The Phoenix is a passive tame that only exists during super heat waves, which makes it a timing puzzle more than a fight. Tame one and you get a mount that is as much a trophy as a tool.
That identity is what makes the tame worth doing — and what makes it go wrong when players use the wrong method.
The numbers
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Taming type | Passive (must be hit by fire weapons) |
| Health | 640 |
| Food | 1,500 |
| Weight | 324 |
| Melee Damage | 14 |
| Torpor | 200 |
| Food after tame | Sulfur only |
| Found on | Scorched Earth, Genesis: Part 1, Genesis: Part 2, Astraeos |
The base stats above are Dododex-reported and approximate — community-sourced, not officially verified. It does not use a specific kibble; the method decides the food.
The method, in one sentence
Find it during a super heat wave and tame it passively through contact; it is not there outside the wave, so the window is everything.
That is the whole tame. Everything hard about it is in the execution.
Step by step
- Wait for a super heat wave. The Phoenix only spawns during that weather, so the tame is gated by the map’s cycle.
- Locate it. It appears in the desert during the wave, often near the hottest stretches.
- Burn it with fire. Progress comes from hits, not from standing next to it. The Flamethrower, Flame Arrows and Fire Wyvern breath all push the bar up, and the Flamethrower is the fastest of the three.
- Finish before the wave ends. If the heat wave passes mid-tame it disintegrates into ash — it respawns from that pile at the start of the next wave.
- Claim it and keep it as a rare, weather-locked mount.
Why the method is what it is
The creatures that break the knockout rule are the ones players search for by name, because the standard trap does not apply to them. This one follows its own rule, and the guides that treat it like a Rex are the ones that waste the attempt.
The three ways this goes wrong
- Looking for it outside a super heat wave. It simply is not there.
- Reaching for tranq arrows. Only fire moves the bar; arrows and darts do nothing.
- Running out the clock on the wave.
A quick checklist
- A super heat wave active.
- The Phoenix located in the desert.
- Passive contact, no tranq gear.
- Speed, because the wave is timed.
The Phoenix is a passive tame — it is tamed by fire contact during a super heat wave and is never knocked out. For the standard knockout process used by other creatures, see the taming guide. For the stats of the others, see the best tames guide. For the commands to place one in front of you, see the spawn commands guide.