Kalamar
Found in 4 fishing areas across 4 zones. Bites on 3 different baits.
Small fishShellfish
Skill cap48Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 10Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price165–174 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon85% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈64% of casts land KalamarMount Zhayolm · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 4 zones and 4 areas have this fish
Slice of Bluetail
- Only Kalamar bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Hume Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Carbon Rod (breaks 1 in 233 casts); Glass Fiber Rod (breaks 1 in 152 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Hume Rod, fishing skill 48. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Kalamar's share of fish bites at that spot Only Kalamar bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Kalamar
3Bestbait power 3
Slice of Bluetail110100%
2Goodbait power 2
Minnow · lure93100%
Sabiki Rig · lure9344%
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 48.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Fiber Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Tarutaru Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Fastwater Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Clothespole | 14% | 86% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 14% | 86% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 14% | 86% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 14% | 86% | — | — |
Where to catch it
4 zones · 4 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Kalamar 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.
Mount ZhayolmWhole Zone≈64% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 233 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 152 castsHalcyon also never breaks.
Aht Urhgan WhitegateWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 118 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 77 castsHalcyon also never breaks.City: more casts bring up junk.
Silver Sea route to Al ZahbiWhole Zone≈36% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 70 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon have the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Silver Sea route to NashmauWhole Zone≈36% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 70 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon have the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
5 recipes · lowest craft level firstBlack InkAlchemy (4)
Dark Crystal
- 1x Clump of Imperial Tea Leaves
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 2x Kalamar
- 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)
Black InkAlchemy (4)
Dark Crystal
- 1x Willow Log (120 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 2x Kalamar
- 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)
Tentacle SushiCooking (58)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Ginger Root
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Kalamar
- NQ1x Plate of Tentacle Sushi (225 gil)
- HQ12x Plate of Tentacle Sushi (450 gil)
- HQ21x Plate of Tentacle Sushi +1 (273 gil)
- HQ32x Plate of Tentacle Sushi +1 (546 gil)
Nero di SeppiaCooking (66)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Sprig of Holy Basil (536 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Wild Onion
- 1x Mithran Tomato (40 gil)
- 1x Kalamar
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Nero Di Seppia (1,320 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Nero Di Seppia (2,640 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spag. Nero Di Seppia +1 (3,520 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spag. Nero Di Seppia +1 (7,040 gil)
MarinaraCooking (71)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Jacknife
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- 1x Kalamar
- 1x Bastore Sweeper
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Marinara (2,994 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Marinara (5,988 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spaghetti Marinara +1 (1,038 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spaghetti Marinara +1 (2,076 gil)