Emperor Fish

Found in 4 fishing areas across 4 zones. Bites on 7 different baits.

Large fish

Skill cap91Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance

Rod strengthrank 23Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks

SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty

NPC price585–615 gilLowest to highest fame

RarityRare10% weight in its catch pool

Recommended setup

≈32% of casts land Emperor Fish

Beaucedine Glacier · Ponds

Ties the best odds of any spot
4 zones and 4 areas have this fish

Peeled Crayfish

Only Emperor Fish bites it there
Used up on each catch

Composite Rod

Never breaks here, whatever bites

Bait that works

Odds shown for· Ponds with a Composite Rod, fishing skill 91. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.

Emperor Fish's share of fish bites at that spot Only Emperor Fish bites this bait there (100%)

BaitHook weight Chance it's Emperor Fish

3Bestbait power 3

Ball of Sardine Paste20100%

Ball of Trout Paste20100%

Peeled Crayfish20100%

2Goodbait power 2

Giant Shell Bug20100%

Slice of Moat Carp20100%

1Weakbait power 1

Robber Rig · lure20100%

Rogue Rig · lure2024%

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

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 91.

Rod	You land it	Gets away	Line snaps	Rod breaks
Composite Rod	100%	—	—	—
Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary	100%	—	—	—
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

4 zones · 4 areas · best spots first

Stars rate how often a cast lands Emperor Fish 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.

Beaucedine GlacierPonds≈32% of castsBaitPeeled CrayfishRodComposite RodNever breaks

Lufaise MeadowsLeremieu Lagoon≈10% of castsBaitPeeled CrayfishRodComposite RodNever breaksOther fish bite every bait that works here.

Jugner ForestLake Mechieume - Mouth≈9% of castsBaitBall of Sardine PasteRodComposite RodNever breaksOther fish bite every bait that works here.

The Boyahda TreeWaterfall Basin - Hidden≈6% of castsBaitBall of Sardine PasteRodComposite RodNever breaksHarder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.

Trade to Zaldon

Inside the Belly · Selbina

After you accept the quest, Zaldon pays 300 gil for each Emperor Fish. One roll can also give one item:

Item	Chance	Quantity
Cuir Highboots	1%	1
No item (gil only)	99%

Used in

1 recipe · lowest craft level first

Emperor RoeCooking (82)

Lightning Crystal

1x Emperor Fish

Yield · what an NPC pays for it

NQ4x Serving of Emperor Roe (1,200 gil)
HQ16x Serving of Emperor Roe (1,800 gil)
HQ28x Serving of Emperor Roe (2,400 gil)
HQ310x Serving of Emperor Roe (3,000 gil)