Phobos - Hero Wars Alliance - 2025

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Introduction
Skills
Glyphs Priority
Skins Priority
Artifacts Priority
Best Phobos Teams
Best Phobos Hydra Teams
Best Phobos Counters

Phobos in Hero Wars

Phobos is a control hero part of the Way of Eternity faction in Hero Wars Alliance. He is well known for his stunning ability and his energy stealing of the highest magic attack hero (usually the damage dealer in the mage teams).

Phobos is best used as a counter against powerful energy-based heroes, turning their strength into weakness by draining and silencing them before they can unleash their potential. When paired with allies who can capitalize on his control, Phobos brings an element of psychological warfare to the battlefield, ensuring that no enemy mage or healer can act with impunity.

Phobos is considered an end-game hero because he targets the strongest mages.

Pros

Targeting the hero with the highest magic attack in the team (the damage dealer in mage teams)
Skins tones available in the early game (3-1 quest)
Control skills - stun for 6.6 seconds
Energy stealing

Cons

Phobos cannot attack while his first skill is active (6.6 seconds)
Vulnerable to physical attack teams
Low health

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Sooner or later the mind of every living creature succumbs to the cloying grip of fear. You cannot run, you cannot hide. Fear lives deep within us all. Phobos knows this, and awaits his time. If you fear death, you will die!

In-game Phobos description in Hero Wars Alliance

Phobos Characteristics
Characteristic	Value
Main Stat	Intelligence
Attack Type	Magical
Role	Control
Faction	Way of Eternity
Position	Back Line
Stone Source	Campaign
Max Power	168196

Phobos Max Hero Stats
Stat	Value
Intelligence	15287
Agility	3090
Strength	3021
Health	557953
Physical Attack	24621
Magic Attack	115805
Armor	43902
Magic Defense	44672
Magic Penetration	10650

Phobos Skills

1st

Paralysis

Stuns the enemy with the highest magic attack stat for 6.6 seconds and torments their body, frightening enemies near the target. The frightened enemies lose some of their physical and magic attack for 12 seconds. Phobos cannot attack and use other skills while this skill is active.

Keywords: Stun, Curse, Debuff

Animation delay: 1.23 seconds

Damage: 167766 (120% Magic attack + 28800)

Decreases enemy attack for 30961 (20% Magic attack + 7800)

2nd

Dreaded Shadow

Conjures a shadow against the enemy with the highest magic attack stat, dealing damage and decreasing magic defense for 4.0 seconds.

Keywords: Curse, Debuff

Cool down: 6 seconds

Animation delay: 0.6 seconds

Damage: 49531.75 (35% Magic attack + 9000)

Magic defense decrease: 32551.25 (25% Magic attack + 3600)

3rd

Bonds of Darkness

Bonds of Darkness binds Phobos and the enemy with the highest magic attack stat for 10.0 seconds, transferring all energy gained by the target to Phobos.

Cool down: 12 seconds

Animation delay: 0.6 seconds

Chance to apply the skill is lowered if the target's level is above 120

4th

Mage's Terror

Modifies the first skill: now it deals more damage and also burns the enemy's energy.

Paralysis damage: 383415 (300% Magic attack + 36000)

Energy lost by the enemy during paralysis: 1500

* The hero skills are based on maxed level skill on maxed hero.

Hero Class

Control

360/360

Upon completion of the control effect, slows the same target by 30% and reduces its total physical damage for 4.0 seconds. The effect cannot trigger on a single target more often than once every 10 seconds. Damage is reduced by 8358.05 (1% Mag.atk. + 7200) or 7446.21 (1% Phys.atk. + 7200) depending on which stat is higher for the control hero.

