General Playstyle Top
Phinn is a tank, but he cannot survive alone. Stay close to team mates, and use polite company(second ability) to give them buffs. Get
Wartreads immediately, IMMEDIATELY. Contrary to what most people think, it is best to get Crystal items, not weapon items. Phinn's abilities combo well, with his own abilities and specific team mates, so clockwork is an option if you don't think atlas pauldron. When playing Phinn, You decide the teams next move, you call the shots. If your team sticks close to you and vice versa you will succeed most of the time. Also keep in mind that Phinn buffs allies when he uses his second ability. When he buffs it will give allies 20% of your armor, more than the 5% health boost, so get armor and shield items instead of health items. Phinn is amazing after you get your second defense item plus Wartreads regen the kraken will no longer hurt you.
Phinn pairs with certain heroes especially well: Koshka(to kill: Taka and Krul), Ringo(all ranged enemies), Kestrel(You can stun enemies and she can take them out with her Ult). Saw: you can keep enemies close to saw with polite company and forced accord, and he will turn them into minced meat for you. Reim: I have not had experience with Reim yet, but if I had to bet, I would say Reim and Phinn are going to be annoying. BlackFeather: Who could have known? The lore associated partners are good together.
Early Game Top
Phinn is pretty strong in the early game, always take his primary ability as your first ability, seeing as it can half heath some characters in the beginning. Get
Sprint Boots first, then head to the jungle with your ally. After the second jungle clear, head to the lane and help laner ally. This will get you a ton of money if you can pair well with them. Don't stay too long though, remember your main source of income is the jungle minions and you want to level quickly to become harder to kill. Don't buy anything else, until you get
Wartreads. This will allow you to roam effectively, and get to a team mate who needs help. After journey boots work your way to
Fountain(regen item), you will need to regen after battles, and it also gives you some extra shield and armor.
Mid-Game Top
This is an awkward time for Phinn because he has trouble leveling up after about the seven minute mark, and becomes weak because of it. Just farm the two double minion spawns in the jungle if you get behind, it should catch you up. Continue to work towards
Fountain of renewal, and it will help heal your team when you want to rush turrets or chase down a player. Once you get the fountain you should get
Clockwork or
Metal Jacket, depending on your situation, if you are dealing with high damage weapon players like Krul or Rona get
Metal Jacket, and if you are buffing your own team, stunning, and dragging to provoke fights in your favor get
Clockwork. After you get your preferred Crystal or health item start working towards
Metal Jacket /
aegis (depending on the situation this can be interchanged with
Crucible) to make your buff ability more effective.
Guys this is really important to remember Phinn is not a melee character, his abilities make him useful not his basic attacks. Crystal items work better than weapon items when using Phinn, so if you are going to be a more aggressive player get a crystal item.
End Game Top
Phinn is usually the last hero to reach level 12, on either team, so you will most likely be fighting enemies that outclass you. After the 20 minute mark you should be level twelve, if not farm the two double minion spawns in the jungle again. You will want to get
Metal Jacket before moving on, this not only makes you harder to kill, but also makes the allies you buff stronger. ( I have repeated this so much because it is important) Armor and shield items are better than health items because it makes your second ability's buff better. After getting
Metal Jacket Get another armor or shield item, if dealing with troll Saw or Krul get an
Atlas pauldron. After that you will have five tier three items finish it off with an Aegis, Clockwork, or Metal jacket depending on your earlier choices. At this point you could solo the kraken, though it would take a long, long time. Your health would regen faster than it could damage you.
Once the build is complete you will be a total b*tch to kill, Your
Wartreadsand
Fountain of Renewal Regen combo will make you invincible if you know when to turn around and stall solo, and your second ability will make your allies more or less invincible, coupled with
clockwork for a shorter cooldown.
Item-Ability combos and Conclusion Top
When you use your second ability during a battle where your team is being beaten, immediately activate
Fountain of Renewal, this will most likely fully heal your team because the shield(That you built up by getting armor and shield items) blocks damage so that their health can regen without interference.
If a lane enemy like Petal or Ringo is pestering your laner, use Wartreads to rush out of a bush and run behind the enemy. This will scare the enemy and they will try to run, as soon as you get behind them use ability 1 and direct it toward the enemy base, or the direction they are headed. You will either hit them therefore damage and slow them enough for your lane to kill immediately, make them run towards your laner allowing them to kill the enemy, or just send them running with their tail in-between their legs.
Hopefully this guide helped you, and now go kick some serious *ss with Phinn.
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