Xorcist — Fisch Venue Encore Guide
Xorcist is the headline rod of Fisch's Venue Encore update — earned through Ken Carson's questline at the Underground Music Venue.
Find Ken Carson at the Underground Music Venue, work through his questline (catch and return specific fish per stage), and the finale awards the Xorcist rod plus exclusive rewards.
The Ken Carson → Xorcist questline
The main reward path.
- 1Locate the venue
The Underground Music Venue is back for its third run — Ken Carson waits inside.
- 2Run the era stages
Each stage asks for specific fish to catch and return — requirements scale through the questline.
- 3Finish the final quest
Completing it awards Xorcist — the signature rod of this update.
Everything else in Venue Encore
Rods, hunts and merchants.
| Content | What it is |
|---|---|
| New rods | Xorcist, Oppressor, Black Fairy, D.R.E.D-7 (the 'dred rod' players ask about), Record Breaker — plus returning Upside-Down Rod chatter |
| Apex Shark Hunts | Special encounters — targets like the Greater White Shark; this is the 'apex fish fisch' content |
| Silver Scalper | Merchant reselling previous Black Market items for C$ — why Sword of Darkness and Crimsonwrath are searchable again |
| Other catches | New venue fish and collectibles — Electric Minnow, Musical Crab and friends |
Quick answers for the variant searches
Everything people type into Google this week.
dred rod fisch = the D.R.E.D-7 rod above. musical crab / electric minnow fisch = venue collectibles. apex fish fisch / greater white shark fisch = the new Apex Shark Hunt targets. upside down rod = the older trick rod returning to relevance via the scalper meta.
FAQ
TheVenueEncore — redeem it in the codes menu for the update freebie.