Incendiary Grenades

Swap standard grenades for incendiary grenades that leave a fire behind after detonation.

Unlock Requirement

The Incendiary Grenades unlock at rank 17 (Commodore).

Weapon Stats

Incendiary Grenade Detailed Analysis
Weapon Info		Additional Notes
Unlock Rank	Rank 17
Weapon Type	Grenade
Weapon Category	Explosive; incendiary
Fire Mode	Thrown
Damage
	Base	Additional Notes
Anti-Personnel Explosive Damage	64
Anti-Personnel Explosion Radius	5.0 m
Direct Explosive Damage	64
Direct Explosion Radius	4.0 m
Status Effects	Heavy Burn; Napalm Area
Fire Damage/sec	100
Effect Duration	2 s
Napalm Area Radius	3.0 m	Applies to both anti-personnel and direct damaging radius.
Napalm Area Damage	32	Per pulse; causes Heavy Burn. Applies to both anti-personnel and direct damaging radius.
AP Ammo Armor Reduction	0
Statistics
	Base	Additional Notes
Capacity	2	Picking up an ammo crate gives up to 2 grenades.

Gameplay Tips

• The Incendiary Grenades' fire burns similarly to that of the Incendiary Bombs stratagem, but covers a smaller, circular area.

• Many enemies will not walk through the fire and will try to find a path around it, making this useful for area denial. If they can't see a path, they'll usually hang back until the fire burns itself out. However, heavier foes aren't particularly intimidated by the flames and will march or drive right through.
  • Despite the smaller area, the incendiary effect is still large enough to block narrow paths. Throwing both grenades can be used to create a small wall, useful even in an open area.
  • Enemy patrols can still spot you through the fire.

• Even a single grenade can be succesfully used to destroy shielded Illuminate infantry units, such as the Strider. While the shield would absorb the single blast of a standard grenade, the fire deals damage in several "hits", able to deshield the target before setting it on fire.
  • This does, however, rely on the target being in the middle of the blast-radius. If the target is too far, the fire will be unable to whittle down the target's shield before it leaves the area of effect.

• Because Incendiary Grenades deploy faster than Incendiary Bombs, they can be used as a backup anti-armour weapon. However, even when using both Incendiaries, the damage is too low to kill an undamaged Bug Tank.
  • Even Cyborg Warlords can be set on fire dealing damage over time.
  • It is recommended to keep the Tank within the fire to maximize damage.
  • The napalm-effect is one of the few things that can damage closed Illuminate Obelisks
  • While Cyborg IFVs receive no damaging effects from fire (Incendiary Grenades or otherwise), it can be used to impair their movement.

Notes

• Grenade Perks now display correct icons of current grenades when chosen during the mission, this was added in Patch 7.01.