Pipira
Found in 8 fishing areas across 6 zones. Bites on 8 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap29Fish 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 price44–47 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈64% of casts land PipiraEast Sarutabaruta · Lake Tepokalipuka
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 6 zones and 8 areas have this fish
Lizard Lure
- Only Pipira bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Glass Fiber Rod (breaks 1 in 455 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Lake Tepokalipuka with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 29. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Pipira's share of fish bites at that spot Only Pipira bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Pipira
3Bestbait power 3
Minnow · lure120100%
2Goodbait power 2
Frog Lure · lure110100%
Lizard Lure · lure110100%
Meatball115100%
Worm Lure · lure11067%
Slice of Moat Carp11549%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure8035%
Robber Rig · lure8034%
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 29.
| 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% |
| Clothespole | 48% | 52% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 48% | 52% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 48% | 52% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 48% | 52% | — | — |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
Where to catch it
6 zones · 8 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Pipira 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.
East SarutabarutaLake Tepokalipuka≈64% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 455 casts
Yuhtunga JungleBest: Southwest Waterfall - South≈64% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 455 casts
Windurst WallsWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 233 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Windurst WatersWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 233 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Windurst WoodsWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 233 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Yhoator JungleFront of Temple - East Side≈45% of castsBaitLizard LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 588 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
2 recipes · lowest craft level firstRoast PipiraCooking (21)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Pipira
- NQ1x Roast Pipira (230 gil)
- HQ11x Broiled Pipira (307 gil)
- HQ21x Broiled Pipira (307 gil)
- HQ31x Broiled Pipira (307 gil)
Freshwater AquariumWoodworking (80) + Alchemy (36)
Light Crystal
- 1x Petrified Log
- 1x Piece of Oak Lumber (4,740 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Sieglinde Putty
- 1x Glass Sheet
- 1x Freshwater Fish Set
- 3x Pipira
- 1x Freshwater Aquarium