Phobos - Hero Wars Alliance

Phobos hero guide, glyphs, artifacts, skins, best teams, and best counters in Hero Wars Alliance.
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
CharacteristicValue
Main StatIntelligence
Attack TypeMagical
RoleControl
FactionWay of Eternity
PositionBack Line
Stone SourceCampaign
Max Power277700
Talisman:
Phobos Max Hero Stats
StatValue
Intelligence17322
Agility3789
Strength3779
Health961004
Physical Attack37059
Magic Attack226487
Armor54000.3
Magic Defense55704.4
Magic Penetration11538
Magical crit hit chance713
Toughness2790

Phobos Skills

Phobos Paralysis Skill
1st
Paralysis
Paralyzes the enemy with the highest Magic Attack for 6.5 seconds, dealing damage every 0.5 sec. The paralyzed enemy cannot move or attack. Magic and Physical Attack of all enemies are reduced for 12 sec. While this skill is active, Phobos can't use other skills.
Keywords: Curse, Control, Debuff
Animation delay: 1.23 seconds
Duration: 6.51 seconds
Area: 100
Hits: 12
Magic and Physical Attack reduction: 53097.4 (20% Magic attack + 7800)
Magic damage: 91270.45 (35% Magic attack + 12000) per 0.5 sec.
Phobos Dreaded Shadow Skill
2nd
Dreaded Shadow
Reduces Magic Defense of the enemy with the highest Magic Attack for 4.0 seconds and deals damage to them.
Keywords: Curse, Debuff
Cool down: 6 seconds
Animation delay: 0.6 seconds
Duration: 4 seconds
Magic damage: 91270.45 (35% Magic attack + 12000)
Magic defense decrease: 62621.75 (25% Magic attack + 6000)
Phobos Bonds of Darkness Skill
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.
Keywords: Curse
Initial cool down: 3 seconds
Cool down: 12 seconds
Animation delay: 0.6 seconds
Duration: 10 seconds
Chance to apply the skill is lowered if the target's level is above 120
Phobos Curse Master Skill
4th
Curse Master
When a cursed enemy uses a skill, Phobos deals damage to them. The more Curses on the enemy, the higher the damage. Only affects enemies that Phobos starts the battle with.
Magic damage: 62621.75 (25% Magic attack + 6000) for each Curse on the enemy
* The hero skills are based on maxed level skill on maxed hero.

Hero Class

Control
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 9306.37 (1% Mag.atk. + 7200) or 8362.29 (1% Phys.atk. + 7200) depending on which stat is higher for the control hero.

Phobos Talisman

50
Phobos
Talisman of Nightmares
Main Stat
Phobos intelligence Talisman
Intelligence
+2000
Slot 1
Phobos intelligence Talisman
Magic Attack
+6600
Slot 2
Phobos intelligence Talisman
Magic Attack
+6600
Slot 3
Phobos intelligence Talisman
Magic Attack
+6600
50
Phobos
Talisman of Gloom
Main Stat
Phobos armor Talisman
Armor
+12000
Slot 1
Phobos armor Talisman
Health
+60500
Slot 2
Phobos armor Talisman
Health
+60500
Slot 3
Phobos armor Talisman
Health
+60500

Phobos Hero Sets

Phobos intelligence Set
Intelligence
+1580
Phobos agility Set
Agility
+1279
Phobos strength Set
Strength
+1259
Phobos health Set
Health
+48080
Phobos physical-attack Set
Physical Attack
+5153
Phobos magic-attack Set
Magic Attack
+5356
Phobos armor Set
Armor
+4888
Phobos magic-defence Set
Magic Defence
+4348

Phobos Glyph Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
80
Hero Wars Health Glyph
Health
+122800
80
Hero Wars Armor Glyph
Armor
+12850
80
Hero Wars Magic Attack Glyph
Magic Attack
+12850
80
Hero Wars Intelligence Glyph
Intelligence
+2110
80
Hero Wars Magic Defence Glyph
Magic Defence
+12850

Phobos Skins Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Hero Wars Solar Skin
Solar+
Magic Attack
+21300
Hero Wars Stellar Skin
Stellar
Magic Penetration
+10650
Hero Wars Illusionist Skin
Illusionist
Magic Attack
+10650
Hero Wars Winter Skin
Winter
Armor
+10650
Hero Wars Default Skin
Default
Intelligence
+1365
Hero Wars Devil Skin
Devil
Magic Defence
+10650

Phobos Artifacts Priority

1st
2nd
3rd
Book
phobos Tome of Arcane Knowledge
Tome of Arcane Knowledge
Magic attack
+10680
Health
+53394
Ring
phobos Ring of Intelligence
Ring of Intelligence
Intelligence
+3990
Weapon
phobos Raven's Amulet
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
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Amira
Amira
Jorgen
Jorgen
Celeste
Celeste
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Jorgen
Jorgen
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Morrigan
Morrigan
Keira
Keira
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Morrigan
Morrigan
K'arkh
K'arkh
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Cornelius
Cornelius
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Dorian
Dorian
Phobos
Phobos
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Cornelius
Cornelius
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Lilith
Lilith
Dorian
Dorian
Phobos
Phobos
Xe'Sha
Xe'Sha
Jorgen
Jorgen
Lilith
Lilith
Phobos
Phobos
Amira
Amira
Xe'Sha
Xe'Sha
Celeste
Celeste

Defense

Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Morrigan
Morrigan
Keira
Keira
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Jorgen
Jorgen
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Morrigan
Morrigan
K'arkh
K'arkh
Corvus
Corvus
Dorian
Dorian
Phobos
Phobos
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Corvus
Corvus
Lilith
Lilith
Phobos
Phobos
Dante
Dante
Arachne
Arachne
Aurora
Aurora
Phobos
Phobos
Iris
Iris
Morrigan
Morrigan
Dante
Dante
Corvus
Corvus
Lilith
Lilith
Dorian
Dorian
Phobos
Phobos
Xe'Sha
Xe'Sha
Astaroth
Astaroth
Fafnir
Fafnir
Phobos
Phobos
Morrigan
Morrigan
Keira
Keira
Corvus
Corvus
Phobos
Phobos
Faceless
Faceless
Morrigan
Morrigan
Dante
Dante
Corvus
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
Martha
Phobos
Phobos
Mojo
Mojo
Celeste
Celeste
Mushy and Shroom
Mushy and Shroom
Martha
Martha
Phobos
Phobos
Mojo
Mojo
Jhu
Jhu
Andvari
Andvari
Thea
Thea
Phobos
Phobos
Mojo
Mojo
Jhu
Jhu
Astaroth
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

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

Satori
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
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

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

Rufus
Rufus

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

Cleaver
Cleaver

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

Jhu
Jhu

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

Soleil
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.