Phoenix Opener
Detected if Stargate is the FIRST tech building (before Robo AND Twilight), 1+ real (non-hallucinated) Phoenix is on the field by 7:00, AND the player's second Gateway was built BEFORE the Robotics Facility -- a pure Stargate-first Phoenix opener. The Stargate-first ordering keeps Robo-first openers with a midgame Stargate + Phoenix harass off this label (those fall through to Robo First). Hallucinated Phoenix from Sentries do NOT count.
29.0% win rate over 31 games vs Master opponents with 12 starting workers
n = 52 games from 3 players · Stats updated Sep 30, 2026
Phoenix Opener wins 40.4% of decided games across 52 PvT ladder games from 3 players with 12 starting workers. The likely range for its true win rate is 28.2–53.9%, so it is too close to call against a coin flip. It is played most against Master opponents, where it wins 29.0% over 31 games. It appears in 3.4% of the 1,541 PvT games in the guide sample. This guide is newly published, so there is no weekly trend yet. This is still a small sample (n = 52), so treat it as a directional read.
Win rate by league and MMR
Grouped by the opponent's league and MMR band. Bands without enough games are left out.
By opponent league
| Group | Win rate | Likely range (95%) | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master | 29.0% | 16.1–46.6% | 31 |
Your record with this build
Common macro leaks
Average macro score 74.3 over 52 games from 3 players.
- Supply Blockedin 100.0% of games52 of 52