Heat Grenade

The Heat Grenade applies intense thermal energy to any target it contacts, severely restricting enemy movement and leaving them vulnerable to follow-up fire. The slowing effect makes it especially punishing in combination with weapons or abilities that deal bonus damage to immobilized or overheated targets, enabling heat-overflow synergy builds that chain debuffs into massive burst damage windows.

Strategically, Heat Grenades excel in chokepoint scenarios where slowed enemies have nowhere to retreat. Runners who stack heat-related implants or use weapons that benefit from a target's overheated status will see substantially higher value from this grenade than those running neutral builds. Rated B-tier overall, the Heat Grenade climbs higher in effectiveness when built around intentionally, making it a strong pick for min-maxed loadouts focused on status chaining.