Buff(?) Phantoms

If I'm going to be real, the new mobs, phantoms, are a complete nuisance to fight. They spend far too much time in the air and a lot of the time attack you from behind, and if you look up for when they strike, you're open to other mobs to attack. This just makes you want to sleep to reset their spawn instead of having an actual challenge fighting them.

So, the best way to "nerf" them is to buff them. Increasing their speed/decreasing their time spent in air and letting them attack more will make them vastly more fun to fight. Otherwise, its just a waiting game.