The Halloween season has arrived in Fisch, and with it comes the spooky FischFright 2025 event—a limited-time update packed with eerie quests, themed NPCs, and exclusive rewards. Among these, the Headless Horseman questline stands out as one of the most rewarding, offering players the coveted Jack-O-Blazer Rod, a powerful fishing rod with unique mutations and rare stats.

How to Start the Headless Horseman Quest
To begin your journey, travel to Crook’s Hallow, the event island introduced in the FischFright update. You can reach it by interacting with the Flying Dutchman NPC located on the south side of Moosewood Island. Once there, head toward the Witch’s Cauldron area, where you’ll find the Headless Horseman NPC standing near a group of gravestones.
Location Coordinates: (-2.9, 147.7, -11464)
Interact with the Headless Horseman to begin the “Jack-o-Blazers” questline, which consists of five sequential tasks.
All Headless Horseman Quests in FischFright 2025

1. Find a Frightful Jack-O-Lantern
Your first objective is to catch a Frightful Jack-O-Lantern, a rare mutated fish that can be found while fishing around Crook’s Hallow.
Requirements:
- Bait: Gummy Fish
- Weather: Clear
- Season: Autumn
The Frightful mutation is required to complete this step. To boost your chances:
- Purchase a Frightful Relic from the Flying Dutchman for 2,000 Candy.
- Use the relic to enchant your rod, granting a 10% chance to catch Frightful variants.
- Alternatively, catch a normal Jack-O-Lantern and appraise it at the Appraiser NPC in Crook’s Hallow for a chance to gain the Frightful mutation.
Be patient—the drop rate is quite low, but this is the foundation for the rest of the questline.
See also: How to Get Spooky Rod in Fisch – Witch Quest Guide
2. Collect 5 Wisps
After delivering the Frightful Jack-O-Lantern, the Headless Horseman will ask for 5 Wisps.
Wisps spawn randomly around gravestones near the Nessie statue, located just behind the Headless Horseman’s position. When a gravestone glows with a faint blue light, approach it and press “E” to collect the Wisp. Repeat until you’ve gathered all five.
Pro Tip: This task can be completed quickly if you keep circling the graveyard area—Wisps respawn at random intervals.
3. Find a Haunted Candle
Next, you’ll need to retrieve a Haunted Candle, a rare item found inside the Mansion atop the Crook’s Hallow hill. The candle replaces regular ones throughout the building and appears dark or black compared to the normal yellow candles.
Steps:
- Ensure the first two tasks are completed.
- Enter the mansion on the island’s peak.
- Search every room for a darkened candle—it can appear in multiple locations per server.
Once found, return it to the Headless Horseman to proceed.
4. Find a Blazed Handle
This step requires interaction with the Witch’s Cauldron event mechanic.
Occasionally, a Goblin spawn notification will appear server-wide. Travel to the indicated area, complete the Goblin’s mini-task, and receive a Witch Ingredient as a reward.
Return to the Witch on Crook’s Hallow and drop the ingredient into her cauldron. You’ll earn a random FischFright reward, with a chance of receiving the Blazed Handle.
This task can be grind-heavy—expect to repeat the cauldron process multiple times before obtaining the required item.
5. Collect 5,000 Candy
The final quest is straightforward but time-consuming. You must gather 5,000 Candy through multiple event activities:
Best Candy Farming Methods:
- Trick-or-Treating: Use your Candy Bucket to visit houses across Crook’s Hallow.
- NPC Quests: Complete missions for various event characters.
- Witch’s Cauldron Submissions: Turning in ingredients often yields Candy rewards.
- Frightful Crates: Open these for bonus Candy drops.
Once you reach 5,000 Candy, return to the Headless Horseman to finalize the questline and claim your reward—the Jack-O-Blazer Rod.
Jack-O-Blazer Rod Stats and Mutations
After completing all five quests, you’ll receive the Jack-O-Blazer Rod, an exclusive Halloween rod available only during the FischFright 2025 event.
Base Stats:
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Lure Speed | 96% |
Luck | 66.6% |
Control | 0.16 |
Resilience | 66% |
Max Kg | Infinite |
Unique Mutations:
- Wicked (20% chance): Multiplies fish value by 6.6x.
- Jack’s Curse (2% chance): Multiplies fish value by 16.6x.
These passives make it one of the most profitable rods in the game for high-value catches.
Best Enchantments for the Jack-O-Blazer Rod
While the rod has strong stats overall, its Luck rating can hold you back in late-game fishing. Enhancing it with the right enchantments can make it far more efficient.
Recommended Enchants:
- Mystical: +25% Luck, +45% Resilience, +15% Lure Speed, +10% Progress Speed
- Immortal: +75% Luck, +30% Progress Speed
- Quality: +15% Luck, +15% Lure Speed, +5% Resilience
- Lucky: +20% Luck, +15% Lure Speed, +40% Mutation Chance
Combine these to balance control and mutation potential, making your Jack-O-Blazer a reliable late-game rod.
Tips for Completing the Questline
- Start early: The Frightful Jack-O-Lantern drop takes time. Begin as soon as the event starts.
- Use Clear weather: Weather affects catch rates for the Jack-O-Lantern.
- Track goblin spawns: These are essential for the Blazed Handle.
- Farm Candy passively: Trick-or-Treat while waiting for spawn alerts.
- Finish before November 1, 2025: The event ends after Halloween, and the rod won’t be obtainable again.
The Headless Horseman questline is one of the best Halloween events Fisch has ever featured, blending spooky storytelling with rewarding gameplay. The Jack-O-Blazer Rod isn’t just a trophy—it’s a powerhouse with high-tier stats and some of the most lucrative passive effects in the game.
Make sure to finish all tasks before the FischFright 2025 event wraps up, and you’ll walk away with one of the rarest rods in Fisch history. Play Now!
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