Fishing Rod

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Fishing RodFishing Rod
Physical Damage: 8-15
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.20
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 1
Fishing
Non-unique Fishing Rods have a chance to drop from unique monsters only while a Fairgraves' TricorneFairgraves' Tricorne
Tricorne
Evasion: (90-117)Requires Level 12, 27 DexAdds 15 to 25 Cold Damage to Attacks
70% increased Evasion Rating
+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance
Cannot be Shocked
You can be Touched by Tormented Spirits
Fairgraves' trusty tricorne accompanied him far across
the seas, deep under the ground, and even beyond death.
is equipped on the character.
Weapon DPS
Physical: 13.8
Phys+Chaos: 13.8
Total: 13.8
Metadata
Item class: Fishing Rod
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Weapons/TwoHandWeapon/FishingRods/FishingRod1

Fishing Rod is a fishing rod base type. It is also the only fishing rod base type.

Modifiers

Crafting

Many of the basic crafting currencies like Orb of Alchemy or Orb of Scouring and the like will work on Fishing Rods. Rods can also gain Tempering OrbTempering OrbStack Size: 20Adds or replaces an enchantment on a weapon
This may reforge the weapon's sockets
Right click this item then left click on the item you wish to modify.
enchantments and corruption implicit modifiers, however there are many crafting currencies and methods that will not work.

Currency

The following crafting currencies do not work with Fishing Rods and will report the item has the wrong base type:

  • Essences[1]
  • Fossils[2]
  • Veiled Exalted OrbVeiled Exalted OrbStack Size: 20Removes a random modifier and adds a random Veiled modifier to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it.
  • Elderslayer's Exalted Orbs[3] and by proxy:
    • Awakener's OrbAwakener's OrbStack Size: 10Destroys an item, applying its influence to another of the same item class
      The second item is reforged as a rare item with both influence types and new modifiers
      Right click this item, then left click the item you wish to take the influence from, then left click an item of the same item class you wish to apply it to.
    • Orb of DominanceOrb of DominanceStack Size: 10Removes one Influenced Modifier from an item with at least two Influenced
      Modifiers and upgrades another Influenced Modifier
      Upgrading a modifier of the highest tier transforms the
      modifier into an Elevated Modifier
      Attempting to upgrade an Elevated Modifier rerolls its values
      Can be used on Body Armours, Boots, Gloves and Helmets
      Right click this item then left click an item with at least two Influenced Modifiers to apply it.

Other crafting currencies work as expected. This includes Tainted Currency, Fracturing OrbFracturing OrbStack Size: 20Fracture a random modifier on a rare item with at least 4 modifiers, locking it in placeRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Cannot be used on Influenced, Synthesised or Fractured items., and Tempering OrbTempering OrbStack Size: 20Adds or replaces an enchantment on a weapon
This may reforge the weapon's sockets
Right click this item then left click on the item you wish to modify.
.

Fishing Rods can become corrupted and have their own special pool of corruption implicit modifiers.

Benches

There are no available Crafting Bench crafted modifiers that can be added to Fishing Rods; metamod crafts will fail and indicate that the item has the wrong base type. Wild Bristle Matron metamod beastcrafts will similarly fail.

Certain Horticrafting crafts that modify explicit modifiers may work if the modifier pool includes a tagged mod. For example, speed and caster reforges will guarantee #% increased Cast Speed.

Fishing rods cannot become synthesised.

Beastcrafts

The following Beast crafts do work on Fishing Rods:

This also includes upgraded recipe variations requiring a Black Mórrigan.

Runesmithing

In the Settlers league, including the Settlers of Kalguur event and Legacy of Phrecia event, it is possible to add a Runesmithing enchantment 5% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies for 20x Power RunePower RuneStack Size: 250Naught else matters.Can be used for Runesmithing Weapons at the Kingsmarch Blacksmith.. It is the only available runesmithing enchantment.

Sockets

Fishing Rod can only have up to four sockets.

