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'''Wizard Lord Phoenix''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves Wizard Monkey's ability to summon a much stronger phoenix, and grants a permanent phoenix [[sub-tower]] which is identical to that summoned by the tier 4 [[Summon Phoenix (BTD6)|Summon Phoenix]] ability.

'''Wizard Lord Phoenix''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade improves Wizard Monkey's ability to summon a much stronger phoenix, and grants a permanent phoenix [[sub-tower]] which is identical to that summoned by the tier 4 [[Summon Phoenix (BTD6)|Summon Phoenix]] ability.

Wizard Lord Phoenix's ability transforms the Wizard Monkey into a Lava Phoenix for 20 seconds which flies in a circle in the center of the screen, and attacks Bloons with flames that deal 20 [[damage]], have 50 [[pierce]], and an [[Attack ~~Cooldown~~|attack cooldown]] of 0.1 seconds. It has a second attack which fires 8 meteors at a time, one in each direction. Meteors deal 50 damage with a pierce of 300, have an attack cooldown of 1 second. The Lava Phoenix has infinite range and ignores line-of-sight blockers. The Lava Phoenix's flames cannot damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]], but its meteors can damage all Bloon types. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds and an initial cooldown of 15 seconds. The permanent phoenix remains while the ability is active, but Wizard Monkey stops all other attacks while transformed.

Wizard Lord Phoenix's ability transforms the Wizard Monkey into a Lava Phoenix for 20 seconds which flies in a circle in the center of the screen, and attacks Bloons with flames that deal 20 [[damage]], have 50 [[pierce]], and an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1 seconds. It has a second attack which fires 8 meteors at a time, one in each direction. Meteors deal 50 damage with a pierce of 300, have an attack cooldown of 1 second. The Lava Phoenix has infinite range and ignores line-of-sight blockers. The Lava Phoenix's flames cannot damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]], but its meteors can damage all Bloon types. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds and an initial cooldown of 15 seconds. The permanent phoenix remains while the ability is active, but Wizard Monkey stops all other attacks while transformed.

This upgrade increases [[Fireball (BTD6)|fireball]] explosion damage from 3 to 9, and increases [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|wall of fire]] damage from 1 to 5. This upgrade ~~allows~~ the [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|dragon's breath]] attack to fire 3 flames per shot ~~instead of 2~~, increases its pierce from 3 to 15, increases DoT damage from 2 to 30, and increases DoT duration from 3s to ~~15s~~.

This upgrade increases [[Fireball (BTD6)|fireball]] explosion damage from 3 to 9, and increases [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|wall of fire]] damage from 1 to 5. This upgrade changes the [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|dragon's breath]] attack to fire 3 flames per shot over 15°, increases its pierce from 3 to 15, increases DoT damage from 2 to 30, and increases DoT duration from 3 to 15 seconds.<section end="lede" />

==Mechanics==

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{{Strategy needed|Add use cases of wlp outside of "custom challenges" (2tc milks it a lot, and it seems to be the only reason when wlp is truly considered)}}

Wizard Lord Phoenix is extremely reliant on timing, both for the ability and flight patterns, in addition to lacking micromanagement value, weak non-ability attacks, and having a steep T5 cost. ~~Wizard Lord~~ Phoenix ~~is outclassed by many other T5 upgrades, and poor in [[CHIMPS]]~~. The burst of long-ranged damage is better performed by [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], which can be spread out to focus on different regions and ~~avoid missing~~ strays ~~in spread~~-~~out map formats~~. ~~Additionally,~~ Wizard Lord Phoenix ~~always kills any opportunity to stall. Its~~ only standout use case outside of custom challenges is Least Tiers in {{BTD6|Contested Territory}}.

Wizard Lord Phoenix is extremely reliant on timing, both for the ability and flight patterns, in addition to lacking micromanagement value, weak non-ability attacks, and having a steep cost. Furthermore, it cannot stall for more ability usages due to its global range Phoenix. The burst of long-ranged damage is better performed by [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], which can be spread out to focus on different regions and catch strays from faraway lanes. Its total DoT damage is high enough to be usable with [[The Final Harmonic]], but remains weaker than many of its top-tier synergizers such as [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]], [[Glaive Lord (BTD6)|Glaive Lord]], and [[Blooncineration (BTD6)|Blooncineration]]. Wizard Lord Phoenix's only standout use case outside of custom challenges is Least Tiers in {{BTD6|Contested Territory}}.

~~For crosspaths,~~ 2-5-0 is generally preferred for homing Lava Phoenix flames, in addition to higher DPS when the ability is inactive 0-5-2 is used when ~~needing~~ extra range or innate ~~camo~~ detection.

2-5-0 is generally preferred for homing Lava Phoenix flames (though not the meteors), in addition to higher DPS when the ability is inactive. 0-5-2 is used when the extra range and innate [[Camo detection]] are required.

