Traps

Overview

A trap consists of two compulsory elements - one weapon plus one base. On 12 January 2011, the first day of Ronza's January 2011 visit, a new trap element was introduced - charms, which enhances certain features of the trap, and is optional.

Along with cheese, traps are absolutely essential for catching mice. (In fact, unlike cheese that can run out, it is impossible not to have a trap.) The term trap is sometimes used interchangeably with weapon, although in the strictest sense that is not correct.

The weapon is the part of the trap that does the actual catching of the mice and is arguably the much more important part of the trap as it contributes the majority of the power to the setup. The base is the part upon which the trap rests and which holds the cheese. Each part of the trap, weapon and base, has its own characteristics (described below) that will affect a hunter's success when used in certain areas, against certain mice, and so on, and it is not always the most powerful combination that is most appropriate in every situation. All factors must be taken into consideration to design a trap that meets the individual hunter's goals.

Traps are available at all Trapsmiths. Every new hunter is given a choice between one of two weapons (Tacky Glue Trap or High Tension Spring) plus a Wooden Base. As hunters capture more mice and get more gold and experience, they can (and should) upgrade their traps with better components to increase their success in catching more powerful mice.

Charms were invented by Moustachio the Charmer, and are currently available from his Charm Shoppe in the Mountain, or as loot from mice in Ronza's Traveling Shoppe. Charms are used similar to cheese, meaning that one charm is used for one hunt, but when a mouse is not attracted, the charm is not used. Additionally, hunters need at least one Charm Conduit to use charms.

A hunter's weapons, bases and charms appear in the Traps Inventory tab. A hunter can select which trap component is armed from the inventory page, from the primary Camp page, and also from a Trapsmith / Charm Shoppe just after purchasing a trap component. Additionally, each Hunter's Profile includes a status of how many trap components a hunter owns, split into lists of weapons and bases (charms are not displayed here) on the Items tab.

Trap Attributes

Component stats

• Power

The overall strength of the component. Traps with higher power are more likely to catch mice.

• Power Type

Mice have specific weaknesses to certain Power Types. Using the appropriate weapon in the appropriate area is a critical part of any hunter’s strategy.

• Power Bonus

The power bonus of both weapon and base are added together and then applied to the total power of the trap, increasing its power.

• Attraction Bonus

The attraction bonus boosts the attraction power of the bait being used increasing the odds of a mouse approaching a hunter’s trap.

• Luck

Some components are designed to offer small chances of catching a mouse regardless of the mouse’s strength. It is not uncommon for lucky traps to grant hunters the ability to catch mice that seem far too powerful for their trap. Luck also increases the chance of a mouse dropping loot when caught.

• Cheese Effect

Any time a mouse is not attracted to a trap during a hunt there is a chance for the cheese to turn stale. Some components are built using harmful chemicals that increase the odds of spoiling bait. Traps with a fresh cheese effect help reduce the likelihood of cheese turning stale.

Bases

Shown below is a table with the statistics of all bases currently in-game. Click on the sorting box below a particular attribute to do a quick comparison.

Base	Power	Power Bonus	Attraction Bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect	Points Needed	Price
Aqua Base	230	0%	0%	8	48No Effect	1,140,000	0,124,900 124,900
Bacon Base LE	200	0%	15%	0	57Extremely Fresh	60,000	0,070,000 70,000
Bamboozler Base	200	10%	5%	0	54Very Fresh	900,000	0,090,000 90,000
Birthday Cake Base E	175	11%	5%	0	48No Effect	0	0,012,350 12,350
Candy Cane Base E	300	0%	0%	8	51Fresh	110,000	0,090,000 90,000
Chocolate Birthday Cake Base E	175	8%	5%	1	48No Effect	0	0,000,000 0
Dehydration Base C	225	0%	5%	4	60Insanely Fresh	50,000Journeyman+	0,023,608 ≥23,608
Explosive Base	300	5%	5%	0	45Stale	22,500	0,029,775 29,775
Firecracker Base LE	300	5%	5%	4	45Stale	92,000	0,090,000 90,000
Gingerbread Base E C	225	8%	0%	4	60Insanely Fresh	280,000Master+	0,000,001 ≥0
Magma Base LE	300	8%	5%	10	36Insanely Stale	238,200	0,374,700 374,700
Molten Shrapnel Base C	300	12%	5%	8	39Extremely Stale	18,000,000	0,720,000 720,000
Monolith Base	300	12%	0%	0	48No Effect	1,200,000	0,000,000 0
Polar Base LE	200	10%	0%	4	60Insanely Fresh	90,000	0,059,550 59,550
Runic Base LE S	200	12%	10%	5	48No Effect	264,400	0,580,785 580,785
Seasonal Base LE S	300	0%	8%	6	48No Effect	214,380	0,412,000 412,000
Spellbook Base C	500	14%	5%	7	51Fresh	67,750,000	1,296,000 1,296,000
Stone Base	150	10%	0%	0	51Fresh	5,000	0,006,175 ≥6,175
Tiki Base E C S	200	18%	5%	0	54Very Fresh	14,000,000	0,669,600 669,600
Tribal Base	175	18%	2%	0	51Fresh	14,000,000	0,499,600 499,600
Wooden Base	35	0%	0%	0	54Very Fresh	0	0,000,300 300
Wooden Base with Target	75	0%	20%	0	48No Effect	650	0,001,225 1,225

^LE  Base has the Limited Edition shield, and the base or its components were available only once - during an event or a Ronza visit.

