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Hellburner

Kamikaze Hellburner

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“…A swift robot for those who prefer an aggressive playstyle. Hellburner is able to deal massive damage to enemies around it at the cost of its own durability, while its high speed helps it chase enemies trying to flee…” – in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	Real Value	Exp Level
10,000 or 6,500	$50	14
Robot Information
Class	Ability	Faction
Medium	Overload	Yan-di Ventures
Base Statistics
Level	Durability	Speed
1	91,000	46 kph
Armaments			Standard Paint Jobs
Hardpoints	1x Light + 1x Heavy
Default Weapons	1x Punisher + 1x Thunder
Module Slots			Legendary Paint Jobs
Active	Yes
Passive	2
Other			Legendary Pilots
Tier	III		N/A
Wiki Class	Medium

Workshop Production Information
1 Day Cost	3 Day Cost
180,000	600,000
Components	Components
80	230

Introduction

The Hellburner is a medium robot with a heavy and a light hardpoint.

Click here for 3D model by Sketchfab (external link).

Ability

Hellburner's unique ability is named Overload. Upon activation the bot receives a 100% speed boost for 5 seconds (120 kph at top speed), then detonates, dealing tremendous damage to all enemies (see table) within 75 meters while also dealing a fixed amount of damage to itself in the process (12.5% of max durability). This damage is applied equally to all robots and shields in range.

Upon death the ability activates regardless of charge status, dealing half the amount of damage as a normal burst. This includes dying from its own ability.

Strategy

Hellburner has relatively high health for a medium robot to compensate for its ability. Hellburner is best used to attack enemies grouped closely defending a position, or to ram into and "hug" a single bot to destroy it. Because of its ability, Hellburner often causes enemy robots to spread out and give up a position (or a beacon), or allow squad mates to push into undefended areas.

Good Hellburner commanders will use the bot to do corner shooting and to flank and brawl reds without having to use its ability. Hellburner is often used as an opener in Beacon games to cap center beacon at the start of the battle. Due to its explosion damage and considerable speed boost it will often severely damage enemies before going down, allowing slower, more durable tanks to lumber in and obliterate remaining resistance.

Using the ability too often is not recommended as it also damages the player as well as the enemy. Given the ability's relatively short range of 100 meters, pilots must be careful to keep enemies nearby or risk damaging only themselves. Using the ability solely for faster movement is not recommended as the Hellburner already has a relatively fast speed. As such, Lock-Down Ammo or Lockdown weapons will help root enemies in place so they can't escape Hellburner's explosion, however Jump Unit can also be considered due to the increased speed during jump. It also allows the Hellburner to destroy enemies flying overhead with Overload provided the commander's timing is right,

The Hellburner is especially effective against Ares, Hades, Demeter and Nemesis groups, as they rely on banding close together to make use of their Absorber shields, which allows the Hellburner's explosion to damage multiple bots. It is also effective against robots that provide cover with an Aegis or standard energy barrier (e.g. Bulwark, Fenrir, Blitz, Cerberus, Fujin, Carnage, Haechi, Jaeger and to a much lesser extent Typhon), and also robots that provide healing to allies provided they remain in a certain distance (e.g. Weyland, Mender, Tyr, Demeter and to a lesser extent Nightingale, as the Hellburner's overload will most likely not be able to scratch the flying Nightingale).

Threat Measure

Hellburner is considered a beacon capper and support unit, and is a moderate threat to more durable bots. However, given its self-destructive nature and lack of significant firepower the Hellburner can be easily dealt with by vigilant pilots.

Possible Setups

These are the recommended setups for the Hellburner:

Note: When "Opt." is next to a slot type, it refers to one of the multiple options that can be used in combination with the other weapon(s) slot type(s).

Close Range (350m or less)

Slot Types →	Heavy Slot ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 1) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 2) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 3) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 4) ↓
#Slots →	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	Name (If Applicable) ↓
Setup 1 →						Shotgun (Opt. 1)
Setup 2 →
Setup 3 →
Setup 4 →						Mini-Plasma Death Button (Opt. 1)
Setup 5 →						Mini-Death Button
Setup 6 →						Mini-Leadhose (Opt. 1)
Setup 7 →						Mini-Nuke
Setup 8 →
Setup 9 →						Lightning Death Button (Opt. 1)

Other

Slot Types →	Heavy Slot ↓	Light Slot ↓
#Slots →	x1	x1
Setup 1 →

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Durability	Ability Damage (Standard)	Ability Damage (Death)	Speed	Cost
1	91,000	30,300	15,150	46	10,000 or 6,500

