WoW Midnight Patch 12.0.5 — Abyss Anglers Event Guide

Abyss Anglers is the most unusual new activity in Patch 12.0.5 — a fully underwater cooperative spearfishing event off the coast of Zul'Aman. Dive deep into the shimmering waters off Zul'Aman's rugged coast, where schools of exotic fish swarm just beneath the surface. Team up to spear as many as you can and rack up points to unlock fishing rewards and upgrades to your diver gear, allowing you to venture deeper into the abyss where the greatest treasures await.

It's Midnight's collectible side lane — not a power progression system, but a deep cosmetic and achievement grind for players who want something different from Void Assaults and Ritual Sites.

How to Get Started

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Abyss Anglers is not tied to a rigid schedule, which makes it easier to jump into than many other outdoor activities in Patch 12.0.5. You can begin participating as soon as you travel to northeastern Zul'Aman and speak with Depthdiver Jeju, who stands on a small island just off the coast. That NPC serves as the starting point for the event and introduces the system through its opening quest.

The introductory quest walks you through the core idea behind Abyss Anglers and points you toward the underwater gameplay loop. Once that short setup is done, you can return to the event whenever you want and continue progressing through its dives, rewards, and upgrades.

Two vendors at the dock:

Abyss Anglers uses two main vendors. Depthdiver Jeju handles the gameplay side, selling upgrades and other items connected to diving itself. Right next to Jeju, Depthdiver Tu'nakit covers the reward side, offering cosmetics and other unlocks tied to the event. Jeju is the vendor for improving how your dives work, while Tu'nakit is where you spend progress on broader rewards — decor, transmog, a pet, a crafting reagent, and more.

How Dives Work

Seek out Depthdiver Jeju to suit up and enter the Depths. Zip through whirlpools, catch creatures with your harpoon, and discover treasures amidst the underwater steam vents.

Scoring System

Each Abyss Anglers dive ends with a point total based on what you accomplished underwater. Your score is built from the amount of treasure you found, how many fish you caught, and the rarity of those catches, so a run is not judged by a single objective alone. The event rewards both efficient routing and better fish quality.

You also get an extra 1,000 points for resurfacing safely instead of letting your Oxygen run out. That bonus makes controlled exits more valuable than staying down for a few extra seconds and risking an automatic end to the dive. In practice, the scoring system pushes you toward cleaner runs, where knowing when to leave matters just as much as what you manage to collect before surfacing.

Using the Fire Harpoon

The main way to score in Abyss Anglers is by using Fire Harpoon on nearby fish. This covers the full rarity range, from Common targets all the way up to Mythic ones. Stronger fish are protected by Scales, and each harpoon removes only one at a time before the fish can be secured. Lower-rarity fish may only have one or two Scales, while tougher targets such as Legendary and Mythic fish can spawn with extremely large stacks, reaching as high as 99.

You also do not need to finish every large target alone in a single dive. Other players can help remove Scales from the same fish, and any unfinished progress does not have to be treated as wasted if you need to leave and start another run later.

Treasures on the Seafloor

Fish are not the only source of value during an Abyss Anglers dive. While moving through the area, you can also come across Sunken Relic and Ancient Relic treasure nodes, usually placed on the seafloor or along trench walls.

Sunken Relic can be collected from the start, so you can begin looting them as soon as your first dive. Ancient Relic is handled differently, because it requires the Pressurized Eyeglass upgrade first. That item costs 600 Angler Pearls, which means the higher-value treasure layer only opens up once you invest into the event a bit.

Abyss Bubbles — Underwater Fishing

During a dive, you can also find an Abyss Bubble and fish from it underwater with a normal Fishing Pole and bait. Once you interact with the bubble, the sequence works much like standard fishing: after a short delay, the bobber reacts and awards a catch. The points you get from an Abyss Bubble depend on the rarity of the fish you pull from it. This part of the event can also be improved over time, since items such as Finnow Chum can be bought from Depthdiver Jeju for Angler Pearls to help you catch higher-rarity fish from these bubbles.

Upgrades — Depthdiver Jeju

Completing achievements will unlock the ability to purchase upgrades from Depthdiver Jeju to improve your diving capabilities and earn more Angler Pearls.

Upgrades unlock progressively as you complete achievements and invest Angler Pearls. Key confirmed upgrades include:

Suit Upgrades

All diving suit upgrades can be purchased from Depthdiver Jeju, and give bonuses to swim speed and Oxygen, allowing for longer dives.

Activity Upgrades

While players can participate in Dives and earn points by Harpooning Fish, swimming through schools, and fishing from Abyss Bubbles, some additional activities can also be unlocked and upgraded.

Rewards — Depthdiver Tu'nakit

Angler Pearls are earned from completing this event and can be traded with Depthdiver Tu'nakit for new rewards. Confirmed rewards include

Achievements — Abyss Anglers

There are over thirty new achievements linked to the Abyss Anglers event. These achievements range in difficulty, from running out of breath to capturing fish of every rarity.