Phobos Talisman

Talisman of Nightmares

Main Stat

Intelligence

+2000

Slot 1

Magic Attack

+6600

Slot 2

Magic Attack

+6600

Slot 3

Magic Attack

+6600

Talisman of Gloom

Main Stat

Armor

+12000

Slot 1

Health

+60500

Slot 2

Health

+60500

Slot 3

Health

+60500

Phobos Hero Sets

Intelligence

+759

Agility

+734

Strength

+655

Health

+20130

Physical Attack

+3048

Magic Attack

+3671

Armor

+2038

Magic Defence

+2588

Phobos Glyph Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Health

+122800

Armor

+12850

Magic Attack

+12850

Intelligence

+2110

Magic Defence

+12850

Phobos Skins Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

Stellar

Magic Penetration

+10650

Illusionist

Magic Attack

+10650

Winter

Armor

+10650

Default

Intelligence

+1365

Demonic

Magic Defence

+10650

Phobos Artifacts Priority

1st

2nd

3rd

Book

Tome of Arcane Knowledge

Magic attack

+10680

Health

+53394

Ring

Ring of Intelligence

Intelligence

+3990

Weapon

Raven's Amulet

Activation chance

+100%

Magic defense

+32040

Best Phobos Teams

Morrigan: Adds healing and sustainability while preventing enemies from reviving, ensuring Phobos’s disabled targets stay down.
Corvus: Protects Phobos with his frontline presence and punishes attackers, making it riskier for enemies to target Phobos.
Lilith: Provides shielding and area control, ensuring Phobos has the durability and space to use his abilities.
Xe'Sha: Amplifies Phobos’s magic damage, making him deadlier against high-energy heroes and boosting team-wide magic power.

Offense

Phobos

Faceless

Iris

Morrigan

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Amira

Jorgen

Celeste

Phobos

Faceless

Jorgen

Morrigan

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Morrigan

Keira

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Morrigan

K'arkh

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Cornelius

Morrigan

Corvus

Dorian

Phobos

Iris

Morrigan

Corvus

Phobos

Cornelius

Iris

Morrigan

Corvus

Lilith

Dorian

Phobos

Xe'Sha

Jorgen

Lilith

Phobos

Amira

Xe'Sha

Celeste

Defense

Phobos

Faceless

Iris

Morrigan

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Morrigan

Keira

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Jorgen

Morrigan

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Morrigan

K'arkh

Corvus

Dorian

Phobos

Iris

Morrigan

Corvus

Lilith

Phobos

Dante

Arachne

Aurora

Phobos

Iris

Morrigan

Dante

Corvus

Lilith

Dorian

Phobos

Xe'Sha

Astaroth

Fafnir

Phobos

Morrigan

Keira

Corvus

Phobos

Faceless

Morrigan

Dante

Corvus

Best Phobos Hydra Teams

Phobos is not often used in Hydra battles but you can use him to increase your team's magic defense against Light and Darkness Hydra.

Martha

Phobos

Mojo

Celeste

Mushy and Shroom

Martha

Phobos

Mojo

Jhu

Andvari

Thea

Phobos

Mojo

Jhu

Astaroth

How to counter Phobos in Hero Wars Alliance?

Phobos targets the hero with the highest magic attack. If you want to counter him, you can switch to a physical attack team where your main damage dealer has a low magic attack.

Corvus

Corvus' altar will reflect Phobo's damage, killing him slowly each time he makes an attack.

Satori

Satori will apply Fox Fire marks each time Phobos gains extra energy with his "Bonds of Darkness" skill. Once activated, Satori's marks can destroy Phobos.

K'arkh

K'arkh targets three enemies with the lowest health in the enemy team. Considering Phobos's low health, the chance of being hit is very high, which makes it vulnerable to K'arkh.

Jorgen

Jorgen can steal Phobos' energy and also prevent him from gaining it.

Rufus

Rufus can absorb huge amounts of magical damage and counter Phobos as a magic attack hero.

Cleaver

Cleaver can pull Phobos to the front line with his Rusky Hook making Phobos extremely vulnerabledue to his low health.

Jhu

Jhu can attack ranged enemies, including the backline, where Phobos is positioned.

Soleil

Soleil can increase the damage to the central enemies each time they use control abilities. This will make Phobos' control abilities have negative effects on his team. Phobos' stun will also rebound on his allies.