Alchemist
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 moul…
Hero lore
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 moul…
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Alchemist abilities
Sprays high-pressure acid across a target area. Enemy units who step across the contaminated terrain take damage per second and have their armor reduced.
Alchemist brews up an unstable concoction that he can throw at an enemy hero, to stun and deal damage in an area around the explosion. The longer the concoction brews, the more damage it deals and the longer the stun. Alchemist is faster while charging the co…
Alchemist coats his weapons and empowers his spells with an acid that applies a stacking slow and base attack damage reduction to enemies hit. Attacks apply 2 stacks. Unstable Concoction applies 1 stack per second of brew time.
Passive
Alchemist throws a potion at an ally, applying a basic dispel and giving them attack speed, movement speed and HP regen. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Alchemist synthesizes additional gold from his enemies and bounty runes. With each kill, Alchemist earns base bonus gold and extra bonus gold. If Alchemist kills another unit which yields gold within the next 40 seconds, an additional instance of Extra Bonus…
Hidden, Passive
Alchemist causes his Ogre to enter a chemically induced rage, reducing base attack cooldown and increasing movement speed and health regeneration. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel
Throw it before it blows up!
Unit Target, AOE, HiddenPopular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Gauntlets of Strength145 selections · 25.8% - 2
Iron Branch129 selections · 22.9% - 3
Quelling Blade90 selections · 16% - 4
Tango78 selections · 13.9% - 5
Magic Stick54 selections · 9.6% - 6
Faerie Fire21 selections · 3.7%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed98 selections · 25.1% - 2
Soul Ring87 selections · 22.3% - 3
Chainmail68 selections · 17.4% - 4
Phase Boots64 selections · 16.4% - 5
Power Treads21 selections · 5.4% - 6
Bracer13 selections · 3.3%
Mid
6 items- 1
Ogre Axe131 selections · 14.3% - 2
Blade of Alacrity92 selections · 10% - 3
Staff of Wizardry84 selections · 9.2% - 4
Radiance81 selections · 8.8% - 5
Point Booster80 selections · 8.7% - 6
Talisman of Evasion79 selections · 8.6%
Late
6 items- 1
Aghanim's Scepter56 selections · 13.9% - 2
Assault Cuirass43 selections · 10.6% - 3
Hyperstone39 selections · 9.7% - 4
Skull Basher31 selections · 7.7% - 5
Sange29 selections · 7.2% - 6
Black King Bar28 selections · 6.9%
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Alchemist — frequently asked
What are Alchemist's abilities in Dota 2?
Alchemist's abilities are Acid Spray, Unstable Concoction, Corrosive Weaponry, Berserk Potion, Greevil's Greed, Chemical Rage, Unstable Concoction Throw. It is a Strength melee hero played as Carry, Support, Durable.
What is Alchemist's primary attribute?
Alchemist is a Strength hero, starting with 23 strength (+2.7/lvl), 22 agility (+1.5/lvl) and 25 intelligence (+1.8/lvl), and a base move speed of 295.
What do the popular Alchemist item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.