Cheese

Cheese can be obtained in different ways throughout the game and is essential for arming your trap. The simpler baits can be purchased at the Cheese Shoppe. The "special" cheese SUPER|brie+ is obtained through either donations to the MouseHunt developers or from other players. Certain varieties of cheese are created by imbuing other cheeses with potions and an increasing number of baits need to be crafted.

Different types of cheese have different odds of attracting a variety of mice to your trap. In general, a more expensive cheese will be better in attracting mice than less expensive varieties. Some mice will only go for cheese made with potions or crafted.

As you travel and move your trap to new locations, you may notice some cheese attracts specific breeds of mice more often than others. Although this will not always be obvious, observant hunters will benefit from studying the cheese preferences of different mice in different locations.

A hunter can choose which cheese to arm from the Cheese Inventory page, or from the main Camp page. Standard cheeses can also be armed after purchase from a Cheese Shoppe. In addition to using the last piece of cheese during a hunt, it is also possible to disarm cheese by arming with Maki or SUPER|brie+, then using the Hunter's Hammer to smash all armed pieces.

In some locations, failure to catch a mouse can result in that mouse stealing additional pieces of the currently baited cheese. The market price of cheese stolen tends to match the amount of gold typically stolen by that breed of mice. Mice are capable of stealing any of the "standard" cheeses listed below except SUPER|brie+, but do not generally steal any of the "special" cheeses listed below, with the known exceptions of Moon cheese, White Cheddar, and Mozzarella. In all locations, failure to attract a mouse may result in stale cheese.

Cheese (Standard)

Other than SUPER|brie+, standard cheeses can be bought with gold at the various Cheese Shoppes, and are typically used in many locations, as compared to special cheeses which are used in a limited number of locations. They can also be occasionally found as loot from mice. Swiss, Brie and Gouda can also be obtained from Unstable Curds.

Cheese	In-game Description	Available in	Potion use
Cheddar	Cheddar is rather poor at attracting most mice, however hunters may find success with this cheese when hunting the more frail breeds.	Bazaar Great Gnarled Tree Meadow Muridae Market Town of Digby Town of Gnawnia	Brie Potion Greater Brie Potion
Marble	Marble offers a decent chance of attracting a variety of mice.	Bazaar Great Gnarled Tree Meadow Muridae Market S.S. Huntington II Town of Digby Town of Gnawnia Training Grounds	Brie Potion Gauntlet Potion Tier 2 Gauntlet Potion Tier 3 Greater Brie Potion
Swiss	Swiss offers a good chance of attracting a variety of mice.	Bazaar Cape Clawed Fiery Warpath Great Gnarled Tree King's Gauntlet Meadow Muridae Market S.S. Huntington II Town of Digby Town of Gnawnia Training Grounds<br\>Seasonal Garden	Brie Potion Gauntlet Potion Tier 2 Gauntlet Potion Tier 3 Gauntlet Potion Tier 4 Gauntlet Potion Tier 5 Greater Brie Potion
Brie	Brie offers a very good chance of attracting a variety of mice.	Bazaar Cape Clawed Fiery Warpath Great Gnarled Tree King's Gauntlet Muridae Market S.S. Huntington II Town of Digby Town of Gnawnia Training Grounds<br\>Seasonal Garden	Ancient Potion Cherry Potion Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion Gauntlet Potion Tier 4 Gauntlet Potion Tier 5 Gauntlet Potion Tier 6 Gauntlet Potion Tier 7 Gnarled Potion Greater Radioactive Blue Potion Radioactive Blue Cheese Potion Wicked Gnarly Potion
Gouda	Gouda arrives in crates that float into the Harbour, seemingly from areas off the eastern coast of Gnawnia. It has a very good chance of attracting a variety of mice, and its sharp flavour is a special favourite of the mice who inhabit the islands from where it is assumed to originate. Trivia: Gouda was introduced to the game via King's Rewards on 17 July 2009, before the Cape Clawed Cheese Shoppe was introduced on 21 July 2009.	Cape Clawed Fiery Warpath Muridae Market<br\>Seasonal Garden	Gauntlet Potion Tier 8 Runic Potion Seasoned Gouda Potion
SUPER|brie+	This special, extra fragrant brie is only available as a gift to the supporters of MouseHunt. Due to the magical properties of SUPER|brie+, crafty mice are unable to steal multiple pieces of this precious cheese from hunters who hunt in dangerous environments. This cheese offers a 99% attraction rate for many of the mice in the game!	Crafting Donations Gifts Marketplace Ronza's Satchels Tiger Heart Chest	All Potions except Brie and Greater Brie

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Cheddar	Marble	Swiss	Brie	Gouda	SUPER|brie+

Cheese (Special)

Special cheese are usually obtained through the use of potions and crafting, or occasionally found as loot or obtained from Mysterious Boxes or Unstable Curds. They are typically used in very specific locations, such as Radioactive Blue cheese in the Mousoleum or Catacombs. Others are even more specialized, and are used to attract only a certain breed of mice, such as Combat cheese being used in the Meditation Room to attract Master of the Cheese Fang mice.

