Just like Sprint killed Cupid and Ymir ? Or just like CC immunity killed Ares ? Or just like how leaps killed Bastet ? No , having a counter doesn ' t kill something . Besides , if they buy Phantom , they essentially waste a relic slot for something else . People don ' t seem to understand how much of a burden forcing a relic is , it ' s part of what makes Ao Kuang great and Ares good , except Phantom will usually only ever be useful against Odin so they ' re shit out of luck if they want something like PurificationSanctuary , so the advantage of forcing a relic is twofold with him . Whereas people will buy Purification to counter Ao Kuang , they might not have to use it against him and instead use it for something else , but Phantom is very specific and not generally useful . Most good players know that not having a certain relic can be a death sentence .