^E    Base or its components are available only at specific times - during an event or a Ronza visit.

^C    Base can only be obtained through crafting.

^S    Base has some special location-specific properties.

Weapons

Please refer to the individual trap pages for additional purchasing information, including trapsmith locations and refund amounts.

Click on the sorting box below a particular attribute to do a quick comparison. To compare weapons having the same attribute value among each other, start sorting with the least significant attribute. For example, sorting by luck, then by power type will show the weapons sorted by luck within power types.

Weapon	Power	Power Type	Power Bonus	Attraction Bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect	Points Needed	Price
2010 Blastoff Trap LE	2,600	Tactical	15%	0%	25	42Very Stale	99,000	512,800
500 Pound Spiked Crusher	250	Physical	10%	0%	1	48No Effect	2,100	3,450
Ambrosial Portal	1,025	Shadow	0%	5%	0	51Fresh	182,000	140,000
Ambush C	3,000	Tactical	5%	0%	12	51Fresh	950,000	62,660+
Ancient Box Trap C	4,300	Forgotten	10%	0%	4	48No Effect	17,000,000	158,175+
Ancient Spear Gun C	3,600	Hydro	5%	10%	12	51Fresh	12,000,000	824,000+
Arcane Blast Trap LE	3,400	Arcane	8%	0%	20	60Insanely Fresh	900,000	1,470,000
Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery C	3,800	Arcane	12%	0%	18	36Insanely Stale	3,393,600	949,050+
Blackstone Pass Trap C S	3,000	Tactical	15%	0%	12	54Very Fresh	58,000,000	1,100,000
Bottomless Grave	1,500	Shadow	0%	0%	5	48No Effect	728,000	673,630
Cackle Lantern Trap LE C S	2,200	Shadow	5%	10%	12	39Extremely Stale	29,000,000	2,224,000+
Christmas Cracker Trap LE C	3,000	Physical	15%	5%	24	54Very Fresh	0	0
Chrome DeathBot LE	2,800	Physical	20%	15%	30	42Very Stale	136,500	512,800
Chrome DrillBot LE	3,900	Physical	20%	0%	26	36Insanely Stale	544,000	897,400
Chrome Nannybot LE C	1,200	Shadow	5%	5%	6	51Fresh	280,000Master+	508,000≤508,000
Clockapult of Time	2,275	Shadow	10%	5%	10	57Extremely Fresh	20,000,000	2,700,000
Clockapult of Winter Past E C	2,275	Shadow	10%	5%	10	57Extremely Fresh	20,000,000	2,700,000
Digby DrillBot	3,200	Physical	18%	0%	5	48No Effect	409,500	0+
Double Diamond Adventure LE C	3,500	Hydro	0%	5%	18	60Insanely Fresh	6,400,000	1,090,000
Explosive Toboggan Ride LE	2,700	Hydro	14%	3%	16	57Extremely Fresh	160,000	10,000
Fluffy DeathBot C	2,400	Physical	15%	10%	2	45Stale	91,000	256,400
Giant Speaker LE	2,850	Tactical	5%	5%	22	48No Effect	91,000	612,800
Gingerbread House Surprise E C	2,200	Tactical	10%	10%	8	Template:Sort effect:Über Fresh	280,000Master+	94,500≤94,500
Gorgon Trap	2,000	Shadow	5%	5%	7	42Very Stale	7,500,000	989,000
Grungy DeathBot C	2,400	Physical	15%	10%	2	45Stale	91,000	256,400
Harpoon Gun	3,000	Hydro	7%	0%	0	45Stale	3,384,000	664,000+
Heat Bath C	4,000	Hydro	5%	0%	14	45Stale	24,800,000	1,328,000
High Tension Spring	75	Physical	5%	20%	2	48No Effect	0	600
HitGrab Horsey LE	550	Physical	2%	0%	20	54Very Fresh	0	15,850
HitGrab Rainbow Rockin' Horse LE C	1,250	Physical	2%	10%	25	Template:Sort effect:Über Fresh	1,000,000Grandmaster+	60,050+
HitGrab Rockin' Horse LE	1,250	Physical	2%	10%	25	48No Effect	9,100	158,500
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap C	3,400	Tactical	12%	1%	16	48No Effect	8,000,000	849,650+
Ice Maiden C	5,200	Draconic	12%	0%	8	48No Effect	17,000,000	600
Icy RhinoBot E C	4,950	Physical	0%	0%	8	42Very Stale	16,000,000	940,000+
Kraken Chaos LE	3,400	Hydro	0%	0%	18	42Very Stale	843,500	860,000
Mouse DeathBot	2,400	Physical	15%	10%	2	45Stale	91,000	256,400
Mouse Mary O'Nette	250	Physical	0%	6%	5	51Fresh	2,100	6,250
Mouse Rocketine	650	Physical	6%	0%	0	39Extremely Stale	11,000	18,700
Mouse Trebuchet	600	Physical	2%	4%	1	54Very Fresh	11,000	15,850
Mutated Venus Mouse Trap C	2,300	Tactical	15%	0%	8	36Insanely Stale	827,500	299,650+
Mystic Pawn Pincher S	60	Tactical	5%	20%	0	51Fresh	28,800,000	643,750
Nannybot LE C	525	Parental	5%	0%	5	48No Effect	0	0
Net Cannon	3,000	Hydro	0%	3%	5	45Stale	3,384,000	664,000+
Ninja Ambush Trap C	3,000	Tactical	5%	0%	12	51Fresh	950,000	62,660+
NVMRC Forcefield Trap	2,350	Physical	12%	10%	12	48No Effect	91,000	243,580+
Obelisk of Incineration C	2,150	Arcane	10%	0%	1	36Insanely Stale	1,696,240	361,429+
Obelisk of Slumber	2,100	Arcane	0%	10%	0	57Extremely Fresh	1,696,240	316,350
Obvious Ambush Trap C S	3,000	Tactical	15%	0%	12	42Very Stale	58,000,000	1,107,750
Onyx Mallet C	3,800	Physical	12%	0%	6	45Stale	1,000,000Grandmaster+	600,000
PartyBot LE C	2,850	Physical	15%	15%	25	45Stale	91,000	243,580+
Pneumatic Tube Trap LE	2,300	Physical	20%	5%	18	48No Effect	91,000	370,000
Pumpkin Pummeler LE C	1,150	Shadow	5%	10%	5	51Fresh	45,000Initiate+	168,000
Rewers Riposte LE	2,900	Tactical	15%	5%	25	51Fresh	108,900	605,000
RhinoBot C	4,950	Physical	0%	0%	8	42Very Stale	16,000,000	940,000+
Shrink Ray Trap	1,000	Physical	5%	2%	8	51Fresh	0	0
Sinister Portal	1,025	Shadow	5%	0%	0	45Stale	182,000	140,600
Snow Barrage LE	1,450	Tactical	20%	20%	28	54Very Fresh	68,000	140,600
Snowglobe Trap LE	2,350	Physical	12%	10%	16	48No Effect	91,000	341,000
Swiss Army Mouse Trap	1,200	Physical	2%	2%	10	48No Effect	45,500	68,895+
Tacky Glue Trap	70	Physical	0%	40%	2	45Stale	0	550
Technic Pawn Pincher S	60	Tactical	5%	20%	0	45Stale	28,800,000	643,750
Thorned Venus Mouse Trap C	3,400	Tactical	5%	2%	14	54Very Fresh	8,000,000	849,650+
Venus Mouse Trap	1,900	Tactical	0%	5%	5	57Extremely Fresh	490,500	299,650
Zugzwang's First Move C	3,660	Tactical	15%	0%	17	54Very Fresh	38,000,000<br\>Lord/Lady+	1,030,000
Zugzwang's Last Move	2,200	Tactical	15%	0%	7	51Fresh	705,000	415,000
Weapon	Power	Power Type	Power Bonus	Attraction Bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect	Points Needed	Price

