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Phoenix 23 + 3.5 12 + 1.3 16 + 1.8
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 626 1704 2738 3156 +1 +3.3 +8.2 +12.9 +14.85 Mana 75 267 567 927 1059 +0 +0.8 +2.06 +3.56 +4.11 Armor -1 1 4.03 8.2 9.62 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block - Damage 26 36 49 59 98 108 145 155 164 174 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.66/s 0.77/s 0.91/s 0.96/s Attack Range 525 (800) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.35 + 0.633 Projectile Speed 1100 Move Speed ▶️ 280 ( 310) Turn Rate 1 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Fire Internal Not Provided

For the neutral item, see Phoenix Ash.

Phoenix is a flexible and unique ranged strength hero with a plethora of powerful abilities that inflict heavy damage over time on its opponents at the cost of its own health. It can be played as either a support, initiator, or semi-carry. Icarus Dive can serve as either a harassment tool, an initiating maneuver, or an escape mechanism, all the while slowing and damaging opponents in its path, while its Fire Spirits burn and cripple the opponent's attack speed, making it a potent anti-carry. Sun Ray projects a powerful beam in front of Phoenix that burns enemies for a percentage of their maximum health while sacrificing some of its own health; and, if it ever sees fit, it can end its current life to turn into a searing Supernova. Surviving this stage of its life cycle allows Phoenix to reemerge in full strength, stunning all nearby opponents and with all non-ultimate and non-item cooldowns refreshed, ready to inflict havoc on its foes once again.

Bio

Phoenix

▶️ "Chirp!"

Lore:

Alone across an untouched darkness gleamed the Keeper's first sun, a singular point of conscious light fated to spread warmth into the empty void. Through aeons beyond count this blinding beacon set to coalescing its incalculable energy before bursting forth the cataclysmic flare of supernova. From this inferno raced new beacons, star progeny identical to its parent, who journeyed an unlit ocean and settled in constellatory array. In time, they too would be made to propagate through supernova flame. So would this dazzling cycle of birth and rebirth repeat until all skies hewn of Titan toil deigned to twinkle and shine. By this ageless crucible the star that mortals would come to call Phoenix collapsed into being, and like its ancestors was thrust into an endless cosmos to find a place among its stellar brethren. Yet curiosity toward that which the dimming elders comfort in the darkness consumed the fledgling, and so over long cycles it inquired and studied. It learned that among worlds both whole and broken would soon stir a nexus of remarkable variety locked in an enduring conflict of cosmic consequence, a plane which would find itself in need of more influence than a dying sun's distant rays could provide. Thus this infant son of suns took terrestrial form, eagerly travelling to shine its warmth upon those who may need it most, and perhaps seize upon its solar destiny.

Voice:

Itself (Responses)

Abilities

Icarus Dive

▶️QD

Ability
Target Point

Affects
Enemies / Self

Damage
Magical

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.

Cast Animation: 0.2+0

Cast Range: Global

Current Health as Cost: 15%

Effect Radius: 200

Dive Distance: 1400 ( 1401.5)

Dive Width: 500

Dive Duration: 2 ( 3)

Damage per Second: 10/30/50/70

Move Speed Slow: 19%/22%/25%/28% ( 44%/47%/50%/53%)

Slow & Damage Duration: 4

 36/34/32/30

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_phoenix_icarus_dive

Death

modifier_phoenix_icarus_dive_burn

Any

Though no stranger to travelling the cosmic void, soaring within an atmosphere offers unique pleasures.

• The health cost (15% of current health) is direct HP Removal.

• Phoenix dives in an ellipse with a major axis length of 1400 ( 1401.5) and a minor axis length of 500.
  • This results in a total path of 3154.41 ( 3157.21), which Phoenix covers in 2 ( 3) seconds.
  • This means Phoenix dives at an average speed of 1577.21 ( 1578.6).
  • The dive speed is not constant. Phoenix starts at 0, accelerates until halfway through max distance, then slows down towards max distance, then repeats the process on the way back.

• Phoenix always dives clockwise, hitting units on the left side of the dive first. Units right in the middle of the arc might not be hit.

• The dive is canceled when Phoenix is stunned, cycloned, hexed, slept or affected by other sources of forced movement. Roots and taunts do not cancel it.

