Hunter's Title

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Hunter's Titles are indicators of experience and seniority in MouseHunt. Rank is based on the quality and quantity of mice caught. As hunters catch more mice, they become more experienced. More experienced hunters gain access to new areas (though occasionally they must collect the proper Maps and Keys) and become more effective at crafting and using potions.

Titles

Title Shield New locations Total locations* Crafting slots Additional abilities
Novice
white shield Meadow 1
Recruit
white shield with a vertical grey line down the middle Town of Gnawnia
King's Arms
3
Apprentice
yellow shield Windmill
Tournament Hall
5
Initiate
yellow shield with a vertical black line down the middle Harbour
King's Gauntlet
7 2
Journeyman
orange shield Mountain
Calm Clearing
9 3
Master
purple shield Laboratory
Town of Digby
Mousoleum
Great Gnarled Tree
13 4
Grandmaster
blue shield Bazaar
Training Grounds
Dojo
Meditation Room
Pinnacle Chamber
Lagoon
19 5
Legendary
green shield Catacombs
Forbidden Grove
Acolyte Realm
S.S. Huntington III
Cape Clawed
Elub Shore
Nerg Plains
Derr Dunes
27 6
Hero
black shield with a white star in the center Jungle of Dread 28 7
Knight
black shield with a yellow cross in the center Dracano
Balack's Cove
30 8
Lord/Lady
black shield with a blue outline and a gold bullseye in the center Seasonal Garden
Zugzwang's Tower
Crystal Library
Slushy Shoreline
Iceberg
35 9
Baron/Baroness
black shield with a blue outline and 2 golden lines down the middle with 2 golden stars on the edges Fiery Warpath
Muridae Market
42 10
Count/Countess
red shield with a dark blue outline and a single black stripe down the middle 42 11
Duke/Duchess
black shield with a dark blue outline and a turquoise dot at the top-center above two diagonal golden wings connected at their base 42 12
Grand Duke/
Grand Duchess
green shield 42 13
Archduke/
Archduchess
light blue shield 42 13

*Excludes event locations

Title Advancement

The title progress bar increases through trap checks and going on hunts. The higher a hunter's title, the longer it takes to advance to the next title for the same mice caught. Every hunt gives some base progress, which varies depending on whether it is an active hunt (own horn) or passive hunt (trap check or friend's horn). The same progress is always made when a mouse is not caught — that is, some progress is made even if a mouse is not attracted or when one steals points or cheese. If one catches a mouse, additional progress is made based on the breed of mouse caught. This progress is not perfectly correlated to the points of the mouse, though. For example, the same chess piece from opposing sides of Wizard's Pieces have different points but award practically the same rank advancement upon capture.

Opening a Tome of Wisdom also contributes to title advancement, but not the bonus points earned through Lab Research, Acolyte Relics etc.

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 Credits
Recruit Apprentice 2,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Apprentice Initiate 3,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Initiate Journeyman 4,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Journeyman Master 5,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Master Grandmaster 6,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Grandmaster Legendary 7,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Legendary Hero 8,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Hero Knight 9,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Knight Lord/Lady 10,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Lord/Lady Baron/Baroness 11,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Baron/Baroness Count/Countess 12,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Count/Countess Duke/Duchess 13,000 Gold
10 King's Credits
Duke/Duchess Grand Duke/

Grand Duchess

14,000 Gold
10 King's Credits

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 ranks 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.

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