copy of your placement enters the arena. Inferno wants the same basic geometry: Phoenix or Infernal receives contact, Cerberus follows into its cone, and the ranged engine stays alive. Enemy fighters may spread more than a creep wave, but Meteor and Empower still seek the densest available cluster.

Seven Inferno mistakes to avoid