Vulcan

How to play Vulcan

Vulcan is a ranged mage from the Roman pantheon who deals magical damage. Top players play Vulcan in the Mid lane.

In your kit, Backfire (fire projectile, dash backwards) is your way in and out of fights. Magma Bomb (area damage knockback) is your main crowd control. Inferno Cannon (deploy turret) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Earthshaker (long-range area damage), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Master Craftsman: buy mods in shop.

Community guides level Backfire, Magma Bomb and Inferno Cannon first. Max Backfire first, then Inferno Cannon, then Magma Bomb.

Most of your damage comes from abilities, so fight from behind your front line and never be the closest god to the enemy. Look for the moment your crowd control can land, then follow up with the rest of your damage. In the mid lane, clear the wave quickly, then help the side lanes or the jungle.

Start with Archmage's Gem, then buy Spear of Desolation. Top players buy it in the first two or three slots. Your core is Book of Thoth and Chronos' Pendant, and you finish with The World Stone, Rod of Tahuti and Obsidian Shard. A good relic is Aegis of Acceleration. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Fortification, it reworks Master Craftsman (nearby turrets protect), Backfire (fire projectile, dash backwards) and Magma Bomb (area damage knockback). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Atlas, Osiris and Hades, and struggle against Cerberus, Hecate or Amaterasu. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.