Valour Rift

Valour Rift
Region: Rift Plane
Minimum Rank:	Archduke/Archduchess
Travel Requirement:	Valour Rift Map Piece
Recommended Power Types:	Rift
Recommended Cheese:	Gauntlet String Cheese
Number of Mice:	26
Shops:	Trapsmith General Store Charm Shoppe Cheese Shoppe
Lose Gold:	Yes
Lose Points:	Yes
Lose Cheese:	Yes
Release Date:	8 October 2019

Overview

Valour Rift is a location within the Rift Plane. Hunters collect Gauntlet Elixir while arming String Cheese when they first arrive, using them to exchange for/ craft Gauntlet String Cheese. After stockpiling sufficient Gauntlet String Cheese, hunters can enter the tower. Before entering the tower, there are 6 different augmentations one can activate in exchange for gold and materials looted from within the tower. The Ultimate Umbra augmentation is required for encountering The Total Eclipse, which drops Core of the Eclipse. Otherwise, Shade of the Eclipse is encountered instead. As hunters attempt more runs and reach higher floors, the augmentations are unlocked and they can upgrade their Speed, Sync and Siphon. This helps make subsequent runs more manageable.

Floors

There are 8 floor types, based on the original King's Gauntlet.

• Puppetry
• Thievery
• Melee
• Bard
• Magic
• Noble
• Dusty
• Eclipse

Every Eclipse floor has no steps. Only either Shade of the Eclipse Mouse or The Total Eclipse can be encountered. Floors 1-7 has 20 steps each. Floors 9-15 has 30 steps each.

HUD

The HUD tracks the Following Items:

• Hunter's inventory of Gauntlet Elixir
• Hunter's inventory of Gauntlet String Cheese
• Hunter's inventory of Marble String Cheese
• Hunter's inventory of Swiss String Cheese
• Hunter's inventory of Brie String Cheese
• Hunter's inventory of Magical String Cheese
• Hunter's inventory of Champion's Fire
• Hunter's inventory of Tower Sigils
• Hunter's inventory of Tower Secrets
• Hunter's inventory of Fragments of the Eclipse
• Hunter's inventory of Cores of the Eclipse
• Hunter's Hunts left - Amount of hunts remaining before being expelled from the tower.
• Hunter's Step - This represents the current step you're on and how high you've ascended the tower in this climb.

Gauntlet String cheese can be bought or crafted directly from the HUD.

While inside the tower, Hunters will see their player icon in a circular crop on steps headed upwards. Circular icons of in-game friends indicate their current step while square icon indicates their highest step reached. On browser, an expanded view can be seen by clicking the magnifying glass icon. There is an option to retreat. A Hunter's progress through each floor and to the next Shade of the Eclipse or The Total Eclipse can also be seen on the top centre of the HUD.

Upgrades

On the right, 3 separate stats are tracked:

• Hunter's Speed - Is how many steps you take after a successful catch in the tower. Upgrade to increase the number of steps you take with each catch.
• Hunter's Sync - Keeps you aligned with the tower, allowing for more hunts before you fall out of phase. Determines how well you stay in sync with the tower, increasing the number of hunts can you take before falling out of phase.
• Hunter's Siphon - Aids in syncing you with the tower after each Eclipse catch, increasing the number of hunts left. Extends the number of hunts remaining everytime the Eclipse is caught.

Upgrades are cumulative and permanent. They can be purchased inside or outside tower. Its effect is applied immediately upon purchase.

Upgrade Level	Speed		Sync		Siphon
	Cost	Bonus	Cost	Bonus	Cost	Bonus
1	Default		Default		Default
2	30 Tower Sigils	+1 Speed	30 Tower Sigils	+10 Sync	100 Tower Sigils	+5 Siphon
3	100 Tower Sigils	+1 Speed	100 Tower Sigils	+10 Sync	100 Tower Sigils 100 Tower Secrets	+5 Siphon
4	100 Tower Sigils 100 Tower Secrets	+1 Speed	100 Tower Sigils 100 Tower Secrets	+10 Sync	100 Tower Secrets 10 Fragments of the Eclipse	+5 Siphon
5	100 Tower Secrets 10 Fragments of the Eclipse	+1 Speed	100 Tower Secrets 10 Fragments of the Eclipse	+10 Sync	500 Tower Secrets 10 Cores of the Eclipse	+5 Siphon
6	300 Tower Secrets 15 Fragments of the Eclipse	+1 Speed	300 Tower Secrets 15 Fragments of the Eclipse	+10 Sync
7	500 Tower Secrets 3 Cores of the Eclipse	+1 Speed	500 Tower Secrets 3 Cores of the Eclipse	+10 Sync
8	500 Tower Secrets 10 Cores of the Eclipse	+1 Speed
9	500 Tower Secrets 25 Cores of the Eclipse	+1 Speed
10	500 Tower Secrets 50 Cores of the Eclipse	+1 Speed

