The Type-R13EX Phantom was an experimental unmanned labor developed by Schaft Enterprises. The exact purpose of the labor is unclear, but it is possible that the type was intended for military service.

The R13EX Phantom was revolutionary for being the first labor to be equipped with laser weaponry, which no countermeasure was available for. However, the laser cannons mounted in the Phantom's head were its only active ranged weapons, and they required time to warm up before each shot. While charging up a shot, the Phantom's cooling vents would be exposed to attack, and damage to them would cause the labor to become unable to fire. This major drawback was offset by the sheer power of the lasers, which were capable of easily piercing an AV-98 Ingram's armor, and because they fired a sustained beam, could be used to cut off entire limbs from opposing labors. Such a fate befell Isao Ohta's Ingram during an engagement, where the Phantom completely sheared off its right arm with a single shot from its laser cannons.