Raiju

Where to catch the Raiju

The Raiju lives in Mythical Paradise (zone 13 of 17), in the front part of the zone. It is number 1 of 6 in the Mythical Paradise index. A full-strength throw needs roughly 2,800 – 3,300 Throw Power to land in Mythical Paradise.

Foods that land here: Phoenix Fillet, Star Jelly (27 Sx). A higher-tier food pushes the roll toward the rarer end of the Mythical Paradise list, so the newest food you own is always the best bait.

Any throw that lands in the front part of the zone can produce it. If you are hunting it for the index, lower your throw strength with the gear icon until the food lands on that spot – distance inside a zone decides which animals can come.

Is it worth keeping?

• A plain Raiju earns 3x a plain Sphinx, the best animal from Ancient Ruins.
• The best plain earner here is the Phoenix ($200Qi/s), 13x this one.
• The first animal in Shadow Realm, the Black Cat, makes 33333x as much – once your throws reach Shadow Realm, replace it.
• Keep it longer only if it rolled a strong mutation or size (see the table below) or you need it for the index.

Raiju income by mutation and size

A plain Raiju makes $15Qi/s. Mutations and sizes multiply that number, and the two stack. The table below multiplies the plain income by the multipliers I have measured (Gold ×1.5, Diamond ×3, Emerald ×5, Ruby ×10, Rainbow ×20; Big ×2, Large ≈×4.3, Huge ≈×9, Colossal ≈×18.5, Gigantic ≈×37). Treat the size columns as estimates – real catches land a little above or below. With the 2x Cash gamepass every number doubles.

Raiju catches I've recorded

Real catch cards. Odds are the “1 in …” number the card shows, which already includes the luck of that throw.

Compared with other Mythical Paradise animals

Plain income of every Mythical Paradise animal, from the front of the zone to the top of its index (log scale).

• Raiju$15Qi
• Pegasus$45Qi
• Unicorn$31Qi
• Wyvernno data
• Simurghno data
• Phoenix$200Qi