Augmentations

There are a total of 6 Augmentations:

• Sigil Hunter - Adds 50% more Tower Sigils to cache.
• Secret Research - Adds 50% more Tower Secrets to cache
• Super Siphon - Doubles the effect of Siphon
• Ultimate Umbra - Confront a tougher challenge and earn more rewards. Failing to catch pushes you back! Unlocks The Total Eclipse
• Elixir Rain - Mice have a 50% chance of dropping Gauntlet Elixir.
• String Stepping - Capturing the Terrified Adventurer Mouse gives x2 progress.

The associated costs are required for each new run.

Augmentation	Unlocks at	Cost per run
Sigil Hunter	Floor 5	250,000 Gold
Secret Research	Floor 15	500 Tower Sigils
Super Siphon	Floor 20	1000 Tower Sigils
Ultimate Umbra	Floor 25	50 Fragments of the Eclipse
Elixir Rain	Floor 40	500 Tower Secrets
String Stepping	Floor 65	1,500 Tower Secrets

Floor Cache Rewards

Floor Number Cleared refers to the highest floor the hunter has fully completed (not was on) when retreating or running out of hunts. For instance, if you ended the run whilst on floor 3, the floor number cleared is 2.

Floor Name	Floor Number Cleared	Individual floor reward	Accumulative Rewards		Floor Number Cleared	Individual floor reward	Accumulative Rewards
Puppetry	1	9,000 Gold 7 Tower Sigils	9,000 Gold 7 Tower Sigils		9	9,000 Gold 10 Tower Sigils 2 Tower Secrets	81,000 Gold 69 Tower Sigils 20 Tower Secrets
Thievery	2	9,000 Gold 9 Tower Sigils	18,000 Gold 16 Tower Sigils		10	9,000 Gold 11 Tower Sigils 2 Tower Secrets	90,000 Gold 80 Tower Sigils 22 Tower Secrets
Melee	3	9,000 Gold 8 Tower Sigils	27,000 Gold 24 Tower Sigils		11	9,000 Gold 8 Tower Sigils 2 Tower Secrets	99,000 Gold 88 Tower Sigils 24 Tower Secrets
Bard	4	9,000 Gold 8 Tower Sigils	36,000 Gold 32 Tower Sigils		12	9,000 Gold 10 Tower Sigils 2 Tower Secrets	108,000 Gold 98 Tower Sigils 26 Tower Secrets
Magic	5	9,000 Gold 8 Tower Sigils	45,000 Gold 40 Tower Sigils		13	9,000 Gold 9 Tower Sigils 2 Tower Secrets	117,000 Gold 107 Tower Sigils 28 Tower Secrets
Noble	6	9,000 Gold 8 Tower Sigils	54,000 Gold 48 Tower Sigils		14
Dusty	7	9,000 Gold 2 Tower Sigils	63,000 Gold 50 Tower Sigils		15
Eclipse	8	9,000 Gold 9 Tower Sigils 18 Tower Secrets	72,000 Gold 59 Tower Sigils 18 Tower Secrets		16
Puppetry	'				'
Thievery	'				'
Melee	'				'
Bard	'				'
Magic	'				'
Noble	'				'
Dusty	'				'
Eclipse	'				'
Puppetry	'				'
Thievery	'				'
Melee	'				'
Bard	'				'
Magic	'				'
Noble	'				'
Dusty	'				'
Eclipse	'				'
Puppetry	'				'
Thievery	'				'
Melee	'				'
Bard	'				'
Magic	'				'
Noble	'				'
Dusty	'				'
Eclipse	'				'
Puppetry	'				'
Thievery	'				'
Melee	'				'
Bard	'				'
Magic	'				'
Noble	'				'
Dusty	'				'
Eclipse	'				'

Mice

Cheese Preference and Loot

Mice in Valour Rift are only attracted to String Cheese. Terrified Adventurer Mouse, who gives double progress inside tower, is only attracted to Gauntlet String Cheese. Elixir Maker Mouse, who drops larger amounts of Gauntlet Elixir, is attracted more frequently to Magical String Cheese than other String Cheese.

