Phoenix

Phoenix

Long-range strike aircraft

Mobility	Air
Giant	No
Cost	200
Unlock cost	50
Units	2
HP	1464
Attack	2981
Target	Air & Ground
Attack Interval	3.2s
Splash Damage	No
Burst Damage	5962
Max DPS	1863
Range	120m
Speed	16m/s
Description Long range, high damage, and excels at striking high HP targets from afar.

Values are normalized to the supply cost of the unit to make it easier to compare units. The Splash Index tries to calculate the effectiveness vs spam by multiply attacks with slash area and a penalty for damage below 350.
Unit Cost	100 - 125
HP Value	11.7 - 14.6
Burst Value	23.8 - 29.8
DPS Value	7.5 - 9.3
Splash Index	0.6

v1.0

Summary

The Phoenix is a long-range, flying unit that excels at dealing high single-target damage to both air and ground units.

The Phoenix shares many similarities to the Marksman in that they are both fragile, long-range damage dealers designed to take out single targets. However, while more expensive than Marksmen, Phoenixes move much faster and have the advantage of being a flying unit, meaning that attacks from units like Sledgehammers and Stormcallers that would threaten a marksman wouldn't affect it. Phoenixes also have higher damage per shot than the Marksman, letting Phoenixes kill durable units like Sledgehammers more efficiently. The other main advantage Phoenixes have is access to Quantum Reassembly, which allows destroyed Phoenixes to respawn after a delay; this can all but guarantee a round if the enemy's anti-air units have been crippled or killed after prolonged fighting.

Phoenixes are relatively fragile, and like all long-range units, they are threatened by any unit that can shoot them from beyond its attack range. They are also threatened by Mustangs - their consistent damage and high unit count allowing them to shred Phoenixes while taking few casualties in return.

The Phoenix possesses many of the damage-centric tech upgrades as the Marksman, but also carry several upgrades tailored to increasing its survivability. The aforementioned Quantum Reassembly can allow Phoenixes to respawn faster than they can be shot down if they are taking shots from other units with a low rate of fire, while Energy Shield is a good defense both against Battlefield powers and high-damage attacks from units like Marksmen or opposing Phoenixes.

Range Enhancement is always useful for attacking targets from a safe distance, and Elite Marksman, Charged Shot, and Launcher Overload push its already good damage output even higher. Jump Drive allows Phoenixes to redeploy every round, but this is less useful on Phoenixes as opposed to Wasps - Phoenixes prefer being deployed behind more durable units and make poor flanking units due to their fragility.

Tech Upgrades

Icon	Name	Cost	Description
	Quantum Reassembly	300	The cockpit of a destroyed Phoenix will follow behind the nearest allied Phoenix and will be fully restored in 20s. This effect can only be triggered 2 times per battle
	Range Enhancement	300	Increases attack range by 40m Range 160m
	Launcher Overload	250	Phoenix's attack interval is reduced by 50%, while the range decreased by 25m Attack interval 1.6s, Range 95m
	Energy Shield	200	Obtain an energy shield that absorbs damage equal to your HP and can block at least one instance of damage.
	Jump Drive	50	Increases the Phoenix's movement speed by 5m/s and allows the Phoenix to be freely repositioned during the deployment phase of every round Speed 21m/s
	Electromagnetic Shot	200	Causes electromagnetic interference on hit, temporarily disabling the target unit's Tech and reducing its movement speed by 40% Debuff duration 4.2 seconds
	Elite Marksman	400	The effect increases with unit level, increasing range by 8m and ATK by 20% per level
	Charged Shot	200	Phoenix's damage increased by 175%, while the range decreased by 25m Attack 8198, Range 95m

Update Notes

0.7.17 [Launcher Overload]: Price adjusted from 300 to 250 ([Elite Marksman]: Attack bonus adjusted from 23% to 20%) 0.7.8 Phoenix's attack interval adjusted from 3.2 seconds to 3.3 seconds. 0.7.7 Adjusted the attack bonus of all [Elite Marksman] tech from 30% per level to 23% per level 0.7.0 Adjusted speed from 15m/s to 16m/s 0.6.179 New Tech: Charged Shot, Launcher Overload 0.6.176 Energy Shield tech added 0.6.175 Page created