The cheese are organized based on the regions in which they are typically found and used in. For more information on how to acquire a particular type of cheese, follow the links under the 'Source' column. While some cheese are directly available as loot from mice, it is neither consistent nor in useful amounts, hence their exclusion here.

Gnawnia

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Gilded	Loot	Sticky-fingered mice can’t keep their paws off this expensive, incredibly heavy cheese, due to its outer coating of purest gold. Eating Gilded Cheese is a bit of a challenge, but Master Burglars don’t care much for the taste-- it’s the shine they’re after. NOTE: Gilded is only available as loot from Burglar mice in Bazaar, Harbour and Laboratory, and is used to attract Master Burglars.	Town of Gnawnia Bazaar
Mozzarella	Gifting Mystery Gift Box	This bait has the same attraction rate as Marble Cheese, but it comes with the added warm fuzzy feeling that you get from knowing that somebody out there in Gnawnia cares about you. Sending gifts is free, so why not return the favor? Gifts are a great way to help your friends out without spending any gold. NOTE: Mozzarella is only available as a gift from friends.
White Cheddar	Crafting	This cheese is rather poor at attracting mice. However, it seems that its unique scent drives away the white, grey and brown breeds of mice.	Meadow Town of Gnawnia

Valour

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2	Potions	The thieving mice on the second floor of the King’s Gauntlet can’t keep their hands off this tasty treat. If the little pickpockets get away with too much of your cheese, don’t be afraid to get physical with them.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 3	Potions	When you equip this scrumptious cheese, you can expect the sword fighting mice on the third floor of the King’s Gauntlet to slash their way through just about anything to try and get it. To counteract their amazing swordsmanship, make sure to use a tactical trap.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 4	Potions	The music-making mice on the fourth tier of the King’s Gauntlet rely on this cheese blend to make their taste buds sing. Bards can be quite wily, so using the right tactic when choosing a trap will help the aspiring hunter stay on-key.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 5	Potions	Only a truly magical blend of flavors could possibly attract the Mage mice on the fifth floor of the King’s Gauntlet, but this wedge possesses just the right mix. In order to take the mages by surprise, be sure to keep your trap in the shadows.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 6	Potions	This cheese meets the exacting standards of the Holy Warriors on the sixth floor of the King’s Gauntlet. If you want to protect your traps from their righteous wrath, try confusing their sense of judgement by using an arcane trap.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 7	Potions	It takes a seriously special piece of cheese to attract the attention of a mouse that’s already dead, but this little wedge fits the bill. Aged for centuries, with just a touch of grave dust mixed in for good measure, This re-animated cheese tends to be a little dry, using a little bit of water might make it go down easier.	King's Gauntlet
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 8	Potions	There is only one type of mouse who can handle the sheer radiance that emanates from this cheese, which is the product of almost fourteen thousand different varieties, blended perfectly into one. The Eclipse Mouse dines only on this epic bait, when it deigns to visit this earthly plane at all. As for what type of trap to use against the Eclipse. . . that knowledge has been forgotten in the folds of time.	King's Gauntlet

Whisker Woods

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Cherry	Potions	This soft, sweet cheese is quite a sought-after dessert item in Whisker Woods, both for its extreme rarity and its delightful, fruity flavor. Cherry Mice collect it because it reminds them of their favourite fruit, all year round.	Calm Clearing
Gnarled	Potions Unstable Curd	This cheese is the result of a magical petrification process and is a favourite amongst some of the mice in Whisker Woods. It has a crisp scent and gritty taste that yew can't beat!	Great Gnarled Tree Lagoon
Wicked Gnarly	Potions Unstable Curd	Formed by a gnarly magical process which transforms it from a relatively normal lump of dairy products into a dried-up ball of roots, this cheese is so twisted and covered with strange wood-grain patterns that it's hard to tell that it's cheese at all. Wicked Gnarly Cheese has got a much sharper scent than its counterpart, Gnarled Cheese, and a flavor that combines the zing of sandalwood and the sweetness of maple, which makes it like candy to some denizens of the Lagoon.	Lagoon

