💘 Phthonus - 5* Dark / Purple from Season of Love

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New Season of Love Hero is released: Phthonus

This thread is for discussing strategy related to Phthonus, as well as your thoughts on Phthonus.

Phthonus
Rarity Element Class Mana Speed
:star::star::star::star::star:
Legendary		 :new_moon:
Dark/Purple		 image
Wizard		 S
Slow
Level Attack Defense Health

4/80		 :crossed_swords:
824		 :shield:
809		 :heart:
1580
4/85 888 872 1702
4/90 1016 998 1948
Origin Family
Season of Love Cupid
Image Aether Power Description
mana-boost Mana Boost At the start of each battle, this Hero receives a small amount of mana over 6 turns.
In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.
:no_entry_sign: Resist: Resist Special Skill Blocking
This character has innate resistance against status ailments that block Special Skills.
:dizzy: Special Skill: Potions of Covetous Desire
  • Deals 360% damage to all enemies.
  • Dispels buffs from all enemies.
  • Recovers 8% health per removed status effect for all allies, up to 64% health in total.

All-in-one still under construction. Card image to be added when available.

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:hugs: Family Bonus

Cupid Family

Cupid Family supports other families and realms.

  • Solo Heroes get +20% increase for any healing received. Team members are Solo Heroes if they have no family or realm members in the Team.

Event Hero Bonus

The members of this family have additional perks in the Season of Love event.

:balance_scale: Balance Changes

Jun 2023 (Big Balance Update)

:test_tube: Changes from Beta

  • HP recovered per removed status effect is increased to 8% from 6%.

Beta Information: 🧪 Early Information on New Season of Love Heroes [Part of The Beta Beat v55]

:thought_balloon: What do you think of Phthonus ?

This thread is for thoughts and discussion on Phthonus.

Based on preferences Forum members have expressed, please try to stick mainly to Phthonus and not wander off topic too much to other heroes.

Some Popular Questions for Discussion

  • Is Phthonus worth summoning for?

  • Would you use Phthonus on Defense? Offense? War? Quests/Events? Titans?

  • Which heroes on your Roster best pair with Phthonus ?

  • What heroes would you take when facing Phthonus as an opponent?

  • Would you give Phthonus Wizard Emblems? Which Talent Grid path will you choose?

  • What do you think of special?

  • What do you think of Phthonus’s character design?

  • If you Summoned Phthonus and would like to post your results, please include some thoughts on why you Summoned Phthonus, and whether/how you plan to make use of them.*

*NOTE: Summon Results posted without any commentary/feedback at all should be flagged as Off Topic and removed, based on preferences expressed by the Forum community. Please include some comments about what you think of Phthonus when posting Summon Results. In addition to opinions about Phthonus, you are also encouraged to include how many Summons it took before receiving Phthonus (or how many Summons you’ve done without receiving Phthonus), so other players are presented with realistic experiences of the rarity of Legendary Event Hero.

:money_with_wings: Avoiding Overspending & Heartache :broken_heart:

More Insights & Reading

I highly recommend reading these three threads for more information and context on summoning odds:

If you’ve read them a million times before, you may consider reading them again before deciding on your budget for summoning. A little time spent deciding on how much money you want to risk on summoning goes a long way to avoiding disappointment, frustration, and regret later. :slight_smile:

:thinking: Wondering About Your Personal Situation?

Feel free to discuss your team and roster here, and ask for advice from other Forum members.

If you’d like more extensive advice on sorting out your particular roster, I recommend creating a new thread in Gameplay Help & Tactics, and posting screenshots of your hero roster, along with your questions.

:link: Related Threads You May Be Interested In

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Feedback Poll - Phthonus (post release)


:question: Is Phthonus worth Summoning For?

  • Yes, absolutely
  • Only if you’re P2P
  • Yes, but only when featured.
  • Not really
  • Not at all

0 voters

:question: How many copies of Phthonus would be useful to keep & Level?

