The North Pole Rod stands as one of Fisch’s most sought-after tools, blending challenge and reward in equal measure. Crafting it isn’t just about gathering materials-it’s about knowing where to find the rare ingredients that bring this legendary rod to life.
Although it provides pretty nice bonuses, you will need a few rare items to forge this rod. So, go through this guide to know how to get the North Pole Rod in Fisch and what its stats are in the game.
Fisch North Pole Rod Crafting Ingredients
Collect Fisch North Pole Rod crafting ingredients include Frost Shard, Arctic Thread, Icebound Bundle, and a North Pole Crystal, all gathered from snowy biomes and related mini-boss drops.
At the core of crafting the North Pole Rod, you will need three basic ingredients. However, this can be done only at the Ancient Archives in Fisch. If you haven’t unlocked it yet, check the linked guide to find out. That said, here are all the items required and the easy ways to get them:
- 1x Frozen Frostwyrm: The only way to catch this fish is by fishing in the Boreal Pines region. To get the frozen mutation on this fish, you can either catch it first and appraise it, or use the fishing rods like the Arctic Rod, Fallen Snowblade Rod, or the Summit Rod.
- 2x Essence of Starfrost: You must get it through fishing only while the Frost Moon weather is active. Try using the Frost Moon totem found in the Glacial Ridge and a rod with the Scavenger enchantment to increase your chances of getting it.
- 1x Frostbitten Northstar Whale: You can catch this fish at the Northstar Castle location. This one has no preferred bait, and for the exact mutation, you can use the Maestorm Rod or fish during Frost Moon weather.
How to Obtain the North Pole Rod in Fisch
To craft the North Pole Rod in Fisch, gather 1 Frostbitten Northstar Whale from cold zones, 2 Essence of Starfrost during Frost Moon weather in Boreal Pines, and 1 Frozen Frostwyrm from Crystal Fisher Cave using baits like Sapphire Krill. Head to Ancient Archives at coordinates 5870, 160, 415, navigate the obby to the crafting anvil, select the recipe, and pay 15,000 Bells to complete it. This rod offers high lure speed, luck, and max kg capacity once equipped.
Now that you have all the ingredients, it’s time to head over to the Ancient Isles. Once there, you can use a Fisch GPS to reach the coordinates: 5870, 160, 415, where the Ancient Archives are located. Inside, you will need to do a bit of obby with your glider and reach the end of the hallway where the crafting anvil is located.
Interact with the anvil by pressing the ‘E‘ key, and you can find the North Pole Rod listed as the last item. Simply click on the rod once and then press the Craft button on the right. This will submit all the required ingredients, and then you can pay an amount of 15,000 Bells to get the rod.
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North Pole Rod Stats in Fisch
The North Pole Rod in Fisch stands out for its impressive performance stats, making it one of the strongest fishing tools available. It offers a high base rarity bonus and an increased chance to catch rare fish, especially in icy or snowy regions. The rod also provides notable boosts to strength and reeling speed, allowing players to secure larger catches more quickly. Its unique attributes make it highly desirable for players aiming to maximize their fishing results and compete for the best catches.
Now here’s where things get spicy for the North Pole Rod. This one is mostly for the endgame players because of the rare crafting ingredients required, and offers good stats as well. So, here are the stats of the rod:
- Lure Speed: 90%
- Luck: 177%
- Control: 0
- Resilience: 25%
- Max Kg: infkg
Apart from the decent stats on this rod, there are some passive abilities you will love to try out. While using the North Pole Rod, you have a 35% chance for Permafrost (10x) mutation. On top of that, the rod gives a 24% chance per fish movement to stab for 15% progress and a 50% Forced Progress Speed whilst the fish is in the bar.
Best Enchants for North Pole Rod in Fisch
The North Pole Rod in Fisch performs best with Herculean to raise max weight capacity, control, and progress speed. Controlled strengthens handling during fights. Mystical provides luck, resilience, and progress gains, while Steady balances control and progress, and Piercing adds stab progress plus speed boosts.
While most of the stats for the North Pole Rod are great, choosing the right enchant can heavily enhance your gameplay and catch better fish faster. Since this rod already excels in Lure speed and Luck, the best Fisch enchantments should be the ones that boost its control and progress speeds. So, here are the ones that you can apply:
- Herculean: 20,000 Max Kg, 0.2 Control, 10% Progress Speed
- Controlled: 0.15 Control
- Mystical: 25% Luck, 45% Resilience, 15% Lure Speed, 10% Progress Speed
- Steady: 20% Progress Speed, 0.05 Control
- Piercing: Stab fish while reeling, 6% Progress, 15% Progress Speed
Where to find and catch Frozen Frostwyrm in Boreal Pines
Frozen Frostwyrm is not a separate fish you directly target; you first catch a normal Frostwyrm in Boreal Pines, then obtain the Frozen mutation on it.
Step 1: Reach Frostwyrm in Boreal Pines
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Go to the Boreal Pines island in the Northern Expedition and enter the Crystal Fissure cave, the only spot where Frostwyrm can spawn.
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Crystal Fissure is reached from Marvin (Winter Boots NPC) by following the lanterns and entering the cave on the left, or by heading to coordinates roughly 21781.7, 137.5, 4029.
Step 2: Trigger Frostwyrm Hunt
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Frostwyrm only appears during a Frostwyrm Hunt event in that cave; it does not spawn in normal fishing.
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Use Sundial Totems repeatedly in Winter to force hunts, since the spawn chance is around 2.5% in Winter but only about 0.25% in other seasons.
Step 3: Best setup to catch Frostwyrm
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Fish during a rainy Winter night and use Sapphire Krill or Frostnova as bait for the best odds of hooking Frostwyrm.
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High progress-speed rods like Wind Elementa or Eidolon help land this exotic fish more reliably during the hunt.
Step 4: Getting “Frozen” Frostwyrm
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Once you can catch Frostwyrm consistently, you need one whose mutation rolls as Frozen, which is then used as “Frozen Frostwyrm” for North Pole Rod crafting.
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This is RNG-based, so keep running Frostwyrm Hunts and appraising your catches until you see the Frozen mutation on a Frostwyrm in your inventory.
What are the best baits and rods for catching Frostwyrm
Sapphire Krill and Frostnova are the top baits for Frostwyrm. These match the fish’s icy preferences during Rainy Winter Nights in Crystal Fissure hunts.
Best Rods
Wind Elementa and Eidolon lead for their high progress speed. Frostwyrm inflicts a -92% progress speed debuff, so these rods counter it effectively during the hook phase. Maelstrom is another strong pick, especially paired with Sapphire Krill for spawn odds.
Key Setup Tips
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Enchantments: Add Mystical, Immortal, or Overclocked to boost reeling speed and durability.
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Totems: Use Aurora for luck and Sundial to trigger Winter hunts faster (2.5% spawn rate).
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Equip these during Frostwyrm Hunt events only, as normal fishing won’t spawn it.
