How to beat Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Defeat the Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is one of the entity summoning battles you can fight in Chadley’s Combat Simulator. You must defeat this entity at least once to obtain its summoning material and add it to your summoning inventory.

Phoenix is ​​the second summon entity you will encounter in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, you will discover them in the Juno region. You can fight them without finding any Divine Intel, but this enemy is tricky, so we strongly advise finding these summoning crystals before trying to fight this fiery beast.

Without further ado, we are here to show you how to beat the Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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All Divine Intel locations for Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Here are all the Summoning Crystal locations for the Divine Intelligence of the Phoenix Summoning Entity in Juno:

We highly recommend finding all of these and syncing them with the data here have the opportunity to fight a significantly weaker Phoenix in the combat simulator.

Best Party Build to Beat Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Now, before we get into it, it’s important to remember that the ultimate best build will be the one that suits your preferred playstyle and tactics. This section lists the version we found most effective in all our encounters with Phoenix.

With this in mind, we found that it was the best party build to beat Phoenix in FF7 Rebirth:

• Cloud – Leader
• Barrett
• Red XII

We found that Cloud’s brute force attacks, combined with Barret’s ranged attacks and Red’s ability to launch quick attacks before moving away, kept the Phoenix on its toes. The trio allowed us to deal a lot of damage to the summoning entity while keeping the rest of the enemies under control.

However, regardless of which group build you are using, we suggest you make sure each member has some type of healing gear equipped to them. You cannot use items in the combat simulator, but you can use spells (provided you have enough MP) to regain health.

How to beat Phoenix in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Once you’ve decided on your party, it’s time to begin battle preparation and fight the Phoenix itself. There are several difficulty options offered, but for this page we will show you how to beat the Phoenix in FF7 on its Full Might difficulty level.

Difficulty options

If you have taken the time to visit and sync with all of the phoenix summoning crystals in Juno, then you will have four difficulty options for fighting this summoning entity:

• Full power – Fight the Phoenix at its maximum strength.
• Turn one off – Fight a slightly weaker Phoenix.
• Turn off two – Fight a weaker Phoenix.
• Turn off three – Fight a significantly weakened Phoenix.

Remember that the Materia reward for beating them will not change depending on the level you choose, it will always be a four-star Phoenix summon material.

Full Might Phoenix Stats

These are all the Phoenix resistors:

• Weakness/Detrimental Status Effect – Ice.
• Lower resistance – Poison.
• Immunities – Proportional damage, Beserk, Slow, Stop, Silence, Sleep, Stone, Morphable objects.
• Elements absorbed – Fire.

These are useful Phoenix statistics for when they are shifted:

• Effective – Ranged attack, direct attack, magic, ice.
• Immune – Fire

Phoenix Attacks

Here are all the Phoenix attacks they can use in combat, what they do, and whether you should dodge or attempt to block them:

Attack	Element/Effect	Dodge/Block
Fire	Elemental fire attack.	Dodge or block.
Fira	Strong elemental fire attack.	Dodge or block.
Surging Flame	Phoenix emits bursts of flame targeting each person in your party.	Dodge or block.
Incandescent explosion	An area of ​​effect attack, Phoenix will unleash a large circle of flames around him, engulfing a large portion of the area.	To dodge.
Flaming geyser	Fire Attack – Phoenix will shoot flames into the ground that will burst through the ground to hit party members.	Dodge or block.
Crimson Round	An area-of-effect attack, Phoenix folds his wings on himself then releases a large area of ​​explosive flames in a circle around him. Very damaging.	Dodge or block.
Crimson Emanation	Area of ​​effect attack, Phoenix unleashes a fire attack on the area in front of him and slightly to the sides.	To dodge.
Crimson Tetrad	An area of ​​effect attack, Phoenix emits a large explosion of flames over most of the area. Stay as far away from the target as possible to avoid being hit. Average damage.	To dodge.
Crimson Aurora	Area of ​​effect attack, Phoenix emits a large explosion of flames across the entire area. Further from Phoenix, he will go in striped sections, dodging towards unlit areas to avoid. High damage.	To dodge.
Rending Talons	Phoenix will fly up and dive to attack a party member.	Dodge (as a member of the targeted group).
Lightning surge	Physical attack inflicted on party members, no elemental effects.	Dodge or block.
flame of life	Phoenix summons orbs that float around him, this happens before the Breath of Creation.	N / A
Breath of Creation	Summons several enemies around them, must defeat them to damage the Phoenix. Faith and bravery are active during this.	Dodge while focusing attacks on enemy spawns.
Empowering Flame	Protect, Shell, Bravery are all enabled.	N / A
Wings of Flame	Phoenix will engulf its wings in flames then fly across the battlefield, aiming to hit as many party members as possible while setting the immediate area around it on fire.	To dodge.
Flame of Rebirth	Phoenix gains some HP, unleashes a devastating frontal flame attack upon reappearing, and summons three enemies to fight alongside him.	Move away from Phoenix when he reappears. Dodge enemy attacks, focus on eliminating them.

Tips for Defeating the Phoenix

Know that you know everything about the Phoenix and its attacks, here are some practical tips and tricks to defeat the Phoenix:

• Phoenix cannot be damaged while its summon is attached – Whenever Phoenix calls other enemies to fight for him via Breath of Creation, he cannot take any damage. Instead, focus your energy on defeating the summoned enemies first.
• Pressuring Phoenix during the Empowering Flame – While Phoenix is ​​using Empowering Flame, unleash all your attacks to damage and pressure them. We found Barret’s limit breaking ability, “Fire in the Hole”, particularly useful.
• Beware of the Flame of Rebirth – If Empowering Flame is used twice without being interrupted, the Phoenix will then use Rebirth Flame. Try to interrupt the Phoenix and damage it every time you see Empowering Flame to prevent this from happening.
• Use Titan Summon – If you gathered them before going to Juno, use the Prairie Titan Summon once they become available in battle. Having a big helping hand will increase your chances of beating Phoenix.



• Look at the names of the attacks – Every time Phoenix is ​​about to use an attack, the name of the attack will appear above him. This will give you a few seconds to decide whether to block or dodge the incoming attack, and give you a fraction of time to prepare for what’s coming.
• Manage your MP – You cannot use items in the combat simulator, so be careful in how you use your MP. Try to use it only at key times when it will be most useful, such as casting Blizzara when the Phoenix is ​​staggered or Cura when your party members need it.
• Equip Healing Matter – If you can, give each party member a piece of Healing Materia before this battle. Again, you cannot use items during combat, so this will be the best way to recover lost HP.
• Be patient – Fighting the Phoenix is ​​about judging when to dodge, block and strike. If you launch a sword attack, you will likely be killed within minutes. Be patient and strike when the opportune moments present themselves.
• Use limit overrun – As long as it’s not the time when the Phoenix has summons on the field, using a party member’s limit breaking ability when it’s available can quickly turn the tide of the fight.

That’s all for the moment! If you’re fighting this entity while still in Junon, check out our other FF7 Rebirth pages. We have one listing all the Junon Cache locations, plus two others detailing how to get the Junon Chocobo and a Stuck in a Rut walkthrough.