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This page summarises how to catch Giant Sewer Rat. For a more detailed guide, see Dalaran Fishing.

Giant Sewer Rat

About Giant Sewer Rat

Usage: Minipet: Teaches you how to summon a Giant Sewer Rat.

Vendor Value: 10s.

Catching Giant Sewer Rat

Detailed mapping of hard to find areas is shown below.

Notes: Binds when picked up, so can only be gained by the angler. This will trigger a confirmation, so be very careful when auto-looting and rapidly recasting.

Detailed Guide: Dalaran Fishing - Complete guide to fishing in Dalaran.

Commentary: Rare catch from open water in Dalaran Underbelly (sewers). Catch rate not yet confirmed. I caught almost 600 fish before finding my first Giant Sewer Rat. Another angler gained the minipet after just 5 catches.

Related Achievement: I Smell A Giant Rat: Fish up the Giant Sewer Rat from The Underbelly in Dalaran. Full guide to Dalaran fishing.

History: Wrath of the Lich King: First caught. See Wrath of the Lich King for a full preview.

Where to catch Giant Sewer Rat
Water/pool typeMinimum skillAreasCatch RateCommonly caught fish
To castTo avoid get aways% of CatchSource
Open Water - Inland430525<1%Sample: 596.

The catch rate is the approximate proportion of all catches in the area from the water/pool type that are the named fish.

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Comments

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Topic: Giant Sewer Rat

  1. By Lunaire, on 14 November 2008:

    Fished up this "beauty" today, and here are the stats for those interested :)

    Dalaran, Cantrips & Crows: 968 catches

    Sewer Carp: 54,6%
    Magic Eater: 25,2%
    Empty Vial: 6,5%
    Drowned Rat: 5,9%
    Partially Eaten Fish: 4,5%
    Leaded Vial: 1,9%
    Crystal Vial: 0,8%
    Enchanted Vial: 0,3%
    Imbued Vial: <0,1%
    Giant Sewer Rat: <0,1%

  2. By Marlburo, on 14 November 2008:

    at about 600 casts right now....stats will come

  3. By Rutilcaper, on 15 November 2008:

    Been happily fishing in the sewers all day, and I've had 3 lost catches, even at 450 skill with +25 rod, +100 lure and +5 hat. I'm terrified that this is the rat and I somehow keep missing it.

    What gives? I thought I had more than enough skill to prevent get-aways. And for that matter, is the type of fish determined when the bobber hits (thus giving credence to my fears) or after you successfully catch it?

  4. By Walnut, on 15 November 2008:

    Got him after 1380 casts.

    Sewer Carp: 731
    Magic Eater: 384
    Empty Vial: 107
    Partially Eaten Fish: 68
    Drowned Rat: 55
    Leaded Vial: 21
    Crystal Vial: 7
    Imbued Vial: 3
    Enchanted Vial: 3
    Giant Sewer Rat: 1

    When I was around 900 casts an ally pala came and got him after 2 casts..
    http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot111408113309ah2.jpg

  5. By Belleflop, on 16 November 2008:

    456 Cast

    Sewer Carp: 282
    Magic Eater: 111
    Empty Vial: 19
    Partially Eaten Fish: 13
    Drowned Rat: 18
    Leaded Vial: 11
    Crystal Vial: 1
    Giant Sewer Rat: 1

Topic: The sewers are leaking?!

  1. By Tezuix, on 18 November 2008:

    Hi I was fishing up coins in the eventide or whatever it's called in Dalaran when suddenly i pulled up a giant sewer rat...

    this clearly is not the underbelly, and is in fact the opposite side of the city,

    anyone know what gives? and has anyone else managed to fish it up there?

  2. By el, on 18 November 2008:

    The boundaries of the fountain are poorly defined. Sometimes if your cast lands "in" the brick at the side, the catches are the same as those from the Underbelly.

  3. By teariki, on 18 November 2008:

    be interesting to see who pulls the first rat out of the fountain lol

  4. By Walnut, on 18 November 2008:

    Tezuix wrote:

    when suddenly i pulled up a giant sewer rat...

    Tezuix reported it 8 hours ago ;)

  5. By teariki, on 18 November 2008:

    wow im dyslexic and dumb.. *cringe*

Topic: Locations in the Underbelly for catching the Giant Sewer Rat

  1. By js98101, on 19 November 2008:

    Hi there.

    While attempting to catch a Giant Sewer Rat in the shallow water in the Circle of Wills (the area with arena masters in the Underbelly), I had someone come up and tell me I was fishing in the wrong place. He said I needed to be down below, where Cantrips and Crows is.

    Can anyone confirm or deny this please?

  2. By el, on 19 November 2008:

    Anywhere that you are catching fish like Magic Eater should be good. Essentially any water "underground".

  3. By js98101, on 19 November 2008:

    Thanks for the quick response el!

  4. By Kahless, on 19 November 2008:

    I caught mine off the pier next to the Underbelly Inn.

  5. By stormydawn, on 19 November 2008:

    I actually caught mine just now while fishing in the Wishing Fountain and not in the Underbelly at all. Maybe it's catchable anywhere in Dalaran?

Topic: Giant Sewer Rat

  1. By Marlburo, on 22 November 2008:

    These are my stats fishing in "Cantrips & Crows" for the Giant Sewer Rat. It seems like my stats are always on the high side, not sure if I am unlucky or not; but the stats are 100% accurate. I would however take them as the high end of the spectrum in terms of # of casts.

    Sewer Carp: 55.7% (1172)
    Magic Eater: 24.8% (521)
    Empty Vial: 6.9% (146)
    Drowned Rat: 5.5% (116)
    Partially Eaten Fish: 4.0% (84)
    Leaded Vial: 1.8% (38)
    Crystal Vial: .6% (12)
    Imbued Vial: .4% (8)
    Enchanted Vial: .2% (5)
    GIANT SEWER RAT: 0% (1)

    Total Cast: 2103

    On a personal note this was my last fishing achievement :P

  2. By Shircon, on 23 November 2008:

    OMFG......FINALLY.......2026 catches.......and the stats read like this......

    Cantrips & Crows

    Sewer Carp = 1074
    Magic Eater = 474
    Empty Vial = 133
    Drowned Rat = 111
    Partially Eaten Fish = 89
    Leaded Vial = 49
    Crystal Vial = 17
    Enchanted Vial = 10
    Imbued Vial = 6
    Giant Sewer Rat = 1

    Circle of Wills

    Sewer Carp = 47
    Magic Eater = 11
    Crystalized Water = 1

    My Apartment

    Rottweiller totally fed up with his master fishing in WoW = 1

    HUZZAH to you sir.....

  3. By Sharina, on 24 November 2008:

    Fished up the Giant Sewer Rat a few hours ago. He's HUGE!!!

  4. By Arayllas, on 25 November 2008:

    Screw Blizzard and their miniscule drop rates... UGH!

    You would think, after taking 1,400 casts to FINALLY get Old Crafty, I would have a little better luck with the Giant Sewer Rat. Oh no! 1700 and counting.

  5. By Arayllas, on 25 November 2008:

    Sewer Carp: (1080)
    Magic Eater: (450)
    Empty Vial: (128)
    Partially Eaten Fish: (95)
    Drowned Rat:(90)
    Leaded Vial: (22)
    Crystal Vial: (12)
    Imbued Vial: (5)
    Enchanted Vial: (1)
    GIANT SEWER RAT: (1)

    Total Cast: 1884

    I'm not sure if I'll ever fish again... lol

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