Overview

Fisher Disciplines of the Land

Fishers are the harvesters of the realm's marine and freshwater animal resources.
The trade rose to prominence in the nation of Limsa Lominsa, owing to the plentiful waters upon and around Vylbrand island. Be it from the shore of a sea, the bank of a river, or the deck of a boat, Eorzea's anglers must constantly account for a wide range of factors to optimize their success, including season, time, place, tools, and bait.

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Each action and trait is listed as it appears at Lv. 100.
For further details on changes to actions and traits, please refer to the patch notes.

Actions & Traits

Class Actions

Action Name

Acquired

Type

Recast Time

GP Cost

Effect

Bait

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Selects the bait to apply to your line.

Cast

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Casts your line and begins fishing.

Hook

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Attempts to hook the fish nibbling on the bait.

Quit

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Abandons fishing and stows your equipment.

※Effects active only when fishing will expire.

Cast Light

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Lights up the tip of your fishing rod.

Rest

Lv. 1

DoL Ability

- - Abandons fishing but keeps your equipment at the ready.

Chum

Lv. 5

DoL Ability

- 100 Reduces the amount of time for the next fish to bite.

Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Sneak

Lv. 8

Ability

- - Tread quietly, enabling you to avoid enemies up to four levels above your own.

Patience

Lv. 15

DoL Ability

- 200 Increases the chance of landing a large-sized fish by 50% while reducing Hook efficiency by 40%.
Duration: 60s

Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Powerful Hookset

Lv. 15

DoL Ability

- 50 Negates the Inefficient Hooking status. Has no effect on certain fish with a weak bite.

Precision Hookset

Lv. 15

DoL Ability

- 50 Negates the Inefficient Hooking status. Has no effect on certain fish with a strong bite.

Thaliak's Favor

Lv. 15

DoL Ability

- - Restores 150 GP.
Angler's Art Cost: 3

Release

Lv. 22

DoL Ability

- - Unhooks a fish (including all those of the same type subsequently caught at your current location) and releases it back into the wild.
Has no effect on fish that have yet to be logged in the Fish Guide.

Release List

Lv. 22

DoL Ability

- - Selects fish to be automatically released upon catching them at a given fishing hole.
Settings are reset upon putting away rod.
Has no effect on fish that have yet to be logged in the Fish Guide.

Mooch

Lv. 25

DoL Ability

- - Uses certain large-sized fish already hooked to your line to attract even greater prey.

Snagging

Lv. 36

DoL Ability

- - Adds extra hooks to the line, making it possible to land normally uncatchable fish and items.

Makeshift Bait

Lv. 48

DoL Ability

- - Allows the execution of Mooch or Spareful Hand even with average-sized fish.
Duration: 145s
Angler's Art Cost: 5
Action has no effect on fish caught prior to execution.

Collect
Sidequest

Lv. 50

Ability

- - Readies the catch to retain as a collectable.

Fish Eyes

Lv. 57

DoL Ability

- 550 Opens your five senses to the surrounding environment, detecting fish in a given body of water without regard for their normal hours of activity.
Has no effect on certain fish.
Duration: 60s

Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Patience II
Class Quest

Lv. 60

DoL Ability

- 560 Increases the chance of landing a large-sized fish by 80% while reducing Hook efficiency by 75%. Also increases the likelihood of catching an average-sized fish of greater length.
Duration: 145s

Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Gig
Sidequest

Lv. 61

DoL Ability

1s - Attempts to catch a fish using your gig, increasing the wariness of others nearby.
Catching more fish in a single attempt results in a smaller increase to wariness.

Mooch II
Class Quest

Lv. 63

DoL Ability

180s 100 Uses certain hooked fish of average size to attract even larger prey.
Duration: 15s

Veteran Trade
Sidequest

Lv. 63

DoL Ability

- 200 Prevents the same fish you just caught from appearing again. Has no effect on some fish.

Vital Sight
Prerequisite Quest

Lv. 64

DoL Ability

- - Sharpens your vision, making fish easier to target.
Angler's Art Cost: 2
Effect ends when you finish spearfishing at your present location.

Double Hook
Class Quest

Lv. 65

DoL Ability

- 400 Hooks two or more fish in a single cast. Yield is determined by fish type and your gathering rating. Some fish cannot be double hooked.

Lv. 67

Ability

- - Occasionally discovers treasure maps while spearfishing.

Nature's Bounty
Prerequisite Quest

Lv. 69

DoL Ability

- 100 Increases the chance of landing a large-sized fish on your next spearfishing attempt.
Chance of landing a large catch increases based on your perception rating.