Mouse Locator

"n" is the number of Shade of the Eclipse or The Total Eclipse caught in current run.

Mouse	Loot	Outside Tower	Puppetry Floor		Thieving Floor		Melee Floor		Bard Floor		Magic Floor		Noble Floor		Dusty Floor		Eclipse Floor
			Floor 1	Floor= 1+n8	Floor 2	Floor= 2+n8	Floor 3	Floor= 3+n8	Floor 4	Floor= 4+n8	Floor 5	Floor= 5n8	Floor 6	Floor= 6+n8	Floor 7	Floor= 7+n8	Without Ultimate Umbra augmentation	With Ultimate Umbra augmentation
Timid Explorer	Gauntlet Elixir	X
Elixir Maker	Champion's Fire Gauntlet Elixir	X
Terrified Adventurer	Champion's Fire Simple Orb Tattered Celestial Skin Pattern Tower Sigil		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Unwavering Adventurer			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Berzerker			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Lumi-Lancer			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Possessed Armaments	Champion's Fire Tattered Celestial Skin Pattern Tower Secrets			X		X		X		X		X		X		X
Puppetto	Tower Sigil		X	X
Puppet Champion	Tower Secrets			X
Cutpurse	Tower Sigil				X	X
Champion Thief						X
Martial	Tower Sigil						X	X
Praetorian Champion								X
One-Mouse Band	Tower Sigil								X	X
Champion Danseuse										X
Mouse of Elements	Tower Sigil										X	X
Magic Champion												X
Cursed Crusader	Tower Sigil												X	X
Fallen Champion Footman														X
Withered Remains	Tower Sigil														X	X
Arch Champion Necromancer																X
Prestigious Adventurer
Soldier of Shade
Bulwark of Ascent
Shade of the Eclipse	Aleth Essence Ber Essence Champion's Fire Fragment of the Eclipse Magic Essence Rift Power Charm Rift Super Power Charm Rift Vacuum Charm Rift Wealth Charm Tower Secrets Tower Sigil																X
The Total Eclipse																		X

Hunting Strategy

Hunting tips by Larry

This place within the Rift Plane is an especially twisted version of our reality mirroring the King's Gauntlet. The Valour Rift Gauntlet Tower is slightly out of phase with our timeline and appears to endlessly stretch into a starry abyss with no end in sight. Navigating such a perplexing place is sure to cause a headache!

It's a good thing you're handy with a Rift Chronometer since it's just the thing you need to sync yourself into the timeline of the tower to be able to climb it. After entering, each mouse you capture will reveal the way forward, advancing you upwards. Just be quick -- You'll only remain in sync with the tower's timeline for so long before the steps fade away, sending you back to the tower's entrance.

While inside the tower, aim to climb as high up as you can. The mice inside protect valuable treasure with a greater cache of loot on each subsequent floor. The resources you recover will help upgrade your abilities in this strange place to grant you more time in the tower, advance further with each catch, and even siphon energy from the powerful Eclipse Mouse!

However, temper your initial exploration. Before ascending this bizarre tower, you'll likely want to collect Gauntlet Elixirs and exchange it at the Cheese Shoppe here for Gauntlet String Cheese. This unique flavour of bait can attract Terrified Adventurer mice within the tower. These mice have been navigating the tower for a long time and capturing one will reveal some shortcuts, further accelerating your progress!

That's all my research has revealed so far, MouseHunter. With the tower appearing to be infinitely tall, there's sure to be many more secrets to uncover once inside. Prepare your camp site and settle in for the long haul. This place will likely take quite a while to fully explore!

