If you’re trying to unlock the Soul Reaper Rod in Fisch, the grind can feel messy because of all the different mutations and items required. The good news is that there’s a clear, optimized way to do every step faster without wasting time.
Here’s the full breakdown, simplified and structured so you can follow it efficiently.
Step 1: Get a Soul-Touched Log
This is one of the first annoying requirements.
What you need:
- Use the Hades Soul Scythe
- Fish during daytime + clear weather
Why this works:
- These conditions give you consistent log catches
- You don’t need insane luck here, just consistency
Tip: Stay in one spot and farm. Logs spawn frequently once conditions are right.
Step 2: Sparkling Shiny Darkened Duck
This sounds harder than it actually is.
How to do it the easy way:
- Go to Vertigo
- Catch a normal duck
- Use:
- Shiny Surge
- Sparkling Appraise
- Mutation Surge (for Darkened)
Important:
- You do NOT need to catch it perfectly rolled
- You can convert/appraise into the required version
This saves a lot of time.
Step 3: Spirit Ancient Death Serpent (Shiny or Sparkling)
This is one of the hardest parts if you don’t optimize it.
Setup:
- Trigger Absolute Darkness (Depths)
- Use:
- Spirit Binder (best)
- or Tranquility Rod (backup)
Best bait:
- Truffle Worm (huge +300 preferred luck)
Boost your odds:
- Enchant rod with Blessed or Glittered
- Use Aurora Totem
- Use Luminous (for Sparkling boost)
Key tip:
- Don’t rely on natural spirit mutation, it’s extremely rare
- Always use rods that can apply spirit
Step 4: Distraught Scrap Metal
This one is actually easy if you do it correctly.
Setup:
- Use Dream Breaker Rod
- Use Garbage bait
- Fish during daytime
Boosts:
- Blessed enchant
- Luminous (for sparkling)
- Luck potion
Why daytime matters:
- Reduces other fish spawns
- Increases scrap metal frequency (around ~30%)
You’ll get this pretty quickly if done right.
Step 5: Phantom String (Shiny or Sparkling)
Another mutation-based requirement.
Setup:
- Use Eidolon Rod
- Fish during daytime
- Use Garbage bait
Boosts:
- Blessed or Glittered enchant
- Luminous (for sparkling chance)
- Smoke Screen + All Season Potion
Base odds:
- Around ~20% chance, so this step is fairly quick
Step 6: Deliver Items to the 3 Spirits
Once you have all required items, you need to find and turn them in.
The three locations are:
- Rosa Volcano (top cliff edge)
- Enchanted Altar (lower ledge area)
- Living Garden (near Innkeeper → right side NPC)
After handing everything in, go back to the Reaper NPC.
Once completed, you’ll unlock the Soul Reaper Rod.
Stats (Overview)
- Very high Luck
- Strong Lure Speed
- Good Progress Speed
- Special paranormal effect
- Chance to trigger extra fish pulls + unique effects
It’s one of the more unique rods due to its passive effects rather than just raw stats.