Fish an Anime RNG Fishing Rods Tier List: All 9 Ranked

Choosing a rod in Fish an Anime RNG is easy until a shiny upgrade eats your Cash and still leaves you behind the next gate. Rod of Heaven's leads on the displayed base stats, but the right buy is the highest rod you can use without breaking your rebirth loop. Here are all nine rods ranked for normal catch performance.

Scope: normal, non-event catch performance in the 27 August 2026 game snapshot. The order prioritises Luck for rarity chances, then Total Strength for the heaviest character weight the rod can catch, then Speed for shorter catch cycles. Rebirth and Cash requirements decide access, not the performance order.

SSS Tier

Choose this tier when you are planning for the highest catch ceiling and can support an endgame gate.

Image	Rod	Luck	Speed	Total Strength	Rebirth gate
	Rod of Heaven's	22,500x	7.5x	27,500	150

Use it as a destination, not a reason to stop every other upgrade. The shop card shows a 25 Quadrillion Cash requirement, so check the live card before you park all your earnings here. A balance change can make that saving plan age badly.

SS Tier

Choose this tier when you need late-game performance without waiting for the final target.

Image	Rod	Luck	Speed	Total Strength	Rebirth gate
	Void Rod	4,700x	7.5x	7,850	75

Keep it equipped while the next gate is still far away. It already sits at the upper Speed breakpoint, so the next jump is mainly about more rarity access and heavier catches. That makes it a sensible stopping point if you want to keep rebirthing instead of saving forever.

S Tier

Choose this tier for the first serious late-game step after the mid-game rods.

Use it when you have the rebirth progress to stay in the upper path. It opens more room for higher-rarity catches and heavier characters, while cast speed is already at the fast breakpoint. If a rebirth would leave you unable to fund basic upgrades, keep the current rod until your loop recovers.

A Tier

Choose this tier when you want a mid-to-late upgrade that does not trade away cast speed.

This is a clean target before the late-game gates become long projects. It improves catch quality and weight headroom over the earlier path, but it is not a reason to skip a rebirth that you can complete comfortably. Buy it when the shop price fits your normal Cash cycle.

B Tier

Choose this tier when shorter catch cycles matter more than pushing into late-game gates.

This is the first rod at the displayed top Speed breakpoint. After this point, upgrades are paid for mainly with better Luck and Total Strength, not faster casting. It works well as a bridge while you build the rebirth total for the next tier.

C Tier

Choose this tier for your first rebirth upgrade and a cleaner early loop.

It is a useful step out of the starting trio, but the slower cast cycle keeps it below the upper path for overall output. Move on once the next gate fits your Cash and rebirth plan; buying every small step is optional when a stronger unlocked rod is close.

D Tier

Choose this tier when you need the strongest option before your first rebirth.

Use it for immediate progress if a rebirth is not ready yet. It beats the two starter-phase rods across the displayed stats, but its value drops once the first rebirth upgrade is available. Do not spend beyond the shop purchase when the next gate is near.

E Tier

Choose this tier only as a short bridge out of the tutorial phase.

Switch here when the starting rod is making early catches drag. It keeps the opening loop moving, but saving for rebirth progress gives a better long-term path than treating this as a final stop.

F Tier

Choose this tier only while you are learning the pond and building your first Cash.

Keep it until the first affordable upgrade appears, then replace it. Its low Luck, Speed, and Total Strength make it a starting tool, not a rod to build around.

How to unlock and buy the rods

Walk to the Fishing Rods station in the plaza and interact with it to open the shop. Buy the highest rod whose rebirth gate you have reached and whose shop price fits your Cash, then keep enough for base upgrades, potions, and the next rebirth.

Check the live shop card before buying, especially for the top rod's Cash requirement. Use Fish an Anime RNG codes for reward checks, and see how a simple reset plan works in the Slime RNG rebirth guide if rebirth timing is new to you.

An update scheduled for 30 August 2026 previews a new fishing rod and a game recalibration. Recheck the shop after it goes live, because a new card or changed stat can move the order.