Firebird and Phoenix - Revision history

Sanust at 11:53, 1 May 2026

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	{{Creature/Phoenix}}		{{Creature/Phoenix}}

	'''Firebirds and Phoenixes''' are the level 7 [[creature~~\|creatures~~]] of [[Conflux]]. They are recruited from the [[Pyre (creature dwelling)\|Pyre]]. Building the [[Vault of Ashes]]{{-wh}} increases ~~'''Firebird and Phoenix'''~~ growth by 1 per week.		'''Firebirds and Phoenixes''' are the level 7 [[creature]]s of [[Conflux]]. They are recruited from the [[Pyre (creature dwelling)\|Pyre]]. {{showwithhota\|Building the [[Vault of Ashes]]{{-wh}} increases the growth by 1 per week.}}

	''"Firebirds are worldly manifestations of creatures from the elemental plane of fire. These magnificent beasts are as quick as fire itself and immune to spells of the same nature. Phoenixes, the more powerful incarnation of the Firebird, can resurrect some of its number from the ashes of its own demise."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 17\|AB manual]]''</sup>		''"Firebirds are worldly manifestations of creatures from the elemental plane of fire. These magnificent beasts are as quick as fire itself and immune to spells of the same nature. Phoenixes, the more powerful incarnation of the Firebird, can resurrect some of its number from the ashes of its own demise."{{-}}<sup>[[Armageddon's Blade Manual Page 17\|AB manual]]''</sup>
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	== Special Ability: Rebirth ==		== Special Ability: Rebirth ==
	'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to [[Resurrection]] spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.		'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to {{Sn\|Resurrection}} spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.

	The number of Phoenixes reborn is equal to the number of phoenixes in the initial stack, divided by 5. Each of the remaining phoenixes has a 20% chance to be reborn. Thus, a stack of 5 phoenixes will always rebirth one, but a stack of 4 phoenixes has 41% chance to rebirth one Phoenix, 15.4% chance to rebirth 2, 2.6% to rebirth 3 and 0.2% to rebirth all 4 Phoenixes.		The number of Phoenixes reborn is equal to the number of phoenixes in the initial stack, divided by 5. Each of the remaining phoenixes has a 20% chance to be reborn. Thus, a stack of 5 phoenixes will always rebirth one, but a stack of 4 phoenixes has 41% chance to rebirth one Phoenix, 15.4% chance to rebirth 2, 2.6% to rebirth 3 and 0.2% to rebirth all 4 Phoenixes.

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	{{user commentary\|		{{user commentary\|
	'''Beware of breath attack which may kill your own troops as well.'''		'''Beware of breath attack which may kill your own troops as well.'''
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	Although Firebirds and Phoenixes are immune to fire magic, they are not unaffected by fire-based creature attacks. For example [[Magog\|Magogs]]' fireball attack or [[Dragon\|Dragons]]' breath attacks are not considered to be magical, and therefore, they do harm Firebirds and Phoenixes. In the original game, they are considered to be one of the most overpowered level 7 unit because of their double growth, speed and specialty. They are useful for [[Dragogeddon]], as they're immune to [[Armageddon]] (''note that in {{hota}}{{-wh}}, only Phoenixes are immune to it, therefore in HotA Firebirds are useless for Dragogeddon'').		Although Firebirds and Phoenixes are immune to fire magic, they are not unaffected by fire-based creature attacks. For example [[Magog\|Magogs]]' fireball attack or [[Dragon\|Dragons]]' breath attacks are not considered to be magical, and therefore, they do harm Firebirds and Phoenixes. In the original game, they are considered to be one of the most overpowered level 7 unit because of their double growth, speed and specialty. They are useful for [[Dragogeddon]], as they're immune to [[Armageddon]] (''note that in {{hota}}{{-wh}}, only Phoenixes are immune to it, therefore in HotA Firebirds are useless for Dragogeddon'').
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	Though Phoenixes are not the strongest tier 7 creature, their main strength lies in their incredible speed. They are easily the fastest unit in the game and can cover the span of an entire battlefield with one movement. Even in low numbers, they are extremely handy in the ranks of a hero wielding powerful Expert spells like [[Slow]], [[Haste]] or [[Prayer]]. An army containing Phoenixes is next to guaranteed to strike first, unless the foe has multiple speed-boosting artifacts like [[Cape of Velocity]] and/or is [[Sir Mullich]]. This gives the Phoenix controller the ability to immediately buff their entire army or cripple the opponent's.		Though Phoenixes are not the strongest tier 7 creature, their main strength lies in their incredible speed. They are easily the fastest unit in the game and can cover the span of an entire battlefield with one movement. Even in low numbers, they are extremely handy in the ranks of a hero wielding powerful Expert spells like [[Slow]], [[Haste]] or [[Prayer]]. An army containing Phoenixes is next to guaranteed to strike first, unless the foe has multiple speed-boosting artifacts like [[Cape of Velocity]] and/or is [[Sir Mullich]]. This gives the Phoenix controller the ability to immediately buff their entire army or cripple the opponent's.
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	The Phoenixes' ability to resurrect themselves, although it only works on a very small number of creatures compared to the original stack size, can be quite annoying for an opponent. For instance, it can make it harder to get rid of a stack of phoenixes forcing a shooter into melee, or to kill all of a weaker hero's army before they retreat or surrender with their artifacts.		The Phoenixes' ability to resurrect themselves, although it only works on a very small number of creatures compared to the original stack size, can be quite annoying for an opponent. For instance, it can make it harder to get rid of a stack of phoenixes forcing a shooter into melee, or to kill all of a weaker hero's army before they retreat or surrender with their artifacts.
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	They are creatures summoned from the [[Plane of Fire\|Elemental Plane of Fire]].		They are creatures summoned from the [[Plane of Fire\|Elemental Plane of Fire]].
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Legate at 14:30, 5 December 2025

