CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(b) UNDER THE 1940 ACT
                   AND SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, George R. Aylward,  Executive  Vice  President of Phoenix  Adviser Trust (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the "Report")  fully complies
                with  the   requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.     The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Registrant.


Date: November 1, 2005               /s/ George R. Aylward
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                                     George R. Aylward, Executive Vice President
                                     (principal executive officer)


I, Nancy G. Curtiss,  Chief  Financial  Officer and Treasurer of Phoenix Adviser
Trust (the "Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant  (the "Report")  fully complies
                with  the   requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2.     The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
                material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
                operations of the Registrant.


Date: October 20, 2005               /s/ Nancy G. Curtiss
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                                     Nancy G. Curtiss,
                                     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                     (principal financial officer)