In Old School Runescape, players have already been fishing at a spot for two years. Now, one of them found the rarest drop, but despite its high rarity, it is worthless.
What kind of spot is this? Players of Old School Runescape can fish at many different locations in the MMORPG. Each fishing spot has different fish. For instance, the pond in the forest cannot produce a shark, and the trout doesn’t swim in salty seawater.
At the Stranglewood fishing spot, players have now caught the rarest drop alongside fish and some old boots, but they had to come up with it first.
A moderator gives the tip
Why did they need help? The Stranglewood fishing spot has actually been in the game since July 26, 2023 (via oldschool.runescape.wiki). Yet, in these two years, the anglers have never received the rarest item from the loot table.
In a discussion on Discord, the moderator “Lykos” mentioned that besides the gem “Red Topaz”, there is another even rarer item to fish at this spot. The gem already has a drop rate of 1 in 5,000 and is considered particularly rare. However, the sought item was still 100 times rarer.
What is the rarest item? After the moderator’s hint, the community set out to fish the teased rare drop. They needed several weeks until they finally succeeded on August 11, 2025.
The rarest drop there is also not a fish but a Chromium Ingot. However, this drop is likely to be a disappointment for the lucky angler, as the value of the metal is only about 40,000 gold. A professional gold farmer can earn several million gold in an hour (via gamesradar.com), so the owner did not become rich despite the item’s rarity.
Between the first reveal and the discovery of the barrens, over 1 million items were fished at this spot; in less than a month, about ten times as many items were collected as in the previous two years.
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While the action may sound like a significant waste of time for some players, the fishing action was a campfire moment for many players, where they could participate in a kind of scavenger hunt with like-minded individuals.
The fishing spot was likely always well visited during this time, and even though the price turned out to be lower than some had hoped, it probably brought a lot of enjoyment to the players. Chasing rare drops has a tradition in Runescape: Would you farm a pet in an MMORPG that has a drop chance of only 0.00143 percent? One player did it 194 times
