Smashing Four: Real-time PvP: Real-time PvP Ghost Guide: Phasing and Angles

In Smashing Four: Real-time PvP: Real-time PvP, the Ghost ignores standard hero collision rules. Instead of bouncing off other characters and transferring kinetic impact, the Ghost passes directly through both allied and enemy units, dealing damage upon contact without slowing down or deflecting. To play the Ghost effectively, aim through targets toward perimeter arena walls to create return trajectories that pierce multiple enemies or strike the same target more than once in a single turn.

How Phasing Changes Arena Trajectories

Standard heroes lose momentum and rebound whenever they strike an ally or opponent. The Ghost only changes direction when colliding with arena boundary walls or hard environmental obstacles. Because unit mass does not alter the Ghost's travel path, its path remains predictable from release until it comes to rest.

This mechanic prevents opponents from shielding wounded heroes behind high-health frontliners like the Blacksmith, Knight, or Orc. As long as a geometric sightline exists through the defending units to a wall, the Ghost can reach any target on the board.

Trajectory Setups for Multi-Hit Turns

A single straight shot through an enemy hero registers only one damage tick unless that hero is backed against an arena wall. To increase total damage output, angle shots off perimeter cushions so the Ghost crisscrosses active combat zones before losing inertia.

• Perpendicular Wall Scrubbing: When an enemy rests slightly off an arena wall, fire at a 30- to 45-degree angle against the wall behind them. The inward path strikes the target, and the rebound bounce pierces them a second time.
• Corner Pocketing: Angling a shot into a corner vertex triggers a quick double-bounce. This redirects the Ghost across the arena on tight diagonal axes, catching targets stationed near the center.
• Center-Board Weaving: Launching along the long diagonal of the arena cuts through spread-out formations, using opposite perimeter walls to route the Ghost back through the middle of the board.

Tactical Limitations and Team Sequencing

The Ghost's intangible movement eliminates physical knockback. Because it cannot push opponents, it cannot displace enemies into environmental traps, knock them out of aura buffs, or separate paired units. Furthermore, the Ghost cannot body-block opponents to protect your vulnerable allies.

To offset these limitations, sequence your turns so teammates handle board control and cleanup:

1. Reposition the Enemy: Use displacement heroes like the Pirate or Blacksmith on prior turns to shove opponents into shared lines or push them near arena perimeter walls.
2. Execute the Ghost Run: Launch the Ghost along the resulting alignment, damaging all grouped targets in a single stroke and using wall bounces to catch them on the return.
3. Clean Up Low-Health Units: Deploy agile, high-impact finishers like the Assassin on subsequent turns to eliminate the weakened targets left behind by the Ghost's sweeping attack.