Burroughs

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Limelight	Crafting Unstable Curd	When rare Living Shards are combined with Radioactive Sludge and a dash of Curds and Whey, they form this cheese, which boasts a mineral flavor with a hint of lime. The shards vibrate within the curd, making high-pitched noises difficult for the human ear to hear. This subtle vibration sends tremors through the ground, which attract the mice living under the soil in Digby.	Town of Digby
Moon	Crafting Give To Friends Marketplace Unstable Curd	One of the inventions the scientists of Digby are most interested in is space probe technology capable of fragmenting a small portion of the moon's surface to harvest small quantities of lunar cheese. Unfortunately the cost of launching the probes paired with their ability to only harvest a small quantity at a time means collecting this cheese is extremely expensive. Researching this cheese has proved quite dangerous during experiments in the Mousoleum as scientists seem to frequently become victims of Lycan attacks.	Mousoleum Catacombs Forbidden Grove
Radioactive Blue	Potions Unstable Curd	An accidental by-product of an experimental drug, this cheese was created during a chemical spill of a volatile potion. Native to the Laboratory, the experimental mice have found this new type of cheese extremely appealing. Eating it may or may not give you super powers. Use at your own risk.	Mousoleum Catacombs
Undead Emmental	Undead Emmental Potion	This rotten smelling cheese appears slightly animated. It's curse attracts an array of undead mice, including fearsome Zombot Unipire Mice! When placing this bait on your trap, take care to "handle" with caution.	Mousoleum Catacombs

Furoma

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Combat	Crafting Unstable Curd	This cheese is specially prepared Swiss mounted on combat dummies and adorned with a target. Masters of the Cheese Fang often use this apparatus to teach students combat techniques as well as help decrease their mental weakness to cheese. Be warned! Should a Master of the Cheese Fang see a hunter using a chunk of this as bait it will surely cause them to challenge the hunter to defend the honor of the school.	Meditation Room
Glutter	Crafting Unstable Curd	This cheese is the result of the careful art of fusing a seemingly infinite quantity of flavours into a single cube of cheese. This decadent bait seems to be the only cheese capable of breaking the will power of the Masters of the Cheese Belt.	Meditation Room
Maki	Crafting Marketplace	Furoma Student mice love the smell of Maki cheese while most other mice find its scent unappealing. Its pungent odour travels farther than that of other cheese varieties making it capable of attracting more students to a hunter's trap. May be smashed with a Hunter's Hammer to produce Magic Essence.	Dojo
Onyx Gorgonzola	Crafting Unstable Curd	Crafted from Onyx Stones found only on the Master of the Dojo, Onyx Cheese is made from an odd combination of gorgonzola and Onyx stone. Although most mice wouldn't normally care for a slice of gorgonzola intercut with onyx veins, Onyx Cheese is crafted especially to appeal to a very specific set of tastes. But who could desire this strange flavor combo? Someone as old as the rocks themselves, of course, a master of concealment. . . the Dojo Sensei. Despite the in-game description, there are other mice besides Master of the Dojo that drop Onyx Stone as loot.	Pinnacle Chamber
Rumble	Crafting Mysterious Box Unstable Curd	Little is known about the origins of Rumble cheese. Many hunters suspect it is an invention of the Furoma forces designed to somehow destroy Gnawnia. This cheese appears to be incredibly unstable and radiate a mysterious power outwards from its center. The power of Rumble cheese intimidates all mice, scaring them away yet some hunters believe it is the key to attracting powerful, malicious mice. Should you choose to use this bait think long and hard if you are strategically prepared for the adversary it may summon.	Pinnacle Chamber
Susheese	Crafting Unstable Curd	Considered somewhat of an acquired taste, Susheese is the traditional meal of the school of the Cheese Claw. The combination of delicious brie and fish fresh out of the Burroughs River seems to be the only bait that will attract the Masters of the Cheese Claw.	Meditation Room

Bristle Woods

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Ancient	Potions Crafting Unstable Curd	These tender morsels spark with electric energy that bind together dust-like particles of stale cheese. Ancient cheese expels a strong stale scent and is extremely volatile.	Catacombs Forbidden Grove
Runic	Potions Crafting Unstable Curd	Runic cheese’s dark magical qualities are derived from deep within the shadows of the Catacombs. Its color fades in and out, as if it doesn’t quite exist on the mortal plane. Even the most skeptical and well-educated of rodents will be drawn in by the otherworldly smell that surrounds it. "Runic" redirects here. For other uses, see Runic (disambiguation).	Acolyte Realm

