Summon Phoenix (BTD6)

"Summon Phoenix ability: Powerful phoenix wreaks Bloon havoc for 20 seconds."

- BTD6 upgrade description

Summon Phoenix is the fourth upgrade of Path 2 for the Wizard Monkey in BTD6. It grants the Wizard Monkey with an ability to summon a phoenix that continuously shoots flames directed according to the parent Wizard. Each phoenix flame is shot once every 0.1s and deals 5 damage without the damage-over-time burning effects, and has 10 pierce per phoenix flame. Like all airborne towers, the phoenix ignores Line of Sight. It lasts for up to 20 seconds (as long as the parent Wizard is on screen), and it has a 45-second cooldown.

It costs $3,400 on Easy, $4,000 on Medium, $4,320 on Hard, and $4,800 on Impoppable.

Appearance
The Wizard Monkey grows a mustache and wings grow on its hat. The Wizard looks happy in the upgrade portrait while his phoenix flies with him.

Summon Phoenix Ability Info
Upon activation, a deadly Phoenix will appear. It shoots a continuous blast of flames aimed according to the parent Wizard, each dealing 5 damage per flame with 10 pierce. The Phoenix will last for 20 seconds before disappearing. Unlike BTD5, an initial cooldown is required prior to activation of any newly upgraded Summon Phoenix Wizards. Phoenix cannot pop Purple Bloons but can pop camo bloons even without camo detection. Cooldown is 45 seconds.

Statistics
The following is a list of statistics of a Wizard Monkey with Summon Phoenix. It includes its base statistics and all associated crosspathing interactions. Expand the box on the right to see further information.
 * Updated as of Version 28.3


 * Base stats


 * Ability stats


 * Other stats


 * Crosspathing interactions

Damage Types

 * See also: Damage Types/Bloons TD 6/Magic

The following are a list of wiki-written damage types associated by a Wizard Monkey with Summon Phoenix. These damage type statistics include how it attacks and how these attacks would affect bloons. Expand the box on the right to see further information.
 * Updated as of Version 27.3


 * Base attack(s)


 * Ability


 * Other

Summary
The ability for Summon Phoenix is useful as a mid-game option for destroying MOAB-class bloons and dealing cleanup at a global range. Phoenixes deal high damage, but it only provides a temporary boost in damage and tends to greatly struggle against dense groups of bloons. Supporting a phoenix by adding additional defense is important, whether it be preparing for multiple Phoenixes on ready or adding supporting damage to cover downtime of their abilities.

Tips

 * 0-4-2 Wizards are the preferred crosspath when getting this upgrade. Any benefits via crosspath are for the Dragon's Breath attack, as crosspaths have no effect at all for the phoenix.
 * Selling the Wizard removes the phoenix, so take caution before selling the Wizard.
 * While Summon Phoenix is much stronger in BTD6 than in BTD5, specifically because flames deal much more damage and will always produce flames no matter where the phoenix is, it is still weaker than many other towers with long-range for many reasons. The phoenix is will only last temporary, and its targeting tends to be unreliable at targeting overall compared to other more reliable options that don't rely on abilities for damage such as a Neva-Miss Targeting with Alch buff or a 2-3-0 Bouncing Bullet.
 * Phoenixes tend to fall off in late-game due to their inferior Super Ceramic damage, being better at mid-game.
 * Having at least 3 Summon Phoenix Wizards allows for at least one Phoenix up at all times.

Bugs

 * Current
 * [30.2, possibly 28.0] When set to Strong and Camo Priorization, 0-4-2 Summon Phoenix's phoenix does not follow Camo Prioritization. Such a phenomenon can be proven by testing a Fortified BAD and DDTs; the phoenix would prioritize the BAD over the Fortified DDTs.

None (so far)
 * Patched

Sounds
When activating Summon Phoenix Ability:
 * [Phoenix cry]

When a fireball explodes:
 * [explosion]
 * [explosion]
 * [explosion]
 * [explosion]
 * [explosion]

When deploying a Wall of Fire blaze:
 * [flame ignition]
 * [flame ignition]
 * [flame ignition]
 * [flame ignition]
 * [flame ignition]

Trivia

 * In BTD6, this upgrade is now on separate paths to the Monkey Sense upgrade. However, the phoenix can still detect Camos even without the main tower having camo detection.
 * The Phoenix's flight path is a smaller version of Centered Path in Bloons TD 6.
 * Unlike BTD5, the phoenix will constantly shoot flames at bloons as long as it is active, regardless of distance from the bloons.
 * Summon Phoenix is the 73rd unique 2MPC tower upgrade listed on the fan-official 2MPC spreadsheet, as shown here. This is also the first debut of a new 2MPC tower on the Version 19.x series, specifically on Version 19.2.