Abaia is one of the notable creatures introduced with the Fisch Skyrest Update. Unlike regular fish that you can simply find by fishing in a specific location, catching Abaia is tied to the special Skyrest hunt system and its unique Crest Barrier mechanic.
If you’re trying to catch Abaia for the first time, you’ll need to progress through the Skyrest storyline, unlock the Fire of Spirits, and trigger the special hunt. This guide explains how the Abaia encounter works and what you need to do to successfully catch it.
How to Find Abaia in Fisch
Abaia is associated with the Skyrest Update and can be encountered through the special hunt that becomes available after progressing through the main Skyrest content. You won’t normally find Abaia by simply casting your rod around the island.
The first major requirement is to collect the 10 Sky Crystals and place them into the massive gate in Skyrest. After completing the related Fire of Spirits progression, you can eventually activate the hunt that allows you to encounter Abaia.
How to Unlock the Abaia Hunt
Before you can attempt to catch Abaia, you need to progress through several Skyrest objectives. The process starts with the Keeper of the Sky and gradually introduces the island’s different systems. A good progression route is:
- Travel to Skyrest.
- Speak with the Keeper of the Sky.
- Complete the initial Ancient Idol trial.
- Catch 10 fish around Skyrest.
- Increase your Idol Favor.
- Complete the required Skyrest quests.
- Collect all 10 Sky Crystals.
- Place the Sky Crystals into the giant gate.
- Enter the chamber behind the gate.
- Progress through the Fire of Spirits system.
- Fill the Fire of Spirits progress until the hunt becomes available.
- Begin the Abaia hunt.
The Sky Crystals are particularly important because the giant gate remains locked until all required crystals have been collected.
How to Start the Abaia Hunt
Once you’ve unlocked the chamber behind the Skyrest gate, look for the Fire of Spirits. This special feature allows you to sacrifice fish to increase its progress. Keep feeding fish to the Fire of Spirits until you reach the required progress for the hunt.
The sacrifices also provide Idol Favor XP, so this activity helps with your overall Skyrest progression as well. After reaching the necessary progress, the Abaia hunt can appear. At this point, you can begin the special encounter and attempt to catch the creature.
How to Catch Abaia
Catching Abaia works differently from normal fishing encounters. When you hook the creature, you aren’t simply trying to maintain the fishing bar until its progress reaches 100%.
Instead, Abaia has a special Crest Barrier that must be destroyed.
During the encounter, you need to successfully hook Abaia repeatedly. Every successful interaction deals damage to its barrier. Your goal is to keep landing successful hooks until all of the barrier’s layers have been removed.
Once a barrier layer breaks, Abaia will begin moving around the chamber.
Follow Abaia Through the Tunnels
After breaking one of its barrier layers, Abaia can move through different tunnel routes inside the chamber. This means you need to follow the creature rather than remaining in one location.
Keep chasing Abaia and continue hooking it whenever you get the opportunity. Every successful hook helps damage the remaining Crest Barrier.
The encounter can therefore take longer than a standard fishing catch, especially if you miss hooks or have difficulty keeping up with Abaia’s movement.
Break Every Crest Barrier Layer
The main objective during the fight is to remove every layer of Abaia’s Crest Barrier. Don’t assume that breaking the first layer means the encounter is almost finished.
Continue following Abaia through the chamber and landing successful hooks. Each stage brings you closer to removing the remaining barrier layers.
Once the final barrier has been destroyed, you still need to continue chasing and hooking Abaia until the encounter is fully completed.
Best Bait for Abaia
One useful bait for the Abaia encounter is the Gomb Bentwinged Firefly. Using suitable bait can help improve your chances of successfully dealing with the encounter, although the exact mechanics can depend on the current Skyrest fishing setup.
If you’re struggling to complete the hunt, make sure you have appropriate bait prepared before starting the encounter so you don’t waste an opportunity after activating the hunt.
Abaia and Skyrest Weather
Skyrest’s weather system plays an important role in several parts of the update. Tropical Squall and other special weather events are connected to different creatures, quests, materials, and fishing mechanics.
While the main Abaia hunt is unlocked through the Fire of Spirits progression, other Skyrest objectives can require specific weather conditions. Because of this, it’s worth keeping weather-related items such as the Tropical Squall Totem available when working through the update.
This is especially useful if you’re also trying to complete Frank’s questline and obtain the Fruitline.
Tips for Catching Abaia
The Abaia hunt can be much easier if you prepare before starting it. Since the encounter has movement and multiple barrier stages, rushing into it without understanding the mechanic can lead to missed opportunities.
Keep these tips in mind:
- Complete the Skyrest storyline far enough to unlock the Fire of Spirits.
- Collect all 10 Sky Crystals before attempting the hunt.
- Sacrifice enough fish to activate the hunt.
- Prepare useful bait before starting.
- Consider using Gomb Bentwinged Firefly.
- Pay attention to Abaia’s movement after each barrier stage.
- Follow it through the tunnels instead of staying in one location.
- Focus on successful hooks to damage the Crest Barrier.
- Continue fishing after the final barrier breaks until the encounter ends.
Abaia’s Role in the Skyrest Update
Abaia is more than another rare catch in Fisch because its encounter demonstrates the new type of hunting mechanic added with Skyrest. Instead of relying entirely on the standard fishing system, the encounter combines movement, repeated hooks, barrier destruction, and exploration.
This makes the hunt one of the more unusual activities available in the update. It also connects several different Skyrest systems together, beginning with Idol Favor and the Sky Crystals before eventually leading into the Fire of Spirits and the special hunt.
Catching Abaia in Fisch requires considerably more preparation than an ordinary fishing encounter. You first need to progress through Skyrest, collect the 10 Sky Crystals, unlock the chamber behind the giant gate, and use the Fire of Spirits until the special hunt becomes available.
Once Abaia appears, focus on breaking its Crest Barrier by landing successful hooks. Follow it through the chamber whenever it moves between tunnels and continue the encounter until every barrier layer has been removed and the final catch is completed.