Phoenix: Ranged, position 5 (hard support), Nuker, Initiator, Escape, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.6% win rate in pubs and a 4.9% pick rate.
Diving into battle, Phoenix blasts enemies and heals allies with rays of solar flame. When the time is right, it can become a burning sun to scorch nearby foes before unleashing a stunning detonation that also restores Phoenix to full strength.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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25′Core items in order: Spirit Vessel (around minute 16), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 24), Shiva's Guard (around minute 25).
Full build by minute →
Max Fire Spirits, then Sun Ray, then Icarus Dive.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Meepo, Enigma and Medusa; easiest: Kez, Templar Assassin and Tusk.
All 124 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 464 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 632.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the support role.
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Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
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10′79%16′38%24′81%25′32%
30′24%36% of 33 pro matches
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.
Pros max it by level 15
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.
Pros max it by level 7
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.
Pros max it by level 12
Phoenix deals 3.5% of its missing health as magic damage to all enemies in a 400 radius every second.
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
Pros max it by level 17
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Phoenix: counter picks →Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
It does best in Herald (52.3% wins) and wins 49.2% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 5 (hard support) in 64% of games. Pros usually build Spirit Vessel, Aghanim's Shard and Shiva's Guard by minute 25. It struggles most against Meepo, Enigma and Medusa and has the easiest time against Kez, Templar Assassin and Tusk.
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