Rodentia

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Checkmate	Crafting	This cheese is the only food which can entice the Chess Master, for its delicate aroma carries the scent... of victory! The Kings of both teams long for a morsel of this cheese, believing it will bring them mastery over the game, but if you can defeat them, the Chess Master himself will challenge you for a piece. Don't leave this cheese out too long, though, or you may find yourself with a stale, mate.	Zugzwang's Tower

Tribal Isles

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Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Creamy Havarti	Crafting	Made from Creamy Orange Peppers, this incredibly smooth tasting Havarti is the perfect bait for hunting the mighty Jurassic Mouse.	Jungle of Dread
Crunchy	Crafting	Made with delicious stones found in the dunes of Tribal Isle, this cheese looks irresistibly tasty. Who needs teeth anyway?	Cape Clawed Derr Dunes
Crunchy Havarti	Crafting	Filled with chunks of Crunchy Green Peppers, this cheese is a favourite of the Fetid Swamp mouse.	Jungle of Dread
Gumbo	Crafting	Almost too soft to keep its shape, this gooey, savoury cheese is a favourite of the Nerg tribe.	Cape Clawed Nerg Plains
Inferno Havarti	Crafting	Made especially to catch dragon mice, the inferno havarti is painstakingly cured using fire salt, a special mineral which emits intense heat all the time. Marbled with veins of delicious molten cheese, inferno havarti tempts the dragon mouse with a fiery jolt of flavor and glowing aftertaste.	Dracano
Magical Havarti	Crafting	Made from Magical Blue Peppers, the Stonework Warrior mouse harnesses the magic of this Havarti to remain alive.	Jungle of Dread
Pungent Havarti	Crafting	Dripping with the foul smelling juices of a Pungent Purple Pepper, the Chitinous mouse finds this putrid smelling bait irresistible.	Jungle of Dread
Shell	Crafting	A favourite amongst members of the Elub tribe this cheese may leave you wondering if Shelder sell seashell shell cheese down by the sea shore.	Cape Clawed Elub Shore
Spicy Havarti	Crafting	Made from flakes of Spicy Red Peppers, this Havarti is constantly at risk of spontaneous combustion. Its scent resembles that of fresh magma and seems to attract the Magma Carrier mouse.	Jungle of Dread
Sweet Havarti	Crafting	Made from the Sweet Yellow Peppers, this Havarti has an intense sweet flavour that Primal mice love.	Jungle of Dread
Vanilla Stilton	Crafting	Ghostly mice just love the taste of a good, mould-veined Stilton, but it's the vanilla that compels the spirits of Balack's Cove to leave their eternal strife. Aged to perfection in the cool, damp vaults of a sea cave, this cheese contains vanilla bean harvested at great peril from the Jungle of Dread. The ghosts of Balack's Cave are not the only mice that love this cheese, however. If you happen to get washed up on a jungle shore, hide your Stilton stock in your knapsack.	Balack's Cove
Vengeful Vanilla Stilton	Crafting	Vengeful Vanilla is a cheese best served cold. With a strong, tangy flavor, extreme vanilla sweetness, and just a hint of bitter mold, it tastes horrible-- and the cheese knows it! The main attractive feature of Vengeful Vanilla is its smell. So strong and delicious that it bypasses the natural wariness of even a hardened character like Balack, it draws its victims in... and then the taste does the rest.	Balack's Cove
Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In

Cheese (Special Event)

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These cheese are only available during certain events. Note that while a cheese might no longer be available after an event, any remaining cheese remains in the inventory, and can still be used.

