Fishing
Fishing lets you catch seven kinds of fish at fishing spots around Valen. You need a rod and the right bait. Fish can be cut into potion ingredients, cut into bait for bigger fish, or sold. Rare fish turn into Fish Oil or power gems for your jewellery.
How fishing works
1. Get a rod. Buy a rod at a Fishing Stall (the Rods and equipment table shows each price) and equip it. 2. Get bait. The Fishing Stalls sell the bait for the first spot. Inspecting a fishing spot tells you which bait it needs. Keep the bait in your inventory. 3. Fish at a spot. Each fish gives Fishing XP. A higher Fishing level and a better rod both raise your chance to catch a fish. 4. Make better bait. Buy a Bait Knife and cut fish into bait for the next spots. The Bait table shows which bait each spot needs and where to get it.
Fishing spots
Each spot catches one kind of fish. XP is the base amount per fish, before any game-wide XP bonus.
| Fish | Bait | Difficulty | Catch chance | Rare event | Rare fish | Also catches | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Minnow | 1 | Tiny Worm Bait or Tiny Fish Bait | 10 | 8 | 50% | 1 in 15 (6.7%) | Rare Minnow (50%) | ||
 | Common Trout | 5 | Small Fish Bait or Small Worm Bait | 50 | 75 | 50% | 1 in 15 (6.7%) | Rare Trout (33%) | ||
 | Perch | 10 | Small Fish Bait or Small Worm Bait | 200 | 225 | 33% | 1 in 20 (5.0%) | Rare Perch (33%) | ||
 | Bass | 20 | Small Fish Bait or Small Worm Bait | 300 | 200 | 57% | 1 in 30 (3.3%) | Rare Bass (20%) | ||
 | Blue Gill | 30 | Small Fish Bait or Small Worm Bait | 250 | 75 | 71% | 1 in 50 (2.0%) | Rare Blue Gill (25%) | ||
 | Elder Trout | 40 | Medium Fish Bait or Medium Worm Bait | 1,500 | 500 | 35% | 1 in 100 (1.0%) | Rare Elder Trout (10%) | ||
 | Carp | 50 | Medium Fish Bait or Medium Worm Bait | 3,000 | 1,250 | 25% | 1 in 100 (1.0%) | Rare Carp (6.7%) | Elven Key (1%) | Yes |
Catch chance is at the required level with the best shop rod you can use at that level. Rare event is the chance that a rare event starts. Rare fish is the chance of the rare fish from that spot's rare catch table. Except at Elder Trout, rare fish have bad-luck protection, so the chance rises the longer you go without one.
How catch chance works
The game works out your chance to catch a fish like this: (Fishing level × fishing power) ÷ (Fishing level × fishing power + the spot's difficulty). Your rod gives most of your fishing power. The Fishers Ring, the Fishers Amulet and Fishing Power Gems add more. For example, at level 30 with 20 fishing power, a spot with difficulty 250 works out to 600 ÷ 850, or about 71%.
Rods and equipment
Rods go in your main hand. More fishing power means a better catch chance at every spot. The Fishers Ring and Fishers Amulet each have a gem slot.
| Item | Slot | Level | Stats | Description | How to get | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crude Fishing Rod | Main hand | 1 | Fishing power +10 | A makeshift rod fashioned from a sturdy branch and a length of line. | Buy at Valen Gate Fishing Stall (10 Coins) | |
 | Sturdy Fishing Rod | Main hand | 20 | Fishing power +20 | Solid fishing rod made by a craftsman. | Buy at Valen Port Fishing Stall (1,000 Coins) | |
 | Elven Fishing Rod | Main hand | 40 | Fishing power +30 | Ancient Elven Fishing Rod | Found in the Elven Chest | Yes |
 | Fishers Amulet | Neck | 30 | Fishing power +10 | Enchanted amulet of an ancient elven fisher. | Found in the Elven Chest | |
 | Fishers Ring | Ring | 30 | Fishing power +5 | An enchanted ring of an ancient elven fisher. | Found in the Elven Chest | |
 | Fishing Power Gem | Gem | Fishing power +5 | Could be attached to jewellery. | Found while gathering Mithril Ore | ||
 | Fish Crate | Back | 15 | Pierce armour +2, Slash armour +2 | Crude fish crate can hold 50 fish and be carried on your back. Fish can only be removed at a bank. | Buy at Valen Port Fishing Stall (350 Coins) | |
 | Bait Knife | Tool | Useful for making fish bait | Buy at Valen Gate Fishing Stall (10 Coins), Valen Port Fishing Stall (10 Coins) |
Bait
Each spot takes one of two baits. Worm bait comes from shops and monsters. Fish bait is cut from fish you've caught, using a Bait Knife. Cutting fish and bait also gives a little Fishing XP.
