Alchemist

[e][h]Alchemist

Radiant Hero

Attributes

-1

305

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

Base Mana Regen

Sight Range

Attack Range

Missile Speed

Attack Duration

Cast Duration

Base Attack Speed

Base Attack Time

Base Magic Resist

Turn Rate

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

762

1595

2202

Mana

375

675

891

Armor

2.5

5.2

7.1

Damage

49-58

86-95

113-122

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Razzil Darkbrew, the Alchemist[edit]

Recommended Roles

Carry

Support

Durable

Disabler

Initiator

Nuker

The sacred science of Chymistry was a Darkbrew family tradition, but no Darkbrew had ever shown the kind of creativity, ambition, and recklessness of young Razzil. However, when adulthood came calling he pushed aside the family trade to try his hand at manufacturing gold through Alchemy. In an act of audacity befitting his reputation, Razzil announced he would transmute an entire mountain into gold. Following two decades of research and spending and preparation, he failed spectacularly, quickly finding himself imprisoned for the widespread destruction his experiment wrought. Yet Razzil was never one to take a setback lightly, and sought escape to continue his research. When his new cellmate turned out to be a fierce ogre, he found just the opportunity he needed. After convincing the ogre not to eat him, Razzil set about carefully concocting a tincture for it to drink, made from the moulds and mosses growing in the prison stone work. In a week's time, it seemed ready. When the ogre drank the potion, it flew into an unstoppable berserker rage, destroying the cell bars and exploding through walls and guards alike. They soon found themselves lost somewhere in the forest surrounding the city with a trail of wreckage in their wake and no signs of pursuit. In the tonic's afterglow, the ogre seemed serene, happy, and even eager. Resolving to work together, the pair set off to collect the materials needed to attempt Razzil's Alchemic transmutation once more.

Abilities[edit]

Acid Spray

QD

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Sprays highly volatile acid across the target area. Enemy units within the contaminated area take damage per second and have their armor reduced.

Damage Per Second	20 / 25 / 30 / 35

Armor Reduction	4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Duration	16

Radius	475 / 525 / 575 / 625

Cast Range	900

Cast Point	0.2

22

130 / 140 / 150 / 160

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

Using traditional Alchemy from the Darkbrew family, Razzil concocts an acid that dissolves even the toughest metals.

Notes

Total damage:
- 320 / 400 / 480 / 560

Unstable Concoction

WE

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

Damage Type
Physical

Alchemist brews up an unstable concoction that he can throw at an enemy hero, to stun and deal damage. The longer the concoction brews, the more damage it deals and the longer the target is stunned. After a few seconds, the brew reaches its maximum damage and stun time. If not thrown after that point, the concoction will explode on Alchemist himself.

Maximum Stun	1.75 / 2.5 / 3.25 / 4

Maximum Damage	160 / 240 / 320 / 400 800 20

Max Power Brew Time	5

Self-Destruct Brew Time	5.5

Stun/Damage Radius	250

Cast Range	775

Cast Point	0

16
10

10

90 / 100 / 110 / 120

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by all Linkens/echoed by all Lotus in the area of effect.
	Cannot be disjointed.

A silver lining to the failure of turning a mountain into gold, this volatile solution has destructive potential.

Notes

Alchemist can move, attack, cast spells, and use items while the concoction is brewing.
The concoction effect still explodes around Alchemist when self-destructing.
Alchemist can deny himself with this ability if the concoction explodes on himself.
The concoction is thrown at 900 movement speed and provides 300 flying vision.
The brewing countdown can also be seen by enemies.

Unstable Concoction Throw

WE

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Heroes

Throw the Unstable Concoction before it blows up.

Cast Point	0.2

Greevil's Greed

EG

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Alchemist gets bonus gold for killing creeps, heroes, and wards. The bonus stacks if another target is killed within the stack duration timer. If a kill is made, the duration refreshes. If no kill is made in time, the stacks are lost. Also provides bonus

Bounty rune gold.

Base Bonus Gold	3

Bonus Gold Per Stack	3

Bonus Gold Cap	18 / 21 / 24 / 27

Stack Duration	36

Rune Bounty	1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3×

	Disabled by break.

While it is not a mountain, Razzil has mastered the conversion of smaller compounds to line his pockets.

