Elshimo Newt
Found in 8 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 7 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap60Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 19Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price170–179 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon90% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈48% of casts land Elshimo NewtYhoator Jungle · Underground Pool 3
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 2 zones and 8 areas have this fish
Rotten Meat
- Only Elshimo Newt bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Breaks 1 in 19 casts here (Elshimo Newt); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Elshimo Newt 73% of the time; no rod does better
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Underground Pool 3 with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 60. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Elshimo Newt's share of fish bites at that spot Only Elshimo Newt bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Elshimo Newt
3Bestbait power 3
Frog Lure · lure112100%
2Goodbait power 2
Meatball103100%
Rotten Meat103100%
Shell Bug10348%
Fly Lure · lure9945%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure7248%
Rogue Rig · lure7248%
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 60.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Fastwater Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Carbon Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Hume Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 7% | 90% | 2% | 1% |
| Clothespole | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
| Single Hook Rod | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
Where to catch it
2 zones · 8 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Elshimo Newt 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.
Yhoator JungleBest: Underground Pool 3≈48% of castsBaitRotten MeatRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 19 casts
Yuhtunga JungleBest: Gremini Falls≈46% of castsBaitRotten MeatRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 20 casts
Used in
2 recipes · lowest craft level firstBlackened NewtCooking (78)
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- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Elshimo Newt
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- HQ21x Serving of Newt Flambe (183 gil)
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- 1x Frost Turnip (33 gil)
- 1x Wild Onion
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- 1x Watermelon (150 gil)
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- 1x Bunch of Gysahl Greens (67 gil)
- 1x Elshimo Newt
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