Phoenix
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It has no changes in the current game version — 7.38b.
Phoenix
23 + 3.3
12 + 1.5
16 + 1.8
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +72.6HP and +0.33HP regeneration +3.3 Main Attack Damage | |
| +0.25 armor and 1.5 attack speed | |
| +21.6MP and +0.09MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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1100 Projectile Speed
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100 (112)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.35 + 0.633
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0.9
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Fire
Gib Type | ||
2014-01-29
Released | ||
2010-12-24
(v6.70) | ||
Competitive Span
2014-11-20 — Present |
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For the neutral item, see Phoenix Ash.
| Heals and damages at the sacrifice of its own health. | |
|---|---|
| With stellar flame emanating from its terrestrial form, the Icarus 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 Solar Flames, 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: | |
| Adjectives | Flying, Red, Wings Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Dying Light
Deals damage per second to all enemy units centered around Phoenix correspondingly to its current health loss.
Hot Spot
Sun Ray is more effective towards the end of the beam.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Enables allied hero targeting. Phoenix and the affected allied hero are brought into the sun to be reborn together.
Increases the Phoenix Sun hit count.
Increases the Phoenix Sun hit count.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Applies a movement speed slow.
Casting Supernova no longer ends Sun Ray.
Casting Supernova no longer ends Sun Ray.
Enables Sun Ray during Supernova, and casting Supernova no longer ends Sun Ray.
Talents[edit]
| +1000 Icarus Dive Cast Range | 25 | +2 Supernova Hit Count |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5s Supernova Stun Duration | 20 | +1.5% Sun Ray Max Health to Damage |
| +20 Health Regen | 15 | +20 Fire Spirits Damage per Second |
| +0.5% Blinding Sun Miss Chance | 10 | +25% Icarus Dive Slow |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
Chirp!▶️Phoenix
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.
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)
Innate[edit]
Blinding Sun[edit]
Blinding Sun 
Passive
Affects
Enemies
All of Phoenix's abilities' debuffs additionally apply a stackable miss chance per second.
Miss Chance per Interval: 2% (
2.5%)
Debuff Duration: 4
Hot Spot
Blinding Sun is more effective towards the end of the beam.
Miss Chance Stack Factor: 2
Minimum Distance: 1200
Minimum Distance: 1200
- This
innate ability only interacts with and is only limited to Phoenix's abilities, except Dying Light.
- Applies a 1%
blind
debuff per 0.5-second intervals on each
spell damage instance applied by the aformentioned abilities.
- Reapplying the
- This ability effect persists even when the enemy unit with the
Hidden sources.
Invulnerable sources.
- Reapplying the
Hidden Modifier
- The following abilities can apply up to x amount of blind. math
Dying Light[edit]
Deals damage per second to all enemy units centered around Phoenix correspondingly to its current health loss.
Radius: 
400
Current Health Aura Disable Threshold: 100%
Health Loss as Damage per Second: 4.5%
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Temporarily disables the aura during Supernova.
Roshan is innately immune to this ability.
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
- Checks Phoenix's
current health per
server tick and adapts its damage values accordingly.
- Deals
magical
- The damage per second is defined as:
- EXPR
DPS = Phoenix(MaxHP - CurrentHP) × 0.045
- Deals
Hidden Modifier
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Icarus Dive[edit]
Dives forward to the point-targeted direction in an arc with a fixed distance, then orbiting back to its original position.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Dive Distance: 1100/1200/1300/1400 (
2100/2200/2300/2400)
Effect Radius: 200
Dive Width: 500
Dive Duration: 2 ( 3)
Deals damage over time and applies a movement speed slow to all enemy units Phoenix come in contact with.
Damage per Second: 15/35/55/75
Move Speed Slow: 10%/15%/20%/25% (
35%/40%/45%/50%)
Debuff Duration: 4
During Icarus Dive, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast point-targeted abilities or item abilities.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Sun Ray is inactive during Icarus Dive.
Immediately cancels and stop Icarus Dive upon Supernova cast.
36/34/32/30
0
15% × CurrentHP
Though no stranger to travelling the cosmic void, soaring within an atmosphere offers unique pleasures.
- Phoenix can attack, cast and
channel abilities while diving.
- However, it does not disjoint incoming
projectiles.
- However, it does not disjoint incoming
- The dive path is ellipse-shaped with the dive distance and dive width as its major axis length and
- Always dives clockwise, coming in contact with enemy units on the left of the dive first.
- Since the minor axis length value is less than its effect radius, enemy units right in the middle of the dive arc might not be affected.
- Phoenix always covers the whole dive path within its dive duration.
- This results in a 2602.44/2784.8/2968.87/3154.41 (
Trees within 200-radius centered around Phoenix are destroyed during the dive.
