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"We are the wings of justice!"
―Protoss Phoenix pilotsrc
Phoenix
Unit
Race

Protoss

Role

Air Superiority Fighter

Properties
Hit points

120[1][2]

Shields

60[1][2]

Type

Air, mechanical.[1]

Armor type

Light[1]

Production
Minerals

125[3][1] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

75[3][1] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

Psi

2[1][4] Psi

Build time

45[1][4]

Produced from

Stargate[1][5]

Hot key

P[1]

Combat
Air attack

6 (x2)[1]

Attack range

4[1]

Unit speed

Fast[1]

The Phoenix is a protoss air unit to be featured in StarCraft II.

Contents

[edit] Overview

The original concept of the Phoenix.

The Phoenix is a deadly spacecraft that is rapidly replacing the older Scouts and Corsairs in the role of fighter for the protoss. Phoenix patrols are a common sight on the outer rim of protoss territory, where they sweep deep space for alien threats. The twin ion blaster armament of a Phoenix is highly suited to air-to-air combat.[6]

[edit] Game Unit

Early render of the Phoenix

The Phoenix is very good at destroying air units such as mutalisks. It is also an effective counter unit for Vikings[7] and powerful building-destroying air units such as the Banshee and the void ray.[8] However, it is weak against strongly-armored units such as the battlecruiser.[9]

When grouped with void rays, the two ships complement each others' weaknesses and become a formidable fleet, with void rays firing at heavily-armored targets with Phoenixes firing at poorly-armored targets.

[edit] Abilities

Graviton Beam[10]
Usage
Energy

50,[11] then 4/second[12][3] Energy

Notes

Anti-Gravity can lift enemy units into the air.[13] Such units lose their ability to attack.[14]

When the phoenix uses this ability, it is rendered unpowered.[15] A phoenix lifting a unit off the ground cannot attack. Other units must attack the target.[12]

The Anti-Gravity ability is very useful in taking key enemy units out of commission.[16][17] It cannot target massive units.[16]

Burrowed zerg units will be unburrowed by the ability, and will reburrow when they fall back to the ground.[18]

Anti-Gravity can be used on allied units as well as on the enemy.[19]

As of March 2009 Anti-Gravity no longer affects buildings.[20]

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[edit] Upgrades

Air Weapons
Researched at

Cybernetics Core[21]

Hotkey

E[21]

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

100[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

150[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

200[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

100[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

150[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

200[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

Research time

140[21] time

170[21] time

200[21] time

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Air Armor
Researched at

Cybernetics Core[21]

Hotkey

A[21]

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

100[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

150[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

200[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

100[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

150[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

200[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

Research time

140[21] time

170[21] time

200[21] time

Notes
  • Increases air unit armor.
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Plasma shields
Researched at

Forge[21]

Hotkey

S[21]

Properties
Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Minerals

200[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

300[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

400[21] Image:Minerals Terran SC1.png

Gas

200[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

300[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

400[21] Image:Gas Protoss SC1.png

Research time

140[21] time

170[21] time

200[21] time

Notes
  • +1 to shields per level.
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[edit] Strategies

The Phoenix can lift anti-air units like the Queen with the Anti Gravity ability rendering them vulnerable and helpless against Void rays or other Phoenix.[10]

[edit] Development

Originally, the Phoenix was capable of attacking both air and ground targets,[6] but became an air-to-air unit as of March 2008.[22]

The Phoenix's speed and sensor range were upgraded at the fleet beacon.[5] They were called Gravitic Thrusters and Apial Thrusters.[23][5] They have since been canceled.[24]

Phoenix using Overload
  • Overload
    • This ability could previously damage all nearby enemy air units but was scaled down before BlizzCon so that it could attack only eight nearby air units.[2] This also leaves the Phoenix unpowered for some time and thus vulnerable to attack.[9]
    • More "experienced" protoss commanders devised a tactic where when using a group of Phoenixes against enemy targets, they would overload one Phoenix at a time, so if the enemy units retreated to avoid the damage, they would be successively caught in the multiple overload fields, and the Phoenixes would be able to rotate powered and unpowered ships, with several Phoenixes fully powered at one time for traditional ion fire.[6]
    • Overload had a cooldown timer. It could damage cloaked units, making it a "soft counter" against cloaking air units such as Banshees.[14]

