Craft the Lucid Rod as soon as you hit level 50 to start duplicating high‑value catches. You’ll assemble it at the Ancient Archives using three specific components and currency. The walkthrough below covers what you need, where to get it, and how its passive works so you can plan your setup.
Lucid Rod requirements and stats
Meet these requirements before heading to the Ancient Archives crafting station.
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Player level. | 50. |
| Crafting cost. | 80,000C$. |
| Crafting station. | Ancient Archives (Rod Crafting). |
Baseline stats once crafted:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Lure speed. | 80%. |
| Luck. | 100%. |
| Control. | -0.05. |
| Resilience. | 45%. |
| Max Kg. | 500,000. |
Craft the Lucid Rod
Step 1: Reach level 50. This unlocks the recipe and lets you use the Ancient Archives rod workstation.
Step 2: Save 80,000C$. You’ll pay this at the moment of crafting in addition to the material items.
Step 3: Obtain 1x Lunar Thread. Check your storage first; if you’re missing it, follow the in‑game objectives that award Lunar Thread before returning to craft.
Step 4: Obtain 1x Lucid Reel. Complete its associated questline and collect the reel reward, then keep it in your inventory for crafting.
Step 5: Obtain 1x Cursed Touch Scrap Metal. Fish in the Depths using the Great Dreamer Rod with Garbage bait until you pull Scrap Metal that has the Cursed Touch mutation.
Step 6: Go to Ancient Archives → Rod Crafting, select Lucid Rod, confirm the three parts plus 80,000C$, and craft.
Get Cursed Touch Scrap Metal (reliable method)
Step 1: Equip the Great Dreamer Rod. This rod is effective for Depths fishing and is suitable for farming scrap.
Step 2: Switch bait to Garbage. This bait increases your odds of pulling scrap items instead of fish in the Depths.
Step 3: Fish in the Depths until you hook Scrap Metal. Keep only pieces that roll the Cursed Touch mutation, as the recipe requires that specific variant.
How the Lucid passive works
The Lucid Rod grants a chance for caught fish to roll the Lucid mutation, which multiplies sell value and triggers duplication effects.
- Lucid chance is 20% baseline and 30% during clear weather.
- When a caught fish is Lucid, you receive an extra copy; during clear weather, Lucid catches are tripled.
- Using a Glitch Potion can raise the number awarded per successful catch to four fish at once.
In practice, this setup lets you secure multiple copies of valuable Lucid fish in a single pull, especially during clear weather windows.
Suggested enchantments and setup
These pairings improve control and income while compensating for the rod’s modest luck.
- Herculean: increases control bar size, making strong fish easier to land with this rod’s -0.05 control.
- Immortal or Divine: offsets the 100% luck baseline to improve your chances at rarer fish tiers.
- Secondary picks like Overclocked or Cryogenic: add speed or utility depending on your target fish and zone.
For value farming, enable clear weather when possible and trigger the rod’s Lucid duplications, then layer a Glitch Potion when you want maximum burst output across a short session.
Once you’ve crafted the Lucid Rod, schedule sessions around clear weather and watch how quickly your inventory fills with duplicate Lucid catches. Keep one set of Depths gear handy to refresh Cursed Touch Scrap Metal for future crafts or trades.
