Phantom Phoenix

Dual arrow spreads and piercing firebird eruptions

Acquired as a drop from the Ogre in Tier 2 of the Old One's Army invasion. The bow discharges two spreading arrows per shot while consuming a single unit of ammunition from the inventory. Every third consecutive shot releases a massive flaming phoenix that glides forward alongside the arrows. The fiery bird pierces through multiple foes, passes unobstructed through solid blocks, and deals double damage before erupting into fiery debris. It deals 32 base ranged damage at Very fast firing speed.

Invasion lane defense and mid-tier archer setups

The piercing phoenix makes this bow effective along flat battle arenas, Etherian defense lanes, and against multi-segmented bosses such as The Destroyer. It rivals the Chlorophyte Shotbow and Daedalus Stormbow in mid-Hardmode ranged setups. When paired with Holy Arrows or Ichor Arrows, the initial twin arrow spread amplifies status application while the phoenix delivers heavy armor-penetrating damage. The optimal prefix for the weapon is Unreal, providing superior boosts to damage, velocity, and critical strike chance.

Trivia

• The fiery phoenix projectile illuminates dark caverns and dungeon hallways in bright orange light as it travels through solid blocks.
• Even when special arrows are loaded into the quiver, the phoenix projectile retains its piercing fiery properties without consuming additional ammo.