• Phoenix can attack, cast spells and use items while diving (including channeling spells).
  • However, Sun Ray is inactive during the dive, making it uncastable.

• During Icarus Dive, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast targeted spells or items.

• Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 4 instances.

• Can deal up to 40/120/200/280 damage to a single unit (before reductions).

Stop Icarus Dive

QD

Ability
No Target

Immediately cancels the dive.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

 0

SCREE!

• Replaces Icarus Dive until the dive stops.

• Interrupts Phoenix's channeling spells upon cast.

Fire Spirits

▶️WF

Ability
No Target
( Passive)

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Magical

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.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Current Health as Cost: 20%

Effect Radius: 175

Number of Spirits: 4

Damage per Second: 15/35/55/75 ( 35/55/75/95)

Attack Speed Slow: 80/100/120/140

Slow & Damage Duration: 4

Spirits Duration: 20 ( Infinite)

 51/44/37/30

 120

Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:

Causes Fire Spirits to become a passive charge-based ability. Has a 7 second replenish time.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_phoenix_fire_spirit_count

Death

modifier_phoenix_fire_spirit_burn

Any

The ever-collapsing core of Phoenix often emits short-lived bursts of conscious light.

• Interrupts Phoenix's channeling spells upon cast.

• The health cost (20% of current health) is direct HP Removal.

• Interrupts Phoenix's channeling spells upon cast.

• Grants Launch Fire Spirit 4 charges upon cast. The number of instances is visible on the status buff.

• The spirits' burn damage does not stack. Hitting the same units multiple times just refreshes the debuff duration.

• Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 4 instances.

• Each spirit can deal up to 60/140/220/300 ( 140/220/300/380) damage to a single unit (before reductions).
  • Can in total deal up to 240/560/880/1200 ( 560/880/1200/1520) damage to a single unit (before reductions).

• With Aghanim's Shard, Fire Spirits gets permanently replaced by Launch Fire Spirit.

Launch Fire Spirit

▶️▶️▶️WF

Ability
Target Area

Each fire 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.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Cast Range: 1400

Max Charges: 4

Charge Replenish Time: - ( 7)

 0

 0

PKAWW! BOOM

• Replaces Fire Spirits until all spirits are launched.

• The max amount of charges for Launch Fire Spirit always equals the value given on the status buff.
  • With Aghanim's Shard, it no longer relies on the value buff and recharges them on its own.
  • Acquiring Aghanim's Shard, immediately grants Launch Fire Spirit all 4 charges.

• The launched spirits travel at a speed of 900.

• During Icarus Dive and Sun Ray, the spirits can be fired in any direction without requiring Phoenix to face that direction.

• Fire Spirits provide 175 radius ground vision for 1 second at the targeted area upon impact.

Sun Ray

▶️ER

Ability
Target Point

Affects
Enemies / Allies

Damage
Magical

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 health. The percentage increases as the beam continues to fire.

Cast Animation: 0.01+0.5

Cast Range: 1300

Current Health as Cost per Second: 6%

Ray Distance: 1250

Ray Radius: 130

Base Damage per Second: 14/20/26/32

Max Health as Damage per Second: 1.5%/3.25%/5%/6.75% ( 1001.5%/1003.25%/1005%/1006.75%)

Base Heal per Second: 7/10/13/16

Max Health as Heal per Second: 0.625%/1.25%/1.875%/2.5%

Turn Rate in Degrees per Second: 25

Ray Duration: 6

 30

 100/110/120/130

Modifiers [?]

modifier_phoenix_sun_ray

Death

modifier_phoenix_sun_ray_vision

Undispellable

The vent through which such stellar energy flows is mere atoms wide.

• The health cost (6% of current health per second) is direct HP Removal.
  • Drains 1.2% of current health in 0.2 second intervals, starting 0.2 seconds after cast, resulting in 30 drain instances in 6 seconds.
  • This results in a total health cost of 30.38% of Phoenix's initial current health on cast to sustain the full 6 seconds.

• For better readability, the turn rate during Sun Ray is given as degrees per second, instead of radians per 0.03 seconds.
  • 25 degrees per second equal a turn rate of 0.013.

• Has 175 non-lingering ground vision around the Ray for the duration.

• Sun Ray is canceled if Phoenix gets stunned, silenced, cycloned, feared, hexed or slept. Roots, taunts and forced movement do not cancel it.
  • Duel does cancel Sun Ray because it applies silence effect to duelists.
  • While affected by the taunts, Phoenix cannot change directions, Toggle Movement or manually Stop Sun Ray.