- The ability is interrupted by the following
disable sources:
Cyclone sources.
Forced movement sources.
- Hex sources.
- Sleep sources.
Stun sources.
- Deals 3/7/11/15
- The
- Hence, this ability can be cast when Phoenix has less than the required
- The current health as cost is rounded down. The ability tooltip displays the momentary health cost correspondingly and updates whenever the tooltip is called.
- Hence, this ability can be cast when Phoenix has less than the required
-
Root sources do not interrupt the ability if already diving.
- Immediately ends upon losing ability.
- Morph notes apply.
Hidden modifier
Icarus Dive Burn: Taking x damage per second and movement slowed by x%.
- The dive speed is not constant.
- Phoenix starts at 0-speed, accelerates until halfway through the max distance, then slows down toward the max distance, the same applies while traveling on the way back.
- Dives at an average 1301.22/1392.4/1484.44/1577.21 (
- total damage, over 19 damage instances.
Stop Icarus Dive[edit]
Q
D
Stop Icarus DiveNo
Affects
Self
Immediately cancels and stops Icarus Dive.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0
SCREE!
Details
- Replaces Icarus Dive until the
sub-ability is used, until the dive stops or upon Phoenix's
death.
- Interrupts Phoenix's
- Replaces Icarus Dive until the
Fire Spirits[edit]
No
Affects
Self
Summons a number of fire spirits orbiting around Phoenix at the cost of its health.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Spirit Charges: 4
Spirits Duration: 20
Fire Spirits are dispelled upon Supernova cast.
50/40/30/20
100
20% × CurrentHP
This ability levels up with Launch Fire Spirit.
The ever-collapsing core of Phoenix often emits short-lived bursts of conscious light.
- Interrupts Phoenix's
- The
⌊ (CurrentHP) ⌋cost utilizes setting health and is non-lethal.- Hence, this ability can be cast when Phoenix has less than the required current health.
- The ability tooltip displays the momentary health cost correspondingly and updates whenever the tooltip is called.
- The
Fire Spirits: Fire Spirits ready to launch.
Fire Spirit Burn: Taking x damage every second and attack speed slowed by x.
Launch Fire Spirit[edit]
Each fire spirit can be launched independently at an area-targeted location. Applies damage over time and an attack speed slow on affected enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 
1400
Effect Radius: 200
Damage per Second: 20/40/60/80 (
40/60/80/100)
Attack Speed Slow: 65/90/115/140
Debuff Duration: 4
-
4
0
PKAWW! BOOM
- Replaces Fire Spirits until all charges are used.
- Can be launched in any direction without
turning while the following abilities are active:
- Has a 1000-
projectile speed.
- Each projectile launched grants a 1-second
area-targeted location.
- Each projectile launched grants a 1-second
- Has a 1000-
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration.
- Deals 4/8/12/16 (
- The total damage is defined as:
- EXPR
TotalSpellDmg = (Duration / 0.2 - 1) × (DPS × 0.2)
- Leveling up the ability does not immediately update the current instance.
- However, the damage increasing
- However, the damage increasing
- Existing Fire Spirits immediately disappear upon losing ability.
- Morph notes apply.
- Can deal up to 76/152/228/304 (
Sun Ray[edit]
Expels a light beam that damages enemy units at the cost of its own health. The longer the duration, the more the damage increases.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0.5
Cast Range: 1200
Beam Distance: 1150
Beam Radius: 130
Damage per Second: 14/20/26/32
Max Health as Damage Bonus per Second: 1%/2.75%/4.5%/6.25% (
2.5%/4.25%/6%/7.75%)
Beam Duration: 6
Move Speed Slow: (
10%)
Slow Duration: ( 0.5)
For allied units, the beam soothe their wounds. The longer the duration, the greater the heal value.
Heal per Second: 
7/10/13/16
Max Health as Heal per Second: 0.5%/1%/1.5%/2%
Turn Rate: 25°
Set Move Speed: 0.001
During Sun Ray, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast point-targeted abilities or item abilities.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Immediately cancels and stop Sun Ray upon Supernova cast.
30
100/110/120/130
Drains 1.2% current health in 0.2-second intervals while active for the entire duration.
The vent through which such stellar energy flows is mere atoms wide.
Hot Spot
Sun Ray is more effective towards the end of the beam.
Min Bonus Distance: 600
Max Bonus Distance: 3000
Min Ability Values Factor: 1
Max Ability Values Factor: 3
Max Bonus Distance: 3000
Min Ability Values Factor: 1
Max Ability Values Factor: 3
- Grants a non-lingering 175-radius vision around the ray for the entire duration.
- All Sun Ray ability components apply its values in 0.2-second intervals.
