How to catch Raimdellopterus in FFXIV🌱

A quick guide on catching the Legendary Fish, Raimdellopterus from the FFXIV Heavensward expansion. Of all the fish in the game, this one wins the prize for most frustating. Hopefully this guide makes it a little less so for you!

📖Chapters:
0:00 Intro & What to know ahead of time
0:15 Intuition prep
0:48 Raimdellopterus window opens + mooch chain
1:18 Raimdellopterus intuition buff #1
2:20 Getting a second Intuition buff
2:48 Raimdellopterus intuition buff #2
3:37 Raimdellopterus catch

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Raimdellopterus
Location: The Churning Mists
Hole: Tharl Oom Khash
Bait: Giant Crane Fly (Mooch/Intuition)
Conditions: 5-8 during Gales
Min Gathering Req: 800

📋Preparation Phase
Arrive early to Tharl Oom Khash, you’ll need to catch 4 Rudderfish for prep. These are a !! bite before 15s, if using a standard cast timer. If you have Double Hook, they will Double Hook into either 3 or 4 Rudderfish. If you get 4, use Identical Cast and then wait until the Raimdellopterus window opens. If you get 3, catch another Rudderfish normally, then use Identical Cast and wait.

🎣Raimdellopterus window
Once the Raimdellopterus window is about to open (or has just opened) cast out and catch your 5th Rudderfish. This will give you Fisher’s Intuition. Immediately mooch the Rudderfish with whatever mooch is active. Reel in any !!! bites, as there are many. If Mooch II is on cooldown and you have the GP, you can use Patience II To better ensure Rudderfish are HQ for mooching. They require Powerful Hookset to catch. For all !!! bites, also use Powerful Hookset, if using Patience.

Repeat mooching Rudderfish as throughout the duration of the Fisher’s Intuition. If you have the GP and are getting annoyed with Storm Chaser (the immediate !!! bite) then you can use Surface Slap to give you a better chance at Rudderfish.

🔁Setting up second intuition
If intuition falls off and you haven’t gotten Raimdellopterus, continue to catch Rudderfish to apply the Intuition again. To save GP you can catch one at a time, if needed. You should have plenty of time to get 2 full Intuitions in during its window. Repeat the steps for mooching Rudderfish during Intuition once it triggers. If you need to, Patience I is fine to use here if low on GP.

🎣Catching Raimdellopterus
Raimdellopterus is a !!! bite after 18s on a standard cast macro. It requires Powerful Hookset to catch if using Patience. Any cast made while Fisher’s Intuition is active is a chance at Raimdellopterus! If Fisher’s Intuition falls off and you’ve not hooked anything, a little chime noise will play if Raimdellopterus is on the line.

🌱FFXIV Free Trial Fishers:
For catching this fish you have a very similar procedure, but it’ll just take a bit more time. Arrive early to catch Rudderfish one at a time until you have 4. Then wait until around 4:50 Eorzea time before using Patience I and casting out again, you’ll need to catch another Rudderfish, and it’ll need to HQ.

The Intution and post-intuition phase are basically the same, just keep Patience I up as much as possible. Eat food which increases your GP and Perception (if you don’t need to raise your Gathering), and bring some form of Cordial, Hi-Cordial, if possible, but Normal Cordials can work too. (By this point, you can unlock Yellow Scrips, so Hi-Cordials are the superior cordial here.)

Good luck and happy fishing!

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