Note - this is roster space dependent & isn’t the same for everyone!

  • Zero
  • Just one
  • 2
  • 3
  • All of them

0 voters

:question: What do you think Phthonus’s Primary Purpose is?

  • Damage Dealer (Immediate)
  • Dispeller
  • Healer (Immediate)

0 voters

:question: What do you think of Phthonus compared to other Heroes?

  • Over Powered (OP)
  • Little stronger than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Little Weaker than Most
  • Completely Broken (Under Powered)

0 voters

:question: How does Phthonus’s Special Skill and Intended Purpose match Phthonus’s Base Stats?

Note this means Phthonus’s Class, Attack, Defence & HP Stat

  • Perfectly
  • Better than Most
  • On Par with Most
  • Worse than Most
  • Terribly

0 voters

:question: Is Phthonus worth giving Wizard Emblems to?

  • Yes absolutely
  • Depends on who else you got
  • Hmmmm, not sure yet
  • No I don’t think so
  • No… Not at all.

0 voters

:question: In Defence, where do you think Phthonus is best used?

  • Left Wing
  • Left Flank
  • Tank
  • Right Flank
  • Right Wing
  • Not on defence at all.

0 voters

:question: How do you think Phthonus is best used?

  • PvP Raids/ War attack
  • Normal Defence
  • War Defence
  • Titans
  • Farming
  • Tournaments
  • Event Teams

0 voters

Choose up to 3 options

:question: What do you think is Phthonus worth Limit Breaking ?

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

:question: If you would emblem Phthonus then which Emblem Path would you select ?

  • Sword path
    (Selecting Attack talent nodes when possible)
  • Shield path
    (Selecting Health and Shield talent nodes when possible)

0 voters

:question: What do you think about the artwork ?

  • Amazing
  • Refreshingly new
  • It’s ok
  • It could be better
  • Very bad

0 voters

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Looks like Porthos of this event. On the other hand he deals a lot of AoE damage and heals and the same time, which is a combo that not many heroes can do. And if all heroes are solo then maximum heal is 76.8%. Though wording kinda implies that he doesn’t heal at all if he dispels nothing, which is kinda weird and lame for slow speed skill. Also would like for dispel to come before the attack.

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Ugh, I got this crappy one. No buff, released as is.

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he is perfect for rush with his passive ability to counter all alfrike and quintus c2

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i wish I got him​:relaxed::relaxed::relaxed::relaxed:

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No atractive. Need a buff.
Regular damage for Slow Card.
The dispell must be first.

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just got him. don’t know what to think and whether to be excited or not.

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Same here.
I managed to complete advanced Stage 15, got 2 free EHT and got Balthazaar and this guy.
I need 2 tabbards anyway + a tome of tactics.
I still have Hel + cHel to do before this guy - I think. Not sure who is worthy next for Tabbards

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I think he really needs to dispel something to heal

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no it doesn’t, it states 8% per buff removed. So she doesn’t even have a minimum 8% heal if there’s no buffs to dispel

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If he was able to cleanse his own team instead, it would be great for rush wars

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Got him too. Ew… Hel-C and Khepri will get their tabards before him I guess.

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You are correct, it does. no healing if nothing is dispelled.
There is value for VF, but it would be very much increase if he dispelled first.

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Got this. Not a bad 10 pull. Wish I got Himeros too.
Unsure about Phtohntos or whatever

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“Not a bad 10 pull” ← understatement of the year right there.

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Yea. Like one of the guys back in high school who drove a Mercedes and said “I have an average ride” :rofl:

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At least give a try to spell it correctly.
It’s “ph” as of pharmacy,
“th” as of thanos
onos, as it is.
Phthonos all togerher.
Means “envy” in greek.

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Hope no one is Phthonos of my 10pull :smile:

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How does this guy not debuff first? Even the 3 star blue debuffs first. I’ve gotten this guy and 2 S1 from this portal. It doesn’t feel good, but my pulls rarely do lol.

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