To get Water Boatman Fin in Grounded 2, head to the bridge at Skunk Pond, dive underwater beneath it, defeat the Water Boatmen swimming there, and loot the fins they drop.
The Into the Abyss update pushed Grounded 2 underwater, and one of the first pond materials worth chasing is the Water Boatman Fin. It comes off the Water Boatmen that glide through Skunk Pond, and the cleanest early cluster sits right under the bridge — dive down, clear the bugs, and the fins drop from their remains.
Where to find Water Boatman Fin fast
| Need | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location | Skunk Pond, in the water directly under the bridge |
| Source creature | Water Boatman (swims in the pond) |
| How to get the fin | Defeat a Water Boatman, then loot the dropped Water Boatman Fin |
| Watch out for | Your oxygen while underwater |
The spot is easy to line up because the bridge is your landmark — swim beneath it and the Water Boatmen are right there in the water column. Since this is an underwater farm, keep half an eye on your oxygen meter while you fight; it ticks down the whole time you’re submerged.
How to farm Water Boatman Fin near the Skunk Pond bridge
Key The bridge doubles as your marker and your dive point, so the whole route is find it, drop under, and clear the cluster.
STEP 1/4
Head to the bridge
Open the map and make for the bridge over Skunk Pond, which stands right above the farm spot.
STEP 2/4
Dive underwater beneath it
Swim down under the bridge structure and into the water column where the bugs gather.
STEP 3/4
Find the Water Boatmen cluster
You’ll see several Water Boatmen right in front of you, with more off to the right side.
STEP 4/4
Defeat them and grab the fin
Take out each Water Boatman and loot the Water Boatman Fin it drops.
Clear the front group, then sweep right for the extra Water Boatmen — and surface before your oxygen runs out rather than pushing one more kill.
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Why the bridge cluster is worth farming
This is a genuinely good early farm because the Water Boatmen aren’t scattered — they bunch up under and around the bridge, so you can chain several kills in a single dive without swimming halfway across the pond. There are more than five of them clustered here in view, which makes it one of the most efficient spots to stock up on fins before deeper Abyss content. Numbers can shift between dives as the pond repopulates, so treat it as a repeat-visit route rather than a one-and-done haul.
What Water Boatman Fin is used for
| Use | Materials or note |
|---|---|
| Fin Flops (lower-body swim gear) | 4 Water Boatman Fin, 2 Eelgrass Strand, 2 Lilypad Wax |
| Fin Flops+ (upgrade) | Upgraded Fin Flops; repairs with Water Boatman Fin and Lilypad Wax |
| Fluid Flippers (smoothie) | Water Boatman Fin, Eelgrass Strand, Lilypad Wax — swim-speed boost |
| Boatman Fin Soup (meal) | 2 Water Boatman Fin, 2 Mushroom, 2 Algae |
The fin’s calling card is swimming gear. Its most useful home is Fin Flops, the lower-body flippers that boost swim speed and make pond exploration far less of a slog, plus their upgraded Fin Flops+ version. The fin also feeds the Fluid Flippers smoothie for a temporary swim-speed bump and a cooked meal, so a stack of fins pays off in both mobility and food. Because Into the Abyss is still new, the exact final recipe requirements for these uses may keep settling, but the swimming-gear role is what to farm toward.
Common mistakes while farming Water Boatmen
The biggest slip is misreading the pond. Skunk Pond is full of look-alike bugs — water fleas and spiny water fleas swim right alongside the Water Boatmen, and only the boatmen drop the fin, so lock onto the large, paddle-legged swimmers rather than swinging at everything that moves. The other trap is oxygen: it’s easy to get greedy chasing that last kill and start drowning on the way back up, so keep your breath meter in mind and surface when it gets low. And since the pond holds other, less friendly residents down in the deeper water, don’t wander far from the bridge cluster on a whim if you’re only here for fins.
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