The Empyrean Relic is one of the Skycrest relic catches in Fisch, and unlike most high-value items in the game, it has no quest chain, no key, and no gated unlock attached to it. You cast, you wait, and eventually the game hands it over. The payoff is an enchantment that speeds up the catch minigame and duplicates fish with a nine-times value mutation.
Quick answer: Fish with a rod in Skycrest or in the Skycrest Abaia Hunt area until the Empyrean Relic drops at a fixed 1 in 15,000 chance, then bring it to the Keepers Altar to apply the Empyrean primary enchantment to a rod.
Where the Empyrean Relic drops in Fisch
Skycrest is the home region for this relic. Standing at any body of water there and casting with a fishing rod is enough to put it in your loot pool, and the Skycrest Abaia Hunt area counts as well. No bestiary progress, no NPC to talk to, and no prerequisite items are involved.
Weather, time of day, season, and bait have no effect on whether it appears. There is also no luck interaction, which is unusual for the game. Luck stats, Merlin’s Luck style boosts, and rod luck rolls do nothing here, so stacking luck gear is wasted effort for this specific catch.
Empyrean Relic drop rate and catch stats
The chance is fixed at 1 in 15,000 per catch. Because luck cannot move that number, the only variable you control is how many casts you complete per hour. A fast reeling setup with strong progress speed and low resilience penalties is the practical approach, since throughput is everything.
The relic itself is a moderately awkward catch when it does hook. It carries 35 resilience and a hefty progress speed penalty, so a weak rod can lose it.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Relic (unaffected by luck) |
| Chance | 1 in 15,000 |
| Locations | Skycrest, Skycrest — Abaia Hunt |
| Source | Fishing Rod |
| Resilience | 35 (Moderate) |
| Progress Speed | -70% |
| Passive Block | Level 1 |
| Base weight | 90kg |
| Base value | 25,000 C$ |
| C$ per kg | 277.78 C$ |
| XP | 8,500 |
Note: the -70% progress speed figure applies to reeling in the relic itself. It is not a penalty you inherit once the enchantment is on your rod.
How to confirm you caught it
There is no missing the moment. Your character shouts one of a short set of catch lines when the relic lands, including “I feel its power..”, “Woah.. An Empyrean Relic??”, “An Empyrean Relic!!”, and “I caught an Empyrean Relic!”. After that, open your inventory and filter for it to verify the item is stored before you head to the altar.
Buying the Empyrean Relic from Kaito’s Weekly Shop
Fishing is not the only route. Kaito, the NPC in Skycrest, runs a weekly shop that can stock the relic, and buying it skips the 1 in 15,000 problem entirely if you have the cash.
What the Empyrean enchantment does
Take the relic to the Keepers Altar and apply it to a rod. It occupies the primary enchantment slot and delivers three stacked progress speed bonuses plus a duplication roll.
| Effect | Value |
|---|---|
| Progress Speed | +30% |
| Forced Progress Speed | +10% |
| True Progress Speed | +10% |
| Empyrean mutation chance | 15% chance to duplicate the fish |
| Empyrean mutation value | 9x sell multiplier |
| Slashes | Frequent, each granting a large chunk of progress |
The slashes are the part you notice first in play. They fire regularly during the reeling minigame and dump progress into the bar in bursts, which shortens the average catch considerably on top of the flat speed bonuses. Players who have run it describe the package as a stronger version of the Tropical enchantment.
The mutation is the money side. A 15% roll on every catch to spawn a duplicate carrying the Empyrean mutation, with a nine-times multiplier on the fish’s sell value, turns a normal farming session into a much better one over time.
Other uses for the Empyrean Relic
Beyond enchanting, the relic is a crafting ingredient in the Abaia’s Spite recipe. That is the only recipe it feeds into, so if you plan to craft it, hold a second relic rather than spending your first one at the altar.
The relic arrived with Version 2.0 alongside the Skycrest content. Reports of it dropping outside the expected shorelines, including during clam farming runs, line up with the fixed odds being tied to the region rather than any particular fishing spot within it. Wherever you cast in Skycrest, the same 1 in 15,000 applies, so pick the location that lets you finish casts fastest and settle in.