Surface Slap

Lv. 71

DoL Ability

- 200 Prevents hooking the same fish you just caught. Has no effect on some fish.
Duration: 15s
Effect ends after hooking a fish. Cancels current mooching opportunity.
Overwrites the effect of Identical Cast upon execution.
Cannot be executed when swimbait obtained via Spareful Hand is your selected bait.

Baited Breath
Prerequisite Quest

Lv. 75

DoL Ability

- 300 Holds your breath and reduces the wariness of nearby fish.
Cannot be executed when wariness exceeds a certain threshold.

Identical Cast

Lv. 79

DoL Ability

- 350 Ensures you hook the same fish you previously caught. Has no effect on some fish.
Duration: 15s
Effect ends after hooking a fish, and cannot be used for consecutive casts. Cancels current mooching opportunity.
Effect is canceled if the same fish cannot be caught at your current fishing location.
Overwrites the effect of Surface Slap upon execution.
Cannot be executed when swimbait obtained via Spareful Hand is your selected bait.

Prize Catch

Lv. 81

DoL Ability

- 200 Guarantees the next catch will be a large-sized fish.
Effect ends after hooking a fish. Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Electric Current
Prerequisite Quest

Lv. 85

DoL Ability

1.5s - Electrifies the water and captures all fish present in your field of vision.
Wariness of other nearby fish increases with the number of fish caught.
Requires a catch counter of 10 to execute. Can only be executed once per spearfishing attempt.

Triple Hook

Lv. 90

DoL Ability

- 700 Hooks three or more fish in a single cast. Yield is determined by fish type and your gathering rating. Some fish cannot be triple hooked.

Spareful Hand

Lv. 91

DoL Ability

- 100 Stores certain large-sized fish as swimbait for later use.
Swimbait may be selected for use as bait so long as you remain at your present fishing spot.
Swimbait may be used even after actions that cancel mooching opportunity.
Cannot be executed while under the effect of Surface Slap or Identical Cast.

Big-game Fishing

Lv. 95

DoL Ability

- - Increases the chance the next large-sized fish caught will be an especially large specimen.
Chance of landing an especially large specimen increases based on your perception rating.
Angler's Art Cost: 2

Cancels current mooching opportunity.

Ambitious Lure

Lv. 100

DoL Ability

2.5s 10 Attracts large-sized fish and increases your chances of landing one. Occasionally guarantees you will land a large-sized fish.
Can be used up to 3 times while fishing, each use increasing the effectiveness and GP cost.
May also attract rare species of fish. Can also be used with fish caught using Powerful Hookset.
First Use: 10 GP
Second Use: 20 GP
Third Use: 30 GP

Modest Lure

Lv. 100

DoL Ability

2.5s 10 Attracts small-sized fish and increases your chances of landing one. Occasionally guarantees you will land a small-sized fish.
Can be used up to 3 times while fishing, each use increasing the effectiveness and GP cost.
May also attract rare species of fish. Can also be used with fish caught using Precision Hookset.
First Use: 10 GP
Second Use: 20 GP
Third Use: 30 GP

Gatherer Role

Action Name

Acquired

Type

Recast Time

GP Cost

Effect

Fathom
Sidequest

Lv. 61

Ability

- - Surveys the seas to locate teeming waters. Activates automatically when class is changed to fisher.

Shark Eye
Sidequest

Lv. 61

Ability

20s - Surveys the seas to locate the nearest teeming waters within skill range. Can only be executed while Fathom is active.
Duration: 15s

Shark Eye II
Sidequest

Lv. 65

Ability

20s - Surveys the landscape to locate the highest-level teeming waters within skill range. Can only be executed while Fathom is active.
Duration: 15s

Truth of Oceans
Sidequest

Lv. 65

Ability

- - Further surveys the seas to uncover the nearest swimming shadows within skill range.

* Gatherer role actions, once learned, can be used by any gathering class.

Traits

Traits

Acquired

Effect

Gulleye

Lv. 15

Allows you to discern the location of fishing holes at or below your level.

Angler's Art

Lv. 15

May grant a stack of Angler's Art upon landing a large-sized fish.
Maximum Stacks: 10
Chance of being granted Angler's Art differs between fishing and spearfishing.

Auto Sneak

Lv. 27

Automatically activates Sneak upon changing your class to fisher. Effect is also automatically activated upon changing areas.
Sneak will not be automatically activated in areas where the action cannot be used.

Dunefishing

Lv. 35

Allows you to cast your fishing line into the desert sands.

Double Mooching

Lv. 40

Allows you to mooch with a mooched fish.

Skyfishing

Lv. 45

Allows you to cast your line into the clouds.

Fisher's Instinct

Lv. 50

While under the effect of Fisher's Intuition or Spearfisher's Intuition, resets the effect duration when catching certain fish.
Chance to trigger this effect differs between fish.

Cloudfishing
Class Quest

Lv. 53

Allows you to cast your line from floating islands.