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	'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to [[Resurrection]] spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.		'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to [[Resurrection]] spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.

	The number of Phoenixes ~~resurrected~~ is equal to the number of phoenixes in the initial stack, divided by 5. Each of the ~~remainding~~ phoenixes has a 20% chance to be ~~resurrected~~. Thus, a stack of 5 phoenixes will always ~~resurrect as~~ one, but a stack of 4 phoenixes has 59% chance to ~~raise at least~~ one Phoenix; 15% ~~of which is~~ to ~~raise~~ 2 ~~Phoenixes~~, 2.6% to ~~raise~~ 3 ~~Phoenixes~~ and 0.1% to ~~raise~~ all 4 Phoenixes.		The number of Phoenixes reborn is equal to the number of phoenixes in the initial stack, divided by 5. Each of the remaining phoenixes has a 20% chance to be reborn. Thus, a stack of 5 phoenixes will always rebirth one, but a stack of 4 phoenixes has 41% chance to rebirth one Phoenix, 15.4% chance to rebirth 2, 2.6% to rebirth 3 and 0.2% to rebirth all 4 Phoenixes.

	=={{hota}}==		=={{hota}}==

Csaros: /* Special Ability: Rebirth */ Updated based on the fact that we've discovered the relationship to be multiplicative, but only for non-divisible by 5 numbers of phoenixes.

2025-12-05T11:25:46Z

Special Ability: Rebirth: Updated based on the fact that we've discovered the relationship to be multiplicative, but only for non-divisible by 5 numbers of phoenixes.

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	'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to [[Resurrection]] spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.		'''Rebirth''' is a [[special ability]] of Phoenixes. It causes part of them to "rise from the ashes" if the whole stack is killed. The effect is similar to [[Resurrection]] spell, and it is permanent. The ability works only once per combat per stack.

	~~Every Phoenix~~ in the stack ~~increases~~ the chance ~~to one of them~~ to be ~~reborn by +20%~~, ~~but no more than one unit per~~ a ~~group~~ of ~~five Phoenixes may be reborn. In other words~~, ~~one Phoenix will have~~ a 20% chance to raise one ~~unit with rebirth ability, three Phoenixes will have 60~~% ~~chance~~ to raise ~~one unit~~, ~~and~~ 6 Phoenixes ~~have 100~~% ~~chance (always)~~ to raise ~~one unit with a 20% chance of raising a second~~.		The number of Phoenixes resurrected is equal to the number of phoenixes in the initial stack, divided by 5. Each of the remainding phoenixes has a 20% chance to be resurrected. Thus, a stack of 5 phoenixes will always resurrect as one, but a stack of 4 phoenixes has 59% chance to raise at least one Phoenix; 15% of which is to raise 2 Phoenixes, 2.6% to raise 3 Phoenixes and 0.1% to raise all 4 Phoenixes.