Unique versions

The following unique items are derived from this base type.

ItemRequired levelDrop
level
Drop
enabled
ReefbaneReefbane
Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod
Physical Damage: 8-15
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.20
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
(30-40)% increased Cast Speed
Thaumaturgical Lure
(10-20)% increased Quantity of Fish Caught
Glows while in an Area containing a Unique Fish
He cast far into the ocean
And tore out her heart.
1Yes
Song of the SirensSong of the Sirens
Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod
Physical Damage: 8-15
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.20
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
Siren Worm Bait
(50-40)% reduced Quantity of Fish Caught
(50-60)% increased Rarity of Fish Caught
You can catch Exotic Fish
Give a man a fish, and you can feed him for a day.
But give a fish a man, and you can feed it for a month.
1100Yes

Item acquisition

Fishing Rod has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Non-unique Fishing Rods have a chance to drop from unique monsters only while a Fairgraves' TricorneFairgraves' Tricorne
Tricorne
Evasion: (90-117)Requires Level 12, 27 DexAdds 15 to 25 Cold Damage to Attacks
70% increased Evasion Rating
+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance
Cannot be Shocked
You can be Touched by Tormented Spirits
Fairgraves' trusty tricorne accompanied him far across
the seas, deep under the ground, and even beyond death.
is equipped on the character.

Recipes

Fishing Rod can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
9The CatchThe Catch18Fishing Rod
Incubated
Item Level: 99
The largest hooks offer the greatest catch, but often the catch is the hook.
Item level 99 Fishing Rod with incubation effectM
12The Old ManThe Old Man12Fishing Rod
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Hear me, fish! I love and respect you, but before this day ends I will kill you dead.
two-implicit corrupted Fishing RodM
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Status as an Easter egg

Main page: Fishing

The inclusion of Fishing Rods in Path of Exile is an Easter egg in reference to a running joke by Grinding Gear Games about the existence of secret gameplay features related to fishing. It has so far not been confirmed that any such gameplay features legitimately exist.

First in-game appearance

On September 6, 2013, player swordly started a thread on the official Path of Exile forums claiming to have found a Fishing Rod.[4] His post included a link to a Youtube video that shows in-game footage of a rare two-handed sword called Torment Bite, Fishing Rod.[5] In the video, the Fishing Rod sword has an appearance identical to Corroded BladeCorroded BladeTwo Hand Sword
Physical Damage: 8-16
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.45
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
40% increased Global Accuracy Rating
, but has unusual modifiers for two-handed swords, including 38% increased Fishing Line Strength and Rhoa Feather Lure. The item's existence was confirmed by Grinding Gear Games developer, Rory Rackham, who stated that it was never intended to exist and that it would soon be removed from the game.[6] On September 9, 2013, all Fishing Rod swords were deleted from characters' inventories in the version 0.11.5c update.

Version history

Version Changes
1.0.4
0.11.5c
  • We don't know anything about those Fishing Rods that spawned over the weekend, but they're gone now.
  • All Fishing Rod swords were deleted from characters' inventories.
Unknown
  • First in-game appearance as a two-handed sword.

References

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/53okd5/psaflufffishing_nerf_you_cant_use_essences_on/
  2. https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/9e77vx/game_breaking_bug_you_cannot_use_fossils_or/
  3. https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/hq7uxg/comment/fxw7y0i/
  4. swordly (September 6, 2013). "Found a Fishing Rod. NO IDEA WHAT IT IS (no more rod in my stash)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. observer (September 6, 2013). "[Old Bug] Fishing Rod - Path of Exile". Youtube. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  6. Rory (September 6, 2013). "Found a Fishing Rod. NO IDEA WHAT IT IS (no more rod in my stash)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. Rat_Rat (December 23, 2013). "I'm almost afraid to equip this...". Reddit. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  8. Barkuto (January 3, 2014). "Unique Fishing Rod - Song of the Sirens". Reddit. Retrieved May 29, 2021.