Notes

Triggers on every last hit Alchemist makes. Excludes last hits on:
- Allies
- Buildings
- Illusions
- Tempest Double
The Bounty Rune multiplier only affects the amount of gold Alchemist gains. Allies still gain the default value.
Bonus gold earned is unreliable gold.

Chemical Rage

RR

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Self

Alchemist causes his Ogre to enter a chemically induced rage, reducing base attack time, increasing movement speed, and increasing base regeneration of hit points and mana points.

Base Attack Time	1.2 / 1.1 / 1

Bonus HP Regen	50 / 75 / 100 150 25

Base Movement Speed	335 / 345 / 355 405 25

Duration	25

Cast Point	0

55

50 / 100 / 150

	Illusions created during Chemical Rage get a new Chemical Rage buff which lasts its full duration, regardless of how much was left on Alchemist himself.

The brew Razzil gave to the Ogre during their prison bust has become a useful potion in the midst of combat.

Notes

Has a 0.35 second transformation time which provides invulnerability. During this short time projectiles and stuns can be disjointed.
Alchemist's ogre turns purple and wields his swords for the duration of the buff.
Dispels Alchemist on cast.

Aghanim's Scepter Ability[edit]

Aghanim's Scepter Synth

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Allied Heroes

Allows Alchemist to cast Aghanim's Scepter on allied heroes to directly grant Aghanim's Blessing. The buff grant the item's stat bonuses and the effects of Ultimate Upgrade permanently. The scepter is consumed in the process.

Alchemist can also target himself, gaining damage and spell amp bonuses based on how many scepters he has given.

Cast Range	600

Bonus Damage	30

Bonus Spell Amp	5%

	This spell is granted directly by the scepter.

Notes

Can grant Aghanim's Blessing once per allied hero.
If an ally already has a scepter buff or the item, it refunds them based on which version they have (either 4200 or 5800).
Alchemist's personal bonuses stack up to 5 times, for a max of:
- 150 Bonus Damage
- 20% Bonus Spell Amp

Aghanim's Shard Ability[edit]

Berserk Potion

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Allied Units

Damage Type
Magical

Throws a potion at the target ally, applying a basic dispel, granting Attack Speed and HP Regen. Can be used on self.

Cast Range	800

Bonus Attack Speed	50

HP Regen	45

Duration	10

35

125

	This ability is granted by Aghanim's Shard

Talent Ability[edit]

Cleave

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Alchemist's attacks strike down multiple targets. Radius expands forward in a cone shape.

Cleave Damage	40% 20

Radius	150 ➜ 360

Distance	650

Notes

A visual effect moves across the cleave area, showing its shape.

Talent Tree[edit]

Talent Tree
+50 Chemical Rage Regeneration	25	+50 Chemical Rage Movement Speed
+400 Unstable Concoction Damage	20	+25% Cleave
+20 Damage	15	+350 Health
-6s Unstable Concoction Cooldown	10	+15 Attack Speed

Recommended Items[edit]

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy[edit]

Synthesizing extra resources from each and every kill, Alchemist has no trouble gathering the tools needed to destroy his foes. Ambushing enemies with corrosive acid and a host of unstable chemicals, he battles to ensure his greedy escapades can remain uninterrupted.
Alchemist (In-Game Description)

Overview

Alchemist can play a proactive role as a ganker or as an end-game carry depending on how he is built skill and item-wise. Alchemist can farm thanks to his ultimate's regeneration as well as Acid Spray, or gank in combination with Unstable Concoction and Acid Spray. Regardless, his ability to earn gold incredibly fast with Greevil's Greed is his the reason he has such fluidity.

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

In general, there is more than one way to build Alchemist. Most builds however always involve Greevil's Greed at the start in order to get the gold bonus on the first rune. Acid Spray is a great spell for laning and farming, so it is the most common to max first. If there is more early game team fighting than usual, Unstable Concoction will maxed sooner instead of Greevil's Greed. If Alchemist is simply free farming however, he can get by with just 1 in Unstable Concoction while clearing stacks of creeps with additional Greevil's Greed gold.

Early Game

When under a free farm scenario (e.g. supported vs an offlane solo), there are 2 ways to build him. The first is Acid + Greed. You generally will go for BF for this build. The idea is to farm farm farm farm farm farm until 6 slots (exaggeration here). Alternatively, players might go for Midas + SB and it's still perfectly fine. Either way, all you will be doing is to farm all game and carry in the end. How the game goes is entirely in your team's hands, and not yours (since you cannot contribute if they lose the early game and you have no room to farm).

