The Depths

The Depths
Information
Inhabitants	Aspicientis Tenebris Occultus The Depths Skin Merchant
Locations	The Depths The Depths - Maze
Crab Cage	No
Bait Crate	No
Fishes
Known for	Destroyed Fossil, Scrap Metal Deep-sea Dragonfish, Deep-sea Hatchetfish Depth Octopus, Frilled Shark, Luminescent Minnow, Three-eyed Fish Black Dragon Fish, Goblin Shark, Spider Crab Small Spine Chimera, Nautilus, Ancient Eel Mutated Shark, Sea Snake, Barreleye Fish Ancient Depth Serpent

Absolute Darkness Announcement Message

"The Depths grows darker..."

Overview

The Depths is an area hidden in Vertigo with glowing red crystals. Its only entrance is a door near red gems, which can only be opened if the player has 100% Bestiary in Vertigo and has obtained The Depths Key. Once the requirements are met, the player holds The Depths Key with it unfavourited to talk to The Keeper NPC beside the gate to unlock access to The Depths.

After opening the gate, the player will need to do an obby with falling platforms. The player can leave The Depths by using a Conception Conch (found near the Merchant). Upon entering, the player is met with a dark cave where the only light source are the glowing crystals on its walls. The structure of the area itself is very steep.

The gate to enter The Depths will stay open after leaving. It can be opened in a private server, however the gate is client-sided, meaning the player may only enter if they opened it themselves.

• There is a boosted catch rate of 1/100 for reeling in Enchant Relics in The Depths. With an Aurora Event, the chances increase to 1/33.
  • Exalted Relic chances are not boosted in The Depths.

Maze

To buy the Rod of the Depths, there is a maze-like area the player must first navigate; it is a challenging extension of The Depths. To unlock it, the player must place two specific Enchant Relics, namely Abyssal and Hexed, onto their designated pedestals.

Notes

• The maze will not stay open once the player leaves, and must be opened by the player themselves as it is client-sided. Having another player place the Relics will not work, similar to the mechanism used to unlock The Depths gate or the Relic Rod gate.
• Navigating the maze can be quite hard, even with the Advanced Diving Gear. Therefore, it is recommended to watch a guide while completing the maze.

At the end of the maze, you will find the Rod of the Depths, available for purchase for 750,000C$.

Behind the statue, there is hidden passage that leads to a whirlpool. Entering this whirlpool will teleport the player back to The Depths, near the Merchant and Angler NPC.

Notes

• People consider this location one of the best for fishing with Mutation-based rods. The best being rods with mutation passives that multiply fish value by 4-10.
  • With mutations, this location gives you an average of 50k-150k per 15 minutes.
• Despite most fish preferring night-time, fishing in The Depths is better during the day as when a player uses a rod that with high luck (e.g: Trident Rod), it will force the game to give them a high rarity fish since no other fish can be caught in daytime (Excluding Small Spine Chimera and more).
• The rate of catching Mythical rarity fish is higher compared to others areas.
  • This improves significantly with enchantments such as Lucky, Divine or Immortal.

Brick

To get the Brick Rod there are 3 bricks you need to press in the same hour, one of the bricks is at The Depths. The Brick is located at X: 989, Y: -734, Z: 1136.

Trivia

• The Depths can still be unlocked if the fishes the player hasn't caught in Vertigo came from trades, eliminating the 100% bestiary requirement.
• The Barreleye Fish was unobtainable in version 1.06.0 due to a bug. This has since been fixed in Hotfix 1.06.1.
• Fishes caught in The Depths were abnormally large, in fact, about 10 times larger before they were patched in Hotfix 1.06.1.
  • Prior to Hotfix 1.06.1, there were no progress speed loss inflicted for any fish/items in The Depths.
• Being able to open The Depth's gate in a private server was a feature implemented across all public servers as of November 23, 2024.
• Before, you would be able to access The Depths can be glitched into without The Depths Key or full bestiary of Vertigo by equipping a Fishing Rod, using the /e pumpkin emote, then rapidly turning shiftlock on and off while moving towards The Depths with the camera focused on the gate, but has since been fixed

Gallery

At the end of the maze, the Rod of the Depths may be purchased adjacent to a kneeling statue.