Adventure Book

Hunters can complete the End the Total Eclipse adventure in the Valour Rift.

End the Total Eclipse

Within the Valour Rift stands an endlessly tall tower slightly out of sync with our timeline. Using knowledge learned from your Rift Chronometer, you must syncronize yourself with the tower's timeline for as long as you can to recover valuable loot and artifacts from within the Rift Gauntlet. Will you be able to manifest an Ultimate Umbra and summon the Total Eclipse?

Chart the Valour Rift

• Purchase a Rift Chronometer from the Bristle Woods Rift Cartographer
• Loot Rift Distortions from Rift Walker or Rift Stalker mice
• Exchange 2,000 distortions for the Valour Rift Map Piece at the Bristle Woods Rift

Obtain Gauntlet String Cheese

• Obtain a Gauntlet Elixir in the Valour Rift
• Use an Elixir to purchase Gauntlet String Cheese from the Cheese Shoppe

Enter the Rift Gauntlet Tower

• Enter the Rift Gauntlet Tower and reach Floor 2 or higher
• Claim a floor cache

• Confront the Shade of the Eclipse

Upgrade your Speed

• Reach Floor 8 of the Rift Gauntlet Tower
• Catch Shade of the Eclipse Mouse
• Get a Fragment of the Eclipse

End the Total Eclipse

• Upgrade your Speed to level 4
• Upgrade your Sync to level 3
• Upgrade your Siphon to level 3
• Reach floor Floor 25 or higher to unlock Ultimate Umbra
• Activate Ultimate Umbra by using 50 Fragments of the Eclipse
• Catch The Total Eclipse
• Get a Core of the Eclipse

This adventure takes place in: Valour Rift

Rewards:

• 300,000 Gold
• 15,000,000 Points
• Codex of Valour

Shoppes

These are the shoppes found in Valour Rift.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost Ea.	Refund
Marble String	300	300
Swiss String	800	800
Brie String	1,600	1,600
Gauntlet String Cheese	1,600 1 Gauntlet Elixir	---
2-Pack of Gauntlet String Cheese	1,600 1 Gauntlet Elixir 1 Magic Essence	---

Trapsmith

Bases

Item	Cost	Refund	Requirement
Prestige Base	12,170,000 2 Cores of the Eclipse	---	Capture the Eclipse Mouse Defeat Twisted Carmine Capture the Goliath Field Mouse Defeat the Menace of the Rift Capture the Monstrous Black Widow Capture the Grand Master of the Dojo Capture the Absolute Acolyte and Archduke title to equip

Weapons

Item	Power Type	Cost	Refund	Requirement
Celestial Dissonance Trap	Rift	13,600,000 20 Cores of the Eclipse	---	Timesplit Dissonance Trap and Archduke title to equip

Skins

Item	Cost	Refund
Solar Celestial Dissonance Skin	6,400,000 5 Cores of the Eclipse 1,000 Tattered Celestial Skin Pattern	---
Solar Celestial Dissonance Skin	6,400,000 5 Cores of the Eclipse 1,000 Tattered Celestial Skin Pattern	---

Charm Shoppe

Charms

Item	Cost	Requires	Refund
Rift Power Charm	5,000 3 Tower Sigils	1 Null Gauntlet	---
Rift Super Power Charm	12,000 3 Tower Secrets	1 Null Gauntlet	---
Rift Vacuum Charm	1,000	1 Null Gauntlet	---

Crafting Items

Item	Cost	Requires	Refund
Charmbit	25	---	20
Erupting Rift Core	2,000	1 Null Gauntlet	---

General Store

Item	Cost	Requires	Refund
Codex of Valour: Puppetry Page	5,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Thievery Page	16,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Melee Page	5,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Bard Page	16,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Magic Page	18,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Noble Page	15,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Dusty Page	10,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---
Codex of Valour: Eclipse Page	15,000,000 50 Cores of the Eclipse	Codex of Valour	---

History and Trivia

• 10 October 2019: Valour Rift was released as an expansion to the Rift Plane.

To move to a new hunting location within the game, click on the TRAVEL button. The map will show all your unlocked locations, as well as any special considerations of note in a specific location. It will also show the minimum rank required to hunt in that location.