Cheese	Source	In-game Description	Used In
Candy Corn	Gifting Give To Friends Haunted Terrortories Pumpkin Treat Basket Trick-or-Treating	Made by adding sugary syrup and just a hint of marshmallow to ordinary white cheese, Candy Corn cheese is a sweet treat that pleases human and rodent alike. It attracts plenty of mice in the Haunted Terrortories, where candy is the main form of sustenance for many creatures. Although Candy Corn is safe for all ages, its sweetness can be overwhelming: mice who overdo it and eat too many kernels will end up with a stomach ache and bad dreams. During the Halloween Trick AND Treat event, this cheese was similar to SUPER|brie+ in attraction rate, but after the event ended, the attraction rate became similar to Marble.	Haunted Terrortories
Cupcake Colby	Birthday Gift Basket Birthday Party Cupcake Colby Potion	A special bait to celebrate MouseHunt's Birthday! Bring Cupcake Colby to the party location to attract special event mice!	Birthday Party
Ghoulgonzola	Gifting Give To Friends Haunted Terrortories Pumpkin Treat Basket Trick-or-Treating	Brought to life by placing a pan of pumpkin-infused curd beneath a thunder bolt, Ghoulgonzola has a life of its own-- and a penchant for playing tricks on Halloween revelers. This cheese has been known to pop out of bushes in large flocks, startling passersby, and ring doorbells before flying away. Even after being caught and eaten, Ghoulgonzola will continue to make trouble, fluttering around in your tummy and making rude sounds to embarrass you in company. During the Halloween Trick AND Treat event, this cheese was similar to SUPER|brie+ in attraction rate, but after the event ended, the attraction rate became similar to Marble.	Haunted Terrortories
Gingerbread	Plank of Gingerbread	A soft ball of a sweet cheese that has been liberally infused with the spicy, wholesome flavor of fresh gingerbread. Garnished with a little gingerbread man, who appears to be screaming as he sinks into the sweet treat. NOTE: Gingerbread is obtained by smashing a Plank of Gingerbread with the Hunter's Hammer, yielding 15 pieces of Gingerbread per plank smashed.	Festive Comet Seasoned Gouda Potion
Marshmallow Monterey	Loot	This is strange flavour is one of the most bizarre, foul tasting flavours of cheese ever made! Despite it's vile peppery-sweet flavour, the evil Hare Razor Mouse loves this bait! Arm a piece or two and one is sure to come your way...	Chocolate Factory
Nutmeg	Frozen Fromage	This nicely spiced cheese is a favourite of the cruel and sinister Squeaker Claws Mouse. It also makes the perfect topping for a warm cup of eggnog. NOTE: This cheese could only be obtained after a hunter had lit all 12 of their Festive lights by catching the 12 Mice of Christmas.	Festive Comet
Rockforth	Loot	This electric mellow classic will make any mouse want to gorge themselves on its roque (fort) 'n roll goodness. Since it's crafted with all the hard-core awesomeness of a ten-minute drum solo, the flavor beats of up to eleven different kinds of cheese will strum a power chord on the taste buds of even the most reserved mice. Rockforth is the only cheese known to attract the Rockstar Mouse, though it also attracts other breeds as well. You can have a maximum of 99 pieces of Rockforth cheese in your inventory. This was changed in January 2011; it was previously 999 pieces during Ronza's October 2009 visit. NOTE: On 20 October 2009, Gold, Diamond and Nibbler mice from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe began to drop this cheese. It was no longer available after Ronza departed on 3 November 2009. On 12 January 2011, various mice from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe began to drop this cheese again. Rockforth cheese is a play on Roquefort cheese, a sheep milk blue cheese from the south of France.	Town of Gnawnia Mountain Great Gnarled Tree Town of Digby Training Grounds S.S. Huntington II
Seasoned Gouda	Seasoned Gouda Potion	This seasonal delight is best served chilled, with a light frosting of icing. The hardened curd is far too tough for most common mice, who will pass it by in fear of chipping their teeth! But for truly hardy mice of discriminating taste, no other cheese is so delightful at this time of year.	Festive Comet

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Ancient	Candy Corn	Checkmate	Cherry	Combat
Creamy Havarti	Crunchy	Crunchy Havarti	Cupcake Colby	Gauntlet Cheese Tier 2
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 3	Gauntlet Cheese Tier 4	Gauntlet Cheese Tier 5	Gauntlet Cheese Tier 6	Gauntlet Cheese Tier 7
Gauntlet Cheese Tier 8	Ghoulgonzola	Gilded	Gingerbread	Glutter
Gnarled	Gumbo	Inferno Havarti	Limelight	Magical Havarti
Maki	Moon	Mozzarella	Nutmeg	Onyx Gorgonzola
Pungent Havarti	Radioactive Blue	Rockforth	Rumble	Runic
Seasoned Gouda	Shell	Spicy Havarti	Susheese	Sweet Havarti
Vanilla Stilton	Vengeful Vanilla Stilton	Wicked Gnarly	White Cheddar

See also

• Attraction Rate – How cheese helps attract a mouse to the trap
• Cheat Sheet – Quick reference list on where to buy cheese & ingredients needed for crafting.