Phoenix Lair

Phoenix Lair is part of Distractions and Diversions, which was released on 6 January 2009 along with the quest In Pyre Need. Players must have completed the quest in order to do Phoenix Lair. Players are able to complete this once per day, similar to killing Bork in the Chaos Tunnels: The Hunt for Surok.

Players will have to navigate through a series of cavern and fight against massive, magma-filled monstrosities. There are three guardians, each covering one side of the combat triangle, that have levels ranging up to 128. The cavern is multicombat and will most likely kill a player if they are not properly prepared.

Players are required to obtain twigs in each level in order to build the phoenix's pyre. Sacred clay armour is handy here as you can use the "operate" feature while its equiped to switch between melee and ranged armour.

Once a player has each twig and has entered the final room, they will have to use their knife to fletch each twig into a ribbon, which can then be used on the large pyre area to call the phoenix to battle. The phoenix is level 235 and its main attack is magic based. Its dust attack lowers Attack level dramatically (20-40 points) for a short time, nullifying Attack potions.

When the Phoenix has been defeated, it will crawl onto the pyre, which can then be set alight to receive their reward.

Going there
It is highly reccomended that you use prayer in this area, but as multiple foes using different attack-styles will attack you at the same time, it is recommended that you use armour with high defence stats at as many point as possible. If you are taking melee armour, you shold always pray magic if there is a magic foe attacking you and if you bring range armour you should pray melee if theres a melee foe attacking you. The recommended MINIMUM stats for going there are:
 * Attack and strength 70 OR Range 70
 * Defence 70
 * Prayer 43

The recommended inventory is:
 * A tinderbox, a knife and secateurs (a must)
 * 2 Prayer potions
 * 1 Super attack, Super defence and Super strength potion (replace Super attack and strength by Ranging potions if ranging)
 * 1 One-click teleport out (like teletabs)
 * About 15 pieces of high healing food (Monkfish or shark) (keep the rest of the inventory open for the branches)

The outfit for going to the Phoenix Lair is pretty much your choice, but keep what mentioned earlier in mind: If you're using armour which lowers magic defence, its recommended that you use magic prayer whenever you're being attacked my a magic foe, and if you use range armour, protect from melee would be preferred when you're using range armour like dragonhide armour. Again, Sacred Clay armour is useful as you can switch between armour styles while wearing it.

Monsters
The reborn can travel via pools of lava that spontaneously appear in your path.

If a reborn is completely blocking your path, you must kill it to proceed. You cannot walk through them. There are many choke points in the caves where you can become trapped with a reborn in front of and behind you.


 * Greater reborn mage
 * Greater reborn warrior
 * Greater reborn ranger
 * Lesser reborn mage
 * Lesser reborn warrior
 * Lesser reborn ranger
 * Phoenix

Drops

 * Coins


 * Curry
 * Lobster (unnoted)


 * Crossbow string (1-3 noted)
 * Bow string (3 noted)


 * Silver ore (4 noted)
 * Uncut sapphire


 * Chaos talisman
 * Fire talisman


 * Gold charm
 * Green charm
 * Crimson charm


 * Adamant arrows
 * Mithril kiteshield


 * Ranging potion (2)
 * Red spiders' eggs (5, 7 noted)
 * White berries (1)
 * Mithril mace

Rewards
Reward for completing the Phoenix's 'challenge' daily:
 * 7,500 Firemaking experience
 * 3,000 Fletching experience
 * 1,000 Crafting experience
 * 500 Slayer experience NOTE: You will receive 5,000 Slayer experience the first time you defeat the phoenix.
 * 5 Phoenix Quills
 * A chance to receive a phoenix egg. A Cute phoenix eggling can be hatched by clapping. A Mean Phoenix Eggling can be hatched by kicking. You can have one of each. Level 72 Summoning is required.