- Applies the following ability effects on Phoenix:
Disarm
- Applies a 0.001-absolute
movement speed on Phoenix while active.
- The speed value does not interact with movement speed sources.
- The following sources have no effect on Phoenix while the ability active:
- Non-disabling
Taunt sources. However, Phoenix cannot change its
- Non-disabling
- The
⌊ (CurrentHP) ⌋cost utilizes setting health and is non-lethal.- Hence, this ability can be cast when Phoenix has less than the required current health.
- The ability tooltip displays the momentary health cost correspondingly and updates whenever the tooltip is called.
- With the 0.2-second health cost interval, the total current health cost is
29.54% CurrentHPfor the entire ray duration.
- The
- Applies the following ability effects on Phoenix:
- The following offensive sources cancels Sun Ray:
- Does not affect the following units:
- Reapplying the
- The
Hot Spot
facet adds a focal point passive component that applies a bonus factor on Sun Ray's ability values correspondingly to the beam's position and its length.
- Grants the following damage/heal bonus values at certain beam lengths:
- A
1bonus factor at 600-length and below. - A
1.5bonus factor at 1200-length. - A max
3bonus factor at 3000-length and above.
- A
- Grants the following damage/heal bonus values at certain beam lengths:
- Reapplying the
- Immediately ends upon losing ability.
- Immediately ends upon losing ability.
- Grants the Toggle Movement
- Grants the Toggle Movement
Sun Ray: Firing Sun Ray beam.
On hidden entity
Sun Ray: Chance to miss attack increased by x%.
Sun Ray: Movement speed reduced by x%.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- The
- The
- The
- The
0.000833per length, and is defined as:- EXPR
FactorIncrease = ( MaxAbilityFactor - MinAbilityFactor ) / ( MaxBonusDistance - MinBonusDistance )
- COSMETICTaunt cosmetic items cannot be used while active.
Stop Sun Ray[edit]
E
R
Stop Sun RayNo
Affects
Self
Immediately cancels and stops Sun Ray.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0
Sub-ability of Sun Ray.
CHIRP!
- Cannot use the
- Replaces Sun Ray until the sub-ability is used.
- Phoenix is unable to level Sun Ray up while this sub-ability is active.
- Interrupts Phoenix's
- Cannot use the
- Does not acquire Sun Ray if this
Toggle Movement[edit]
D
E
Toggle MovementToggle
Affects
Self
Phoenix moves forward slowly during Sun Ray while toggled on.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Set Move Speed: 250
0
Sub-ability of Sun Ray.
SQAWRK!
- This
- Replaces Sun Ray until it is used, until the dive stops or upon Phoenix's
- Cannot use the sub-ability while being affected by
- Phoenix is unable to level Sun Ray up while this sub-ability is active.
- Cannot use the sub-ability while being affected by
- Interrupts Phoenix's
- Applies an absolute self-
- The 250-speed value does not interact with
- Can move Phoenix over impassable terrain.
- The 250-speed value does not interact with
- Interrupts Phoenix's
- Trees within 200-radius around Phoenix in its path are destroyed.
-
- When toggled OFF, the self-
- When toggled
- Does not acquire Sun Ray if this
- Unavailable.
Supernova[edit]
Willingly ends its current life and transforms into a burning sun that scorches enemy units within the radius.
The Phoenix Sun can only be destroyed by enemy heroes' attacks.
The Phoenix Sun can only be destroyed by enemy heroes' attacks.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0.5
Radius: 1200
Hit Count: 6/8/10 (
7/10/13)
Damage per Second: 60/90/120
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Nova Duration: 6
After the Supernova duration, the sun explodes, stunning all enemy units within the radius while restoring Phoenix to full health and mana with basic abilities reset.
Set Reborn Current Health: 100%
Reborn Mana Restore: 
100%
Basic Abilities Cooldown Factor: 
0
Reborn Stun Duration: 1.6/2/2.4 (
2.1/2.5/2.9)
Fountain attacks are considered as hero attacks for the Phoenix Sun.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Enables allied hero targeting. Phoenix and the affected allied hero are brought into the sun to be reborn together.
Increases the Phoenix Sun hit count.
Enables allied hero targeting. Phoenix and the affected allied hero are brought into the sun to be reborn together.
Increases the Phoenix Sun hit count.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Enables Sun Ray during Supernova, and casting Supernova no longer ends Sun Ray.
Enables Sun Ray during Supernova, and casting Supernova no longer ends Sun Ray.
Increases the total hit count during the Phoenix's Sun Form.
Total Hit Count: 8/10/12 ( 9/12/15)
120
150/200/250
The solar crucible of a Supernova may be fatal, yet from its flames arise new beacons to wander infinity.
