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Phoenix

Unit
Race	Protoss
Role	Air superiority fighter
Armament	Ion cannons
Properties
Maximum energy	200 (init. 50)
Energy regen/second	0.5625
Sight range	10
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Psi	2
Build time	35
Produced from	Stargate
Hotkey	X
Movement
Speed	4.25
Acceleration	3.25
Lateral acceleration	0
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.75
Protection
Shields	60
Shield regen/second	2
Hit points	120
Armor	0
Type	Air Mechanical
Armor type	Light
Ion Cannons
Damage	5 (+5 vs light)
Attacks	2
Targets	Air
Cooldown	1.11
Range	4 (6 with Anion Pulse-Crystals)
Upgrade/level	+1
Meta
Target priority	20
Kill score	700
Production score	350
Miscellaneous
Notes	The Phoenix can move and attack simultaneously.

"We are the wings of justice!"

- A Phoenix pilot^(src)

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

1 Overview
2 Game Unit
3 Known Phoenix Pilots
4 Notes
5 Videos
6 References

OverviewEdit

In use by 2502,^[1]^[2] the Phoenix is a deadly spacecraft that is rapidly replacing the older Scouts and Corsairs in the role of air superiority fighters for the protoss.^[3] Highly maneuverable, the Phoenix is able to outmaneuver almost any foe.^[4]

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 for air-to-air combat.^[3]

When confronted by more dangerous enemies, a Phoenix pilot can unleash a short-lived gravity beam by overloading the ship’s warp field through its inertial drive. The beam can immobilize an opponent for a few precious seconds.^[5]

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II that is ambiguously canonical.

Sophisticated and lethal as the Phoenix may be, all too often a patrol squadron will find itself heavily outnumbered by zerg or terran enemies. To overcome this weakness, phoenix pilots have developed a dangerous counter-ploy. A phoenix pilot can unleash a short-lived storm of destruction by overloading its warp field through the ship's ion blasters. The area-effect discharge is devastating and can destroy a large number of enemies at once, but it comes at a price: in the aftermath the phoenix is left temporarily powerless and crippled. Wary foes have learned to flee a phoenix overload and return moments later to destroy the helpless craft. In turn phoenix pilots have begun to use staggered discharges to catch their enemies in a web of destruction. These desperate tactics are frowned upon by protoss commanders, but have become tacitly accepted as a necessity.^[3]

Game UnitEdit

In-game, the phoenix lacks a ground attack, but rather makes up for this with its graviton beam. The phoenix can move and attack simultaneously which, combined with its high speed, makes it great for harrassing fleeing forces. This also make the phoenix effective as an economy raider, using the graviton beam on worker units.

The phoenix is very good at destroying light air units, such as mutalisks (especially with the range upgrade). The upgraded range of a Phoenix is double that of a mutalisk, allowing for players to easily fly around mutalisks, scoring free hits without the mutalisks being able to retaliate due to their slower speed.

The Phoenix is also an effective counter unit for vikings, banshees, and void rays. However, it is weak against strongly-armored units such as the battlecruiser, carrier, and corruptor. The phoenix is ineffective against the units it counters when outnumbered. However, it can makes up for this with its fast speed.

The phoenix banks when it turns.^[6]

AbilitiesEdit

Graviton Beam

Usage
Energy	50
Duration	10

Notes

Anti-Gravity can lift enemy units into the air. Such units lose their ability to attack or use abilities.

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

The Anti-Gravity ability is very useful in taking key enemy units out of commission.^[7] It cannot target massive units.

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

Anti-Gravity can be used on allied units as well as on the enemy^[8] and can be canceled on command, even before the full ten seconds has elapsed.

The Graviton Beam effect ends instantly if either the targeted unit or the casting phoenix is destroyed.

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UpgradesEdit

Air Weapons

Researched at

Cybernetics core

Hotkey

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	100	175	250
Gas	100	175	250
Research time	160	190	220

Notes

Increases attack damage of protoss air units.

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Air Armor

Researched at

Cybernetics Core

Hotkey

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	150	225	300
Gas	150	225	300
Research time	160	190	220

Notes

Increases protoss air unit armor.

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Plasma Shields

Researched at

Forge

Hotkey

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	150	225	300
Gas	150	225	300
Research time	160	190	220

Notes

+1 armor to shields per level.

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Anion Pulse-Crystals

Researched at

Fleet beacon

Hotkey

Properties

Minerals	150
Gas	150
Research time	90

Notes

+2 range to Phoenix attacks.

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StrategiesEdit

The Phoenix can lift anti-air units like the queen with the Graviton Beam ability rendering them vulnerable and helpless against void rays or other Phoenix.^[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 and ground targets while Phoenixes fire at poorly-armored targets.