Fishing

Put the sword down for an hour.

Put the sword down for an hour.

Start hereYour first cast, step by step

You do not have to unlock anything.

  1. Walk to the water's edge.
  2. Face the water.
  3. Press the rod, then wait.
  4. Hook it the moment the button changes.
  5. Reel: keep the marker in the green band.
  6. Sell it, or keep it for the bench.

The buttonsThree states, one button

The same button changes art as the cast moves.

CAST

HOOK

REEL

The server decides what you caught.

Where to fishFive shores, no gates

No water asks for a level, a rod or a bait.

Green Lake

The east stretch of the map — 5121 water tiles. Nearest town: Aurelian.

Walk from townAshkar ≈20s · Aurelian ≈15s

SignatureDeepscale
RelicDrowned Crown
The Sunfallen Ruins

Desert Oasis

The north-west stretch of the map — 2207 water tiles. Nearest town: Ashkar.

Walk from townAshkar ≈5s · Aurelian ≈43s

SignatureMirror Carp
RelicSunken Scarab

Shroom Pools

The south-west stretch of the map — 644 water tiles. Nearest town: Ashkar.

Walk from townAshkar ≈32s · Aurelian ≈62s

SignatureSporefin
RelicMyconid Heart

Sewer

The south stretch of the map — 3405 water tiles. Nearest town: Aurelian.

Walk from townAshkar ≈38s · Aurelian ≈12s

SignatureGloom Eel
RelicTarnished Seal
The Emberthrone

Burning Shore

The north-west stretch of the map — 1424 water tiles. Nearest town: Ashkar.

Walk from townAshkar ≈7s · Aurelian ≈74s

SignatureEmber Core
RelicCooled Tear

The catchEvery species in the water

Fishing has its own 1-50 level.

Common

5

The everyday catch. Every recipe's bulk ingredient, and the reason a full bag is worth money.

Silver Minnow0.1 – 0.4 kg
Reed Carp0.5 – 2.0 kg
Moss Perch0.3 – 1.2 kg
Sand Gudgeon0.2 – 0.7 kg
Dune Barbel0.6 – 2.4 kg

Uncommon

3

Shows up often enough to plan around, rare enough to notice.

Glass Eel0.2 – 0.8 kg
Mirage Tetra0.1 – 0.5 kg
Oasis Catfish1.5 – 4.0 kg

Rare

2

The middle of the ladder — where your fishing level starts paying for itself.

Goldscale1.0 – 3.5 kg
Sunstone Bass2.0 – 5.5 kg

Trophy

2

Trophy weight. These are what the record boards are really about.

Lake Warden4.0 – 12.0 kg
Pharaoh's Ray6.0 – 18.0 kg

Signature

5

One per shore, and only that shore produces it. All five melt into the same essence.

Deepscale2.0 – 6.0 kgGreen Lake
Mirror Carp1.5 – 5.0 kgDesert Oasis
Sporefin0.8 – 3.0 kgShroom Pools
Gloom Eel1.0 – 4.5 kgSewer
Ember Core0.5 – 2.5 kgBurning Shore

Relic

5

Roughly one cast in three thousand. Five relics build the rod you cannot buy.

Drowned Crown0.6 – 2.0 kgGreen Lake
Sunken Scarab0.3 – 1.2 kgDesert Oasis
Myconid Heart0.4 – 1.6 kgShroom Pools
Tarnished Seal0.5 – 1.8 kgSewer
Cooled Tear0.2 – 0.9 kgBurning Shore
TierLv1Lv50
Junk30.0×1.00
Common48.0×0.80
Uncommon16.0×1.70
Rare5.5×3.20
Trophy0.5×6.00

And what else is down there

Old Boot
Rusted Blade
Tangled Weed
Cracked Pot

GearRods and bait

Rods are carried, not worn.

RodNeedsBiteRareHeatPrice
Wooden RodLv 11.00×+0%500 gold
Cinder RodLv 11.00×+0%500 gold
Bamboo RodLv 100.90×+3%6,000 gold
Basalt RodLv 100.90×+3%6,000 gold
Steel RodLv 200.80×+7%22,000 gold
Ashwood RodLv 350.70×+12%60,000 gold
Obsidian RodLv 500.60×+20%150,000 gold
Tidecaller RodLv 500.60×+30%crafted
BaitTierNeedsJunkRarePrice
Worm1Lv 1−0+0%20 gold
Shrimp2Lv 15−12+4%23 gold
Glowworm3Lv 30−22+9%26 gold
Ember Roe4Lv 45−28+15%28 gold
One bait per cast.

CraftWhere the fish goes

Every single species appears in at least one recipe.

Vaelscale Essence
Angler's DraughtFishing Lv 5

+25% Fishing experience for 30 minutes.

Moss Perch×5Sand Gudgeon×5Oasis Catfish×2
EXP FlashFishing Lv 15

+10% experience for 30 minutes.

Vaelscale Essence×1Goldscale×1Glass Eel×2Silver Minnow×4
WAR FlashFishing Lv 20

+10% National Points from kills for 30 minutes.

Vaelscale Essence×1Sunstone Bass×1Mirage Tetra×2Reed Carp×4
Wardstone BrewFishing Lv 30
×2

+35 Magic Resist for 30 minutes.

Vaelscale Essence×1Lake Warden×1Pharaoh's Ray×1Dune Barbel×4
Tidecaller RodFishing Lv 50

Bound from five relics pulled out of five different waters. It does not hurry the fish — it simply refuses to let the great ones go.

Drowned Crown×1Sunken Scarab×1Myconid Heart×1Tarnished Seal×1Cooled Tear×1
Fishing buffs never beat Premium.

The long tailLog, titles and world records

Fish Log

Open your character sheet and press Fish Log.

World records

One record board per species.

TitleEarned by
Novice Anglerland 1 fish
Anglerland 100 fish
Seasoned Anglerland 500 fish
Master Anglerland 2000 fish
Shorewalkerlog 12 species
Deep Chroniclerlog 17 species
Trophy Hunter1 species at 95% of max weight
Line of Titans5 species at 95% of max weight
Lord of the Linereach Fishing Lv 50
Relic Hunterfind 5 relics

Stuck?The things everybody asks first

The rod button is not on my screen.

It only appears when you are standing at a water's edge. Walk right up to the shore — close enough that the tiles under your feet touch the water — and it fades in over the action bar.

It says "Face water to cast".

You are near the water but looking away from it. Turn toward the water and cast again — the server checks the direction you are facing, and it also sweeps around you, so a step sideways usually fixes it.

It says I have no rod, or no bait.

They are two different messages on purpose. A rod is carried in your bag and the server picks the best valid one automatically; bait loads into its own slot next to your potions. Both are sold by the fishmonger in either town.

My rod will not work on the lava.

A pine rod burns. Only heat-proof rods can be cast into the Burning Shore, and every rod from Lv20 upward is heat-proof — the split exists only in the two starter tiers.

Where do I sell what I caught?

The fishmonger buys every fish, and his craft bench turns them into buffs. Selling is the safe floor; crafting is worth more if you are patient enough to collect the inputs.

Does fishing give National Points?

No, and it never will. NP comes only from kills. Tie a war currency to a repeatable solo activity and you have written a bot's business plan.

Can I fish while something is hitting me?

No. Taking damage breaks the cast. Clear the shore first — that is what the shoreline mobs are there for.

ReadyYour first rod is already in the bag.

Every new character starts with a rod and a tin of worms.

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