100
-
The Phoenix Sun is an immobile ward-type unit with a negative aura centered around it for the entire nova duration.
-
-
-
Lvl
0
0
0%
1800 • 800
This unit does not attack.
0
20 (x̄)
The Phoenix Sun can be denied upon reaching a certain hit count. Doing so denies both Phoenix and the affected allied hero.
Hit Count Deny Factor: 0.5
Towers simply do not attack the Phoenix Sun.
Creeps do not attack the Phoenix Sun.
This immobile unit ignores collision size. Other units may pass through it.
This unit does not feel the effects from magical spell damage sources.
Has the following priorities among Time of Day manipulation sources.
Set
nighttime sources work independently of each other.
Set
- Applies the following ability effects on Phoenix and the affected allied hero upon cast:
- Disjoint incoming
- Resets all basic abilities'
- A
strong dispel that dispels certain
buffs.
Mute
- All of Phoenix's abilities are inactive during Supernova.
- Sun Ray can now be cast during Supernova.
- Since Phoenix is rooted, both Toggle Movement and Stop Sun Ray
- However, Phoenix can still
- Since Phoenix is rooted, both Toggle Movement and Stop Sun Ray
- Sun Ray can now be cast during Supernova.
- Disjoint incoming
- Applies the following effects to both Phoenix and the affected allied hero if the Phoenix Sun survives:
- Sets the
- The
- EXPR
MPRestored = MaxMana - CurrentMana
- Sets the
- Only hero attacks can damage the Phoenix Sun.
- Considers attacks from
clone and Fountain as heroes,
illusions and
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Destroying the Phoenix Sun
instant kills both Phoenix and the affected allied hero and credits their death to the destroyer.
- Considers attacks from
- Creates a negative aura upon cast that deals 12/18/24
- Starting 0.2 seconds after the debuff is applied, and ending 0.2 seconds after the last damage instance.
- Creates a negative aura upon cast that deals 12/18/24
- Trees within a 500-side length rectangular-area are destroyed upon cast.
- Enables Supernova casting on allied heroes.
- The Phoenix Sun still appears in Phoenix's current location.
- Considers allied
- The affected ally has its minimap icon indicating that it has been brought into the Phoenix Sun, and
- Considers allied
Doubletap casts the ability on Phoenix.
- Disable Help on Phoenix prevents Supernova from bringing in the allied hero.
- Other Supernova notes apply to the affected ally during and after the reborn.
- The Phoenix Sun still appears in Phoenix's current location.
- Does not
- Rubick is able to cast the lastest acquired ability if the Spell Steal
- Rubick is able to cast the lastest acquired ability if the Spell Steal
Sun Form: Burning enemies before being reborn.
Sun Form: Burning enemies before being reborn.
Sun Burn: Taking x damage per second.
Stunned
Has the following priorities among kill credit manipulation sources.
- Deals 384/576/768
- Has the following ability interactions with
reincarnation sources:
- Reincarnation sources on Phoenix releases the affected ally as-is without any ability effects applied.
- Reincarnation sources on the affected ally reincarnates the ally while Phoenix dies.
- Supernova cast during Sun Ray resets Sun Ray's
- If Supernova ends during Sun Ray, Sun Ray continues normally, with its
- If Supernova ends during Sun Ray, Sun Ray continues normally, with its
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Phoenix/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 - 15:00 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S4 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Mar 20, 2025 - 12:05 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S4 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Mar 19, 2025 - 17:25 PET | Tier 3 | EPL World AM S15 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Mar 19, 2025 - 17:00 CET | Tier 3 | EPL Season 25 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Mar 18, 2025 - 17:00 PET | Tier 3 | EPL World AM S15 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Phoenix no longer is a
Universal hero and has
Strength as the primary attribute.
- Increased base attack damage from 9‒19 to 21‒31.
- Sun Ray
Talents:
- LVL 10 +20 Icarus Dive damage per second ➜ +0.5% Blinding Sun miss chance.
- Reduced Blinding Sun radius from 450 to 400.
- Reduced Icarus Dive movement speed slow from 16%/19%/22%/25% to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
- Reduced Blinding Sun debuff duration from 5 to 4.
Dying Light
- The ability effects are no longer applied by illusions.
- Reduced current health loss as damage from 6% to 4.5%.
- Reduced Launch Fire Spirit attack speed slow from 65/90/115/140 to 50/80/110/140.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Phoenix's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Bronze |
||
Silver |
||
Gold |
||
Platinum |
| |
Master |
| |
Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| Wings | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- 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.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- In DotA, Phoenix uses the model of the Phoenix, a unit summoned by the Blood Mage hero through his spell named Phoenix.
Gallery[edit]
Announcement artwork
Early model
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead