Phoenix Valorant: Burn All Your Enemies

Welcome back to our blog series. Today’s blog is about Phoenix, one of the five agents you will automatically unlock as a new player in Valorant. Whether you're a beginner trying to get to grips with Phoenix in Valorant, or you're looking to master his abilities to crush enemies, we can certainly help. This Duelist has some very straightforward yet powerful abilities, which means he's great for anyone to use. Within our guide, we'll help you navigate your first steps in understanding how to put him to work in-game. So, let’s begin!

Phoenix Abilities Valorant

Before you can take the lead and make the most of the damage Phoenix in Valorant can deal in matches, you must understand his kit. As we mentioned, he’s a straightforward duelist agent, but his abilities and their influence is far from it. He can burn enemies to ash, all while recovering his own health using the same deadly flames. Phoenix will become a great utility agent for the team, and in the right hands, he can destroy foes quickly.

Passive - Heating Up

Phoenix is an agility fire user with an excellent combination of all of his abilities; however, his passive will heal him instead of taking the damage produced by his flames. While you are standing, it will start healing you a total of 50 HP over the duration of each ability.

Blaze - (C) (L1 - PS5) (LB Xbox X/S)

When you activate this ability, you will equip a flame wall. You will need to click the Fire button to create a line of flames that will move forward to create the wall, while also blocking the vision and inflicting damage to any players who decide to pass through it. Moreover, if you hold the Fire button, you will be able to bend the flame wall in the direction of your crosshair. This ability has only one charge, and it costs 150 credits. The flame wall produced by Valorant’s Phoenix will last 8 seconds, and the damage is 30 HP per second.

Curveball - (Q) (R1 - PS5) (RB - Xbox X/S)

This ability will equip you with a flare orb that will follow a curved path and will explode shortly after you throw it. You will need to use the Fire button to make the flame orb curve to the left, and using Alt Fire, you can make it go to the right. When the flame orb detonates, it will apply Blinding to any player who sees the flame orb. For this ability, you will have to spend 250 credits for two charges; the windup time is 0.5 seconds, and the blind duration is a maximum of 1.5 seconds.

Signature - Hot Hands - (E) (O - PS5) (B - Xbox X/S)

When you activate Hot Hands, it will equip a fireball that will explode after a set time or when it hits the ground, whatever happens first. Once the fireball explodes, it will create a lingering fire zone that will damage enemy agents. You can use Alt Fire to lob. The duration of this ability is 4 seconds, which is divided by 0.75 seconds in spread time and 3.25 seconds at full size. You won’t need to spend any credits here since it’s a free ability. Phoenix in Valorant’s Hot Hands has a radius of 4.5 meters, and it will deal total damage between 195 and 240.

Ultimate - Run It Back - (X) (L1 + R1 - PS5) (LB + RB - Xbox X/S)

Phoenix’s Ultimate in Valorant will instantly place a marker at Phoenix’s location for 10 seconds. During this time, if you die, you will respawn at the marked spot with 100 HP and the same amount of armor as when this ability was cast. This will create an excellent opportunity for those who like playing aggressively. It costs 6 Ultimate points. It’s like a second chance to be in the game and take the enemy agents by surprise.

How To Play Phoenix Valorant

Starting with any new character in-game means you will have to spend some time mastering them. Phoenix is not an exception to this rule; however, the way of playing him is more accessible than other agents. On average, you can conduct amazing plays with Phoenix and his flames, but you need to understand how each individual ability in his kit works together to create and deal high DPS during each round.

You must focus on creating a synergy with your teammates because most of the abilities Valorant Agent Phoenix has can deal damage to them. Likewise, communication is needed to develop a successful push, no matter if you are attacking or defending. Remember, Phoenix is a duelist, so he is crucial for entering locations and engaging with foes. Part of the job is not only to use his ability for attacks, but to break plans or fake situations as well.

When you use Phoenix in Valorant, Blaze is a utility and damage ability that can work in a wide range of situations. One of the most common uses is to block the vision when you enter a location. Moreover, you can use it also to block angles or stop a push from a different path. This ability can also adapt to the situation, bringing more ways to use it. While stopping the push and changing directions is excellent, you can also make use of this ability in other ways to. For instance, it also creates an opportunity to set a secure distance between you and your enemies. This ability will activate Phoenix’s passive and heal him during the time Blaze lasts.

Another option to use Blaze is to protect while planting. Despite the fact some enemy agents will try to push you during this phase, using the flame wall will keep them away enough time to plant the Spike. You can even use it after planting to buy some time for yourself and your teammates.

One of the most relevant and essential abilities is Curveball because you can use it to blind enemies, which is an excellent advantage if you want to enter a location where you are sure you will find enemies. However, it’s not only valuable for entering places, but to avoid being chased too. Curveball will detonate shortly after you throw it, making it easy to disrupt the enemy's line and get an easy kill. You can use a combination of Blaze and Curveball while playing Phoenix in Valorant to create scenarios where you can jump in and kill foes easily while blocking the way and blinding them while you push with your teammates.

Curveball has many benefits, but it’s a predictable ability for higher ranks, and some skillful enemies can dodge it easily; however, this should not stop you from using Valorant’s Phoenix, but it takes time to adjust the strategy to surprise your enemies with this ability. A way to use Curveball during these situations is inside a smoke from a teammate or when other vision-impairing abilities are activated to cover the path you picked for Curveball.

With Hot Hands, you have a fantastic tool since you can sync or predict where the fireball will land since it will match your movement. This ability can play as the initiator for your push, no matter if you are attacking or defending. Moreover, you can follow the path of the fireball using the minimap. This ability offers more than just causing damage or making a push because it is a great way to set a location to heal before continuing your fight. Phoenix in Valorant has several options to use his flames, and as you see you can use Hot Hands and combine it with Blaze to generate many opportunities.

Using Phoenix Ultimate in Valorant is not an easy task, not because it is a bad ability or anything related to that. The issue is that Run It Back must be used discreetly. As failing to do so can see you being spotted by foes and then pushing your marked location and killing you before you are able to use this ultimate to its full potential.

Once you activate this ultimate, it’s time to find the perfect balance of recklessness and calculation, because with the right amount of each, you can clear corners and specific locations where you are sure foes are around. Part of being so frontal while using this ultimate, is because you are sure you will return to the marked location if you get killed in the period of time and continue like nothing happened. However, this ability can also help you control the situation and gain a large portion of the space on the map for your team to move or use as pleased. A great way to prevent the enemy agents from pushing you back and reaching your marked location is using Hot Hands on entry points to keep the distance and continue playing the round.

One of the problems while you are using Phoenix in Valorant is most players use the exact location to place Run It Back, which more experienced players already know. Likewise, after your return to the marked location, you will have loud footsteps, which other agents like Breach or Brimstone can take advantage of, using their abilities to kill you once again, taking down your second opportunity.

Another issue is Sova’s Recon Bolt because when you use Blaze, you will see this flame wall only blocks vision, but the bullets still will pass through, and this counts for your teammates too. Once activated, your teammates may have a delayed reaction time to shoot for the blocked vision, and for an enemy like Sova that can use Recon Arrow which will scan you and your teammates though the flame wall, it will become an advantage for enemy agents. Astra is also concerned with her Gravity Well. Due to the lack of mobility on entry, you can be easily displaced, and this ability will take you to a vulnerable location.

Valorant Phoenix FAQ

It takes time to master an agent, and more if you are not used to a position like Duelist. It may take time to understand how to properly use Phoenix’s kit and all the combinations you can create with your teammates. So, let’s clear any doubts you have before you start using Phoenix in Valorant.

Has Valorant Agent Phoenix received any adjustments and updates in recent patches?

In recent patches, and with Valorant’s launch on consoles, you will see Blaze can be set to Togglable in the Agent Profile Setting. However, other changes in previous patches that weren’t part of the notes are that Blaze will now be able to damage Lotus wall, and some bugs fixed were carried out because it didn’t do the proper damage while players were in Ascent doors and Heaven panels. Hot Hands also received a buff that will damage map objects when you use it.

Are there any Phoenix Buffs in Valorant?

Phoenix is an agent who could be better at applying debuff and buff for his teammates and enemies. Despite the fact he can heal himself with the flames, he doesn’t offer any buff to others outside the healing with his passive.

Phoenix Valorant Conclusion

After a long and heated day of resurrection and getting to grips with the powers of fire, you should be ready to take to each map in Valorant and set fire to any match with Phoenix's kit. Despite some overlooking him as a free agent, he is a great option for taking your first steps in the game, and perfecting your skills to allow more options when playing ranked matches. Phoenix in Valorant is a renowned character, but if he isn't for you, you can check out our blog section. There we have detailed the abilities and play styles of many other Valorant agents for you to master and expand your play style horizons. Additionally, you can purchase accounts on our platform with all the best agents, rare cosmetics, skins and so much more. That's all we have for this article, but we'll be back in no time with another enthralling adventure!