• Sun Ray sets Phoenix's movement speed to 0 (has priority over hastes) and disarms Phoenix for its duration, so it cannot move or attack.

• Phoenix can use items and abilities during Sun Ray (including channeling spells). Casting Icarus Dive during it does not cancel it.

• During Sun Ray, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast targeted spells or items.

• Sun Ray is inactive during Icarus Dive, so it cannot be cast during it.

• Deals damage or heals in 0.2 second intervals, starting 0.2 seconds after cast, resulting in up to 30 damage or heal instances per unit.
  • Initially, the beam deals 14/20/26/32 + 1.5%/3.25%/5%/6.75% ( 1001.5%/1003.25%/1005%/1006.75%) of the affected units' max health as damage per second.
  • For each passing 0.2 seconds, the damage increases by 0.467/0.667/0.867/1.067 + 0.1%/0.1%/0.2%/0.2% ( 33.4%/33.4%/33.5%/33.6%) of their max health.
  • In 6 seconds, the damage reaches 28/40/52/64 + 3%/6.5%/10%/13.5% ( 2003%/2006.5%/2010%/2013.5%) of their max health per second. At this point, the ray stops.
  • Initially, the beam heals for 7/10/13/16 + 0.625%/1.25%/1.875%/2.5% of the affected units' max health per second.
  • For each passing 0.2 seconds, the heal increases by 0.233/0.333/0.433/0.533 + 0%/0%/0.1%/0.1% of their max health.
  • In 6 seconds, the heal reaches 14/20/26/32 + 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5% of their max health per second. At this point, the ray stops.

• Can deal up to 126/180/234/288 + 13.5%/29.25%/45%/60.75% ( 9013.5%/9029.25%/9045%/9060.75%) of max health as damage when an enemy is hit for its full duration.

• Can heal up to 63/90/117/144 + 5.625%/11.25%/16.875%/22.5% of max health when an ally is hit by the beam for the full duration.

• Does not affect couriers.

Toggle Movement

DE

Ability
Toggle

Affects
Self

Toggles slow forward movement during Sun Ray firing.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

 0

SQAWRK!

• This ability is only active while having Sun Ray buff on.
  • This ability is not available in Ability Draft, due non-ultimate abilities being limited to one ability slot.

• Interrupts Phoenix's channeling spells upon cast.

• Phoenix drifts towards the direction of the ray with a fixed 250 speed. Slows and movement speed buffs do not affect this.

• Phoenix can move through cliffs and destroys trees in its path.

Stop Sun Ray

ER

Ability
No Target

Immediately stops the Sun Ray.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

 0

CHIRP!

• Replaces Sun Ray until the ray stops.

• Interrupts Phoenix's channeling spells upon cast.

Phoenix Sun
Summoned Ward
Health 100 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 0 Duration 6 Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Status Resistance 0 Collision Size 27 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 • 800 Bounty 20 Experience 0 Notes Phased Affected by Fountain attacks.

Supernova

▶️▶️▶️RV

Ability
No Target
( Target Unit)

Affects
Enemies / Allied Heroes

Damage
Magical / Instant Kill

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.

Cast Animation: 0.01+0.5

Cast Range: 0 ( 500)

Radius: 1300

Hero Attacks to Destroy: 6/8/10 ( 9/11/13) ( 7/10/13,  10/13/16)

Damage per Second: 60/90/120

Stun Duration: 2/2.5/3

Aura Linger Duration: 0.5

Nova Duration: 6

 120

 150/200/250

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

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.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_phoenix_supernova_hiding

Death

modifier_phoenix_sun

Death

modifier_phoenix_sun_debuff

Death

modifier_stunned

Strong

The solar crucible of a Supernova may be fatal, yet from its flames arise new beacons to wander infinity.

• Supernova turns night into day for its duration. This has a higher priority than the artificial nights of Dark Ascension and Eclipse.

• Disjoints projectiles and applies a strong dispel upon cast. Also dispels Fire Spirits.

• Resets Phoenix' abilities, and replenishes its mana upon cast. Does not refresh the cooldowns of items and ultimates.
  • If the sun survives, Phoenix's health gets fully replenished at the end of the duration.

