Pixus are best suited for demolishing buildings as they deal both hack and crush damage. They also have high pierce armor so are resistant to tower and fortress-like buildings' attack. Their ability allows them to generate gold as long as they are actively attacking anything, not just when dealing damage. Since buildings cannot run away and Pixius have only average speed for a myth unit, they generate gold faster by attacking them.
They can be used as an alternative to Fire Lances to destroy buildings in the Heroic Age. As they have a melee attack, Pixius lack a minimum ranged attack and can better defend themselves against other melee units. However they still have low hack armor and attack speed so they will still require protection from melee units, especially other myth units and heroes.
Pixiu are a good choice for players who need to destroy enemy buildings while increasing their resource intake. After fighting for 1 minute and 40 seconds, a Pixiu would have accumulated enough gold to pay for itself, saving the player resources that can be invested elsewhere.
Initially, Pixiu generate 1.5 gold per second. With patch 2.7, they generate 2.5 gold per second.
Mythology[]
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Original Name -- Bixie Size -- About 10' long Diet -- Restricted to gold
Bearing a strong resemblance to a winged lion but with the head of a single-antlered dragon, Pixiu is a powerful mythical creature that wards off evil spirits and possesses an insatiable hunger for gold and silver. The last attribute led many to believe that the creature is able to attract wealth from all directions, and some literal depictions see the creature bring gold in its mouth.
Despite the association with fortune, Pixiu is also a very fierce creature with sharp fangs and a ferocious spirit in battle.
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—In-game help section
Trivia[]
The Pixiu uses a modified version of the Lion animations.[1]
The Pixiu has an identical stat distribution to the Nemean Lion with the main difference being that they each have their own unique abilities.
Pandora's Box: +25% training speed.
