The Legacy of Phrecia Event League introduces one of the most unusual mechanics Path of Exile has ever seen: an ascendancy that directly interacts with fishing rods. Whether you plan to play Surf Caster or simply want to profit early by selling fishing rods, this PoE 3.27 fishing rod guide explains every reliable way to obtain one in Legacy of Phrecia.

What are Fishing Rods in PoE 3.27 Legacy of Phrecia?

Surf Caster is the only ascendancy that scales with fishing rods. Demand spikes heavily in the first days of the event. Fishing rods are rare, target-farmable, and tradeable Path of Exile items. Even average rods sell well early due to scarcity. This makes fishing rod farming a low-investment, high-upside strategy, especially before the market stabilizes.

PoE 3.27 Fishing Rod Drops

There is only one base type for fishing rods. From that base, there are:

• 1 regular (non-unique) Fishing Rod → target farmable

• 2 unique fishing rods → extremely rare, not realistically farmable

This guide focuses on the regular fishing rod, because it’s the only one you can reliably obtain.

Mandatory Requirement: Fairgraves’ Tricorne

You cannot obtain a fishing rod unless you are wearing Fairgraves’ Tricorne. Fishing rods only drop from unique monsters. The helmet must be equipped. Estimated drop chance: ~1 in 1,000 unique monsters. Exact odds are unknown, but testing strongly supports this estimate. Without this helmet, fishing rods do not drop at all.

How to Farm Fishing Rods in Path of Exile Phrecia?

Method 1: Campaign Farming (Grain Gate – Act 8)

This is the simplest and most accessible method, requiring no currency or atlas setup.

Why Grain Gate?

Fast access to 5 guaranteed unique monsters. Infinite instance resets. Easy layouts once learned. No meaningful drop penalty for fishing rods.

How to Farm Efficiently

1. Enter Grain Gate from Imperial Fields

2. Reach the large central square

3. Identify layout based on tunnel position: Top-left or bottom-right layouts → good, continue. Bottom-left layout → bad, reset immediately.

4. Kill the five unique Legionnaires

5. Walk back to Imperial Fields

6. Reset the instance (Ctrl + Click)

7. Repeat

Teleporting to town is not recommended—walking back is faster.

Pros

• No investment

• Infinite resets

• Accessible early in the league

Cons

• Extremely repetitive

• No valuable side drops

• Can take hours with bad RNG

This method is ideal for early league players or anyone who wants a fishing rod before maps.

Method 2: Rogue Exile Farming (Mapping Strategy)

This method is more complex but far more rewarding overall. Instead of focusing purely on fishing rods, you:

• Stack Rogue Exiles

• Add fixed reward tiles

• Generate scarabs, fragments, gems, fossils, and PoE currency

• Get fishing rods as a bonus

Core Concept

Fishing rod drops do not scale with map tier or difficulty, so the strategy focuses on quantity over quality. Maximizing unique monster count. Adding multiple reward tiles per exile. In an ideal setup, each exile opens up to 5 reward tiles when killed.

Best Map to Farm Fishing Rod in POE Phrecia Event

Glacia is optimal because small and fast to clear. Easy navigation. Boss spawns additional unique monsters. Excellent sustain on low tiers. You can stay on low-tier maps to improve clear speed, reduce investment and maintain consistency.

Scarabs, Idols, and Scaling

Use Anarchy Scarabs to increase exile count. Pair with Titanic Scarab of Treasures. Experiment with ratios based on market prices. Add Shrines for speed. Later upgrades:

• Delirium

• Idols increasing exile rewards

• Delirium Orbs or Cluster Jewel bonuses

This method becomes extremely profitable once optimized, even without fishing rod drops.

How to Craft & Improve Your Fishing Rod in PoE Phrecia?

Once you get a rod, most mods affect fishing, not combat. Cast Speed is the only meaningful combat stat. Guaranteed via Caster Reforge or Speed Reforge (Harvest). Can be corrupted for additional cast speed. Use Beastiary split recipe to duplicate it. This allows you to sell one, keep one or double your profit.

PoE Phrecia 3.27 Unique Fishing Rods 

Reefbane

One of the rarest uniques in the game. Can drop anywhere. Can be chanced with Omen of Fortune and Baited Expectations divination card. Also obtainable from Breach foul uniques. Not worth chasing intentionally.

Song of the Sirens

Requires item level 100. Can be chanced or ancient-orbed. Extremely unrealistic to target farm. These are bonus lottery wins, not farming goals.

Is Farming a Fishing Rod Worth It?

Short answer: it depends. Worth it if you reach maps later. You need early currency. Surf Caster is popular. You enjoy deterministic farming.

Not worth it if you rush maps in the first hours. You generate currency faster elsewhere. Fishing rod prices stabilize quickly.

For most players, starting maps with a few Divine Orbs or an overpowered Surf Caster weapon is a massive advantage.