Balack's Cove

Balack's Cove
Region: Tribal Isles
Minimum Rank:	Knight
Travel Requirement:	Balack's Lantern
Required Power Types:	Forgotten Arcane Shadow
Required Cheeses:	Vanilla Stilton Cheese Vengeful Vanilla Stilton Cheese
Number of Mice:	10
Shops:	Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith General Store
Lose Gold:	Yes
Lose Points:	Yes
Lose Cheese:	No
Release Date:	17 May 2010
This foreboding sea cave has fierce, unpredictable tides that can easily wash unsuspecting Hunters out to sea. Those who seek the spirits of this darkened grotto should arm a Shadow, Arcane or Forgotten trap, and use Vanilla Stilton as bait.

Overview

Balack's Cove is a hunting location in Tribal Isles region.

It requires the rank of Knight and Balack's Lantern to access.

Mouse pool here is determined by Tide and cheese used.

Catching a Riptide transfers the Hunter to Jungle of Dread, unless an Anchor Charm variant is armed.

Tide

In Balack's Cove, a Tide mechanic is in effect.

• A complete Tide Cycle lasts 18 hours and 40 minutes. Each cycle includes these phases:
  • The rising Low Tide lasts 8 hours.
  • The rising Medium Tide lasts 1 hour.
  • The rising High Tide lasts 20 minutes.
  • The ebbing High Tide lasts 20 minutes.
  • The ebbing Medium Tide lasts 1 hour.
  • The ebbing Low Tide lasts 8 hours.
• The available mice depend on Tide level:
  • During Low Tide: all mice except Riptide can be attracted.
  • During Medium Tide: all mice except Tidal Fisher can be attracted.
  • During High Tide: only Riptide can be attracted.
• Catching a Riptide transfers the Hunter to Jungle of Dread. This mouse is available during Medium and High Tide.
  • Using an Anchor Charm variant can prevent this from happening.

Heads-Up Display

In Balack's Cove, the HUD shows:

• The Tide bar reflecting current Tide status:
  • Tide level
  • Whether it is rising or ebbing
• The Hunter's inventory of:
  • Pinch of Annoyance
  • Raisins of Wrath
  • Bottled-Up Rage

Mice

All mice found in Balack's Cove are part of Balack's Banished mouse group.

Forgotten, Arcane, and Shadow power types have varied effectiveness against these mice.
All other types are ineffective.

Derr Lich, Elub Lich, and Nerg Lich drop loot that is used to craft Vengeful Vanilla Stilton.
This cheese can attract Balack the Banished and also boost the attraction rate of those Lich.

When using Vengeful Vanilla Stilton, Forgotten power type is recommended.

The Hunter should be aware of Riptide which can move them to Jungle of Dread.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Vanilla Stilton Cheese	Vengeful Vanilla Stilton Cheese	Loot
Balack the Banished	80,000	41,000		X	Ancient Relic Divine Orb
Brimstone	11,200	2,300	X	X
Davy Jones	9,000	2,000	X	X
Derr Lich	32,112	13,508	X	X	Bottled-Up Rage Flawless Orb Scrap Metal
Elub Lich	52,992	8,272	X	X	Flawless Orb Pinch of Annoyance Scrap Metal
Enslaved Spirit	20,000	900	X	X
Nerg Lich	40,144	10,340	X	X	Flawless Orb Raisins of Wrath Scrap Metal
Riptide Medium and High tide only	32,000	3,800	X	X
Tidal Fisher Low tide only	9,800	3,800	X
Twisted Fiend	10,500	1,100	X	X

Hunting Strategy

Hunting Tips by Larry

I'm jolly glad to be out of Dracano, fearless MouseHunter, but this place isn't much better... I can hear whispering all around, and I don't think it's the sound of the waves.

This is the cursed resting place of Balack the Banished, and his legion of lich slaves. Shadow and Arcane traps work here, but Forgotten traps garner the best results, especially in conflict with Balack. The evil lord's followers respond only to the smell of rare vanilla bean, so keep plenty of Vanilla Stilton on hand. If you're after Balack and his Elder Liches, however, you'll need something with a little more bite-- Vengeful Vanilla Stilton, a nasty cheese made from the rage of Balack's eternal slaves.

