🧬 Who is Blaze?
Straight outta StarCraft’s Terran army, Blaze is a hulking frontline pyromaniac who turns the battlefield into a burning mess. He excels at zoning enemies, initiating fights, and peeling for his team with powerful stuns, slows, and terrain denial.
Main Roles:
🛡️ Tank | 🔥 AOE Controller | 💣 Dive Disruptor
🔥 Abilities (Quick Look)
- Pyromania (Trait): Activate for armor and AOE burn.
- Flame Stream (Q): Twin fire blasts that damage and ignite enemies.
- Oil Spill (W): Slows and ignites for big AOE control.
- Jet Propulsion (E): Dash and stun enemies on impact.
- Bunker Drop (R1): Deploy a bunker allies can hop into to avoid damage.
- Combustion (R2): Channel and explode for a massive slow and burn.
🎮 Gameplay Guide
Blaze thrives in tight spaces and objective-based brawls. He can single-handedly zone enemy teams, secure control points, and force bad engages. Great at peeling for squishies and punishing overcommits.
✅ Early Game
- Use Flame Stream (Q) to poke and ignite enemy wave + heroes.
- Drop Oil Spills (W) to zone or trap enemies.
- Solo camps early thanks to sustain and AOE.
✅ Teamfights
- Engage with Jet Propulsion (E) into Q/W combo.
- Use Pyromania (D) to survive enemy focus.
- Combustion (R2) or Bunker Drop (R1) depending on fight style.
✅ Objective Control
- Spam Oil + Flame Stream to deny space.
- Use Bunker Drop for team-saving plays in chokes.
- Split the enemy formation with smart Jet Propulsion engages.
🛠️ Builds & Gameplay Focus
🔥 Area Denial & Objective Control Build
Level 1: Adrenaline Stimpack
Level 4: Oil
Dispersal
Level 7: Incinerator Gauntlets
Level
10: Combustion
Level 13: Suppressive
Fire
Level 16: Thermal Protection
Level 20:
Flash Fire
Focus: Zone Control King, Objective Denial, Teamfight Setup
The Lowdown: This build turns Blaze into the ultimate zone tyrant, a living firewall that dictates where and when fights break out. On objective-centric maps like Volskaya Foundry or Infernal Shrines, you don’t just participate in the battle — you shape it.
Enemies will quickly learn that anywhere you stand is no man’s land. With Oil Dispersal and Flame Stream, you can create persistent choke point hazards, while Combustion turns clustered teams into sitting ducks. Suppressive Fire keeps enemy mages crippled, while Thermal Protection and Flash Fire punish anyone foolish enough to dive you.
The beauty of this build lies in its ability to both peel for allies and cut off enemy rotations. You set the rules, force bad engages, and watch your team clean up. Enemies either flee your inferno or burn within it.
In short: You’re the battlefield overlord — locking down spaces, melting health bars, and setting up teamfights on your terms.
The Core Loop & Synergy:
- Double Oil Control: Oil Dispersal (4) gives extra slow and utility — always chain it with Flame Stream (Q) for ignition.
- Incinerator Gauntlets (7) supercharges your clear and frontline pressure.
- Combustion (10): Game-changer ultimate for zone control. Channel out of sight in bushes or flanks for maximum impact.
- Thermal Protection (16) makes diving you suicidal — combine with Pyromania (D) when enemies jump you.
- Flash Fire (20) turns your Combustion into a fight-winning CC lockdown.
Key Tactics & Pro Tips:
- Objective Bully: Deny enemies entry points with Oil/Flame spam.
- Surprise Ultimates: Start Combustion in fog or bushes — time it with your team’s engages.
- Jet Propulsion Discipline: Never dash randomly; save it for priority CC or escape.
- Fire Wall: Layer Oil patches to cover escape routes or split enemy comps.
In short: You’re the battlefield tyrant. Control zones, create choke nightmares, and set up plays for your assassins.
🔥 Dive Peeler & Anti-Dive Disruptor Build
Level 1: Neural Stimpack
Level 4:
Meltdown
Level 7: Crossfire
Level 10: Bunker
Drop
Level 13: Nanomachine Coating
Level 16:
Juggernaut Plating
Level 20: Burn Notice
Focus: Anti-Dive, Frontline Disruption, Team Support
The Lowdown: When the enemy team’s loaded with dive assassins and burst bruisers, this build turns Blaze into an unyielding wall of disruption and survival. You don’t just tank damage — you ruin enemy dives, peel relentlessly, and rescue your squishies from certain doom.
Neural Stimpack gives you non-stop cooldown access, while Meltdown and Nanomachine Coating completely wreck basic-attack-heavy heroes. Crossfire ups your burst trades, and Bunker Drop is your team’s bunker of salvation. Properly timed, it not only saves allies but resets the fight.
Juggernaut Plating makes Blaze a burst-proof juggernaut mid-to-late game, and Burn Notice adds lockdown potential to your autos, giving you yet another peel tool.
In short: You’re the unbreakable firewall standing between your backline and the enemy’s aggression — absorbing dives, locking down threats, and flipping what should be deadly engages into chaotic, one-sided victories.
The Core Loop & Synergy:
- Neural Stimpack (1) boosts survivability with extra cooldown spam — more Q/E/W for lockdown.
- Meltdown (4) weakens enemy divers and frontline.
- Crossfire (7) stacks bonus Flame Stream damage — perfect for burst trades.
- Bunker Drop (10): Lifesaver ultimate. Use it when team is about to get dived or focus-fired.
- Nanomachine Coating (13) neuters enemy basic attackers.
- Juggernaut Plating (16) makes you virtually unkillable in burst scenarios.
- Burn Notice (20) adds CC to your auto-attacks for extra peel.
Key Tactics & Pro Tips:
- Bunker Discipline: Don’t waste Bunker Drop early. Time it when enemy divers commit.
- Fire Intercept: Use Oil/Flame between your backline and enemy divers to cut their escape.
- Safe Engages: Use Jet Propulsion defensively or for mid-fight CC, not risky over-engages.
- Disengage Combos: Jet → Bunker → Oil for fast backline rescues.
In short: You’re the anti-dive guardian angel. Lock down divers, save your team, and punish aggressive comps.
📊 Final Thoughts
Blaze is your go-to tank when you need objective control, AOE denial, and a frontline presence that punishes bad positioning. Learn when to hold your ultimates, how to chain Oil & Flame Streams, and you’ll turn any map into your personal barbecue pit.
Light ’em up. Control the battlefield. And make the Nexus burn. 🔥🔥🔥