The Phoenix Rod is a powerful weapon from Heretic. This golden winged rod is powered by Flame Orbs. It launches fireballs that explode with splash damage which can hurt the player if he's too close. Each fireball does 20-160 points of damage, in round multiples of 20, plus a blast radius of 128 units (taking a direct hit automatically incurs the full 128 additional points). This weapon is therefore essentially the same as Doom's rocket launcher. However, one detail that sets it apart from Doom's rocket launcher is that it slightly knocks the player backwards everytime it is fired, so one must be wary of using it next to a ledge.