Fishing in WoW Forever
Fishing’s first camp object, a Fish Bowl at skill 20, gives everyone resting at the camp 8% to all stats; a Fishing Rack and a Fishing Hut follow, for uncommon and rare fish and skill lures.
Camp objects, their effects and the class buffs they don’t stack with come from the beta client (build 1.60.1.70755), the same data as our WoW Forever Camping Planner; recipes from beta client build 1.60.1.70755. Last reviewed: .
What Fishing gathers, by skill
23 materials, named and drawn as the beta client (build 1.60.1.70755) has them: hover, tap or focus a card for its tooltip.
Skill 1–75 9 materials
- Raw Brilliant SmallfishIn 2 recipesRaw Brilliant Smallfish
- Raw Slitherskin MackerelIn 1 recipeRaw Slitherskin Mackerel
- Raw Longjaw Mud SnapperIn 1 recipeRaw Longjaw Mud SnapperRequires Level 5
- Raw Loch FrenzyIn 1 recipeRaw Loch FrenzyRequires Level 5
- Raw Rainbow Fin AlbacoreIn 1 recipeRaw Rainbow Fin AlbacoreRequires Level 5
- Deviate FishUse: Eat me. (10 Sec Cooldown)In 2 recipesDeviate FishUse: Eat me. (10 Sec Cooldown)
- Oily BlackmouthIn 1 recipeOily Blackmouth
- Firefin SnapperIn 1 recipeFirefin Snapper
- Raw SagefishIn 1 recipeRaw SagefishRequires Level 10
Skill 75–150 2 materials
- Raw Bristle Whisker CatfishIn 1 recipeRaw Bristle Whisker CatfishRequires Level 15
- Raw Rockscale CodIn 2 recipesRaw Rockscale CodRequires Level 25
Skill 150–225 5 materials
- Raw Mithril Head TroutIn 2 recipesRaw Mithril Head TroutRequires Level 25
- Raw Spotted YellowtailIn 2 recipesRaw Spotted YellowtailRequires Level 35
- Raw Greater SagefishIn 1 recipeRaw Greater SagefishRequires Level 30
- Stonescale EelIn 1 recipeStonescale Eel
- Raw RedgillIn 2 recipesRaw RedgillRequires Level 35
Skill 225–300 7 materials
- Raw Glossy MightfishIn 1 recipeRaw Glossy MightfishRequires Level 35
- Large Raw MightfishIn 1 recipeLarge Raw MightfishRequires Level 45
- Raw Nightfin SnapperIn 1 recipeRaw Nightfin SnapperRequires Level 35
- Raw Sunscale SalmonIn 1 recipeRaw Sunscale SalmonRequires Level 35
- Raw Summer BassIn 1 recipeRaw Summer BassRequires Level 35
- Raw Winter SquidIn 1 recipeRaw Winter SquidRequires Level 35
- Raw Whitescale SalmonIn 1 recipeRaw Whitescale SalmonRequires Level 45
Fish have no skill of their own: in Classic any fish of a zone can bite once your skill is past the zone’s. The bands are where Classic fishing guides send you for these fish, so treat them as a guide, not a rule. Recipes: how many recipes of the twelve professions in the beta client (build 1.60.1.70450) take it, Season of Discovery recipes the client still carries included.
What Fishing does in WoW Forever
To fish: put the Fishing skill on an action bar, face open water and use it to cast. When the bobber splashes, right-click it before the cast ends to attempt the catch. Higher skill improves success in higher-level areas.
The Fish Bowl’s tooltip in the beta client makes its stats exclusive with Blessing of Kings, so it fills in for a paladin rather than adding to one.
Fishing camp objects
| Tier | Camp object and what it does | Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Fish Bowl — Places a small fish bowl that allows you and others sitting nearby to gain 8% increased stats, mutually exclusive with Blessing of Kings. | 20 |
| Tier 2 | Fishing Rack — Places a Fishing Rack that grants the ability to catch uncommon fish for 1 hrs, provides Fishing Skill lures, and provides all of the benefits of a Fish Bowl. | 140 · Blueprint |
| Tier 3 | Fishing Hut — Places a Fishing Hut that grants the ability to catch rare fish for 1 hrs, provides Fishing Skill lures, and provides all of the benefits of a Fish Bowl. | 300 · Blueprint |
- Plan a camp with Fishing: our WoW Forever Camping Planner adds the rest of your party, the campfire and the Legacy perks.
Does the Fishing camp buff stack with class buffs?
The class buff that the beta client says Fishing’s camp buff doesn’t stack with.
| Camp object | Buff | Doesn’t stack with |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Bowl | Boosted Stats | Blessing of Kings |
Fishing recipes in the beta client
The beta client (build 1.60.1.70755) has no Fishing recipes apart from the camp objects above.
Fishing in the Legacy system
Forever’s account-wide Legacy system gives tradeskill Legacy Points only for primary professions that aren’t gathering ones, so Fishing earns none. These perks still touch it (first rank, as seen in the demo):
- Working Overtime (Professions tree): 4% higher chance of a skill-up from primary, secondary and class tradeskills.
- Dedicated Study (Professions tree): Raises your lowest primary or secondary tradeskill by 1. Once both primary tradeskills and all three secondary ones reach 300, it gives 2 to 4 of a random Elemental Essence instead. 25 sec cast, 23 hr cooldown.
- Luremaster (Professions tree): With a lure on, 25% chance to catch an extra fish.
- Reagent Economy (Resourcefulness tree): Class abilities no longer need reagents bought from vendors, and Tier 1 camping features cost no reagents to craft.
- Field Guide (Adventure tree): The cooldown for adding camping features is 8% shorter.
- Permanence (Resourcefulness tree): Your long-duration party and raid buffs, and the benefits of resting at a camp, last 50% longer.
Every perk, its tree and where it was seen: WoW Forever Legacy system.
Not announced yet
- Where and how each new recipe is learned, and the skill it needs
- Which dungeon bosses drop the Blueprint recipes for advanced camp objects
- The final values of the camp buffs: these are beta numbers
- The profession skill cap
Sources
How we choose and check sources
- Blizzard: World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive panel recap (professions, recipes, food, Legacy, camping)
- Blizzard: Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System (which professions earn Legacy Points)
- Wowhead: changes and additions to professions (Classic system kept, 600+ recipes, Legacy milestones, starter manuals)
- Wowhead: Camping Overview guide, written from the beta client (unlock quest, trading and placing objects)
- Icy Veins: Warcraft Forever camping system guide (placement rules)
- wago.tools: the beta client’s profession tables, build 1.60.1.70755, compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722 (new recipes, camp object skill levels)
- Wowhead Classic: Fishing spell and bobber interaction
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