Mercanbaligi
Found in 3 fishing areas across 3 zones. Bites on 8 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap86Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 22Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price585–615 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityRare40% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈9% of casts land MercanbaligiNashmau · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 3 zones and 3 areas have this fish
Peeled Lobster
- Mercanbaligi is 46% of fish bites there
- Used up on each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Breaks 1 in 28 casts here (Mercanbaligi, Ahtapot); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Mercanbaligi 36% of the time; no rod does better
- Cheaper: Willow Rod (breaks 1 in 24 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 86. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Mercanbaligi's share of fish bites at that spot Only Mercanbaligi bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Mercanbaligi
3Bestbait power 3
Shrimp Lure · lure5049%
2Goodbait power 2
Peeled Lobster4646%
Minnow · lure4429%
Slice of Sardine4629%
Ball of Crayfish Paste4624%
Sinking Minnow · lure4422%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure3215%
Rogue Rig · lure3213%
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 86.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| 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% |
| Halcyon Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Clothespole | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
| Single Hook Rod | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
| Mithran Rod | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
Where to catch it
3 zones · 3 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Mercanbaligi 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≈9% of castsBaitPeeled LobsterRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 28 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 24 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
NashmauWhole Zone≈9% of castsBaitPeeled LobsterRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 28 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 24 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Talacca CoveWhole Zone≈5% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 81 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 65 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 22 castsHarder zone (difficulty 3): more casts catch nothing.
Used in
5 recipes · lowest craft level firstChikuwaCooking (37)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Tiger Cod
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- NQ2x Chikuwa (104 gil)
- HQ14x Chikuwa (208 gil)
- HQ26x Chikuwa (312 gil)
- HQ38x Chikuwa (416 gil)
Briny BrothCooking (63)
Water Crystal
- 1x Rhinochimera
- 1x Hamsi
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- NQ4x Jug of Briny Broth (160 gil)
- HQ16x Jug of Briny Broth (240 gil)
- HQ28x Jug of Briny Broth (320 gil)
- HQ310x Jug of Briny Broth (400 gil)
Bream SushiCooking (72)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Jar of Ground Wasabi (1,945 gil)
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- NQ4x Plate of Bream Sushi (600 gil)
- HQ16x Plate of Bream Sushi (900 gil)
- HQ22x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (450 gil)
- HQ34x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (900 gil)
Bream Sushi +1Cooking (77)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- 1x Dollop of Wasabi
- NQ1x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (225 gil)
- HQ12x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (450 gil)
- HQ22x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (450 gil)
- HQ32x Plate of Bream Sushi +1 (450 gil)
Whitefish StewCooking (77)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Popoto (36 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Jug of Selbina Milk (45 gil)
- 1x Wild Onion
- 1x San Dorian Carrot (32 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- 1x Bowl of Whitefish Stew (419 gil)