The Drylands
The Drylands is a desert northeast of Scoria Reach. You fish in its sand with the Marrow Rod and a Sand Sifter, or with the Dune enchantment or Sifting affix on any rod. Its bestiary has 24 fish, and every Dust Storm brings a Terrosunder Hunt.
How to Get to the Drylands
Sail northeast from Scoria Reach. The Drylands sits at about -6200, 180, -1500. It opened on July 4, 2026 (update 1.91), during Fischfest 2, as an island beside the event island; the wiki now lists it northeast of Scoria Reach, so older directions through the Fischfest island no longer apply.
Sand Fishing (Sand Sifting)
Most of the Drylands is sand, and you can cast straight into it. To sift sand you need one of these:
- the Marrow Rod together with a Sand Sifter;
- any rod with the Dune enchantment (from a Dune Relic). It also removes the rod's weight limit and gives a 5% chance of a duplicate fish with the Dune mutation (6x);
- any rod with the Sifting affix.
The Four Areas
Drylands Sand
The open desert, fished by sand sifting. Dust Storms happen here.
Dunehaven
A village with a stall: Unrefined Magnetite Core (15,000 C$, for Paleontologist Petri's quest), Dunehaven Wraps (40,000 C$, less Dust Storm damage) and Mysterious Skull (150,000 C$, for the Marrow Rod).
The Claypans
Dry and unfishable until Torrential Rain fills them. It has a 40% chance to start whenever Rain or Stormy weather begins and lasts 10 minutes.
The Sunken Reservoir
A normal fishing pool, and the place where the Photic Terrosunder is summoned.
⚠️ Dust Storms and the Terrosunder
A Dust Storm lasts 10 minutes and gives 2× Luck, but dust covers your screen and you slowly lose health. Dune Goggles (a reward from Paleontologist Petri's quests) cut down the dust and Dunehaven Wraps cut down the damage.
Every Dust Storm runs a Terrosunder Hunt, and that is your one chance to catch the Terrosunder. Fish near it as it moves across the sand, using a rod that can sand-sift; getting too close kills you. The hunt ends with the storm, or as soon as someone catches it.
While a Dust Storm is on, drop an Awakening Serum in the Sunken Reservoir: the Terrosunder charges in and becomes the Secret Photic Terrosunder. That hunt lasts 5 minutes, and catching it also ends the Dust Storm.
How to Get the Marrow Rod
Craft it at the anvil inside the Ancient Archives:
- Level 200 and 100,000 C$;
- Mysterious Skull (150,000 C$ at the Dunehaven stall), Mysterious Spine and Mysterious Fang.
It has +80% Luck and a 35% chance of the Marrow mutation. The Terrotrapper (+210% Luck) is also crafted at the Ancient Archives for 100,000 C$, after Paleontologist Petri's questline. Petri's last quest also gives the Terroscuttler companion, 7 in-game days after you finish it.
Drylands Mutations
- Photical 10xTerrotrapper (15%)
- Dune 6xDune enchantment (5%, on a duplicate catch)
- Terro 5xTerrotrapper (40%)
- Marrow 4xMarrow Rod (35%)
All 24 Drylands Fish
Average NPC sell value at average weight, highest first.
| Fish | Rarity | Sell value |
|---|---|---|
| Photic TerrosunderPhotic Terrosunder Hunt only | Secret | C$ 57,500 |
| TerrosunderTerrosunder Hunt only | Exotic | C$ 42,955 |
| Terrosunder Skull | Mythical | C$ 5,827 |
| Reservoir Squalus | Mythical | C$ 5,500 |
| Sun-Blistered Perch | Mythical | C$ 5,460 |
| Sunder-Whelp Jaw | Mythical | C$ 4,875 |
| Ancient Coelacanth | Legendary | C$ 2,400 |
| Dune-Stalker Eel | Legendary | C$ 2,330 |
| Claypan Guppy | Legendary | C$ 2,313 |
| Prickly Gurnard | Legendary | C$ 2,240 |
| Strata-Bound Bass | Rare | C$ 223 |
| Duneseat Crustacean | Rare | C$ 211 |
| Dustveil Ray | Rare | C$ 207 |
| Torrential Catfish | Rare | C$ 206 |
| Marrow Pike | Unusual | C$ 153 |
| Shard-Tooth Salmon | Unusual | C$ 149 |
| Silt-Crusted Carp | Uncommon | C$ 80 |
| Bone-Plate Dace | Uncommon | C$ 77 |
| Mirage Fin | Uncommon | C$ 75 |
| Cactus-Feeder Barb | Uncommon | C$ 69 |
| Petrified Ammonite | Common | C$ 35 |
| Calcified Trilobite | Common | C$ 31 |
| Sandbar Loach | Common | C$ 29 |
| Dryskin Minnow | Common | C$ 27 |
Finishing the bestiary gives 50,000 C$, 50,000 XP and the Small Cactus bobber. To compare spots for your rod, use the Location Ranker.
Drylands FAQ
How do I get to the Drylands in Fisch?
Sail northeast from Scoria Reach; the Drylands is at about -6200, 180, -1500. When it opened during Fischfest 2 it sat next to the event island, but the wiki now lists it northeast of Scoria Reach.
How do I get the Marrow Rod in Fisch?
Craft it at the anvil in the Ancient Archives. You need Level 200, 100,000 C$, a Mysterious Skull (150,000 C$ at the Dunehaven stall), a Mysterious Spine and a Mysterious Fang. It has +80% Luck and a 35% chance of the Marrow mutation (4x).
How does sand fishing work in Fisch?
Sand Sifting lets you cast into the Drylands sand. You need the Marrow Rod together with a Sand Sifter, or any rod with the Dune enchantment or the Sifting affix.
How do I catch the Terrosunder?
Only during a Dust Storm, when a Terrosunder Hunt runs for the whole storm. Fish near the Terrosunder as it moves across the sand, with a rod that can sand-sift; getting too close kills you. For the Secret Photic Terrosunder, drop an Awakening Serum in the Sunken Reservoir while a Dust Storm is on; that hunt lasts 5 minutes.
Sources: the Fisch Wiki pages Drylands, 1.91, Marrow Rod, Dust Storm, Torrential Rain, Terroscuttler and Dune Goggles, checked October 11, 2026. Fish and sell values checked October 4, 2026; where each fish bites, October 11, 2026.
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