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-'''Wizard Lord Phoenix''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves Wizard Monkey's ability to summon a much stronger phoenix, and grants a permanent phoenix [[sub-tower]] which is identical to that summoned by the tier 4 [[Summon Phoenix (BTD6)|Summon Phoenix]] ability.
+'''Wizard Lord Phoenix''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade improves Wizard Monkey's ability to summon a much stronger phoenix, and grants a permanent phoenix [[sub-tower]] which is identical to that summoned by the tier 4 [[Summon Phoenix (BTD6)|Summon Phoenix]] ability.
-Wizard Lord Phoenix's ability transforms the Wizard Monkey into a Lava Phoenix for 20 seconds which flies in a circle in the center of the screen, and attacks Bloons with flames that deal 20 [[damage]], have 50 [[pierce]], and an [[Attack Cooldown|attack cooldown]] of 0.1 seconds. It has a second attack which fires 8 meteors at a time, one in each direction. Meteors deal 50 damage with a pierce of 300, have an attack cooldown of 1 second. The Lava Phoenix has infinite range and ignores line-of-sight blockers. The Lava Phoenix's flames cannot damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]], but its meteors can damage all Bloon types. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds and an initial cooldown of 15 seconds. The permanent phoenix remains while the ability is active, but Wizard Monkey stops all other attacks while transformed.
+Wizard Lord Phoenix's ability transforms the Wizard Monkey into a Lava Phoenix for 20 seconds which flies in a circle in the center of the screen, and attacks Bloons with flames that deal 20 [[damage]], have 50 [[pierce]], and an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1 seconds. It has a second attack which fires 8 meteors at a time, one in each direction. Meteors deal 50 damage with a pierce of 300, have an attack cooldown of 1 second. The Lava Phoenix has infinite range and ignores line-of-sight blockers. The Lava Phoenix's flames cannot damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]], but its meteors can damage all Bloon types. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds and an initial cooldown of 15 seconds. The permanent phoenix remains while the ability is active, but Wizard Monkey stops all other attacks while transformed.
-This upgrade increases [[Fireball (BTD6)|fireball]] explosion damage from 3 to 9, and increases [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|wall of fire]] damage from 1 to 5. This upgrade allows the [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|dragon's breath]] attack to fire 3 flames per shot instead of 2, increases its pierce from 3 to 15, increases DoT damage from 2 to 30, and increases DoT duration from 3s to 15s.
+This upgrade increases [[Fireball (BTD6)|fireball]] explosion damage from 3 to 9, and increases [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|wall of fire]] damage from 1 to 5. This upgrade changes the [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|dragon's breath]] attack to fire 3 flames per shot over 15°, increases its pierce from 3 to 15, increases DoT damage from 2 to 30, and increases DoT duration from 3 to 15 seconds.<section end="lede" />
 ==Mechanics==
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 {{Strategy needed|Add use cases of wlp outside of "custom challenges" (2tc milks it a lot, and it seems to be the only reason when wlp is truly considered)}}
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-Wizard Lord Phoenix is extremely reliant on timing, both for the ability and flight patterns, in addition to lacking micromanagement value, weak non-ability attacks, and having a steep T5 cost. Wizard Lord Phoenix is outclassed by many other T5 upgrades, and poor in [[CHIMPS]]. The burst of long-ranged damage is better performed by [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], which can be spread out to focus on different regions and avoid missing strays in spread-out map formats. Additionally, Wizard Lord Phoenix always kills any opportunity to stall. Its only standout use case outside of custom challenges is Least Tiers in {{BTD6|Contested Territory}}.
+Wizard Lord Phoenix is extremely reliant on timing, both for the ability and flight patterns, in addition to lacking micromanagement value, weak non-ability attacks, and having a steep cost. Furthermore, it cannot stall for more ability usages due to its global range Phoenix. The burst of long-ranged damage is better performed by [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], which can be spread out to focus on different regions and catch strays from faraway lanes. Its total DoT damage is high enough to be usable with [[The Final Harmonic]], but remains weaker than many of its top-tier synergizers such as [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]], [[Glaive Lord (BTD6)|Glaive Lord]], and [[Blooncineration (BTD6)|Blooncineration]]. Wizard Lord Phoenix's only standout use case outside of custom challenges is Least Tiers in {{BTD6|Contested Territory}}.
-For crosspaths, 2-5-0 is generally preferred for homing Lava Phoenix flames, in addition to higher DPS when the ability is inactive 0-5-2 is used when needing extra range or innate camo detection.
+-5-0 is generally preferred for homing Lava Phoenix flames (though not the meteors), in addition to higher DPS when the ability is inactive. 0-5-2 is used when the extra range and innate [[Camo detection]] are required.
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