Mola Mola
Found in 2 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Large fishLegendary
Skill cap135Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 30Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty
NPC price950–999 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈11% of casts land Mola MolaOpen sea route to Al Zahbi · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 2 zones and 2 areas have this fish
Slice of Cod
- Mola Mola is 58.8% of fish bites there
- Used up on each catch
Composite Rod
- Breaks 1 in 23 casts here (Mola Mola, Veydal Wrasse); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Mola Mola 36% of the time; no rod does better
- Cheaper: Mithran Rod (breaks 1 in 22 casts); Clothespole (breaks 1 in 19 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Composite Rod, fishing skill 135. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Mola Mola's share of fish bites at that spot Only Mola Mola bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Mola Mola
3Bestbait power 3
Shrimp Lure · lure6225%
2Goodbait power 2
Slice of Cod5759%
Slice of Bluetail5740%
Minnow · lure5531%
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 135.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Clothespole | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Single Hook Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Composite 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
2 zones · 2 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Mola Mola 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.
Open sea route to Al ZahbiWhole Zone≈11% of castsBaitSlice of CodRodComposite RodBreaks 1 in 23 castsMithran RodBreaks 1 in 22 castsClothespoleBreaks 1 in 19 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Open sea route to MhauraWhole Zone≈11% of castsBaitSlice of CodRodComposite RodBreaks 1 in 23 castsMithran RodBreaks 1 in 22 castsClothespoleBreaks 1 in 19 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
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