Fireball
Spit a fireball that burns affected targets over time.
Controls
- RMB
Phoenix
CreatureFlyer
- Spawns on
- 6 maps
- Abundance
- Common
- Kill XP
- 3
- Taming method
- Passive
- Diet
- Minerals
Overview
The Phoenix is a flying creature that feeds on minerals. It is tamed passively by setting it ablaze and maintaining the fire throughout the taming process. Once tamed, it serves as a mystical flyer capable of dealing fire-based damage and gathering a wide range of resources while ridden.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 640 | +128 | +4% | |
| Stamina | 352 | +35.2 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 200 | +12 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Food | 1500 | +150 | +2% | |
| Weight | 324 | +6.48 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +5% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +1% |
TamingOpen calculator
MethodPassive
Base torpor200+12 per level
Affinity needed6,600+200 per level
More about taming the Phoenix
Set a Phoenix on fire and keep it burning. Fire heals it, and the damage that would have healed it becomes taming progress instead, so ordinary weapons do nothing at all. Shoot it with flame arrows, hose it with a flamethrower, have a Fire Wyvern breathe on it or light a campfire underneath it. The tame has a deadline: it only exists during a Superheat event, and if that ends first it burns to ash and respawns from the pile at the next one. Caging it makes the race easier. It never eats from your hand, and once tamed it prefers Sulfur.
Tame the Phoenix using a passive method by igniting it with a Flame Arrow. The best food is Flame Arrow (200% Damage Bow), which provides the fastest taming speed. Flame Arrow (150% Damage Bow) also works well. Keep the Phoenix alight throughout the process. About 1233 Flame Arrows are needed with a 200% bow. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Spawn zones
About spawn zones
Phoenix has recorded spawns on 6 maps: Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Althemia, Lost City, The Volcano and Vintal.
Drops and interactions
Immobilized by
Harvest yields by tool
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 120 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
Hide
Raw MeatEach harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing a Phoenix yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick favours Raw Meat.
Gathering abilitiesHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While ridden, the Phoenix gathers using its Melee Rake attack. It harvests Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Stimberry, Wood, Cactus Sap, and Fiber with a 10x multiplier. Some seeds and mushrooms also benefit from the same high yield. It does not gather resources with its Fireball (Rider) or Attack Bite.
Combat & abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- BiteLMB
Base damage14
- Thatch77
- Wood42
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
- Claw RakeC
Base damage23
- Thatch126.5
- Wood69
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
More abilities
- FireballRMB
- Cook and SmeltPassive
- Flame DashHold Space
- Pearl ProductionPassive
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Projectile FireHeals
- Mining DrillImmune
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Herbivore attacks-40%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Fire StructureHeals
- FireHeals
- Plant Species X-50%
- Environmental damage-30%
- Spike Wall+100%
HitboxesHead ×1.5
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
The Phoenix has a strong resistance to fire damage, taking -200% from fire-based sources such as Flame Arrows and fire structures. It is highly vulnerable to instant damage effects, taking +120% more damage from sources like Spike Walls and Explosions. Melee attacks made with metal weapons also exploit a significant weakness. Level Health and Melee Damage.
The Phoenix has a head hitbox that takes 1.5× damage, making headshots effective for faster knockout or elimination. All other body zones have standard damage multipliers.
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
ExperienceBase XP per kill: 3
Phoenix kill XP
Base XP per kill: 3
Per kill
239 XP3 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild × 1× server
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Tips
- Keep the Phoenix lit during taming using a Fire Wyvern or flaming arrows from a high-damage bow for faster affinity gain.
- The 10x harvest multiplier applies to a wide range of plant-based resources, making it highly efficient for farming seeds and berries.
- Its fire resistance makes it ideal for defending or operating in fire-heavy environments.
- Avoid spike walls and explosions, as it takes dramatically increased damage from these sources.
This page details the Phoenix's taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat capabilities. For precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on-site.
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