^LE  Weapon has the Limited Edition shield, and the weapon or its components were available only once - during an event or a Ronza visit.

^E    Weapon or its components are available only at specific times - during an event or a Ronza visit.

^C    Weapon can only be obtained through crafting.

^S    Weapon has some special location-specific properties.

Charms

Information about the introduction and role of charms can be found in the Overview section of this article.

Shown below is a table with the statistics of all charms currently in-game. Click on the sorting box below a particular attribute to do a quick comparison.

Charm	Power	Power Bonus	Attraction Bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect	Price	Consumption Upon
First Ever Charm LE	40	0%	0%	0	48No Effect	50	Encounter
Power Charm	120	1%	0%	0	48No Effect	200	Encounter
Attraction Charm	0	0%	5%	0	48No Effect	300	Encounter
Luck Charm	0	0%	0%	1	48No Effect	400	Encounter
Ultimate Luck Charm	0	0%	0%	20	48No Effect	Trade crate with Ronza Voucher	Encounter

^LE  Charm has the Limited Edition shield, and was available only once - during an event or a Ronza visit.

Refunds

All weapons and bases that were bought from a Trapsmith can be refunded for 18% of the vendor price. A hunter can refund a trap component only if the Trapsmith at the current location also sells it. Therefore, crafted traps can never be refunded.

External links

• Mousehunt Catch Rate Estimator
• Trap/Base/Power/Charms Setup v5 - updated January 19th 2011 @ 2250hours (GMT+8)