The Photic Terrosunder is a Secret, luck-favoring fish that lives in the Drylands, the region added to Fisch in Version 1.91.0. It only appears inside its own encounter, the Photic Terrosunder Hunt, and it is one of the toughest reels in the game thanks to extreme resilience and locked progress.
Quick answer: Fish inside the Photic Terrosunder Hunt in the Drylands during clear weather, in Summer, in the daytime, using Cacti Pulp bait. Reaching that encounter starts with a dust storm and the giant scorpion that awakens the Terrosunder.
Catch requirements for Photic Terrosunder
The Photic Terrosunder favors a specific set of conditions. Matching all of them raises your odds of hooking it instead of a common Drylands fish. Lock these in before you cast.
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Drylands |
| Sub-location | Photic Terrosunder Hunt |
| Bait | Cacti Pulp |
| Weather | Clear |
| Season | Summer |
| Time | Day |
| Rarity | Secret (Luck-favoring) |
Tip: Because it is luck-favoring, higher luck stacking on top of the correct bait, weather, season, and time gives the biggest boost to your chance of a hook.
Awaken the Terrosunder with a dust storm
The encounter is tied to the giant scorpion event in the Drylands. You wake the Terrosunder by fishing behind that scorpion during a dust storm, and only one player can land the catch that triggers it.
Note: Only one person gets the awakening catch per scorpion. If another player pulls it first, you cannot claim that same trigger, so speed and positioning behind the scorpion matter.
Reel stats: extreme resilience and locked progress
The Photic Terrosunder is built to resist reeling. Expect a long, difficult fight and bring a rod and gear tuned for high-resilience Secrets.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Resilience | -50 (Extreme) |
| Progress Speed | -95% (Locked) |
| True Progress Speed | -50% |
| Passive Block | Yes |
How to confirm the catch
You know the reel succeeded when your character shouts one of the Photic Terrosunder catch lines, and the Secret is added to your bestiary. The possible exclamations are:
- MY EYES! PHOTIC TERROSUNDER!!!
- THE SUN’S AVATAR!!!
- UNPARALLELED POWER!!!
- THE DESERT KING!!!
Value, weight, and sizes
The Photic Terrosunder pays out 30,000 XP and sells at 0.833 C$ per kilogram, which scales into a large sum because of its massive weight. Values by weight tier are below.
| Measure | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 60,000kg | 50,000 C$ |
| Average | 69,000kg | 57,500 C$ |
| Base | 78,000kg | 65,000 C$ |
| Maximum | 163,800kg | 136,500 C$ |
Size ratings are based on weight thresholds. A catch under 30,000kg reads as Tiny, under 59,400kg as Small, over 78,000kg as Big, and over 155,220kg as Giant.
Line up the dust storm, hook the awakening behind the scorpion, then settle in for the Photic Terrosunder Hunt with Cacti Pulp during clear Summer daytime. Once the fish is on your line, hold through the locked progress until one of those catch lines confirms the Secret is yours.
