How to catch Problematicus in FFXIV🌱

It’s… a bit of a problem(aticus). A short guide on how to catch Problematicus, the Lava Whale.

📖Chapters
0:00 Intro & What to know ahead of time
0:15 Pre-window prep
1:50 Problematicus Intuition
3:34 Getting a Second Intuition
4:07 2nd Problematicus Intuition
4:28 Problematicus catch

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Problematicus
Location: The Dravanian Forelands
Fishing Hole: Halo
Bait: Granite Crab (Metal Spinner mooch)
Conditions: 10-15, Fair or Clear skies. (Fisher’s Intuition)

5x Granite Crab
Bait: Metal Spinner
Conditions: Always up

3x Fossiltongue
Bait: Magma Worm
Conditions: Always up

Prep Phase
Arrive early and cast out into Halo with Magma Worm. I’d recommend for this early start to only double hook the !! bite. You will only need to do this one to get the necessary Fossiletongues for Fisher’s Intuition. Once you’ve gotten your 3x Fossiltongue, swap over to Metal Spinner and cast out. Metal Spinner will catch Granite Crab 100% of the time. Double Hook the first ! bite you get. TAKE NOTE OF HOW MANY GRANITE CRABS YOU GOT.

If you get x4 Granite Crabs, just use Identical Cast and wait for the Problematicus window to open.
If you get x3 Granite Crabs, cast back out, Hook (not double hook!) the next ! bite you get, and then Identical Cast that one, and wait until the Problematicus window to open.

If you don’t have Identical Cast, that’s fine, as Metal Spinner will always catch Granite Crabs. Just don’t reel out and catch the 5th crab until right before the window opens.

Intuition Phase
As the window is about to open, cast out again with Metal Spinner and catch the next Granite Crab you get. If the Problematicus window is open, then use whatever mooch is available and cast the Granite Crab back into the fiery depths below. Problematicus is a !!! bite, but shares a !!! bite with Lavalord (a common fish) and The Lord of Lords (a Big Fish). Ignore anything that isn’t a !!! bite. If Mooch II is on cooldown, use Patience II to continue mooching Granite Crabs. Do this for the duration of the intuition. If you have Patience up, Problematicus (along with all the other !!! bites) require Powerful Hookset to catch.

2nd and 3rd Intuitions
If your intuition runs out and you have time left in the window, cast back out into Halo with Magma worm to catch the Fossiltongue you need. You can reel in most ! bites with Magma Worm too, as those will also be Granite Crabs. Double Hook the Fossiltongue !! bite if you can. Essentially, repeat the prep stage until you get a second Intuition. Hi-cordials are highly useful here.

Problematicus hasn’t shown itself to be too rough of a fish (ie: Lava Whale) but it can be a little slippery when hooking. Keep showing up to windows and you’ll get it in no time.

🌱FFXIV Free Trial Fishers:
You’ll still be able to follow the same procedure for this, but instead of Double Hook, arrive EVEN EARLIER to get all the stuff one at a time. Be mindful of what you catch. You can ignore ! bites and only reel in !! bite to ensure you get the fossiltongue first, then swap to metal spinner for granite crab. Use Patience I when catching the last granite crab to trigger intution.

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