Sinister Portal or Ambrosial Portal - Which Should I Get?
It's really too close to call.
The Sinister is more powerful but has less attraction and a negative cheese effect. The Ambrosial has less power but higher attraction and a lower chance of spoiling your cheese.
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Stats
Obviously it's not *quite* that simple, so let's compare stats with each base, shall we?
For the Wooden Base:
Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinister Portal | 1113 | Shadow | 5% | 0% | 0 | Fresh |
Ambrosial Portal | 1060 | Shadow | 0% | 5% | 0 | Extremely Fresh |
For the Wooden Base With Target:
Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinister Portal | 1155 | Shadow | 5% | 20% | 0 | Stale |
Ambrosial Portal | 1100 | Shadow | 0% | 25% | 0 | Fresh |
For the Stone Base:
Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinister Portal | 1351 | Shadow | 15% | 0% | 0 | No Effect |
Ambrosial Portal | 1293 | Shadow | 10% | 5% | 0 | Very Fresh |
For the Explosive Base:
Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinister Portal | 1458 | Shadow | 10% | 5% | 0 | Very Stale |
Ambrosial Portal | 1391 | Shadow | 5% | 10% | 0 | No Effect |
For the Dehydration Base:
Weapon | Power | Power type | Power bonus | Attraction bonus | Luck | Cheese Effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinister Portal | 1313 | Shadow | 5% | 5% | 4 | Extremely Fresh |
Ambrosial Portal | 1250 | Shadow | 0% | 10% | 4 | Ultimately Fresh |
Closer Examination
Based on those stats, we can draw this conclusion: you're going to gain approximately 50-60 damage by using the sinister portal, for any base. Is that worth the 5% drop in attraction along with the 2-level drop in cheese freshness?
Well, what are you looking for? Sinister Portal will catch the mouse a little bit more often, while the Ambrosial Portal will give a greater chance of attracting mice, along with making sure it doesn't go stale.
Most people would say sinister- portals are typically used in the mausoleum, where encounters are frequent, but captures are unfortunately not. That little boost in attack makes a good difference. However, the two traps are so close together that it really comes down to preference.