Wideview of The Depths upon entering

The Depths Gate-Closed

The Depths Gate-Opened

Depths Skin Merchant location, in the red glow.

Stone Passage to ROTD opening

Stone Passage to ROTD opened

The Depths Maze Map

(Scroll to zoom in and out for better viewing)

Bestiary

• Trash
• Common
• Unusual
• Rare
• Legendary
• Mythical
• Exotic

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Destroyed Fossil		Any	Day	Any	Any
Scrap Metal		Any	Day	Any	Any

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Deep-sea Dragonfish		Deep Coral	Night	Any	Any
Deep-sea Hatchetfish		Seaweed	Night	Any	Any

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Depth Octopus		Coral	Day	Any	Any
Frilled Shark		Fish Head	Night	Any	Any
Luminescent Minnow		Seaweed	Night	Any	Spring
Three-eyed Fish		Seaweed	Night	Any	Any

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Black Dragon Fish		Deep Coral	Night	Any	Any
Goblin Shark		Fish Head	Night	Any	Spring, Summer
Spider Crab		Deep Coral	Day	Any	Summer, Autumn

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Small Spine Chimera		Seaweed	Day	Any	Spring, Summer
Nautilus		Night Shrimp	Night	Any	Spring, Summer
Ancient Eel		Coal	Night	Any	Spring, Summer

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season
Barreleye Fish		Deep Coral	Night	Any	Summer
Mutated Shark		Fish Head	Night	Any	Winter
Sea Snake		Fish Head	Night	Any	Winter

Fish Name	Appearance	Bait	Time	Weather	Season	Note
Ancient Depth Serpent		Truffle Worm	Night	Any	Any	You can only catch the Ancient Depth Serpent when the "Absolute Darkness" event is active. It is an RNG-based event with a low chance to occur, meaning the Sundial Totem have no effect on this event.

Location Navigation

Major Locations

The Ocean • Moosewood • Roslit Bay • Sunstone Island • Snowcap Island • Terrapin Island • The Arch • Mushgrove Swamp • Desolate Deep • Forsaken Shores • Ancient Isle • Grand Reef • Castaway Cliffs • Lost Jungle • Cursed Isle • Atlantean Storm • Vertigo • The Depths • Harvesters Spike • Northern Expedition • Atlantis • Mariana's Veil • Treasure Island • Statue of Sovereignty

Sub-Locations

Brine Pool • Desolate Pocket • Keeper's Altar • Roslit Volcano • Haddock Rock • The Depths • Ancient Archives • Deep Ocean • Earmark Island • The Arch • Birch Cay • Harvesters Spike • Atlantean Storm • Oscar's Locker • Carrot Garden • The Laboratory • Crystal Cove • Snowburrow • Underground Music Venue • Luminescent Cavern • Crimson Cavern • Forgotten Temple • Cultist Lair • Mossjaw Rest

Limited-Time Locations

Fischmas 2024 • Winter Village • Winters Edge • Archaeological Site • Relic Rod Cave • FischFright 2025 • Crypt Of The Green One • Cults Curse • Jurassic Island • Fischfest • Jungle's Echo

Northern Expedition

Northern Expedition • Northern Summit • Overgrowth Caves • Frigid Cavern • Cryogenic Canal • Glacial Grotto

Atlantis Locations

Atlantis • Poseidon Trial Pool • Zeus's Rod Room • Kraken Pool • Sunken Depths Pool • Ethereal Abyss Pool

Mariana's Veil Locations

Mariana's Veil • Volcanic Vents • Challenger's Deep • Abyssal Zenith • Calm Zone • Veil of the Forsaken