Alchemist

Razzil Darkbrew the Alchemist is a melee strength hero whose alchemical prowess makes him a strange but versatile fighter. He is an unusual carry based upon transmuting fallen enemies into large amounts of bonus gold, with both an early game and late game presence due to his large health pool and the first strike nature of his spells. His low but balanced attributes and the sure promise of gold for items means he can be one of the most disparately built heroes in the game.

Unstable Concoction is his main contribution early on, dealing good damage and a lengthy stun. Acid Spray allows him to rapidly clear waves of creeps for his Greevil's Greed to contribute massive amounts of extra income. A well-equipped Alchemist can then use Chemical Rage to its fullest effect, as the incredible regeneration and base attack time reduction make it one of the best steroid abilities in the game.

Trivia

 * At one point during beta, Alchemist's bio consisted entirely of the following sentence: "Alchemist is named Al and is a chemist."
 * Alchemist's third ability name remained unchanged from its DotA counterpart until after the Diretide event, when it was changed from "Goblin's Greed" into "Greevil's Greed."
 * The Ogre's portion of the Caustic Steel cosmetic set may be a reference to Master Blaster from Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome, while the Alchemist's armor and hair are most likely a reference to Edward Elric, one of the two main protagonists of Fullmetal Alchemist.
 * 's Acid Spray.mp3 sound effect has the same reprocessed sound of war2 Oil-platform.wav Oil Platform building from game Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, created by Blizzard.
 * One of Alchemist's last hit lines Alch lasthit 01.mp3 "Only ninety eight percent pure?" is a direct reference to AMC's TV series Breaking Bad.
 * Another of his last hit lines Alch ability goblin 01.mp3 "Greed is good." is a reference to Gordon Gekko's speech in the 1987 film, Wall Street.
 * Alchemist's line for picking up a Alch haste 02.mp3 "Run, buddy, run!" may be a reference to Forrest Gump, since sometime in the movie there is a line "Run, Forrest, Run!"
 * Alchemist's leveling line Alch level 05.mp3 " Better living through alchemy!" is a reference to the phrase "Better Living Through Chemistry", a popular variant of a DuPont advertising slogan which later became a common phrase.