Phoenix

D&D 2024 monster: Phoenix. Source: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. challenge rating 16, creature type Elemental, Gargantuan size, speed 20 ft., fly 120 ft. Phoenix To rise like a phoenix from the ashes-so many use that quaint colloquialism. Little do they know about the true horror of such a rebirth. Releasing a phoenix from the Inner Planes creates an explosion of fire that spreads across the sky. An enormous fiery bird forms in the center of the flames and smoke-an elder elemental possessed by a need to burn everything to ash. The phoenix rarely stays in one place for long as it strives to transform the world into an inferno. Elder Elementals On their native planes, elementals sweep across the weird and tempestuous landscape. Some possess greater power, gained by feeding on their lesser kin and adding the essence of creatures they have devoured to their own until they become something extraordinary. When summoned, these elder elementals manifest as beings of apocalyptic capability, entities whose mere existence promises destruction. Deadly When Summoned The methods for summoning elder elementals remain hidden in forbidden tomes or inscribed on the walls of lost temples raised to honor the Elder Elemental Eye. Only casters of superlative skill have even the faintest chance of calling forth one of these monsters, and the spellcaster is often destroyed by the effort. Thus, only the most unhinged and nihilistic members of Elemental Evil cults attempt such a summoning, in the hope of hastening the world toward some cataclysmic end. Elemental Nature An elder elemental doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. Elemental Gargantuan 20 ft., fly 120 ft.