
The four Ritual Roses in Fisch FischFright 3 awaken the Skeleton Hands on the Cemetery altar at Caustic Hallow, and the game never says where any of them come from. Quick answer: buy Davy’s Rose from the Dutchman Merchant for 5,000 Treats, earn the Ethereal Rose in the Doomsekkar Rod Quest, the Fable Rose in the Dullahan Mansion Quest, and Gourdemort’s Rose from Pumpkin Pete’s quests.
| Rose | How to Get It | Awakens |
|---|---|---|
| Davy’s Rose | Dutchman Merchant β 5,000 Treats | Azael’s Grasp |
| Ethereal Rose | Doomsekkar Rod Quest | Xylar’s Grasp |
| Fable Rose | Dullahan Mansion Quest | Korvath’s Grasp |
| Gourdemort’s Rose | Pumpkin Pete’s 4 quests | Malakor’s Grasp |
The easiest rose β start here. Farm 5,000 Treats by selling event fish to the Frightful Merchant, Trick-or-Treating, finishing NPC quests, opening Frightful Caskets, and redeeming the FischFright2026 code. Then board the Flying Dutchman as it circles Caustic Hallow β jump from high ground with a Glider or Gravity Coil β and buy the rose from the Dutchman Merchant. No quests, no RNG.
Talk to the Doomsekkar NPC at GPS (-14988, 146, -9663) and clear three objectives. Catch 100 fish from the Doomed, Grim, and Eldritch Frightful Pools in the Main World. Land 50 Perfect Catches in a row β the streak resets to zero if one cast breaks, so use high-control rods like Seraphic, Elemental, or Blade of Glorp. Finally, survive a Haunted House’s Ghost Mini-Game at the Trick-or-Treat house with a glowing green number. You also get the Doomsekkar Rod (275% Luck, infinite weight, pumpkin bombs).
The longest grind β six questlines inside Dullahan Mansion: Butler Bartholomew (5 Cobweb Cod), Chef Ghoulash (3 Franken-Flounder, 3 Gargoyle Grouper), Maid Marrow (8 Decayed Dace), Lady Lenore (1 Shiny Headless Halibut), Portrait of Percival (3 Haunted Haddock, 1 Jack-o-Angler), and Nanny Nocturne (Perfect Catch 15 FischFright fish in a row). Then find the Family Heirloom and hand the Dullahan a Dobhar β Black Licorice bait, Jack-o-Moon weather, night, Doomed Frightful Pool. Cobweb Cod bite anytime on Black Licorice or Candy Corn Cluster bait.
Find Pumpkin Pete at the giant Pumpkin statue, GPS (-14727, 148, -10009). His four tasks: Trick-or-Treat at 5 houses, return 5 candy-type fish like Jawbreaker Jellyfish, Pop-Rock Pufferfish, or Candy Corn Pack, catch and return a Jack-o-Angler using Black Licorice or Hallow-Pop bait during Jack-o-Moon weather at night, and feed 5 Treats to each of the five Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkins near his statue. The Jack-o-Angler is the bottleneck β Jack-o-Moon weather follows no fixed schedule.
Take every rose to the Cemetery altar at (-15104, 146, -9621) beside the Frankenstein NPC. Each rose permanently awakens one named Skeleton Hand β a rose in your inventory does nothing. The fifth hand, Kaelith’s Grasp, takes a Dark Art Skull from Goblin’s Quest on Hard instead. Every ritual costs 100 Treats, runs on an unpausable timer, and later rituals demand more Awakened Skeletal Hands β up to five for the Omniscient and Ghoul Nessie rituals gating the Omniscient Spinecaster rod. Rituals also ask for Witch’s Ingredients, so stock Hex Stage materials from Beatrix’s Cauldron.
My order: Davy’s first, Gourdemort’s second while your Trick-or-Treat loop builds momentum, Ethereal once you own a strong rod, Fable last. The Jack-o-Angler is needed twice β Pete’s quest and Portrait of Percival β so plan Jack-o-Moon windows carefully. Friends can drop ritual items into your active ritual, and never pay the 100-Treat fee until every ingredient is in your inventory.
They awaken the Skeleton Hands on the Cemetery altar at Caustic Hallow, unlocking the ritual chain and endgame rod rewards.
Davy’s Rose β a straight 5,000-Treat purchase from the Dutchman Merchant.
Friends can drop items into your active ritual, but quest roses must be earned on your own save.
Yes β later rituals need up to five Awakened Skeletal Hands, so a partial set blocks the final rewards.