Marvel vs Capcom 3/Phoenix
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Phoenix
In a nutshell
Phoenix is the "glass cannon" character archetype taken to a total extreme. She has tools for every situation; lighting fast teleports, excellent fireballs, large proximity traps, a quick mixup game. The only things missing are great assists and health. Phoenix has about half of the health of the weakest characters in the game, and as a result will need to be played with some very special care. If she dies with five meters stocked, however, she returns as Dark Phoenix, the most powerful character in the game. The cost is high, but if you think you have the fortitude to put yourself into a very high risk, very high reward situation every game, take her for a spin.
Video Walkthrough
Move List
Assist Types
Name
Type
Damage
Special Properties
Cross-Over Combination
TK Shot 
108,300
Phoenix Rage
TK Overdrive 
103,000
Phoenix Rage
TK Trap 
90,000
Phoenix Rage
Normal Moves
Air Dash
Any direction in the air + 
+
+ Standing Light
30,000
Crouching Light
+ 33,000
Standing Medium
46,000
Crouching Medium
+ 50,000
Burning Axe Kick
+ 50,000
Standing Heavy
67,000
Crouching Heavy
+ 60,000
Phoenix Tackle
+ 73,000
Standing Special
80,000
Jumping Light
air 
33,000
Jumping Medium
air 
47,000
Jumping Heavy
air 
70,000
Air Phoenix Tackle
air 
+
+ 73,000
Phoenix Stomp
air 
+
+ 70,000
against airborne only Jumping Special
air 
70,000
Special Moves
TK Shot
+ 80,000
108,300
122,600
108,300
122,600
air
and 
TK Trap
+ 90,000
These are set off by proximity. version can 
version can TK Overdrive
+ 103,000
103,000
154,400
103,000
154,400
goes 
Teleport
+ Flight
+ Lasts 3 seconds
Hyper Moves
Phoenix Rage
+ + 320,700
Healing Field
+ + Heals Red Life when opponent is inside the field. Lasts 10 seconds.
Dark Phoenix
die with 5 levels of hyper meter
Transforms you into Dark Phoenix and refills your health to 100% with Yellow
Dark Phoenix Move List
Dark Phoenix Assist Types
Name
Type
Damage
Special Properties
Cross-Over Combination
Dark Phoenix TK Shot 140,300
{{{AlphaSuper}}}
Dark Phoenix TK Overdrive 123,700
{{{BetaSuper}}}
Dark Phoenix TK Trap 162,500
{{{GammaSuper}}}
Dark Phoenix Normal Moves (includes fire damage)
Air Dash
Any direction in the air + +
+ Standing Light
51,000
Crouching Light
+ 53,700
Standing Medium
113,600
Crouching Medium
+ 101,400
Burning Axe Kick
+ 101,400
Standing Heavy
133,700
Crouching Heavy
+ 134,000
Phoenix Tackle
+ 136,900 to 175,800
Standing Special
96,000
Jumping Light
air
61,200
Jumping Medium
air
93,800
Jumping Heavy
air
142,400
Air Phoenix Tackle
air +
+ 136,900 to 175,800
Phoenix Stomp
air +
+ 162,000
Jumping Special
air
172,200
Dark Phoenix Special Moves
TK Shot
+ 66,000 per orb
81,200 per orb
171,500
81,200 per orb
171,500
air
and TK Trap
+ 162,500
These are set off by proximity.
TK Overdrive
+ 123,700
123,700
185,200
123,700
185,200
goes Teleport
+ Flight
+ Lasts 3 seconds
Dark Phoenix Hyper Moves
Phoenix Rage
+ + 384,800
Healing Field
+ + Heals Red Life when opponent is inside the field. Lasts 10 seconds.
Apprentice Combos
Strategy
Tips and Tricks
- Practice! With a character as fragile as Phoenix, you will need to be intimately familiar with everything about her. Her matchups, her optimal range in those matchups, how assists change those matchups, and how to avoid everything. Blocking special moves and taking chip damage can be extremely deadly to Phoenix, so you need a gameplan for every situation.
- Her teleport is very fast, but be sure you know where you are teleporting and why before you go crazy, as just one poor judgement could end her very quickly.
- Phoenix' level 1 supers are both great. Phoenix Rage does high damage and combos easily, while Healing Field can artificially give her more life than she actually has. Choosing between using these and saving your full five levels will be a very difficult decision, especially in the heat of battle.