| Bait | Catches | How to get | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tiny Fish Bait | Minnow | Bait Knife: 1 Small Fish Bait makes 2 |
 | Tiny Worm Bait | Minnow | Buy at Valen Gate Fishing Stall (1 Coin), Valen Port Fishing Stall (1 Coin). Dropped by Skeleton, Skeleton Footman, Skeleton Miner |
 | Small Fish Bait | Common Trout, Perch, Bass, Blue Gill | Bait Knife: 1 Blue Gill makes 1, 1 Minnow makes 2, 1 Medium Fish Bait makes 2. Dropped by Bandit, Pirate Corsair, Pirate Deckhand, Pirate Rigger and 1 more |
 | Small Worm Bait | Common Trout, Perch, Bass, Blue Gill | Dropped by Fire Lich, Noble Skeleton, Skeleton Footman, Skeleton Knight and 2 more |
 | Medium Fish Bait | Elder Trout, Carp | Bait Knife: 1 Blue Gill makes 2, 1 Large Fish Bait makes 2, 1 Perch makes 2, 1 Bass makes 2, 1 Common Trout makes 2 |
 | Medium Worm Bait | Elder Trout, Carp | Found in the Elven Chest. Dropped by Fire Lich, Noble Skeleton, Silvissira, Skeleton Knight and 1 more |
 | Large Fish Bait | No spot uses it. Cut it into Medium Fish Bait x2 | Bait Knife: 1 Elder Trout makes 2, 1 Carp makes 2 |
Rare fish
Rare fish come from rare events (see Fishing spots). Rare Minnows and Rare Blue Gills are reduced into Fish Oil, the ingredient for Fishing potions. The others are cut with a Bait Knife into power gems that can be attached to jewellery.
| Rare fish | Caught at | Turns into | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rare Minnow | Minnow | Fish Oil x5 (Reduction station, needs Potion Making 1, gives Potion Making 50 XP) | |
 | Rare Trout | Common Trout | Weak Magic Power Gem (Bait Knife, gives Fishing 20 XP) | |
 | Rare Perch | Perch | Potion Making Power Gem (Bait Knife, gives Fishing 20 XP) | |
 | Rare Bass | Bass | Magic Power Gem (Bait Knife, gives Fishing 20 XP) | |
 | Rare Blue Gill | Blue Gill | Fish Oil x15 (Reduction station, needs Potion Making 25, gives Potion Making 300 XP) | |
 | Rare Elder Trout | Elder Trout | Smithing Power Gem (Bait Knife, gives Fishing 20 XP) | |
 | Rare Carp | Carp | Strong Magic Power Gem (Bait Knife, gives Fishing 20 XP) | Yes |
What to do with your fish
Fish are the main source of Potion Making ingredients. Cutting them at a cutting table trains Potion Making, and cutting them into bait with a Bait Knife trains Fishing. The Potion Making guide shows what the ingredients brew into.
| Fish | Cutting table gives | Potion Making level | Potion Making XP | Bait Knife gives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnow | Small Essence Gland x2 | 1 | 10 | Small Fish Bait x2 |
| Common Trout | Scrap Fish Flesh, Small Essence Gland | 1 | 10 | Medium Fish Bait x2 |
| Perch | Fish Scales, Small Essence Gland | 5 | 30 | Medium Fish Bait x2 |
| Bass | Plain Fish Flesh, Small Essence Gland | 15 | 20 | Medium Fish Bait x2 |
| Blue Gill | Essence Gland x2 | 30 | 40 | Medium Fish Bait x2, Small Fish Bait |
| Elder Trout | Hearty Fish Flesh, Essence Gland | 35 | 70 | Large Fish Bait x2 |
| Carp | Hardened Fish Scales, Large Essence Gland | 45 | 100 | Large Fish Bait x2 |
Tips
A Fish Crate on your back carries extra fish, but you can only take them out at a bank.
Big fish cut into bigger bait, and bigger bait cuts into more of the smaller kind. The What to do with your fish table shows what each fish gives.
A Fishing potion raises your Fishing level for a while. The Potion Making guide shows how to brew it.
Not confirmed yet
The game files don't say how often the game rolls for a catch, whether every attempt uses up bait, or exactly how a rare event plays out. They list a time window between rolls for each spot and how long rare events last, but the game's code decides how these are used. The catch chance above assumes your rod, ring, amulet and gems all add to the same fishing power, and that a Fishing potion counts toward your level. If you test any of this in game, let us know and we'll add it here.