Furnace

Abilities

Phases 1–3

• Charge Heat: Stand still to build Heat. Stuns interrupt it. Landing hits also builds Heat.
• Heat Radar (passive): Pings survivor positions. Revamped just before launch to be “way better”.
• Thruster Flight (passive): Double-jump to fly using Heat. It no longer reveals survivors (that indicator was removed before launch, and the radar does that job now).
• Claw Slash: Short dash-slash. With Heat it travels further, burns and can be cancelled early.
• Scorched Earth: Flamethrowers that hit everyone in front of him and apply Burning. A stun ends it, and in Phase 3 it only lasts 5 seconds.

Phase 3

• Heat regen: Heat builds much faster in Phase 3. The tester describes it refilling on its own up to 50%, so he can build it while moving.

Since the v1.24 update (October 18) every killer's basic attack (M1) does 35 damage, up from 20 at launch, and all abilities and M1s cost stamina. See the update log. Phase timing and the escape timer are covered in the escape timer guide.

How to survive Furnace

• Stun Furnace while he is charging Heat. That cancels the charge.
• Pressure him early, before Phase 3, while he is still slow.
• Never stack up in front of him. Scorched Earth hits everyone in the cone.

How to play Furnace

• Charge Heat somewhere quiet. It locks you in place and a stun cancels it.
• Use your Heat Radar to find survivors, double-jump into Thruster Flight to close the distance, then use the Heat you have left on a powered Claw Slash.
• Scorched Earth is your best damage against a group. Use it on survivors bunched up at a mist patch.
• Don't overcommit in Phase 1. Stall and pressure objectives until Phase 3, when Heat regen lets you chain abilities.

Map notes

• “...” (the castle map): A release-day reviewer playing Furnace here found it very dark, with survivors in all-black outfits blending into the shadows. Lean on the Heat Radar to find them (the map was brightened in v1.14).

Skins

• Alternate chase theme: After players complained about Furnace's chase theme in October, the developer swapped in a different version of his chase layers and made the other version a skin that costs 20 rings. The skin changes the music, not the abilities.

Skins don't change abilities. See every skin on the skins page.

Why B tier

Furnace has the weakest early game of the five. Without Heat he is, in one reviewer's words, “just a weak M1 killer”, and charging Heat early leaves him standing still where survivors can stun him. In Phase 3 the free Heat regen turns him into a real threat. Expect Furnace to move up if early-game Heat is buffed.

FAQ

Why is Furnace so weak early?

Most of his kit spends Heat, and early on he has to stand still to charge it, where stuns interrupt him. A release-day reviewer called him “just a weak M1 killer” without it.

What does Furnace get in Phase 3?

His Heat refills on its own up to 50% of the bar, so he can keep using abilities while he moves.