

In legacy versions of the game, this rune word's chance to cast Firestorm on hit used to cause severe lag in multiplayer games, as well as noticeable animation locks and attack interruptions due to a bug causing on-striking skills to trigger their respective effect's casting delays.

Thanks to its unusually large amount of enhanced damage if made into a shield, Phoenix is (by a considerable margin) the most damaging shield for most characters specializing in physical damage to use. The -28% fire resist is also useful for characters who specialize in fire damage. Phoenix is the only way to get enhanced damage on a shield (aside from +x% enhanced damage jewels), and the Redemption aura is very helpful in keeping the character alive. 1.10–current Phoenix is the rune word ' Vex Vex Lo Jah' for weapons or off-hand armor in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. This guide lists all Shield, Paladin Shield, and Necromancer Shrunken Head socketed base items for Runewords in Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.7 & Ladder Season 4 for Normal, Exceptional, and Elite qualities, along with key features such as Defense, Level, Strength Requirements, Maximum Number of Sockets, Weight, and Quality Level.
