Hunter's Title

Hunter's Titles are indicators of experience and seniority in MouseHunt. As Hunters acquire more Wisdom, they gain access to new areas (with the appropriate Maps and Keys) and become more effective at Crafting and using Potions. Hunters can also use a greater variety of Trap components as they advance through Hunter's Titles.

A common misconception is that a Hunter's Title is determined by the number of Points a Hunter has: Points are actually mainly used to determine a Hunter's rank on the Scoreboard, with the exception of some Weapon requirements (see History and Trivia section below).

Titles

Title	Shield Image	Hi-Res Image	New Locations	Total Locations (Note)	Crafting Slots	Additional Abilities
Novice	Novice Shield	Novice Shield	Meadow	1	-
Recruit	Recruit Shield	Recruit Shield	Town of Gnawnia	2	-
Apprentice	Apprentice Shield	Apprentice Shield	King's Arms Tournament Hall Windmill	5	-	Send supplies via Give To Friends feature 15 minutes Hunter's Horn Improved contents in Loyalty Chest Use the Marketplace
Initiate	Initiate Shield	Initiate Shield	Harbour	6	2	Crafting Accumulate Stale Cheese
Journeyman/ Journeywoman	Journeyman Shield	Journeyman Shield	Mountain Calm Clearing	8	3	Use Charms Improved contents in Loyalty Chest
Master "Master" redirects here. For other uses, see Master (disambiguation).	Master Shield	Master Shield	Laboratory Town of Digby Mousoleum Great Gnarled Tree	12	4	Send Stale Cheese and Radioactive Sludge via Gifting Obtain Gouda cheese without waiting for Events
Grandmaster	Grandmaster Shield	Grandmaster Shield	Bazaar Training Grounds Dojo Meditation Room Pinnacle Chamber Lagoon	18	5
Legendary	Legendary Shield	Legendary Shield	Catacombs Forbidden Grove Acolyte Realm S.S. Huntington IV Cape Clawed Elub Shore Nerg Plains Derr Dunes	26	6	Improved contents in Loyalty Chest
Hero	Hero Shield	Hero Shield	Jungle of Dread King's Gauntlet Toxic Spill	29	7
Knight	Knight Shield	Knight Shield	Dracano Balack's Cove	31	8
Lord/Lady	Lord/Lady Shield	Lord/Lady Shield	Seasonal Garden Zugzwang's Tower Crystal Library Slushy Shoreline Iceberg Claw Shot City Gnawnian Express Station	38	9	Improved contents in Loyalty Chest Maximum Tower Amplifier of 150%
Baron/Baroness	Baron/Baroness Shield	Baron/Baroness Shield	Fort Rox Fiery Warpath Muridae Market Living Garden Lost City Sand Dunes Twisted Garden Cursed City Sand Crypts	47	10	Maximum Tower Amplifier of 160%
Count/Countess	Count/Countess Shield	Count/Countess Shield	Gnawnia Rift Sunken City Cantera Quarry Prickly Plains Queso River Queso Geyser	53	11	Maximum Tower Amplifier of 175%
Duke/Duchess	Duke/Duchess Shield	Duke/Duchess Shield	Burroughs Rift Whisker Woods Rift Fungal Cavern Labyrinth Zokor	58	12
Grand Duke/ Grand Duchess	Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Shield	Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Shield	Furoma Rift Bristle Woods Rift Moussu Picchu	61	12
Archduke/ Archduchess	Archduke/Archduchess Shield	Archduke/Archduchess Shield	Valour Rift Floating Islands Foreword Farm Prologue Pond Table of Contents	66	12
Viceroy	Viceroy Shield	Viceroy Shield	Bountiful Beanstalk	67	12
Elder	Elder Shield	Elder Shield	-	66	13
Sage	Sage Shield	Sage Shield	-	66	14
Fabled	Fabled Shield	Fabled Shield	-	66	15

Note:

• The in-game count does not distinguish between normal and twisted realm while the above table does count the twisted locations.
• The Toxic Spill severity level restricts which ranks may enter it. The lowest possible rank that may enter the Toxic Spill is Hero. The location counts above include the Toxic Spill for ranks for Hero and greater.

Title Advancement

Hunters advance through each title through acquiring Wisdom: the higher a hunter's title, the more Wisdom is required to progress to the next title. The primary method of acquiring Wisdom is through hunting: every hunt gives some base Wisdom, with active (own horn) hunts giving slightly more than passive (trap check or friend's horn) hunts. This base Wisdom is acquired even during unsuccessful hunts where a mouse is not attracted or when one steals points or cheese. If one catches a mouse, additional Wisdom is acquired based on the mouse caught. The additional Wisdom and the mouse's points are somewhat correlated, although not perfectly: for example, the same chess piece from opposing sides of Wizard's Pieces have different points but award the same Wisdom upon capture.

Besides catching mice, opening a Tome of Wisdom or claiming an Adventure Book reward will also grant Wisdom.

Upon reaching the next title, a message will appear on the Hunter's Journal notifying the hunter on the new title. Hunters will also receive rewards depending on the title attained. In addition, hunters can also share 1 King's Credit each with 3 friends by publishing it to their news feed.

Previous Title	New Title	Reward
Novice	Recruit	1,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Recruit	Apprentice	2,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Apprentice	Initiate	3,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Initiate	Journeyman	4,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Journeyman	Master	5,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Master	Grandmaster	6,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Grandmaster	Legendary	7,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Legendary	Hero	8,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Hero	Knight	9,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Knight	Lord/Lady	10,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Lord/Lady	Baron/Baroness	11,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Baron/Baroness	Count/Countess	12,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Count/Countess	Duke/Duchess	13,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Duke/Duchess	Grand Duke/ Grand Duchess	14,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Grand Duke/ Grand Duchess	Archduke/ Archduchess	15,000 gold 10 King's Credit
Archduke/ Archduchess	Viceroy	25,000 gold 20 King's Credit
Viceroy	Elder	50,000 gold 50 King's Credit
Elder	Sage	100,000 gold 100 King's Credit
Sage	Fabled	200,000 gold 150 King's Credit

History and Trivia

• Before 30 June 2010, the Recruit and Initiate titles did not exist. The old Novice was split into Novice and Recruit, and the old Apprentice was split into Apprentice and Initiate.
• Previously, the shield images of Lady, Baroness, and Countess had a pink outline instead of the blue outline of their male and unidentified gender equivalents. In all other ways, these shields were the same.
• Duchess was originally spelled as Dutchess. The devs changed this on 12 October 2010, only a few hours after the title was introduced.
• Grand Duchess was originally spelled as Grand Dutchess. It was changed on 5 July 2011, approximately ten days after the title was received.
• 29 August 2017: Viceroy, Elder, and Sage ranks were established. The ranking system underwent an overhaul that saw some Hunters receive a boost in rank advancement.
• 17 October 2018, Trap components were changed to have a minimum title requirement instead of a minimum points requirement, except for Timesplit Dissonance Trap (and its upgrades Celestial Dissonance Trap & Chrome Celestial Dissonance Trap), which has both a minimum title requirement and a minimum points requirement.
• The Fabled rank was revealed when the first hunter ranked up from Sage and is currently the highest title available to Hunters. At that rank, Hunters no longer make any progress towards the next rank: the phrase MAX TITLE is indicated in the progress bar and the Hunter perpetually remains at 0% Fabled.

Links and images

• Game page with descriptions