How to Get Merlin’s Staff in Fisch?

Merlin’s Staff is one of the most sought-after late-game rods in Fisch, and for good reason. Packed with massive lure speed, high luck, powerful passives, and even a chance to trigger rare money-boosting mutations, this mystical rod takes your fishing experience to an entirely new level. But earning it isn’t easy. Players must travel across multiple zones, gather rare materials, complete Merlin’s questline, and survive some tricky fishing challenges before finally unlocking this legendary tool.

In this guide, we’ll walk through every step you need to get Merlin’s Staff — from locating Merlin and crafting the Shard of Time, to fishing the Anomalous Log and collecting Iron Chunk from the Mineshaft. Whether you’re grinding toward end-game fishing or chasing the best rod for money farming, this detailed breakdown will help you secure Merlin’s Staff as efficiently as possible.

What is Merlin’s Staff?

• Merlin’s Staff is a high-tier fishing rod in Fisch, introduced in version 1.59.0.
• Its key stats (according to the wiki) are:
  • Lure Speed: 80%
  • Luck: ~102.54%
  • Control: 0.1
  • Resilience: 50%
  • Max Kg: Infinite (meaning there’s no cap)
• It has a special passive ability: While the fish stays inside the fishing bar, your Control decreases (down to −0.2). Once that threshold hits, you get a +30% Progress boost, then Control resets and the ability enters a cooldown. If the fish escapes before hitting −0.2, the effect fails and resets.
• The rod also has a 25% chance to trigger a “Magical” mutation, giving a 7.2× money multiplier.
• Because of the low Control and high rewards, this rod is ideal for late-game fishing, heavy catches, and money farming.

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Location & Pre-requirements

• You must find the NPC Merlin on top of Sunstone Island. Merlin is the one who gives the rod (through craft/trade) once you have the required items.
• Before you can craft/get Merlin’s Staff you must complete all of Merlin’s quests (or at least the required questline) so that Merlin’s shop or craft option becomes available.

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Ingredients / Craft Requirements

To obtain the rod you need to bring these materials to Merlin:

Item	How to obtain
Shard of Time	Collect Radiant Crystal, Rough Geode, and Cut Gem in the Mineshaft, place them on a pedestal, then claim the Shard of Time.
Anomalous Log	Fish in the pond at Ancient Isle (coordinates approx: 6010, 190, 331) using magnet bait — ensure you get a log with the “Anomalous” mutation (so use Exalted Relic for mutation chance).
Iron Chunk	Fish in the Mineshaft zone (you may need to get Merlin’s Veil from Merlin first to access the Chasm → Mineshaft).
C$ 1,000,000 (in-game currency)	You need one million C$ to complete the craft/trade.

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Step-by-Step Guide

Here’s a sequential workflow:

1. Finish Merlin’s questline so that Merlin’s shop/craft option is unlocked.
2. Go to Sunstone Island and locate Merlin.
3. Gather the Shard of Time:
   • Visit the Mineshaft region.
   • Collect Radiant Crystal, Rough Geode, Cut Gem.
   • Bring them to the pedestal and trigger creation of Shard of Time.
4. Gather the Anomalous Log:
   • Head to the pond on Ancient Isle (coords ~ 6010,190,331).
   • Use magnet bait and preferably an Exalted Relic to increase mutation chance.
   • Catch a Log with “Anomalous” mutation.
5. Gather Iron Chunk:
   • Using Merlin’s Veil (if unlocked) go into the Chasm → Mineshaft and fish for an Iron Chunk.
6. Ensure you have at least 1,000,000 C$ in your currency wallet.
7. Return to Merlin, give him all three items + the currency, select craft/trade.
8. You receive the Merlin’s Staff rod.
9. After obtaining it, you may want to equip/enchant it and apply best enchants (see next section).

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Best Enchantments & Use-Tips

Because the Control is extremely low (0.1) and the rod rewards heavy catches but demands precision, the recommended enchantments are:

• Controlled: +0.15 Control — helps mitigate the shaky minigame.
• Herculean: +25,000 Max Kg, +0.2 Control, +10% Progress Speed — very strong for this rod.
• Sea Overlord: +50% Fish Size — good if you’re aiming for large fish / money.
• Sea Prince: +15% Fish Size — alternative for size boosting.

Use-tip: Because of the passive that reduces your Control down to −0.2 before giving a boost, you’ll want to keep the fish inside the bar steadily until that threshold hits. If the fish escapes too early, you lose the boost. Focus on staying calm and smooth, rather than frantic jerks. Also, use your best bait and relics active to maximize mutation chances.

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Why It’s Worth Getting

• Infinite Max Kg means you’re not artificially capped in how heavy a catch you can attempt.
• The +30% Progress burst is a strong bonus, especially for stubborn large fish.
• The 25% chance of Magical mutation with 7.2× multiplier gives excellent money-farming potential.
• It’s a top-tier late-game rod: once you have it, you’re equipped to tackle the endgame content in Fisch.

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Things to Be Aware Of

• The low Control (0.1) means the fishing minigame bar will be harder to manage — if you’re used to higher control rods, it might feel tricky at first.
• You must get the Anomalous mutation on the Log — if you catch a regular Log it may not qualify.
• Ensure you have the required currency and completed Merlin’s quests, otherwise you’ll be stuck.
• Because it’s late-game, you should probably have good gear/baits/relics already, otherwise the ingredients could take significant time.
• The passive ability has a cooldown after activation — you can’t chain the +30% Progress repeatedly without waiting.

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