Where to get Phoenix Feathers in Hogwarts Legacy

Phoenix Feathers are the most prized beast byproduct of all. They are needed for many higher level gear upgrades, and cannot be bought from the Brood and Peck. But if they cannot be bought outright, how exactly do you get them? It’s something of a two-step process involving progressing the story and beast side quests. Here’s where to get Phoenix Feathers in Hogwarts Legacy.

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Getting Phoenix Feathers in Hogwarts Legacy – Where and how

Simply put, you need a Phoenix in your Vivarium. How do you get a Phoenix in your Vivarium? By completing Niamh Fitzgerald’s Trial in the main story and every previous beast side quest (‘The Elf, The Nab-sack, and the Loom,’ ‘The Plight of the House Elf,’ and ‘Foal of the Dead’). This unlocks the quest ‘Phoenix Rising,’ allowing you to capture a Phoenix upon the quest’s completion. The full guide for Phoenix Rising is here.

Once you’ve completed this quest and obtained the Phoenix, assuming you haven’t moved it, the bird is inside the mountainous Vivarium area where it entered at the end of Phoenix Rising.

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From there, obtaining the feathers is just like any other beast. Use your Beast Petting Brush on the Phoenix, followed by the Beast Feed action (or if you’ve installed a feeding pen, allow it to feed from there). This will make your Phoenix happy and allow you to collect three Phoenix Feathers off of it.

The cooldown period is 25 real-life minutes. At the end, you can feed and groom it to collect another three Phoenix Feathers. So, if you’ve a lot of gear needing high-tier upgrades, be vigilant and on top of the 25-minute cooldown to make the most of your Phoenix yields.

Hogwarts Legacy is available via Steam.