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Csaros: /* Special Ability: Rebirth */

2025-12-05T10:43:38Z

Special Ability: Rebirth

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	Every Phoenix in the stack increases the chance to one of them to be reborn by +20%, but no more than one unit per a group of five Phoenixes may be reborn. In other words, one Phoenix will have a 20% chance to raise one unit with rebirth ability, three Phoenixes will have 60% chance to raise one unit, and 6 Phoenixes have 100% chance (always) to raise one unit with a 20% chance of raising a second.		Every Phoenix in the stack increases the chance to one of them to be reborn by +20%, but no more than one unit per a group of five Phoenixes may be reborn. In other words, one Phoenix will have a 20% chance to raise one unit with rebirth ability, three Phoenixes will have 60% chance to raise one unit, and 6 Phoenixes have 100% chance (always) to raise one unit with a 20% chance of raising a second.

	~~Edit: This is not true. If you destroy a stack of say 3 phoenixes, there is a chance that 2 or 3 may Rebirth, not only one!~~

	=={{hota}}==		=={{hota}}==

Legate at 14:11, 25 November 2025

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	Phoenix08.jpg\| Phoenix<br>(AB manual p17)		Phoenix08.jpg\| Phoenix<br>(AB manual p17)
	Phoenix render.jpg		Phoenix render.jpg
	AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6.webm\|Phoenix<br>([[A Blade in the Back]] prologue)		AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6.webm\|Phoenix<br>([[A Blade in the Back]]{{-wa}} prologue)
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	Every Phoenix in the stack increases the chance to one of them to be reborn by +20%, but no more than one unit per a group of five Phoenixes may be reborn. In other words, one Phoenix will have a 20% chance to raise one unit with rebirth ability, three Phoenixes will have 60% chance to raise one unit, and 6 Phoenixes have 100% chance (always) to raise one unit with a 20% chance of raising a second.		Every Phoenix in the stack increases the chance to one of them to be reborn by +20%, but no more than one unit per a group of five Phoenixes may be reborn. In other words, one Phoenix will have a 20% chance to raise one unit with rebirth ability, three Phoenixes will have 60% chance to raise one unit, and 6 Phoenixes have 100% chance (always) to raise one unit with a 20% chance of raising a second.

			Edit: This is not true. If you destroy a stack of say 3 phoenixes, there is a chance that 2 or 3 may Rebirth, not only one!

	=={{hota}}==		=={{hota}}==

Legate at 21:19, 14 November 2025

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	{{CreatureSounds\|Phoenix}}		{{CreatureSounds\|Phoenix}}
	{{SoundClickInfo}}		{{SoundClickInfo}}

	~~== Appearance ==~~
	~~A Phoenix appears at the beginning of the [[A Blade in the Back]] scenario from the [[Armageddon's Blade (campaign)\|Armageddon's Blade]] campaign.~~

	~~{{video\|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6\|550px}}~~

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	Phoenix08.jpg\| Phoenix<br>(AB manual p17)		Phoenix08.jpg\| Phoenix<br>(AB manual p17)
	Phoenix render.jpg		Phoenix render.jpg
			AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6.webm\|Phoenix<br>([[A Blade in the Back]] prologue)
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Legate at 15:19, 4 November 2025

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	* Phoenix's cost 2000 {{g}} [[File:ArrowL-R.gif]] 3000 {{g}}.		* Phoenix's cost 2000 {{g}} [[File:ArrowL-R.gif]] 3000 {{g}}.
	* Phoenixes are vulnerable only to the central hex of [[Magog]]'s attack.		* Phoenixes are vulnerable only to the central hex of [[Magog]]'s attack.

			== Sounds ==
			{{CreatureSounds\|Firebird}}
			{{CreatureSounds\|Phoenix}}
			{{SoundClickInfo}}

	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==
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	{{video\|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6\|550px}}		{{video\|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6\|550px}}

	~~== Sounds ==~~
	~~{{CreatureSounds\|Firebird}}~~
	~~{{CreatureSounds\|Phoenix}}~~
	~~{{SoundClickInfo}}~~

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Imahero at 00:24, 4 November 2025

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	{{video\|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6\|550px}}		{{video\|AB CD-Heroes3-DATA-Heroes3 vid-H3ABab6-smk-H3ABab6\|550px}}

			== Sounds ==
			{{CreatureSounds\|Firebird}}
			{{CreatureSounds\|Phoenix}}
			{{SoundClickInfo}}

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==