Phoenix Down
Phoenix Down
“The billowy plumage of the fledgling Phoenix─a legendary bird that, upon each fiery death, is said to rise from its own ashes in a literal "blaze of glory." When placed within fifteen yalms of one who is incapacitated, it will instantly revive the person. While some cultures insist that the tail feather's restorative properties trump those of down, these claims have yet to be proven in any sort of scientific capacity.
※Cannot be used during certain duties.Effects:Raises a player with an 8 second cast time.
— In-game description
Acquisition
Purchase
| Vendor | Location / Coordinates | Section | Cost | Unlock req. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albgast | Old Gridania (14.6, 8.8) | General |  1,000
|
— |
| Blue Lily | Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (8.4, 11.8) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Darldia | Eulmore (10.2, 12.5) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Expedition Provisioner | The Forbidden Land, Eureka Anemos (18.9, 32.1) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Expedition Provisioner | The Forbidden Land, Eureka Hydatos (19.8, 13.9) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Expedition Provisioner | The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pagos (4.1, 24.3) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Expedition Provisioner | The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pyros (16.7, 23.8) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Expedition Supplier | The Occult Crescent: South Horn (37.9, 8) | Purchase Items | 1,000
|
— |
| Fahruvvet | Radz-at-Han (11.9, 9.7) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Goplu | Tuliyollal (13.1, 12.7) | Purchase Items | 1,000
|
— |
| Hyakuyaku | Kugane (12.1, 12.7) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Independent Merchant | Rhalgr's Reach (12.6, 11) | Purchase Items | 1,000
|
— |
| Junkmonger | Idyllshire (6.1, 7.2) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Ketek | Solution Nine (8.5, 13.9) | Purchase Items | 1,000
|
— |
| Philline | The Crystarium (9.8, 14.8) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Pienne | The Pillars (6.7, 10.3) | General | 1,000
|
— |
| Rarakiya | Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (13.8, 9.7) | General | 1,000
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— |
| Resistance Provisioner | The Bozjan Southern Front (14.6, 30.6) | General | 1,000
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| Resistance Provisioner | Zadnor (35.7, 34.3) | General | 1,000
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| Synnove | Old Sharlayan (12.7, 10.3) | General | 1,000
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| Unskynwyb | Old Sharlayan (4.9, 9.3) | General | 1,000
|
— |
Duties
Quest Reward
| Quest | Type | Level | Quest Giver | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of the Sea | 
|
15 | Bartholomew | 3  Phoenix DownOptions: 1  Bronze Cuirass1  Cotton Shirt1  Cotton Cowl4  Allagan Bronze Piece |
| Call of the Sea |
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15 | Bartholomew | 3 Phoenix Down Options: 1 Bronze Cuirass1 Cotton Shirt1 Cotton Cowl4 Allagan Bronze Piece |
| Call of the Sea |
|
15 | Serpent Officer | 3 Phoenix Down Options: 1 Bronze Cuirass1 Cotton Shirt1 Cotton Cowl4 Allagan Bronze Piece |
| The Rise and Fall of Gentlemen | 
|
50 | Wymond | 1 Phoenix Down |
| A Faithful Companion | 
|
51 | Luciae | 1 Phoenix Down |
| Dreams of Paradise |
|
100 | Landsguard Messenger | 1 Phoenix Down |
Used For
Phoenix Downs may be used both out of combat and in combat in certain areas to resurrect fallen players, including those not in the player's party. Phoenix Downs can be purchased for 1,000 from most consumable item vendors, and are stackable up to 999. They have a recast time of 360 seconds (6 minutes), a cast time of 8 seconds, and a range of 15 yalms. They share a recast time with other medicines.
They can be used while in combat in the following:
- Public areas
- Standard 4-player
dungeons - 4-player
Guildhests - 4-player
trials 
Treasure Dungeons
Deep Dungeons
Field Operations
Variant Dungeons
Notably, this list does not include 8-player trials or any 
raids. Phoenix downs also cannot be used to revive players in duties with resurrection limitations.
It is recommended for players to carry a stack of these in their inventory so they can be used when needed, e.g. if the healer dies in a dungeon and there are no other players in the party that have resurrect spells.
Trivia
The "While some cultures insist that the tail feather's restorative properties trump those of down, these claims have yet to be proven in any sort of scientific capacity." sentence in the item's description is a reference to a long-standing translation error of the Japanese name for this item, フェニックスの尾 fenikkusunoo (lit. phoenix tail). The 尾 character means tail, and the item is intended to be one of the creature's large tail feathers. Down feathers, on the other hand, are very fine small feathers all throughout the body that aid in thermal insulation, not flight.
The erroneous English name stems from a localization decision made when Final Fantasy IV (originally released as Final Fantasy II) was released to the North American market in November 1991, where the item was first introduced as Fenix Down. The word down could also be a deliberate stylistic choice to indicate that the item cures incapacitated characters.
History
Patch 7.3 (2025-08-05):
- Can now be used on players outside of your party.
- Can now be used in combat in public areas.
- Can now be used in combat while undertaking certain types of duties: standard dungeons, guildhests (excluding the 8-player guildhest Solemn Trinity), 4-player trials, treasure dungeons, deep dungeons, field operations, variant dungeons (does not include criterion dungeons).
- Any duties with restrictions on Phoenix Downs will now display that information in their Duty Finder description.
- Generally speaking, 4-player duties allow it, while duties for 8-or-more players do not.
- Range has been extended from 5 to 15 yalms.
- Cast time has been increased from 5 to 8 seconds.
- Now has a recast timer of 360 seconds. Shares a recast timer with other medicine items.
- Can now be stacked up to 999.
- Can now be purchased at multiple vendors.
- An active help window will now appear when obtaining a Phoenix Down for the first time.
Patch 2.0 (2013-08-27): Added.