[edit] Quotes

Main article: Phoenix quotations

[edit] Notes

The Phoenix bears the same name as pre-release versions of the Wraith.[25]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Protoss Unit Information. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. WWI 08 Coverage - Protoss Units. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarCraft Legacy community. 2009-08-24. BlizzCon 2009 SC:L Member StarCraft II Gameplay Blogs. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-09-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 StarCraft Source. Accessed on 2007-12-16
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mielke, James. 2007-07-27. Protoss for a Day. 1up.com Accessed 2007-07-28.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Blizzard Entertainment. Phoenix, Blizzard Entertainment, Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  7. ↑ 2007-17-11, StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 46. Karune. Accessed on 2008-18-11
  8. ↑ Browder, Dustin and Bornakk. 2009-03-30. BlizzCast Episode 8. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2009-03-31.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 2007-05-19. Gameplay Trailer. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2007-08-12.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dustin Browder, Robert Simpson, Yeon-Ho Lee, David Kim. 2009-06-22. Battle Report (3). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2009-06-22.
  11. ↑ 불사조의 반중력 기술은 최초 대상에 시전시 [50의 에너지를 소모하며], 그 후로 초당 4의 에너지가 추가로 소모됩니다. 취소는 가능하구요. 재사용 대기시간은 없습니다. Kicho. 2009-04-03. 프로토스 공중유닛에 관한 여러가지 질문. Korean Battle.net StarCraft II forum. Accessed 2009-04-10.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 edited: The Phoenix in the latest build uses energy (4 per second) when casting anti-gravity, thus the same Phoenix is not able to attack the target it is lifting with anti-gravity. Karune. 2009-03-02. Protoss Air.... Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-03-02.
  13. ↑ StarCraft Legacy staff. 2008-07-16. StarCraft: Legacy Internal Q&A. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2008-07-17.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Karune. 2008-02-04. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 28. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-02-04.
  15. ↑ GearvOsh. 2008-10-14. Community Q&A [Batch 1]. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2008-10-14.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 No it doesn't, but another thing to note is that 'Massive' units cannot be targeted (such as Thors, Colossi). The ability is meant for harassment and strategic disabling of key units early and mid game. Karune. 2009-03-10. Blues - got some questions about Anti-Gravity (post 5). Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-03-10.
  17. ↑ LordofAscension. 2008-07-18. WWI 08 - Comprehensive StarCraft II Review. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2008-07-18.
  18. ↑ Karune, StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. StarCraft: Legacy StarCraft II Exclusive Q&A with Karune. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18.
  19. ↑ Karune. 2008-03-07. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 32: ScreenCraft. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-03-07.
  20. ↑ Anti-gravity no longer lifts buildings. Karune. 2009-03-10. Blues - got some questions about Anti-Gravity (post 2). Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-03-10.
  21. ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Zerg & Protoss Upgrades. SCLegacy. Accessed 2009-06-18
  22. ↑ Zetaras Xal'Kurat. 2008-03-16. StarCraft 2 Korean and Chinese Build Summary. SC2 Blog. Accessed 2008-03-18.
  23. ↑ Phoenix. StarCraft Source. Accessed 2008-09-20.
  24. ↑ 1) There is no observatory back in the game. You can warp in Observers at your Robotics Facility.

    2) Observer's movement speed and Warp Prism's movement speed can be reserached at Null Circuit. Phoenix has no upgrades for the movement speed and range at the current development stage.

    3) Nullfier's Force Beam is its regular attack.

    4) Hellion's upgrade can be researched at Armory.     Cydra. 2008-12-05. Protoss tech tree clarifications. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-12-05.
  25. ↑ Lord of Ascension. 2007-09-28. StarCraft Evolution. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2007-12-02.


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