Phoenix Graveyard Slot Review

Phoenix Graveyard: Slot Overview

When I first loaded Phoenix Graveyard, it struck me as a much darker outing from ELK Studios than their usual fare. The action plays out in a gloomy town called Phoenix, with a graveyard behind the reels, leafless trees, crooked wooden houses and the Grim Reaper lurking nearby. The slot runs on a 5x3 setup with dynamic reels and starts with 243 ways to win, which can expand when symbols get sliced by tombstones.

Phoenix Graveyard takes bets from 20 pence up to 100 pounds per spin, so it covers low stakes testing as well as more serious punts. The stated RTP sits around 95%, paired with high volatility, and that mix can make the game feel like a bankroll graveyard on rough patches. Wins pay from left to right starting on reel one, using ways rather than fixed lines, which suits the splitting mechanic rather well.

Symbols and Paytable in Phoenix Graveyard

Phoenix Graveyard keeps the paytable simple, with four low symbols showing J to A, and three premium fantasy characters. A five-of-a-kind low symbol way pays roughly 0.6x to 1.2x your stake, while the premiums land between 1.5x and 4x for five in a way. All wins are formed by matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left, and when tombstones slice symbols, they increase the number of ways rather than the base payout per symbol.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x2.25
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild
	Wild

Tombstones in Phoenix Graveyard

The whole game in Phoenix Graveyard revolves around tombstone frames that can land on any position. These frames show a number, and when the reels stop, any symbol inside is split by that amount. This can hit up to ten symbols per tombstone, so a single position can suddenly carry a stack of matching icons. When the slot fires off the Sudden Death feature, it throws tombstones across rows in one swoop and the reels can really open up.

Because Phoenix Graveyard uses ways to win, those sliced symbols can send the number of combinations sky high in a single spin. I have had modest boards suddenly explode when a couple of high symbols or wilds landed inside big-number tombstones. The frames stick around during specific features as well, so a grid dotted with them before free spins can become very dangerous in a good way.

Wild Symbols in Phoenix Graveyard

Phoenix Graveyard uses two wild symbols, and they behave very differently. Both Phoenix wilds and Grim Reaper wilds start with a x1 multiplier and substitute for regular pays. When a tombstone slices a wild, the multiplier is multiplied by the number inside the frame. This can turn a harmless-looking wild into a serious win maker, especially when several ways connect through it at once.

Phoenix wilds are the more friendly side of Phoenix Graveyard. When they land, they can stick around during respins and between free spins, jumping to a new position each time. If the first jump takes them out of a tombstone, they grab a multiplier equal to the ways number shown. I like spins where a Phoenix wild keeps hopping over high symbols, building routes through the mess of sliced icons.

Grim Reaper wilds only appear on reels three to five, but they are where Phoenix Graveyard gets tense. Any time one lands, it triggers a respin and starts walking one reel left after each win check. Before walking, it attacks all adjacent high symbols or Phoenix wilds, turning highs into new tombstones or interacting with the bird. Those clashes can double multipliers on either side or create Feather wilds that might hatch into fresh Phoenix wilds on later spins.

Bonus Game and X-iter in Phoenix Graveyard

The bonus game in Phoenix Graveyard is where the slot really shows its teeth. Landing three, four or five bonus symbols brings 6, 8 or 10 free spins, and each batch starts with 1, 2 or 3 Phoenix wilds on the grid. Those Phoenix wilds spawn where the triggering symbols landed, and if a tombstone was sitting there, they inherit a multiplier equal to the number of ways shown on that frame.

Phoenix wilds stay active throughout the free spins, leaping to new spots between spins, so you effectively play with moving sticky wilds. Tombstones from the trigger spin carry over, and fresh ones can land during the feature, sticking for its duration. If you prefer to buy your way in, Phoenix Graveyard has the X-iter menu, offering Sudden Death setups, a guaranteed Grim Reaper and Phoenix battle, or straight buys into standard, big or super bonus rounds for scaled prices.

Phoenix Graveyard: Slot Verdict

Phoenix Graveyard took me a little longer to click with than other titles from this studio. The grim setting, the stalking Reaper and the way balances can vanish on cold spells all give it a heavy feel, but once the tombstones, Phoenix wilds and Reapers start working together, it heats up fast. With high volatility, 243+ ways, a max win of 10,000x and some very spiky sessions, it suits players who enjoy darker, high-risk slots that can still turn out savage hits.

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