Overview
Hellfire (Fire Wand evolution) is an A Tier evolved weapon that scatters a dense fire barrage across a wide area at cost 1. Against clustered enemies, damage output can exceed Holy Wand. Core weapon in Arca builds.
The projectile spread pattern fires forward and laterally — positioning to maximize full-barrage contact is the key skill.
Evolution Recipe
Fire Wand + Spinach → Hellfire
Spinach boosts damage before evolution, providing value from the moment it's obtained alongside Fire Wand.
Recommended Gems
Priority:
- Triple Damage — 3x across every projectile in the barrage
- Wild — combo integration
- Amount-up — increases barrage density
- Area-up — expands fire spread radius
Total damage scales multiplicatively with projectile count × Triple Damage, making Amount-up highly efficient here.
Synergies
Crawlers
- Arca: mana supply makes 1-cost sustainable; Hellfire is the centerpiece of Arca builds (top synergy)
- Lama: raw damage amplification
- Pasqualina: expanded fire spread radius
Arcanas
- Chain Link: combo staircase preservation
- Purple Smoke: projectile count increase
Relics
- Gem Hammer: gem attachment prerequisite
- Stardust Anvil: slot expansion + Might Power Up
Tips
Use Spinach with Fire Wand pre-evolution to boost damage, then evolve. Post-evolution, trigger in dense groups for maximum barrage hits. Positioning matters — standing ahead of the enemy cluster maximizes full-barrage coverage.
In Arca builds, Hellfire occupies the 1-mana staircase slot. Pair with Mannajja for both AoE clearing (Hellfire) and single-target boss burst (Mannajja).
Tier Summary
General: A / Arca builds: S
Weaker on isolated bosses, but top-tier cluster elimination. Arca + Hellfire combination is the premier wave-clear build in Vampire Crawlers.