Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANI heal and deal damage with Sun Ray, and place Supernova under allied disables and protection.
Diving into battle, Phoenix damages enemies and heals allies with a solar ray. At the right moment, it can become a star that burns nearby enemies, then erupts in a stunning explosion and returns at full strength.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
I contribute through laning, control and movement. I adapt the expensive core route to my budget.
My resource is the team's space: I hold the lane and build for initiation or team protection.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
Provide speed and regeneration between engagements, fitting a support’s budget.
Improves focus fire against heroes who rely on healing and regeneration; you need charges and a chance to use it.
Adds a protective tool and hides the chosen ally; invisibility does not replace escaping detection.
Adds armor and pressure in an area, helping limit the enemy’s health restoration.
Unlocks or upgrades Supernova. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
Force Staff ↗Moves me or an ally out of danger; direction depends on the target's facing.
Aeon Disk ↗Protects against sudden focus fire. I account for the cooldown and the fact that my damage is limited while it triggers.
Refresher Orb ↗Lets you repeat your main power window. Before buying, I consider whether I will have enough mana for both casts.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Phoenix dives forward in an arc with a fixed distance in the targeted direction, dealing damage over time and slowing the movement speed of any units it comes into contact with, and then orbiting back to its original position. If Phoenix casts Supernova, the dive ends.
Summons 4 fire spirits that circle around Phoenix. Each spirit can be launched independently at a targeted area of effect. Affected enemy units take damage over time and have their attack speed greatly reduced.
Summons 4 fire spirits that circle around Phoenix. Each spirit can be launched independently at a targeted area of effect. Affected enemy units take damage over time and have their attack speed greatly reduced.
Causes Fire Spirits to become a passive charge-based ability. Has 7 second replenish time.
Phoenix expels a beam of light at the cost of its own health. The beam damages enemies and heals allies for a base amount plus a percentage of their max health. The percentage increases as the beam continues to fire.
Phoenix expels a beam of light at the cost of its own health. The beam damages enemies and heals allies for a base amount plus a percentage of their max health. The percentage increases as the beam continues to fire.
Allows Sun Ray to be cast during Supernova.
The hero ends its life for a chance to be reborn. It becomes a burning sun that enemy heroes can destroy with attacks. The sun scorches enemies in a large radius and explodes after 6 sec., stunning all nearby enemies.
The Phoenix willingly ends its current life for the chance to be reborn. Transforms into a burning sun that scorches enemies in a huge area. The sun can be destroyed by attacks from enemy Heroes. After 6 seconds the sun explodes, stunning all nearby enemies while restoring Phoenix to full health and mana with refreshed abilities. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Increases number of attacks to destroy Supernova and allows Phoenix to cast Supernova on an allied hero, bringing both into the sun to be reborn together.
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
Phoenix deals 3.5% of its missing health as magic damage to all enemies in a 400 radius every second.
Phoenix deals 3.5% of its missing health as magic damage to all enemies in a 400 radius every second.
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
Items, slang and real episodes help connect abilities with what happens in a match.
