Matsya

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Description: This legendary saltwater fish is said to prowl the fathomless depths.
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Type: Fish
Flags: Usable inside Mog Garden, Can Use, NPC tradable
Stack size: 1
AH Listing: ➞ Food ➞ Fish
Valid Targets: Self
Activate Time: 1 second "Find Item on FFXIAH" "Find Matsya on FFXIDB"


Obtained from HELM in...
Zone Method and Rank
Mog Garden Rank 7 Coastal Fishing Net


Fishing Information
Fish Zone Rod Bait
Matsya - (110+)



§: Fish may be too small     #: Line may snap     Bold: Best Setup


Used in the following Quests
Quest Name Notes
Fish Favors the Bold Irmilant, Rabao - (G-7)
Inside the Belly 12,592 Gil

Possible Item: Shaper's Shawl VR

Notes

Lore

  • Matsya means "fish" in Sanskrit. Matsya is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. It is credited with rescuing the first man Manu from the great flood in Hindu mythology after he protected and nurtured it from a small fish that later grew to such a size that only the ocean could hold it. During the flood, Matsya carried Manu's ship via a tether to the Himalayas, away from the terrible storm. It is there that Matsya reveals itself as Brahma and gives Manu the power of creation.