Thrown on a slight hyzer, the Halo S Blend out of the box will snap up to flat, show a tiny bit of turn, and then fade gently in the 450-500ft range. It's nearly identicle to a star charger. In less premium plastics, I would expect it to be very similar to a shryke. It's hard for me to see how this would replace emperors in my bag as the I blend emporer is similar. This might beat into a nice hyzer flip disc so eventually I will put it up agianst my VIP ICE destiny for that 400ft hyzer flip woods shot. The shryke and pharoah have little fade which makes them good for turnovers that don't come back. Other discs like the VIP desinty can burn over at high speed but finish harder and so are more trusty on lower speed throws.

This disc flies like your favorite destroyer and wraith had a baby. I love 12 and 13 speed discs because of the band feel and this is no exception. Thrown flat, this disc gets a slight turn, similar to my beat up wraiths, and finishes like my favorite halo destroyer. Tons of dome on these halo pharaohs, so the glide is amazing. These discs go consistently further than the rest of your drivers. I've recommended these to several local players and everyone who picks one up, makes it one of their go-to drivers. 
 

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This is my max distance driver, and probably my favorite disc of all time. That may change, but this disc holds a special place in my heart (and my bag) because it is the one that finally got me over 400'. I've owned four Pharaohs: two I-blend, one swirly S-blend, and one Halo S-Blend.

I first fell in love with the I-blend Pharaoh because I could get massive distance with very little effort. I recommend the I-blend with intermediate players who are trying to find a max distance disc. Unfortunately, this disc will not always be your max distance driver once you develop faster arm speed. I-blend plastic beats in very quickly, and this disc will eventually become way too flippy to control. (It can still be good for rollers though). 

The swirly S-blend Pharaoh was my go-to distance forehand driver (until I threw it into a river...) It is definitely more stable than the I-blend Pharaohs, but it's still pretty flippy.  

The Halo S-blend Pharaoh is where it's at. This disc was much more true to the flight numbers out of the box. The extra stability gave it so much more potential for distance. This is my current max distance driver. If I throw it flat (RHBH) with height, it will turn over for almost 200' before flexing out of it. This isn't a disc that I would throw into a raging headwind, but this disc has enough stability that I can trust it pretty well in the wind. This disc has massive distance potential for intermediate/advanced players. 

I got out today and threw my Halo S-Blend Pharaoh. This is a great disc. It was very straight for me. I usually can't throw a high speed disc like this as straight as it was flying but it was great. It has made a spot in my bag. It feels and flies for me closer to an 11 speed disc rather than a 13 speed disc but it's great.