The second way is Stun + Greed. Item choice is usually Midas + SB. Sometimes Midas is skipped entirely. This build usually gets you a 10-minute SB. With maxed Concoction and SB, you generally can solo kill many of heroes. This includes the enemy carry. The high damage nuke + 4s worth of cling cling clang clang is enough to deal considerable damage. It also allows you to initiate in ganks. Your role of course is still to farm and farm. The difference is that the enemy cannot farm in peace anymore. That aspect buys you even more space to outfarm and outcarry the game.

Mid Game

You will often face a common dual lane in lower level pubs or even pubs in general. In that case you usually will have a jungler and a support on your side. Try your best at last hitting, your quota will be very different from the free farming one obviously. Get as many last hits as you can and make sure your jungler either stack pulls or the support stacks and the jungler then pulls or ganks the lane from time to time to help you get the space you need to farm some of your core items up.

This is essential to make Alchemist or in general any carry effective in the midgame.

Late Game

Finish getting all your items, becoming 6 slotted by utilizing Alchemist's enhanced farming abilities. Once you're finished farming your items, you can buy and cast the Aghanim's Scepter to permanently buff your allies.

Version History[edit]

Version	Balance Changes
7.28b
7.28b	Berserk Potion shard cooldown reduced from 45 to 35
7.28a
7.28a	Greevil's Greed stack duration reduced from 40 to 36
7.28
7.28	Unstable Concoction manacost reduced from 120 to 90/100/110/120 Unstable Concoction cooldown reduced from 22/20/18/16 to 16 Acid Spray damage increased from 15/20/25/30 to 20/25/30/35 Acid Spray first damage instance is now immediate rather than after a second Gold bonus cap reduced from 18/22/26/30 to 18/21/24/27 (last hit count from 5/7/8/9 to 5/6/7/8) If an ally already has a scepter buff or the item, it refunds them based on which version they have (either 4200 or 5800). Alchemist granted scepter buffs provide the full stat bonuses. Scepter damage/spell amp bonus reduced from 30/6 to 20/5 Level 20 Talent reduced from +30% Cleave to +25% Added Aghanim's Shard Grants Berserk Potion. Throws a potion at the target ally, applying a basic dispel and granting +50 Attack Speed and +40 HP Regen for 10 seconds. Cast Range: 800. Cooldown: 45. Manacost: 125. Can be used on self.
7.27b
7.27b	Unstable Concoction radius increased from 200 to 250 Level 20 Talent increased from +350 Unstable Concoction to +400 Level 25 Talent increased from +40 Chemical Rage Regen to +50
7.26c
7.26c	Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Attack Speed to +15 Level 10 Talent increased from -5.5s Unstable Concoction Cooldown to -6s Level 15 Talent reduced from +25 Damage to +20 Level 15 Talent increased from +325 Health to +350 Level 20 Talent increased from +325 Unstable Concoction Damage to +350
7.26b
7.26b	Talents reduced by ~20%
7.26a
7.26a	Greevil's Greed cap reduced from 20/24/28/32 to 18/22/26/30 Greevil's Greed Base gold bonus reduced from 4 to 3 Greevil's Greed Bounty Rune multiplier reduced from 2/2.5/3/3.5 to 1.5/2/2.5/3
7.25
7.25
7.24
7.24	Agility gain increased from 1.2 to 1.5
7.23
7.23	Level 25 Talent increased from +30 Chemical Rage Regen to +50 Level 25 Talent changed from -0.15 Chemical Rage Base Attack Time to +60 Chemical Rage Movement Speed
7.22g
7.22g	Greevil's Greed gold bonus per stack reduced from 4 to 3 Chemical Rage no longer provides mana regeneration Level 15 Talent reduced from +50 Damage to +30 Level 25 Talent reduced from -0.2 Chemical Rage Base Attack Time to -0.15
7.22
7.22	Added Scepter upgrade: With Scepter equipped or synthesized, you gain bonuses Alchemist gets +30 Damage and +6% Spell Amp for each Scepter given to allies
