Phoenix
Gargantuan Elemental · · CR 16
- Elemental
- Gargantuan
- Tier 3
Ranges across desert and mountain; Phoenix lists at CR 16 as a gargantuan elemental. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 16
- Type
- Elemental
- Size
- Gargantuan
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 20 ft., fly 120 ft.
- Habitats
- Desert, Mountain
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ecology
Phoenix is a being of one of the inner planes, summoned, escaped, or birthed where planar boundaries thin. It is most often found in desert regions. It is gargantuan-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights. As a legendary creature, it is rare in the world and likely the only specimen of its kind in the local region.
Behaviour
Phoenix is simple in motivation but immense in reach — fire wants to burn, water wants to flow. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Phoenix is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. Elementals come from the inner planes — the Plane of Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or the para-elemental borders. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix
- What is the challenge rating of Phoenix?
- Phoenix is rated CR 16. The rating fits late-campaign adventuring parties.
- What type of creature is Phoenix?
- By creature type, Phoenix is a elemental, gargantuan size.
- Where does Phoenix live?
- In the bestiary, Phoenix appears in Desert, Mountain.