Upgrade Information

Level	Durability	Ability Damage (Standard)	Ability Damage (Death)	Speed	Cost	Time
2	97,000	32,200	16,100	47	100,000	2 hours
3	103,000	34,300	17,150	49	200,000	5 hours
4	110,000	36,700	18,350	51	400,000	14 hours
5	117,000	39,000	19,500	53	2,000,000	1 day 4 hours
6	124,000	41,400	20,700	55	3,000,000	2 days 4 hours
7	132,000	44,200	22,100	56	4,000,000	2 days 18 hours
8	140,000	46,900	23,450	58	8,000,000	3 days 18 hours
9	149,000	49,900	24,950	60	13,000,000	4 days 10 hours
10	159,000	53,000	26,500	60	25,000,000	4 days 20 hours
11	169,000	56,100	28,050	60	35,000,000	5 days 4 hours
12	180,000	59,750	29,875	60	45,000,000	5 days 10 hours

	Cost	Time
Totals	135,700,000	30 days 13 hours

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Durability	Ability Damage (Standard)	Ability Damage (Death)	Speed	Cost
1	180,000	59,750	29,875	60	500

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to enhance (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Durability	Ability Damage (Standard)	Ability Damage (Death)	Speed	Cost	Time
2	183,300	60,840	30,420	60	1,000,000	1 day
3	186,600	61,930	30,965	60	2,000,000	2 days
4	189,900	63,020	31,510	60	4,000,000	3 days
5	193,200	64,110	32,055	60	16,000,000	3 days
6	196,500	65,200	32,600	60	16,000,000	3 days
7	199,800	66,290	33,145	60	16,000,000	3 days
8	203,100	67,380	33,690	60	16,000,000	3 days
9	206,400	68,470	34,235	60	16,000,000	3 days
10	209,700	69,560	34,780	60	16,000,000	3 days
11	213,000	70,650	35,325	60	16,000,000	3 days
12	216,300	71,740	35,870	60	16,000,000	3 days

	Cost	Time
Totals	135,000,000	30 days

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Update History

Version	Changes
5.6.0	New limited edition skin: Redline (Operation: Cold Snap)
5.0.0	New skin: Redline (5th Anniversary)
4.8.0	Bug fix: Overload (ability) sound now plays properly in sync with its animation Total Upgrade Time: 38 days 2 hours 30 minutes⟶30 days 13 hours
4.7.0	New skin: Barong (Lunar New Year) Ability duration: 7 seconds → 5 seconds Ability cooldown: 3 seconds → 5 seconds Self-inflicted damage (on ability use): 12.5% of max durability Ability damage upon death: Decreased by 50% (59750 → 29875 at Level 12 Mark I) Total Upgrade Time: 45 days 17 hours⟶38 days 2 hours, 30 minutes
4.5.0	All self-inflicted damage from ability is now non-repairable Now available for 6,500 gold (can still be produced via Workshop 2.0)
4.3.0	Ability damage increased by 15%
4.0.0	Value (USD): $225⟶$50 Total Upgrade Cost: 76,828,000⟶135,700,000 Total Upgrade Time: 27 days 17 hours⟶45 days 17 hours Explosion radius increased from 50 meters → 75 meters
3.7.0	Robot was added to the game

Trivia

• When Overloading, the Hellburner can boost into the fastest robot in the game at 120 Km/h at lv 12, allowing it to easily run down any other bot. Even Dash bots struggle to escape, they must hold their dash until the last second to avoid being caught and exploded. But, when the Phantom joined the game, the speed was nerfed.
• This robot's speed makes it difficult to manage around ledges
• The Hellburner's weapons can get blown off by its own explosion if it's on low enough HP
• A Hellburner with a Thermite and an Aphid can be considered as a "double nuke" due to the fact that the missiles and Overload, if used properly, can deal catastrophic damage to a target
• The Hellburner is one of a few bots in the game that are able to deal damage without weapons, the others being the Mercury, the Pantheon pack robot and the Dragon bots. Blitz and Rayker can also do damage, although it is too little to be much of a threat.
• This robot was added on March 14, 2018.
• The Overload explosion animation is similar to Mercury's Helldive animation
• When the Hellburner was first released, many full squads would start with a Hellburner and rush towards the enemy spawn. In most cases, the enemy teams gets spawned raided and the match would end in 2-4 minutes.
• Hellburner is the first bot that has a exploding ability, the Second is Mercury.