7.21c
7.21c	Acid Spray radius increased from 400/475/550/625 to 475/525/575/625
7.21
7.21	Base movement speed increased from 295 to 305 Base agility increased from 16 to 22 Strength gain increased from 2.1 to 2.4 Chemical Rage base attack time improved from 1.3/1.15/1 to 1.2/1.1/1 Level 10 Talent reduced from -8s Unstable Concoction to -7s Level 20 Talent Concoction talent now adds the damage to the max instead of the base
7.20
7.20	Acid Spray no longer pierces spell immunity Chemical Rage health regen bonus increased from 40/55/70 to 50/75/100 Chemical Rage mana regen bonus increased from 3/7.5/12 to 4/10/16 Level 20 Talent increased from +30% Cleave to +40%
7.19b
7.19b	Greevil's Greed bounty rune multiplier rescaled from 3.5× to 2/2.5/3/3.5×
7.18
7.18	Greevil's Greed Gold Bonus Cap increased from 16/20/24/28 to 20/24/28/32 Greevil's Greed Stack Duration increased from 30 to 40
7.17
7.17	Chemical Rage now applies a basic dispel on cast
7.16
7.16	Greevil's Greed bounty rune multiplier increased from 3 to 3.5
7.14
7.14	Chemical Rage Health regen increased from 40/48/56 to 40/55/70 Bounty Rune bonus gold increased from 2.5× to 3×
7.13b
7.13b	Base movement speed reduced from 295 to 290 Base armor reduced from 0 to -1
7.10
7.10	Level 20 Talent increased from +25% Cleave to +30%
7.08
7.08	Chemical Rage base attack time improved from 1.4/1.2/1 to 1.3/1.15/1 Level 10 Talent increased from -5s Unstable Concoction Cooldown to -8s Level 15 Talent increased from +350 Health to +400 Level 20 Talent increased from +360 Unstable Concoction to +400
7.07d
7.07d	Unstable Concoction damage increased from 150/220/290/360 to 160/240/320/400
7.07c
7.07c	Level 10 Talent changed from +5 Armor to -5s Unstable Concoction Cooldown Level 15 Talent increased from +250 Health to +350 Health Level 20 Talent increased from +200 Unstable Concoction Damage to +360 Level 25 Talent changed from -8s Unstable Concoction Cooldown to +30 Chemical Rage Regeneration
7.07
7.07	Chemical Rage HP regen rescaled from 50/75/100 to 40/48/56 Reworked Talent Tree
7.06e
7.06e	Base agility increased from 11 to 16 Greevil's Greed Bounty Rune multiplier increased from 2× to 2.5×
7.06d
7.06d	Chemical Rage movement speed increased from 30/40/60 to 40/50/60 Level 15 Talent increased from +80 Unstable Concoction Damage to +100
7.06
7.06	Unstable Concoction cooldown increased from 16 to 22/20/18/16 Unstable Concoction AoE increased from 175 to 200 Greevil's Greed base bonus gold reduced from 6/8/10/12 to 4 Greevil's Greed bonus per stack increased from 3 to 4 Greevil's Greed bonus cap rescaled from 12/20/28/36 to 16/20/24/28
7.05
7.05	Acid Spray radius rescaled from 625 to 400/475/550/625 Chemical Rage cooldown increased from 45 to 55
7.02
7.02	Level 15 Talent from +15 Movement Speed to +80 Unstable Concoction Damage Level 25 Talent from -4 Acid Spray Armor to -5
7.00
7.00	Greevil's Greed Bounty Rune multiplier rescaled from 3/4/5/6× to a constant 2× Added Talent Tree
6.87c
6.87c	Greevil's Greed no longer benefits illusions
6.86
6.86	Greevil's Greed Bounty Rune multiplier rescaled from 5× to 3/4/5/6× Fixed Greevil's Greed granting full gold during Buyback gold penalty phase
6.85
6.85	Acid Spray damage increased from 12/16/20/24 to 15/20/25/30 Greevil's Greed Bounty Rune bonus increased from 4× to 5×
6.84
6.84	Unstable Concoction countdown can now be seen by enemies Unstable Concoction now has an area targeting cursor Greevil's Greed now grants 4× gold bounty from Runes Alchemist can now cast Aghanim's Scepter Directly grants an allied hero their Aghanim's Scepter bonus as a permanent buff
6.83
6.83	Greevil's Greed base bonus gold increased from 4/6/8/10 to 6/8/10/12 Greevil's Greed extra bonus gold per stack from 1/2/3/4 to 3 Greevil's Greed max bonus gold from 30 to 12/20/28/36 Greevil's Greed recent kill window duration increased from 25 to 30
