How does Alf switch between shotgun and flamethrower?
Alf enters a fight with a shotgun, then activates the Reactor mounted on her back. That activation reconfigures the weapon into a flamethrower. The switch is the whole identity of the kit: the shotgun covers the neutral game, and the flamethrower is the burst window.
The weapon is described in two compatible ways — a flamethrower with a blade, or a shotgun with a flamethrower attachment. The second description is the more specific one in the current data and fits the stance-switch framing. Either way, the important point is that the flame mode is a temporary state, not a permanent replacement.
What does the flamethrower stance do?
It sprays a 120-degree cone of continuous flame. Anything inside the cone takes repeated fire damage and stacks burn. The cone is wide enough that you do not need precise aim, but narrow enough that positioning still matters: you want the enemy group in front of you, not around you.
The flame mode is a crowd tool first. Against a single elite it is steady damage; against a pack of small enemies in a corridor, it is one of the most efficient clear tools in the roster. That is the practical difference between Alf and a single-target damage kit.
What happens after the eight-second burn?
The flame runs for a maximum of 8 seconds, then the weapon is forced into an overheat cooldown. You cannot extend it by holding the button longer. The cooldown is the price of the burst, so the stance is best treated as a window you open deliberately rather than a mode you leave on.
Because the 8-second figure is community-sourced, treat it as a CBT2 community observation. The launch client may change the duration, and no official skill description has been published in English. The safe habit is to count the burn rather than trust a fixed timer on screen.
Which skills does she bring?
The community kit list names three active skills and a passive. A forward fire wall that blocks a lane, a sweeping flame that covers the area in front of her, and an overload burst described as high-risk and high-reward. The passive is described as a loyal-guard effect. None of these English names are official; they are translations of the community list.
| Tool | Community description | Official English name |
|---|---|---|
| Fire wall | Forward barrier of flame that blocks and groups enemies | Unannounced |
| Sweeping flame | Fan-shaped burn in front of her | Unannounced |
| Overload burst | High-risk, high-reward burst | Unannounced |
| Passive | Loyal-guard effect | Unannounced |
The fire wall is the tool that makes the kit more than damage. It can hold a corridor, split a pack, or keep a group inside the flamethrower cone for the full burn. The overload burst is the opposite: a commitment with a cost. Use it when the pack is already grouped and the burn is already running.
Why is she strong in narrow spaces?
The cone and the fire wall both improve when the enemy has nowhere to spread. In an open room, half the pack can step out of the flame. In a corridor, the fire wall closes the lane and the cone covers everything inside it. This is why Alf's reputation is tied to map geometry rather than raw numbers.
She also ignites scene objects. Barrels and crates burn, and the resulting explosions chain to nearby objects. That is free area damage on maps that place those objects in the fight lane, and it is the main reason to learn the environment before the pull. Do not stand in the chain radius yourself.
Are the flamethrower details official?
Only partly. The official data confirms 4★, Ignis, Hero, the MISS Maid 49 identity and the epithet A Story Truly Yours. The stance switch, the 120-degree cone, the 8-second limit, the overheat cooldown and the skill list are community-sourced, reproduced across several outlets from the same template.
That does not make them wrong, but it does make them provisional. No official English skill names have been announced. Any guide that presents "Blazing Barrier" or similar as an official name is inventing a translation. The combat guide covers the official resource and cooldown rules that Alf still follows.
Who is Alf?
Alf is the forty-ninth maid of MISS, the maid association. She is written as earnest, clumsy and persistent, a maid who keeps chasing after the Detective. Her official epithet, A Story Truly Yours, is the only narrative label attached to her in the roster data.
Her acquisition route has not been announced. She appears in the full roster as a 4★ Hero, and the other Ignis characters are covered on the Cinderella build page. For how a cone-clearing kit fits a four-character party, see the team building page.
Common questions
Does Alf have a named resource bar?
No named bar is published for her. The official data lists her rarity, Reactor and Identity, but the flamethrower kit comes from community reports.
Can the flamethrower stay on permanently?
No. The community description caps the burn at 8 seconds before an overheat cooldown, which is why the stance is a burst window.
Are Alf's skill names official?
No. The English skill names are unannounced. The labels used here are descriptions of the community list, not in-game names.
What makes her different from other Ignis characters?
She is the cone-clearing kit: a temporary flamethrower stance and environment ignition, rather than a single-target blade or bomb loop.