- The Dead Man's Rod can be crafted at the Ancient Archives for 5,000,000C$.
- This rod has an extremely high luck of 300%, an infinite max kg, but has 0 control.
- Apart from that, it has an efficient passive, where after 50% progress, fish can get a random mutation.
The Dead Man’s Rod is one of the most powerful rods that you can get from the crafting table at the Ancient Archives. This is a brand new addition brought about in the TideFall update, along with several other new rods. Although it might not look intimidating, it is possessed by the soul of Davy Jones. So, dive right in to know all about the Dead Man’s Rod in Fisch and how you can get it in the game.
Fisch Dead Man’s Rod Crafting Ingredients
The Dead Man’s Rod can be crafted rather than purchased directly from somewhere. The crafting process takes place at the crafting Anvil inside the Ancient Archives, and requires the following base ingredients:
- 1x Dead Man’s Tentacle
- 1x Dead Man’s Treasure
- 1x Dead Man’s Wood
- 1x Putrid Seaweed: Found by fishing anywhere in the ocean or any other water surface.
How to Obtain Dead Man’s Rod in Fisch
Once all the materials are collected, head over to the Ancient Isles using the GPS in Fisch. Using the path inside the waterfall, get inside the Ancient Archives, and go straight to the crafting anvil.
Interact with the crafting anvil and select the Dead Man’s rod from the catalogue shown on the screen. Now spend an amount of 5,000,000C$ to craft the rod. Since these materials are rare to find, crafting the rod is considered an endgame quest.

Dead Man’s Rod Stats in Fisch
The Dead Man’s Rod is built around luck, and it’s high lure speed. Since the rod’s description says it is a developer rod, it surely has a nice set of passives that we have discussed below. So, here are the stats of the rod:
- Lure Speed: 95%
- Luck: 300%
- Control: 0
- Resilience: 25%
- Max Kg: infkg
The Dead Man’s Rod passive is such that once you reach 50% progress while reeling in a fish, tentacles will strike it and instantly grant the rod a +10% progress speed. Moreover, there is a 50% chance that the rod can apply any one of the following mutations on the fish: Tentacle Surge, Wrath, Sunken, Atlantean, and Greedy.
Best Enchants for the Dead Man’s Rod in Fisch
To maximise the Dead Man’s Rod’s efficiency in Fisch, you need some enchantments that compensate for its weakness and amplify its strengths. So, based on its stats, here are some of the best Fisch enchantments that you can apply to this rod:
- Divine: +50% Luck, +20% Resilience, +25% Lure Speed
- Herculean: + 20,000 Max Kg, +0.2 Control, +10% Progress Speed
- Mystical: +25% Luck, +45% Resilience, +15% Lure Speed, +10% Progress Speed
- Piercing: Stab fish while reeling, +6% Progress, +15% Progress Speed
These effects will surely make the Dead Man’s Rod incredibly effective despite the lack of control. So, that is how you can craft the Dead Man’s rod in Fisch at the Ancient Archives. So, what rod are you trying to get first in the Fisch Tidefall location right now? Tell us in the comments below.
Yes, the Dead Man’s Rod is worth all the effort of collecting the ingredients and paying the heavy price of 5,000,000C$.
Yes, crafting the Dead Man’s Rod requires players to have achieved at least a level of 1000.
