How To Get Crimson Rod Star Fishing (Feburary 2026) Complete Quest Guide
The Crimson Rod is the most powerful fishing rod in Star Fishing, and I’ve successfully unlocked it after navigating the…
The Igneous Rupturer Rod stands as the most challenging endgame fishing rod in Fisch’s Scoria Reach update, but it’s also the most rewarding. This comprehensive guide breaks down everything you need to unlock this powerful money-making tool.
The Igneous Rupturer Rod’s standout feature is its Igneous Mutation passive ability, which gives you a 30% chance to multiply any caught fish’s value by 8.65 times. A fish normally worth 100,000C$ suddenly becomes worth 865,000C$. The rod also frequently applies Hexed Mutation for 3x multipliers, making it the ultimate money-farming tool in the game.
Beyond mutations, the rod boasts impressive stats: infinite weight capacity, 85% resilience, and 60% lure speed. It features special focus for the Skeletal Leviathan hunt, making it perfect for volcano fishing sessions. While its 100% luck stat is standard rather than exceptional, the mutation chance more than compensates.
Before starting this 10-15 hour grind, prepare these funds:
You’ll also need 100% Scoria Reach Bestiary completion and 11 different pearls.
Navigate to coordinates -4806, 138, -1368 to reach this volcanic island located behind The Laboratory. The island features lava instead of water, which deals constant damage and raises your temperature meter. Familiarize yourself with key locations: Ashbrook Town, Scoria Mines, Scoria Volcano, and the Igneous Altar.
Buy Scoria Armor (75,000C$, unlocks at 20% bestiary completion) from the Ashbrook Town merchant. This armor is absolutely essential for surviving the volcano’s lethal temperatures. Next, purchase the Daybreaker Rod (750,000C$, unlocks at 50% completion), which you’ll need for triggering the final unlock sequence.
This is the main grind. You must catch all 21 species on the island to reach 100% completion. Use Coal bait for lava fishing, invest in a Fish Radar tool to find hidden pools, and fish during Aurora Borealis or High Luck events for better rare spawn rates. Pay special attention to Lava Clams at coordinates -5102, 162, -1177, as they drop the Scoria-specific pearls you’ll need later.
Once you hit 100% bestiary completion, speak with the Scoria Guard NPC. He’ll officially start the Igneous Altar quest, giving you two objectives: activate the altar with 11 pearls and place three fragments on pedestals across the island.
The Igneous Altar at coordinates -5331, 138, -1271 requires 11 different pearls. Four top sockets need Scoria-specific pearls from Lava Clams: Ashy, Sulfur, Obsidian, and Igneous (exotic rarity). Seven bottom sockets need standard pearls from Roslit Bay Clams: Pearl, Gilded, Rose, Mauve, Deep, Aurora, and Golden Sea (exotic rarity).
Farm Lava Clams using Coal bait at Scoria Reach. For regular Clams, travel to Roslit Bay’s northern side (-1940, 130, 727) and use Seaweed bait in foggy weather. The two exotic pearls can take hours to obtain, so fish during high-luck events and be patient.
Visit the Scoria Mines elevator at -4982, 146, -1580. Feed pearls to the wandering Crag-Crabs, which mine for approximately five minutes before returning with random loot. You need three fragments: Sulfur, Obsidian, and Infernal. The Infernal Fragment is typically the rarest.
Place the Sulfur Fragment beside the first lava pool (-5181, 160, -1187), the Obsidian Fragment near the Infernal Isonade area (-5642, 163, -1685), and the Infernal Fragment at the volcano summit (-5607, 262, -1731).
Equip Scoria Armor and hold your Daybreaker Rod. Travel to the volcano interior (-5493, 189, -1558) and catch any fish. The lava tide will recede, revealing a hidden cavity. Jump down to find the secret shop selling the Igneous Rupturer Rod for 5,000,000C$. Purchase it immediately—the platform disappears after buying, dropping you into lava.
Apply Divine enchantment for balanced improvements (+50% luck, +20% resilience, +25% lure speed) or Immortal for maximum luck (+75% luck, +30% progress speed).
Absolutely. The 30% mutation chance pays for the rod’s cost within hours. Combined with infinite weight capacity and high resilience, this rod represents the pinnacle of endgame Fisch content for serious players focused on money farming and catching the strongest fish available.
