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Phoenix
From The StarCraft 2 Wiki
The Phoenix is Protoss' answer to anything and everything that wants to try and engage them in the air. The Phoenix is deadly enough to replace both the Scout and the Corsair.
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[edit] Background
| StarCraft II Unit [e] | |
|---|---|
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| Phoenix | |
| Race: | Protoss |
| Role: | Air Superiority Fighter |
| Unit Statistics | |
| Size: | Medium |
| Type: | Air, Mechanical |
| Speed: | Fast |
| Transport Slots: | N/A |
| Hit Points: | 120 |
| Plasma Shields: | 60 |
| Energy Points: | 200 |
| Offence | |
| Armament: | Energy Beam |
| Ground Attack: | N/A |
| Air Attack: | 6x2 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Defence | |
| Armor: | Light (0) |
| Sight: | x |
| Cooldown: | Normal |
| Special Abilities | |
| Raises two enemy/friendly units or structures into the air. |
| Production | |
| Hotkey: | E |
| Supply: |  2
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| Resources: |  125  75
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| Build Time: | 45 |
| Produced by: | Stargate |
| Prerequisite: | Stargate |
[edit] StarCraft II Unit
The Phoenix is the bread and butter air unit for the Protoss air fleet, available the moment the Stargate is built. It primary role is anti-air, thus making the Phoenix an excellent escort for the more expensive Carrier, Warp Ray and even the air-vulnerable Colossus.
The fast movement speed also allows the Phoenix to quickly chase down retreating enemy air units, as well as harass and pick off stray dropships and Overlords. The low attack damage makes them weak against heavily armored units, such as the Terran Battlecruiser, but only enforces their support role for other friendly heavy hitters.
The Phoenix also comes with a special Anti-Gravity ability that allows it to lift two nearby enemy or friendly units or structures into the air. While airborne, the affected units are disabled and unable to retaliate and prone to air vs air attacks( such as other nearby pheonix). Anti-Gravity can also be used as a defensive skill, by lifting injured key units away from enemy ground-only attackers such as Siege Tanks, Dark Templar or Ultralisks.
[edit] Abilities
[edit] Upgrades
[edit] Development
Early during the development the Phoenix was able to attack both air and ground units. This was quietly changed as the Phoenix became more focused on anti-air.
Power Overload was removed from the Phoenix for the BlizzCon 2008 build, and was replaced with the now familiar Anti Gravity. Power Overload allowed the Phoenix to simultaneously attack eight nearby enemy targets before causing the ship to become temporarily disabled.
[edit] Gallery
- General StarCraft II Shots
 Closeup of the Phoenix. |
An early screenshot of the Phoenix's wireframe. |
 Concept art for the Phoenix. |
 Three Phoenixes help defend a Protoss base. |
 Some Phoenixes support an attack on some Battlecruisers. |
 A Phoenix with a Mothership. |
 The Phoenix's Overload ability. |
A chain of Overloads. |
 A group of Phoenixes with some Void Rays. |
 Several Phoenixes defend a Protoss base. |
 Phoenix support against the Zerg. |
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 A squadron of Phoenixes defend against the Zerg. |
 Two Phoenixes over a Protoss base. |
 An air battle with several Phoenixes. |
 A squadron of Phoenix lead an attack on the Zerg. |
 A battle with Phoenixes over a river. |
| Protoss Units (StarCraft II) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | Probe | Zealot | Stalker | Nullifier | Immortal | Colossus | High Templar | Archon | Dark Templar |
| Air Units: | Warp Prism | Observer | Phoenix | Void Ray | Carrier (Interceptor) | Mothership |
| Basic Buildings: | Nexus | Assimilator | Pylon | Gateway | Warp Gate | Forge | Photon Cannon | Cybernetics Core |
| Advanced Buildings: | Twilight Council | Templar Archives | Dark Obelisk | Robotics Facility | Null Circuit | Stargate | Fleet Beacon |
| Cancelled Units: | Purifier | Reaver | Star Relic | Tempest (Shuriken) |
| Cancelled Buildings: | Phase Cannon | War Shrine | War Beacon | Dark Pylon | Observatory |
| Protoss Units (StarCraft I & Brood War) [e] | |
|---|---|
| Ground Units: | Probe | Zealot | Dragoon | Reaver | High Templar | Archon | Dark Templar | Dark Archon |
| Air Units: | Shuttle | Scout | Arbiter | Carrier (Interceptor) | Observer | Corsair |
| Basic Buildings: | Nexus | Assimilator | Pylon | Gateway | Forge | Shield Battery | Cybernetics Core | Photon Cannon |
| Advanced Buildings: | Robotics Facility | Stargate | Citadel of Adun | Robotics Support Bay | Fleet Beacon | Templar Archives | Observatory | Arbiter Tribunal |
| Hero ground units: | Dark Templar (Hero) (dt) | Zeratul (dt, arc) | Tassadar (ht, arc) | Fenix (zl, dr) | Warbringer (r) |
| Hero air units: | Mojo (sct) | Gantrithor (cr) | Danimoth (arb) | Artanis (sct) |
| (dt) = Dark Templar, (arc) = Archon, (ht) = High Templar, (zl) = Zealot, (dr) = Dragoon, (r) = Reaver, (sct) = Scout, (cr) Carrier, (arb) = Arbiter | |
