Traps

Traps consist of one weapon plus one base.

Along with cheese, traps are absolutely essential for catching mice. (In fact, unlike cheese that can run out, it is impossible to not 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 and occasionally at Ronza's Traveling Shoppe. Every beginning 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.

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say, He was made of snow but the children Know how he came to life one day. There must have been some magic in that Old silk hat they found. For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around. O, Frosty the snowman Was alive as he could be, And the children say he could laugh And play just the same as you and me. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Look at Frosty go. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Over the hills of snow.

Frosty the snowman knew The sun was hot that day, So he said, "Let's run and We'll have some fun Now before I melt away." Down to the village, With a broomstick in his hand, Running here and there all Around the square saying, Catch me if you can. He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop. And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler "Stop!" For Frosty the snow man Had to hurry on his way, But he waved goodbye saying, "Don't you cry, I'll be back again some day." Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Look at Frosty go. Thumpetty thump thump, Thumpety thump thump, Over the hills of snow.

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	4No Effect	1,140,000	124,900
Birthday Cake Base 3	175	11%	5%	0	4No Effect	0	12,350
Dehydration Base 1	225	0%	5%	4	4Insanely Fresh	50000Journeyman+	22,756– 25,060
Explosive Base	300	5%	5%	0	-9Stale	22,500	29,775
Polar Base 2	200	10%	0%	4	4Insanely Fresh	90,000	59,550
Stone Base	150	10%	0%	0	1Fresh	5,000	6,175– 6,793
Wooden Base	35	0%	0%	0	2Very Fresh	0	300
Wooden Base with Target	75	0%	20%	0	0No Effect	650	1,225

¹ The listed cost of the Dehydration Base is based on the minimum prices of the necessary crafting ingredients; it may cost more depending on where the ingredients are purchased.

² The Polar Base has twice been available for sale at Ronza's Traveling Shoppe. It was also available as a Gift during the Christmas (late December 2008) giveaway and as a Fancy Birthday Gift during the Birthday (7 March 2009) giveaway.

³ The Birthday Cake Base was available as a Fancy Birthday Gift on 7 March 2009 and from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe starting on 9 March 2009.

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.

Weapon	Power	Power Type	Power Bonus	Attraction Bonus	Luck	Cheese Effect	Points Needed	Price
500 Pound Spiked Crusher	250	Physical	10%	0%	1	0No Effect	2,100	3,450
Ambrosial Portal	1,025	Shadow	0%	5%	0	1Fresh	182,000	140,600
Ambush 1	3,000	Tactical	5%	0%	12	1Fresh	950,000	62,660+
Ancient Box Trap 1	4,300	Forgotten	10%	0%	4	0No Effect	0	158,175+
Ancient Spear Gun 1	3,600	Hydro	5%	10%	12	1Fresh	12,000,000	824,000
Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery 1	3,800	Arcane	12%	0%	18	-6Insanely Stale	3,393,600	949,050+
Bottomless Grave	1,500	Shadow	0%	0%	5	0No Effect	728,000	673,630
Clockapult of Time	2,275	Shadow	10%	5%	10	3Extremely Fresh	20,000,000	2,700,000
DeathBot (Chrome Edition) 2	2,800	Physical	20%	15%	30	-8Very Stale	136,500	512,800
Digby DrillBot	3,200	Physical	18%	0%	5	0No Effect	409,500	404,340
Harpoon Gun	3,000	Hydro	7%	0%	0	-9Stale	3,384,000	664,000
High Tension Spring	75	Physical	5%	20%	2	0No Effect	0	600
HitGrab Horsey 4	550	Physical	2%	0%	20	2Very Fresh	0	15,850
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap 1	3,400	Tactical	12%	1%	16	0No Effect	8,000,000	849,650+
Mouse DeathBot 3	2,400	Physical	15%	10%	2	-9Stale	91,000	243,580+
Mouse Mary O'Nette	250	Physical	0%	6%	5	1Fresh	2,100	6,250
Mouse Rocketine	650	Physical	6%	0%	0	-8Very Stale	11,000	18,700
Mouse Trebuchet	600	Physical	2%	4%	1	2Very Fresh	11,000	15,850
Mutated Venus Mouse Trap 1	2,300	Tactical	15%	0%	8	-6Insanely Stale	827,500	299,650+
Net Cannon	3,000	Hydro	0%	3%	5	-9Stale	3,384,000	664,000
NVMRC Forcefield Trap 3	2,350	Physical	12%	10%	12	0No Effect	91,000	243,580+
Obelisk of Incineration 1	2,150	Arcane	10%	0%	1	-6Insanely Stale	1,696,240	361,429+
Obelisk of Slumber	2,100	Arcane	0%	10%	0	3Extremely Fresh	1,696,240	316,350
PartyBot 5	2,850	Physical	15%	15%	25	-9Stale	91,000	243,580+
RhinoBot 1	4,750	Physical	0%	0%	6	-8Very Stale	16,000,000	1,344,340
Sinister Portal	1,025	Shadow	5%	0%	0	-9Stale	182,000	140,600
Snow Barrage 2	1,450	Tactical	20%	20%	28	2Very Fresh	68,000	140,600
Swiss Army Mouse Trap	1,200	Physical	2%	2%	10	0No Effect	45,500	68,895+
Tacky Glue Trap	70	Physical	0%	40%	2	-9Stale	0	550
Thorned Venus Mouse Trap 1	3,400	Tactical	5%	2%	14	2Very Fresh	8,000,000	849,650
Venus Mouse Trap	1,900	Tactical	0%	5%	5	3Extremely Fresh	490,500	299,650
Zugzwang's Last Move	2,200	Tactical	15%	0%	7	1Fresh	705,000	415,000

¹ The listed costs of these crafted weapons are based on the minimum prices of the necessary crafting ingredients; they may cost more depending on where the ingredients are purchased and how much the hunter spends on cheese to catch the mice that drop some of the items.

² These weapons were available for sale at Ronza's Traveling Shoppe for a limited time only and are not currently available for purchase.

³ The prices of these weapons differ between the Gnawnia and Burroughs trapsmiths; they cost 5% less at the latter.

⁴ This weapon was available as loot from a Fancy Birthday Gift given on 7 March 2009 and from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe starting on 9 March 2009.

⁵ The PartyBot is only available through crafting using a Party Hat which was available as loot from a Birthday Gift given on 7 March 2009 and from Ronza's Traveling Shoppe starting on 9 March 2009. The cost listed is dependent on where the Mouse DeathBot needed to craft the weapon was purchased.

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 also sells it at the moment you are at the location. Therefore, crafted traps can never be refunded.

External links

• MouseHunt Log Summarizer
• Mousehunt Catch Rate Estimator
• Guide for ALL traps and bases + Combinations: Trap/Base/Power Guide - version 3.0.8 (Updated 13/08/2009 - 2230 GMT+8)