If a legion of undead mice isn't enough to spook you, there's also the tides. The mysterious Riptide Mouse pulls the tides in and out several times a day, so unlucky Hunters caught in the waves will get washed out onto the shores of the Jungle of Dread!

The tides have three states; Low, medium and high. Low tide lasts the longest and there are no Riptide mice present. Riptide mice are abundant during medium tide, and extremely abundant during high tide. Should you catch a Riptide mouse, you will be washed out into the Jungle of Dread!

This will be a difficult fight, even for an experienced MouseHunter, but I believe in you! Get in there and lift that curse!

Adventure Book

The Hunter can complete Defeat Balack the Banished adventure in Balack's Cove.

Location-Specific Effects

Weapons

• Nutcracker Nuisance Trap - has a chance to make Derr Lich, Elub Lich, and Nerg Lich drop additional Bottled-Up Rage, Pinch of Annoyance, and Raisins of Wrath respectively.

Charms

• Anchor Charms - these Charms prevent getting transferred to Jungle of Dread upon catching a Riptide Mouse
  • Empowered Anchor Charm
  • Festive Anchor Charm
  • Golden Anchor Charm
  • Spiked Anchor Charm

Shops

These are the shops found in Balack's Cove.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Swiss Cheese	100 gold	None	100 gold
Brie Cheese	200 gold	None	200 gold
Gouda Cheese	600 gold	None	600 gold

Trapsmith

Bases

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Bamboozler Base	75,000 gold	None	13,500 gold
Aqua Base	115,000 gold	None	20,700 gold
Tribal Base	240,000 gold	None	43,200 gold
Molten Shrapnel Base	720,000 gold 50 Scrap Metal 1 Dragon Ember	None	N/A

Weapons

Item	Power Type	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Obelisk of Slumber Trap	Arcane	316,350 gold	None	56,943 gold
Obelisk of Incineration Trap	Arcane	45,529 gold 2 Scrap Metal 1 Coal 1 Obelisk of Slumber Trap	None	N/A
Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery	Arcane	632,700 gold 12 Scrap Metal 1 Onyx Stone 3 Magic Essence 1 Obelisk Parts	None	N/A
Gorgon Trap	Shadow	700,000 gold	None	126,000 gold
Clockapult of Time	Shadow	1,800,000 gold	None	324,000 gold
Forgotten Pressure Plate Trap	Forgotten	400,000 gold 6 Rune	None	72,000 gold
Ancient Box Trap	Forgotten	158,175 gold 1 Ancient Ripped Blueprint Piece 1 Ancient Frayed Blueprint Piece 1 Ancient Mangled Blueprint Piece 1 Ancient Relic Staff 1 Timeless Mystic Gem 1 Hinge of Eternity 1 Ethereal Rope 1 Engraved Solid Stone Slab 1 Encrusted Metal of Time	None	N/A

General Store

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Raisins of Wrath	1 Pinch of Annoyance 1 Bottled-Up Rage	None	None
Pinch of Annoyance	1 Bottled-Up Rage 1 Raisins of Wrath	None	None
Bottled-Up Rage	1 Raisins of Wrath 1 Pinch of Annoyance	None	None
Salt	6 gold	None	2 gold
Curds and Whey	12 gold	None	3 gold
Ionized Salt	450 gold	None	150 gold
Coconut Milk	800 gold	None	800 gold
Plant Pot	900 gold	None	900 gold

History and Trivia

• 17 May 2010: Balack's Cove was released as a new hunting location in Tribal Isles region.
• 21 September 2010: Tidal Fisher Mouse was added to this location.
• 21 September 2010: The tide cycle was stabilized and the role of the Riptide Mouse became instrumental in washing hunters out into the Jungle of Dread; prior to this date, the Balack's Cove closure was timed but not dependent on the capture of a specific mouse.
• 16 February 2012: Balack's Cove had its banner image updated. The image had previously been painted live on Feedback Friday on 6 January 2012.

Links and Images

• Original banner image
• Current banner image
• MouseHunt Timers – MouseHunt Timers