6.82
6.82	Acid Spray negative armor increased from 3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7 Acid Spray damage type from Composite to Physical (still pierces Spell Immunity) Acid Spray damage reduced from 14/20/26/32 to 12/16/20/24
6.80
6.80	Night vision reduced from 1400 to 800 Unstable Concoction maximum shaking duration reduced from 7 to 5.5 Unstable Concoction no longer continues to get stronger while it is in the air
6.79
6.79	Chemical Rage no longer provides 250/500/750 bonus HP Chemical Rage HP regen increased from 15/30/60 to 50/75/100
6.78c
6.78c	Chemical Rage bonus HP reduced from 300/600/900 to 250/500/750
6.76
6.76	Unstable Concoction now explodes around you if you are killed while charging it up Goblin's Greed cap increased from 26 to 30
6.75
6.75	Acid Spray damage per second increased from 8/16/24/32 to 14/20/26/32 Acid Spray mana cost from 160 to 130/140/150/160 Chemical Rage base attack time decreased from 1.45/1.3/1.15 to 1.4/1.2/1 Goblin's Greed counter duration increased from 20 to 25 seconds Goblin's Greed bonus gold scaling adjusted from 2/4/6/8 + 2 to 4/6/8/10 + 1/2/3/4 Unstable Concoction max damage increased from 130/200/270/340 to 150/220/290/360 Unstable Concoction no longer displays the countdown numbers to enemies Unstable Concoction always affects a 175 area around anywhere it explodes This includes when it explodes on Alchemist
6.74
6.74	Unstable Concoction max damage increased from 120/180/240/300 to 130/200/270/340 Armor increased from -1 to 0
6.73
6.73	Goblin's Greed bonus gold limit increased from 18 to 26 Chemical Rage base attack time reduced from 1.45/1.35/1.2 to 1.45/1.3/1.15
6.71
6.71	Chemical Rage bonus HP from 350/700/1050 to 300/600/900 Movement speed reduced from 300 to 295
6.69
6.69	Unstable Concoction stun duration rescaled from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4
6.68
6.68	Unstable Concoction mana cost from 90 to 120 Unstable Concoction damage rescaled from 150/200/250/300 to 120/180/240/300
6.67
6.67	Added to Captains Mode
6.65
6.65	Reworked Unstable Concoction Removed from Captains Mode
6.52
6.52	Scaled the movement bonus on Chemical Rage from 60 to 30/40/60
6.50
6.50	Acid Spray cast range increased from 625 to 900 Base intelligence increased from 17 to 25 Intelligence gain increased from 1 to 1.8 Improved Chemical Rage values
6.49
6.49	Acid Spray duration increased from 12 to 16
6.47
6.47	Base movement speed increased from 290 to 300
6.45
6.45	Acid Spray AoE and cast range increased from 550 to 625 Changed level 3 Chemical Rage base attack time from 1.25 to 1.2
6.44
6.44	Unstable Concoction cast range increased from 600/650/700/750 to 650/750/850/950 Unstable Concoction damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 120/180/240/300 Chemical Rage health regen increased from 10/30/60 to 15/30/60
6.43
6.43	Strength gain decreased from 2.4 to 1.8 Intelligence gain decreased from 1.5 to 1 Movement speed reduced from 300 to 290 Base armor reduced from 1 to -1 Acid Spray AoE decreased from 700 to 550 Acid Spray mana cost increased from 120 to 160 Unstable Concoction now provides 500 radius ground vision of the target while channeling Greed stack duration decreased from 20 to 18 Greed gold cap decreased from 20 to 18 Chemical Rage now grants 0/5/10 movement speed Chemical Rage health regen reduced from 15/30/60 to 10/30/60
6.39
6.39	Unstable Concoction now deals 100/150/200/250 damage Base movement speed increased from 290 to 300
6.37
6.37	Rebalanced Alchemist
6.36b
6.36b	Nerfed Chemical Rage base attack time from 1.45/1.2/0.95 to 1.4/1.3/1.15 Reduced damage on Acid Spray from 10/20/30/40 to 8/16/24/32 Reduced armor reduction on Acid Spray from 4/5/6/8 to 4/5/6/7 Increased Acid Spray cooldown from 20 to 22 Reduced the max gold Greed can stack from 36 to 20 Base damage nerfed from 32-41 to 28-37
6.36
6.36	New Hero