How to Tame Phoenix in ARK
An extremely rare firebird that only appears during Super Heat events. Can smelt metal in its inventory.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Elusive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Phoenix Taming Details
Phoenix is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Phoenix drops Raw Meat.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Phoenix on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Phoenix is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Phoenix.
Phoenix base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 640 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 352 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 324 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 200 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Phoenix spawns on Scorched Earth, Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Phoenix — Background & Lore
The Phoenix is a rare firebird from Scorched Earth that only appears during a Heat Wave. A tamed Phoenix works as a living forge. It smelts metal, refines gasoline and cooks meat in its inventory, and it also produces 
Silica Pearls.
Where to find it
Scorched Earth in both games, plus Astraeos in ASA. It flies high in the sky during a Heat Wave. When the event ends it turns to ash, and it is reborn at the next one.
Taming
A passive tame done with fire. Hit it repeatedly with fire damage: a 
Flamethrower, 
Flame Arrows, 
Oil Jars or, most effectively, 
Fire Wyvern breath. Finish before the Heat Wave ends. It can be ridden without a saddle, but riders cannot use weapons.
Uses
- Live Furnace: smelts metal, refines gasoline and cooks raw meat in about 5 seconds.
- Pearls: produces Silica Pearls and, rarely,
Black Pearls. - Travel and fighting: a fast flyer with a Fireball that sets enemies alight.
Tips
It heals while taking fire damage, so fire does not hurt it during the tame. Do not take it to Aberration, because it is not immune to the sunlight debuff there.