Ahtapot
Found in 3 fishing areas across 3 zones. Bites on 3 different baits.
Large fish
Skill cap90Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 25Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty
NPC price682–717 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈23% of casts land AhtapotNashmau · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 3 zones and 3 areas have this fish
Peeled Lobster
- Ahtapot is 56.4% of fish bites there
- Used up on each catch
Composite Rod
- Breaks 1 in 40 casts here (Ahtapot); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Ahtapot 73% of the time; no rod does better
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Composite Rod, fishing skill 90. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Ahtapot's share of fish bites at that spot Only Ahtapot bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Ahtapot
2Goodbait power 2
Peeled Lobster5756%
Shrimp Lure · lure5553%
Ball of Crayfish Paste5730%
How Phoenix calculates this
1. Each fish gets a hook weight
50 time of day / moon (fixed on Phoenix)
+ bait bonus power 3: +80 (lure +75) · 2: +65 (+60) · 1: +35 (+30)
− ¼ per skill point you're under the fish
− 0.15 per point you're over it by more than 10
− 3 large rod on a small fish · − 5 small rod on a large fish
+ 50 shellfish bait on a shellfish
× rarity, then kept between 20 and 120
+ bait bonus power 3: +80 (lure +75) · 2: +65 (+60) · 1: +35 (+30)
− ¼ per skill point you're under the fish
− 0.15 per point you're over it by more than 10
− 3 large rod on a small fish · − 5 small rod on a large fish
+ 50 shellfish bait on a shellfish
× rarity, then kept between 20 and 120
2. Odds = its weight ÷ all weightsOnly fish that accept your bait are in the running. Whether you hook a fish, junk, a monster or nothing is rolled first, from moon phase, weather and the area.
Which rod?
Safest first. When the fish bites the server rolls, in order: does it get away, does the line snap, does the rod break. A “bad feeling” warns of a snap, a “terrible feeling” of a break, but both also show up as false alarms. Assumes fishing skill 90.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Clothespole | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Single Hook Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Willow Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Yew Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Bamboo Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Fastwater Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Carbon Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Hume Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Halcyon Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
Where to catch it
3 zones · 3 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Ahtapot at the zone's best spot with the bait shown and the first rod: 5★ 60%+ · 4★ 50%+ · 3★ 40%+ · 2★ 30%+ · 1★ under 30%. Rods are listed safest first. Break odds count everything that can bite there, including junk items and monsters.
Arrapago ReefWhole Zone≈23% of castsBaitPeeled LobsterRodComposite RodBreaks 1 in 40 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
NashmauWhole Zone≈23% of castsBaitPeeled LobsterRodComposite RodBreaks 1 in 40 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Talacca CoveWhole Zone≈11% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodComposite RodBreaks 1 in 82 castsHarder zone (difficulty 3): more casts catch nothing.
Used in
5 recipes · lowest craft level firstBlack InkAlchemy (5)
Dark Crystal
- 2x Clump of Imperial Tea Leaves
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Ahtapot
- NQ2x Jar of Black Ink (598 gil)
- HQ14x Jar of Black Ink (1,196 gil)
- HQ26x Jar of Black Ink (1,794 gil)
- HQ38x Jar of Black Ink (2,392 gil)
Fish MithkabobCooking (49)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Hamsi
- 1x Uskumru
- 1x Ahtapot
- 2x Istiridye
- NQ6x Fish Mithkabob (1,080 gil)
- HQ112x Fish Mithkabob (2,160 gil)
- HQ26x Fish Chiefkabob (1,224 gil)
- HQ312x Fish Chiefkabob (2,448 gil)
PescatoraCooking (83)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Sandfish
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- 1x Istakoz
- 1x Ahtapot
- 1x Istiridye
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (1,830 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (3,660 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (4,880 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (9,760 gil)
Seafood StewCooking (87)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Popoto (36 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Bunch of Gysahl Greens (67 gil)
- 1x Istakoz
- 1x Ahtapot
- 1x Istiridye
- 1x Bowl of Seafood Stew (1,320 gil)
Black CurryCooking (94)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Onz of Curry Powder (579 gil)
- 1x Woozyshroom
- 1x Eggplant
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Lakerda
- 1x Ahtapot
- 1x Serving of Black Curry (730 gil)