Phoenix


 * For the desert bird found at Uzer, see Desert phoenix.
 * For the book documenting the phoenix, written by Brian Twitcher, see The Phoenix.

Summary
The Phoenix was released on 6 January 2009 as an NPC and a Summoning familiar along with the quest In Pyre Need.

It was voted by players in the Guaranteed Content Poll on 28 April 2008. It was mentioned in November 2008's Behind the Scenes, and in the January 2009 Behind the Scenes was announced to be released in January 2009. The image from November 2008 (and as seen to the right), looks similar to the discs found in the quest, Spirit of Summer.

Summoning
The Phoenix pouch requires 72 summoning to create. The pouch consists of a crimson charm, a Phoenix quill*, and 165 spirit shards and gives 301.8 experience for creating it.


 * Phoenix quills can be obtained by completing the Phoenix Lair after completing the quest In Pyre Need by defeating the Level 235 Phoenix in battle and burning its body in a new pyre.


 * While in combat, the player is able to right-click the Phoenix familiar and select "Ash-blast" which tosses ashes at his opponent. (Ashes do not have to be in your inventory). While ashes are on the ground, the player can click on "Special Move" then click on the ashes on the ground. This will make the Phoenix "rise" from the ashes, recover hp, and damage any enemies within the 3 by 3 grid around the Pheonix. The Phoenix can deal up to 30+ hitpoints worth of of damage, but the enemy must be near (or on top of) the target ashes.  The player can also drop ashes from his inventory, then use the Rise From The Ashes special, however this is not possible to do in the Dueling arena (items may not be dropped while in the dueling arena).  However, in a dueling arena match, a player make perform the Ash-blast right-click special, tossing ashes at the opponent. Ashes won't be seen on the ground immediately, but after a short period of time they would be visible and a Rise From Ashes scroll may be used on it.

Fighting


Once you have completed the quest, and have 51 Slayer, you may fight the Phoenix after travelling through her lair (Her guardians will block and multi-attack you, be warned.)

The Phoenix herself has a Combat level of 235 and has high defence. She attacks purely with magic and has been said to hit up to 29. It has been rumoured that when you do not pray magic against the phoenix she will drain your ranged and magic stats, so it is advisable to use Protect From Magic prayer and melee her, and drinking a dose of super strength potion if possible. It is highly recommended that you bring a familiar, such as Beast of Burdens like War tortoises and Spirit Terrorbirds, to bring more food/supplies and also to aid you in the battle, since the Phoenix's lair is multi-combat and thus your familiars can help fight the phoenix She may also drain some of your stats even with Protect From Magic on. She can use a "Dust Attack" which will undo any attack boosts and also reduce your magic and ranging levels, such as a super attack potion, which almost nullifies the use for these boosts, although it lasts only for a few seconds. Once killed, you will be awarded with 5 phoenix quills (upon talking to the phoenix) and 5000 Slayer experience, from every kill after that you will only receive 500 slayer experience.

Guaranteed Content Poll
Below is the excerpt from the Poll results:

Poll results

 * {| class="wikitable"

! Familiar !! Popularity !! Votes ! colspan=2 | Total || 161,759 votes
 * Phoenix || 31% || 49,529 votes
 * Skeletal wyvern || 22% || 35,116 votes
 * Mammoth || 14% || 22,039 votes
 * Griffin || 13% || 20,243 votes
 * Kangaroo || 9% || 14,416 votes
 * Penance healer || 5% || 8,607 votes
 * Giant mole || 5% || 7,823 votes
 * Killerwatt || 1% || 2,423 votes
 * Giant kebbit || 1% || 1,563 votes
 * Kangaroo || 9% || 14,416 votes
 * Penance healer || 5% || 8,607 votes
 * Giant mole || 5% || 7,823 votes
 * Killerwatt || 1% || 2,423 votes
 * Giant kebbit || 1% || 1,563 votes
 * Killerwatt || 1% || 2,423 votes
 * Giant kebbit || 1% || 1,563 votes
 * Giant kebbit || 1% || 1,563 votes
 * Giant kebbit || 1% || 1,563 votes
 * }

Behind the Scenes
The Phoenix was mentioned in the January 2009 issue of Behind the Scenes.

Trivia

 * When examining the phoenix, the phrase "Goodness, gracious, great bird of fire!" is a reference to the song Great Balls Of Fire.


 * On the first day there was a bug where people could get attacked by the phoenix familiar in multi combat zones outside player-versus-player worlds. this bug has been fixed