• During Supernova, Phoenix is hidden, invulnerable, rooted, muted, and disarmed.
  • All of Phoenix' spells are also turned inactive for during Supernova, so that they cannot be cast either.
  • With the level 20 talent, Sun Ray is not inactive and can be cast during Supernova.
  • However, since Phoenix is also rooted, the Toggle Movement sub-spell cannot be used. Phoenix can turn though.

• Only attacks from heroes (including clones, excluding illusions) can damage the sun.

• The area damage is provided by an aura. Its debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
  • Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in up to 6 possible instances.
  • Can deal up to 360/540/720 damage to a single unit (before reductions) when it stays in range for the full duration.
  • The source of the damage is the caster, not the sun itself, so it fully benefits from spell amplification.

• The sun can be denied once it drops below 50% health. Doing so also denies Phoenix (and the ally inside).

• Destroys trees within a 500 radius around Phoenix upon cast.

• Aghanim's Scepter turns this spell into a single target spell with 500 cast range.
  • The cast range is only for selecting a unit within the range. The sun still appears on Phoenix's current location.
  • Can only target allied heroes, including illusions, clones and self (double-tapping casts it on self).
  • The targeted ally cannot act during Supernova at all, on top of the same effects that are applied to Phoenix during it.
  • If the sun survives, the ally's health, and mana get replenished, and their non-ultimate non-item ability cooldowns get reset.
  • Destroying the Phoenix Sun credits both of the heroes' deaths to its destroyer.
  • If the sun gets destroyed and Phoenix has Reincarnation, the ally is released with its health, mana and cooldowns unaffected.
  • If the sun gets destroyed and the ally inside has Reincarnation, it reincarnates while Phoenix dies.

Talents

Hero Talents
+1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range	25	+3 Supernova Hit Count
+0.4s Supernova Stun Duration	20	+1.5% Max Health Sun Ray Damage
+500 Health	15	+20 Fire Spirits Damage Per Second
+20 Icarus Dive Damage Per Second	10	+25% Icarus Dive Slow

Notes:

• The health talent increases the max health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

Recent Changes

Main Article: Phoenix/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.35

• Increased Launch Fire Spirit projectile speed from 900 to 1000.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Reduced Sun Ray movement speed slow from 12% to 10%

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +6% spell damage amplification ➜ +20 Icarus Dive damage per second.

7.34c

• Reduced Fire Spirits attack speed slow from 80/100/120/140 to 65/90/115/140.

7.34

• Reduced the following abilities' damage intervals from 1 to 0.2:
  • Icarus Dive
  • Fire Spirits
  • Supernova
• Sun Ray
  • Now also applies a stackable 2% blind miss chance debuff per damage interval.
  • Has a 5-second blind debuff duration.
  • Successive blind debuff on the affected units increase the stack count and fully refreshes the whole stack's duration.

Gameplay

Out of the deep void burst forth infinite stars, among them the cosmic progeny known to mortals as Phoenix. With stellar flame emanating from its terrestrial form, the Phoenix dives the battlefield in an arc, setting ablaze all who pass beneath its wings. Within its ever-collapsing core sprang short-lived Fire Spirits, paroxysms of conscious light that burned with debilitating flame. From afar the firebird beams its Sun Ray, scorching foes, yet nurturing allies. By its own celestial timing, the son of suns ends its current life in a Supernova, radiating intense heat until the mass explodes, restoring Phoenix to its form through the glory of rebirth.
Roles:	Support Nuker Initiator Escape Disabler
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

Strategy & Tips

Counters &
Matchups

Audio

Responses

Sounds

History

Lore

Old Abilities

Changelogs

Equipment

Phoenix Equipment (expand sets) Sets Blaze of Oblivion Crimson Dawn Golden Nirvana Ire of Molten Rebirth Kitestar Splendor Temple of the Fallen Sun Vermillion Crucible Head Solar Forge Wings Solar Gyre Taunt Taunt: Cold Breakfast Taunt: Order Up!

Trivia

• Phoenix's name in DotA was Icarus. It was removed during its port to Dota 2 for unspecified reasons. However, Icarus Dive still makes use of it.
• An easter egg boss fight versus Phoenix was added to the 6.69 DotA map to hint at its upcoming release in 6.70.

Gallery

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  Announcement artwork

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  Early model