The Empyrean Relic is one of the strongest enchantment items in Fisch, and it is also one of the least forgiving to farm. It is a Relic-rarity catch tied to Skycrest, it ignores luck entirely, and it exists for one reason: to stamp the Empyrean primary enchantment onto a rod.
Quick answer: Cast repeatedly with any Fishing Rod for the fixed 1 in 15,000 roll, or buy the relic from Kaito’s Weekly Shop in Skycrest, then take it to the Keepers Altar and apply the Empyrean enchantment to your rod.
Empyrean Relic drop rate and catch locations
The relic sits at a flat 1 in 15,000 chance, and that number does not move. Luck stats, bait, weather, time of day, and season have no effect on it, so there is no setup that “boosts” the odds. It is listed as a Skycrest fish and shows up in the Skycrest pool as well as the Skycrest — Abaia Hunt area, but players have pulled it while fishing in unrelated waters, which lines up with the fixed roll applying to any body of water.
Because the odds are fixed, the only variable you control is how many casts you get per hour. A fast rod and a spot with quick bites will get you to 15,000 attempts sooner than a slow, high-resilience setup — the roll itself stays identical either way.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Relic (unaffected by luck) |
| Chance | 1 in 15,000 (fixed) |
| Location | Skycrest, Skycrest — Abaia Hunt |
| Source | Fishing Rod |
| Resilience | 35 (Moderate) |
| Progress Speed | -70% |
| Passive Block | Level 1 |
| Preferences | No weather, time, season, or bait requirement |
| Added in | Version 2.0 |
Winning the catch minigame with a -70% progress penalty
Hooking the relic is not the end of it. The Empyrean Relic carries a -70% progress speed modifier and 35 resilience, plus a Level 1 passive block, so the bar crawls even on strong gear. Treat the reel as the real test and do not swap to an unfamiliar rod mid-farm.
You will know the roll landed before the bar even fills, because the catch triggers one of the relic’s own exclamations, such as “An Empyrean Relic!!” or “Woah.. An Empyrean Relic??”. After the reel completes, the relic appears in your inventory backpack, where you can search it by name to confirm its stats.
Note: If you plan to sell one instead of using it, the relic is worth 25,000 C$ at its 90kg base weight and grants 8,500 XP, at a rate of 277.78 C$ per kilogram.
Buying the Empyrean Relic from Kaito’s Weekly Shop
There is a shortcut that skips the 1 in 15,000 grind entirely, and it is worth checking every week before you commit hours to casting.
Applying the Empyrean enchantment at the Keepers Altar
Once the relic is in your inventory, bring it to the Keepers Altar and use it on the rod you want to upgrade. It applies the Empyrean Primary Enchantment, which occupies the primary enchant slot — so it replaces whatever primary enchant that rod currently has, and it is consumed in the process.
You can confirm it worked by inspecting the rod afterwards. The enchant line should read Empyrean, and the progress speed values on the rod’s stat card should reflect the boosts below.
| Empyrean enchantment effect | Value |
|---|---|
| Progress Speed | +30% |
| Forced Progress Speed | +10% |
| True Progress Speed | +10% |
| Empyrean mutation chance | 15% chance to duplicate the catch |
| Empyrean mutation value | Roughly 9x multiplier |
| Slashes | Trigger with progressing power during the minigame |
In practice, the slashes are the part you feel most. They fire repeatedly during the catch minigame and dump a large chunk of progress each time, which is why the enchant is widely described as a straight upgrade over Tropical. The 15% duplication roll is the money side of it, since an Empyrean-mutated copy sells for far more than the original.
Crafting use: Abaia’s Spite
Beyond enchanting, the Empyrean Relic is an ingredient in one recipe, Abaia’s Spite. If you intend to craft it, hold the relic rather than spending it at the altar, because a single pull covers only one of the two uses.
The honest expectation to set here is patience. With no luck scaling and no bait or weather preference to exploit, the fastest route is simply volume — keep the weekly shop check in your routine, run a rod you can reel quickly with, and let the fixed roll come to you.
