Chem Grenade

The Chem Grenade is an S-tier piece of equipment that applies a corrosive chemical effect to targets, making healing significantly more difficult for anyone caught in its area of effect. Like the EMP Grenade, Chem Grenades are highly effective against all foe types, whether AI bots or rival runners, giving them a broad tactical application across every zone and encounter type. The corrosive puddle left on the ground after detonation adds a persistent area-denial component that can block doorways and force enemies to reposition.

The anti-healing property of the Chem Grenade is its defining strength: in a game where consumables like Patch Kits and Pangea Kits can swing fights dramatically, cutting off an enemy's ability to heal mid-engagement tips the odds sharply in your favor. Deploying a Chem Grenade on an entry point or extract zone denies healing and forces opponents to spend consumables just to negate the effect. Its combination of direct damage, healing suppression, and area control makes it one of the most strategically deep equipment options in the game.