Hellfishing
Class Quest

Lv. 55

Allows you to cast your line into magma.

Aetherfishing
Class Quest

Lv. 58

Allows you to cast your line into aetherochemical pools.

Auto Fathom
Sidequest

Lv. 61

Automatically activates Fathom upon changing your class to fisher.

Saltfishing

Lv. 68

Allows you to cast your line into salt lakes.

Enhanced GP Regeneration
Class Quest

Lv. 70

Raises base GP regeneration rate by one.

One with the Ocean
Prerequisite Quest

Lv. 70

Automatically activates Truth of Oceans upon changing your class to fisher.

Enhanced GP Regeneration II

Lv. 80

Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of two.

Enhanced GP Regeneration III

Lv. 83

Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of three.

Starfishing

Lv. 89

Allows you to cast your line in space.

Each action and trait is listed as it appears at Lv. 100.
For further details on changes to actions and traits, please refer to the patch notes.

Joining a Discipline of the Land

Once you reach level 10 in the class you chose when starting the game, you can take on a new quest. Clearing this quest will allow you to join guilds for other classes.

To become a fisher, find and join the Fishermen's Guild on the lower decks of Limsa Lominsa (X:7.9 Y:14.2).

(After entering a guild, you must equip the tool of the class you want in order to change your class.)

Fisher Features

Disciples of the Land are able to collect materials from the land within their areas of expertise.

Fishers are a gathering class that specializes in catching freshwater and marine animals from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Those who have mastered the angling arts can also claim their catches from more unique locales such as desert sands, clouds, and even magma.
When exploring the ocean depths, however, fishers must use a spearfishing gig to catch fish from teeming waters.

Fishing

Getting Started

First, use the Bait action to prepare bait and tackle.

There is a large selection of lures, some for freshwater, some for saltwater, some for all bodies of water, and so on.

Bait and tackle is purchasable at various merchants and fieldcraft vendors. Choose your tools carefully to match your desired fishing location.

Once you've selected your bait, approach your desired fishing location and use the Cast action to begin fishing.

Fishing Tips

Once you've cast your lure, fish will approach the bait after a while.

When you get a bite, exclamation marks will display above your character's head. Use the Hook action with the right timing to reel in your catch.

You can view past fishing holes and fish data in your fishing log.

Catch Sizes

Large-sized Fish & Angler's Art

All fish come with a size rating. Fish that are larger than the average size for their species are considered large-sized.

After acquiring the trait Angler's Art, you have a chance to gain a stack of Angler's Art upon landing a large-sized fish.

You can have up to 10 stacks of Angler's Art at one time, and you can use these stacks to perform powerful actions.

Patience

Once you've cast your lure, fish will approach the bait after a while.
When you get a bite, exclamation marks will display above your character's head. Use the Hook action with the right timing to reel in your catch.

Patience & Patience II

The actions Patience and Patience II can greatly increase the chances of landing a large-sized fish.

In exchange, Hook efficiency is reduced.

Precision Hookset & Powerful Hookset

You can compensate for the Hook efficiency decrease after using Patience or Patience II by selecting the appropriate hookset. When "!" appears above your character's head, use the Precision Hookset, and when "!!" appears, use the Powerful Hookset.

This will help you reel in large catches more easily.

Collectables

Fisher Collectable Items

As a Disciple of the Land, you may be required to barter items called collectables.

These items each have a collectability rating, and those with higher collectability will earn you better rewards.

Certain gatherer class collectables can also be converted into other materials with aetherial reduction.

A collectable's type and collectability both influence the type and number of items to which it can be reduced.

Fishing for Collectables

Using the Collect action will allow you to acquire certain fish as collectables.

The larger the fish collectable is, the greater its collectability.

Spearfishing

Getting Started

Upon reaching level 61 as a fisher and completing the quest "A New Fishing Ex-spear-ience," you will be able to go spearfishing.

You must have a spearfishing gig equipped to go spearfishing.

In water, you can use the Shark Eye action to locate teeming waters where many fish are located.

Target the teeming waters location to switch to the spearfishing screen.

Spearfishing Tips

You will see different kinds of fish swim across your screen.

Each fish has a weak spot for which you can aim.
Unleash your spear into the weak spot with the Gig action to acquire the fish.

You can view past fishing holes and fish data in your fishing log.

Nearby fish will take notice of your actions, their wariness represented by a gauge at the top of the spearfishing interface.

It increases slowly over time, as well as with each spear strike. When the gauge is full, the fish will disperse, ending your spearfishing attempt.

Catch Counter

Successfully catching multiple fish in succession will increase your catch counter, which slows the rate at which wariness increases.

The catch counter can go up to 10, but will drop back down to 0 if you fail a Gig action or go too long without catching any fish.