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Alchemist

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Ability Build

1
Unstable Concoction
2
Acid Spray
3
Acid Spray
4
Unstable Concoction
5
Acid Spray
6
Chemical Rage
7
Acid Spray
8
Unstable Concoction
9
Unstable Concoction
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10
+125 Unstable Concoction Radius
11
Corrosive Weaponry
12
Chemical Rage
13
Corrosive Weaponry
14
Corrosive Weaponry
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15
+2 Damage per Greevil's Greed stack
16
Corrosive Weaponry
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Chemical Rage
19
Attribute Bonus
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20
-0.1s Chemical Rage Base Attack Time
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
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25
+50 Chemical Rage Movement Speed

Disables, Buffs and Passives

AbilitiesDisablesDispellable BuffsBreakable Passives
Interrupts ChannelingSilencesRoots
Acid Spray
Unstable Concoction
Corrosive Weaponry
Chemical Rage

Item Build

Starting
Tango
4
Quelling Blade
Gauntlets of Strength
17
Magic Stick
Iron Branch
Early Game
Power Treads
25
Soul Ring
15
Magic Wand
Radiance
Mid Game
15
Blink Dagger
95
Black King Bar
Assault Cuirass
Late Game
35
Abyssal Blade
15
Bloodthorn
15
Overwhelming Blink
Aghanim's Scepter
Situational
34
Manta Style
15
Swift Blink
10
Nullifier
Monkey King Bar
Aghanim's Shard
14
Linken's Sphere
Neutral
Broom Handle
Duelist Gloves
Orb of Destruction
Vambrace
Elven Tunic
Vindicator's Axe
60
Ninja Gear
12
Mind Breaker
40
Pirate Hat
Mirror Shield
Stygian Desolator

Hero Strategy

Collecting Bounty Runes is very important for Alchemist. Let your team know when the bounty runes are about to spawn.

Use unstable concoction to secure last hits on range creeps and harras the opponent in the early stages of the lane.

Understand when you are no longer able to lane and move to the jungle. Alchemist farms insanely fast and you don't want to die and lose Greevil's Greed stacks.

Alchemist prefers to farm huge amounts of easy to kill creeps. Avoid farming Ancients until you can kill them reasonably fast. Ask your team to stack smaller camps.

Chemical Rage applies dispel on cast, same as Berserker's Potion. You can use them to dispel Spirit Vessel or other dispellable spells and items.

Whilst farming, show yourself on lanes the least possible and don't waste your Greevil's Greed stacks by hitting buildings for too long.

Blink Dagger or Shadow Blade allow you to cast fully channeled Unstable Concoction more easily.

Once you get closer to being 6 slotted, consider giving Aghanim's Scepter upgrades to your teammates. You might do that even earlier, if the Scepter upgrades on your allies have great impact.

Alchemist tends to fall off as the game goes. Look to close the game by the 40 min mark.

Counter Strategy

Someone should buy spirit Vessel against Alchemist's HP regen from Chemical Rage

Block neutral camps with wards against Alchemist

Don't forget to gank Alchemist

Alchemist gets additional gold from bouty runes. Make sure he doesn't get any

Contest Alchemist while he is jungling

Counter Items for Core Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
7
Urn of Shadows
Orb of Corrosion
Mid Game
7
Spirit Vessel
Desolator
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
105
Aeon Disk
27
Shiva's Guard
Eye of Skadi
Assault Cuirass
35
Abyssal Blade
Butterfly
15
Bloodthorn

Counter Items for Support Players

Laning Phase
Blight Stone
7
Urn of Shadows
1
Sentry Ward
Mid Game
7
Spirit Vessel
Observer and Sentry Wards
22
Ghost Scepter
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
105
Aeon Disk