The Crowned Anglerfish is a highly sought-after secret fish in Fisch’s Mariana’s Veil expansion. Known for its kraken-like appearance and crown-shaped lure, this creature is considered the ruler of the abyss. Catching it requires precise preparation and strategy and it can be quite time-consuming due to its rarity. Here’s everything you can do to boost your chances of obtaining it.
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How to Catch the Crowned Anglerfish in Fisch
To find the Crowned Anglerfish, head to the Abyssal Zenith which is the third level within Mariana’s Veil. You can access this region by constructing the Fisch Submarine with the help of Dr. Glimmerfin’s drill at Roslit Bay. Make sure that you’ve already unlocked the previous levels—Volcanic Vents and Challenger’s Deep—before proceeding because you need to upgrade your Submarine for your travels.
Once in Abyssal Zenith, go to the fishing area where you can get the Crowned Anglerfish.
The Crowned Anglerfish has specific preferences:
- Bait: Truffle Worm
- Time: Night
- Weather: Foggy
- Season: Autumn
While it’s possible to catch it at other times, aligning these conditions increases your chances of encountering this rare fish. Use totems like the Sundial or Smokescreen to adjust weather and time settings as you need.
The Crowned Anglerfish is a tough catch, inflicting a -95% progress speed decrease when reeling it in. For this reason, selecting the right fishing rod is crucial. You’ll need high resilience and good control and some of the best options for this are the Seraphic Rod, Heaven’s Rod, Steady Rod, Depthseeker, Champions Rod, Kings Rod and Rod of the Forgotten Fang.
Enhancing your rod with enchantments like Resilient, Controlled, or Steady can help with the fish’s erratic movements.
The Crowned Anglerfish boasts a mere 0.18% (1 in 556) catch rate. To improve your odds, you can boost your luck using the Aurora Totem, Merlin’s Luck, purchase server luck and use the Truffle Worms bait.
Catching the Crowned Anglerfish is all about the player’s skill and patience. While the process can be challenging, with the right conditions, gear and luck boost, you will have increased chances of adding this Secret fish to your collection.