The Trident Striker is a Stage 2 harpoon gun in Fisch, not a fishing rod. It sits behind a secret vault under Desolate Deep's ??? altar. Light five wall markings with any harpoon, offer three Enchant Relics on the center pedestals, then buy the gun for 175,000 C$.
Do not confuse it with the Trident Rod. That unlock shares the same ??? room, but it is a different door and a different product.
What you need before the ritual
Gather these first. The pedestals ignore incomplete setups.
- Any Harpoon Gun. The cheapest option is the Steady Harpoon Gun for 9,000 C$ at the Roslit Bay docks (GPS about -1482, 133, 796).
- 100% Desolate Deep bestiary. Finish the Desolate Pocket list only. Brine Pool fish do not count. Incomplete lists get: "The pedestal only responds to those who have discovered the fish of the Desolate Deep."
- 3 Enchant Relics. Fish them anywhere, buy them from Merlin for 11,000 C$ each after level 30, or check the Daily Shop. For relic use and enchant options, see the all Fisch enchantments guide.
- 175,000 C$ for the gun itself.
- Diving gear and flippers for the buoy route. Advanced Diving Gear costs 15,000 C$ at the buoy.
Reach Desolate Deep from the buoy north of Sunstone Island (GPS -790, 125, -3100). Dive, dodge the sea mines, and take the right tunnel into Desolate Pocket. That pocket is one of the deeper Fisch locations. From there, swim south to the small underwater cave at about -1470, -320, -2550. That is the ??? ritual room.
How to complete the Trident Striker ritual and buy the gun
Order matters: walls first, then relics, then the shop.
- Enter the ??? chamber. Look for wall carvings and pedestals around the altar.
- Shoot all five wall markings with any Harpoon Gun. They often glow so you can spot them, and they stay lit once hit. Marks are server-sided, so another player in the room can light them too.
- Confirm all five are lit. You should see a message that the outer pedestals fall dormant and golden eyes settle on the three that remain.
- Place 3 Enchant Relics on the three centermost pedestals only. Skip the outer pedestals for this vault path.
- Take the staircase. The ground trembles, the pedestals submerge, and a stairway opens into the Trident Vault. Entering flashes "The darkness takes hold."
- Buy Trident Striker in Poseidon's Armory for 175,000 C$. Vault GPS is about -1763, -400, -2162.
If the Tridents Temple door is already open from the five-relic temple ritual, wall markings can fail with a line about the open door drowning their power. Wait about one minute for that door to close, then finish the vault steps.
Still stuck? Scan for a missed glowing eye, or confirm the Desolate Deep bestiary is fully complete before spending more relics.
Same ??? room, two products. Light five markings, then offer three center relics for the Trident Striker harpoon. Offer five relics with no markings for the Trident Rod at 150,000 C$. You do not need eight relics for the harpoon alone. Browse all Fisch rods if you want the rod path instead.
Trident Striker stats and abilities
Current numbers after the Version 1.95.1 balance pass:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Power | 25 |
| Range | 100 studs |
| Reload | 2.5s |
| Velocity | 60/ps |
| Resilience | -5% |
| Accuracy | 20% |
| Max Kg | 50,000kg |
Every catch has a 30% chance for the Atlantean mutation (4× value). There is also a 12.5% chance to auto-click a pull button during the harpoon minigame. The huge max weight makes it a strong pick for massive Roamers.
Cash context if Merlin supplies the relics: 3 × 11,000 = 33,000 C$ for relics, plus 175,000 C$ for the gun (and 9,000 C$ if you still need the Steady Harpoon). Free C$ from Fisch codes softens the bill before you head under the altar.
