"Burn everything nearby... including you and allies. Ignite ALL characters within 15m for 12s. Deal 5% of your maximum health/second as burning as damage. The burn is 0.5x stronger on yourself, 0.25x stronger on allies, and 24x stronger on enemies." In-game description has errors. Real radius: 15m (not 8m). Real self-damage: 2.5% max HP/s (halved by engine). Nonlethal to the holder. Lingers 3 extra seconds. Razorwire procs 5 times per second from self-damage ticks. Unlock: Multikill! - kill 15 simultaneously.
1) The radius is listed as 8m but the actual radius is 15m (confirmed wrong per wiki). 2) The damage description says 5% max HP to self and 2.5% to allies, but does not account for the game engine halving all friendly-fire damage. The true numbers per second are 2.5% to self, 1.25% to allies, and 120% to enemies.
Planula is the best self-healing counter. Heals 15 HP on every damage tick. 5 Tincture ticks per second = 75 HP/s healing from Planula. At 2+ stacks you outpace self-burn entirely. Razorwire + Leeching Seed creates a healing loop. Razorwire fires 5 times per second from self-burn ticks. Each Razorwire burst can hit multiple targets. Each hit heals via Leeching Seed. The self-burn powers the healing. Repulsion Armor Plate reduces every tick by 5 flat damage. 5 ticks per second = 25 HP saved per second. Stack multiples for meaningful reduction.
Gesture + 4 Fuel Cells = permanent uptime. Base 45s CD. With sufficient CDR the Tincture re-fires before the 12s effect + 3s linger expires. Permanent 120% max HP/s enemy damage with no downtime.Hellfire Tincture is a lunar equipment that ignites all characters within 15m for 12 seconds when activated. It deals damage 5 times per second to the holder (2.5% max HP/s), allies nearby (1.25% max HP/s), and enemies (120% max HP/s). The in-game description says 8m radius and 5% self-damage - both are wrong. The radius is 15m, and all friendly-fire is halved by the game engine making the true self-damage 2.5% per second. The self-damage is nonlethal and cannot reduce the holder below 1 HP.
Hellfire Tincture is unlocked by completing the Multikill! challenge: kill 15 enemies simultaneously in a single attack or effect. Will-o'-the-wisp, Artifact of Swarms (which halves enemy health), and explosive items that chain-kill make this achievable. Once unlocked it can appear from Lunar Pods and the Bazaar Between Time.
This is the primary reason to use Hellfire Tincture. Razorwire procs when the holder takes damage, firing blades at up to 5 targets within 25m. Hellfire Tincture ticks 5 times per second as self-damage - meaning Razorwire fires 5 times per second automatically with no combat needed. Stacking both creates a passive AoE damage machine that hits everything in 25m five times per second.
Yes, and not in a good way. Hellfire Tincture's damage is based on the holder's maximum health. Shaped Glass halves max HP, which halves the damage dealt to enemies by the Tincture. Shaped Glass is one of the few items that actively hurts the Tincture build and should be avoided.
No. The self-damage component is explicitly nonlethal - it cannot reduce the holder below 1 HP. Allies and drones caught in the radius can die, however. The Helfire debuff also lingers for 3 seconds after leaving the area or after the 12-second duration ends, during which damage continues.
Ignition Tank converts the Helfire DoT to Stronger Burn, multiplying the damage 4x. This makes enemy damage go from 120% max HP/s to 480% max HP/s - devastating. However, it also amplifies the self-burn from 2.5% to 10% max HP/s. Without significant healing this will rapidly drain your HP buffer. Never use Ignition Tank with Hellfire Tincture without heavy sustain items.
