Sand Crypts
| Sand Crypts | |
|---|---|
| Region: Sandtail Desert | |
| Minimum Rank: | Baron/Baroness |
| Travel Requirement: | Living Garden Key |
| Required Power Type: | Shadow |
| Required Cheese: | Graveblossom Camembert |
| Recommended Charms: | See Minigame Shattering Charm |
| Number of Mice: | 6 |
| Shops: | Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith Charm Shoppe General Store |
| Lose Gold: | Yes |
| Lose Points: | Yes |
| Lose Cheese: | Yes |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2012 |
| While there's no Grubling Mice in the area, slime trails indicate they've been through here. Perhaps they've been bringing food or something else to the immense and powerful King Grub Mouse that lives in the area? | |
Overview
Sand Crypts is a hunting location in Sandtail Desert region.
Living Garden, Lost City, Sand Dunes, Twisted Garden, Cursed City, and Sand Crypts are 6 connected hunting locations, forming the Living Garden complex.
They require the minimum rank of Baron/Baroness and the Living Garden Key to access.
Sand Crypts can only be traveled to when the Hunter's map is in Twisted state.
Normal World and Twisted World
At a time, among 6 hunting locations in the Living Garden complex, only 3 can be traveled to. This depends on whether the Hunter's map is in Normal or Twisted state:
- Normal state: Living Garden, Lost City, and Sand Dunes are accessible
- Twisted state: Twisted Garden, Cursed City, and Sand Crypts are accessible
The map state can be changed from Normal to Twisted by:
- Catching a Carmine the Apothecary in Living Garden
- Doing so will generate a journal entry:
- On catching Carmine the Apothecary, a light flashes and a spell she had prepared in advance erupts! Nightmarish tendrils of dark smoke burst from the ground around me, and before I knew it the world had changed before my very eyes into a wild and twisted version of itself.
- I can feel this world itself attempting to reject me and send me back, but I must stay as long as I am able to find out what Carmine is doing in this hidden, dark place.
The map state can be changed from Twisted to Normal by either:
- Using any cheese other than Duskshade Camembert or Lunaria Camembert in Twisted Garden
- Using any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert in Cursed City
- Using any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert in Sand Crypts
- Doing any of the actions above will generate a journal entry:
- Almost as if an illusion suddenly shattered, the world around me snaps back to normal. Using X Cheese has brought me back to the normal world.
The Living Garden Sequence
In the Living Garden complex, the Hunter follows 6 main steps in sequence.
Step 5b can be done in Sand Crypts.
Salting Minigame
In Sand Crypts, the Salting mechanics are in effect:
- The Salt level starts at 0 and maxes out at 50. It will be 0 for the first time the Hunter enters the area.
- As the salt level increases, King Grub Mouse and King Scarab Mouse grows weaker.
- Catching mice with certain Charm armed increases the salt level:
- Catching a mouse with Grub Salt Charm armed increases the salt level by 1.
- Catching a mouse with Super Salt Charm armed increases the salt level by 2.
- The salt level will be reset by either:
- Catching a King Grub Mouse
- Doing so generates a journal entry:
- Whoa, the King Grub mouse nearly wrecked my trap! He definitely dislodged all the salt and left his ah... distinct smell about the place! I'll need to re-salt and scent my trap before attracting another one.
- I should unequip my Grub Scent Charms and save them for later.
- Catching a King Scarab Mouse
- Doing so generates a journal entry:
- Success! Though it took an incredible amount of salt, patience, and luck, I was able to catch the massive and terrible King Scarab mouse! Of course, I'll have to re-salt my trap before attracting any more big game.
Heads-Up Display
The Hunter can access and track the following in the HUD:
Mice
All mice found in Sand Crypts are part of the Sand Dunes Mice group.
Only Shadow power type is effective against the mice here.
Mice here requires Graveblossom Camembert to attract.
King Grub Mouse requires Grub Scent Charm armed to attract.
King Scarab Mouse requires Shattering Charm armed to attract.
Salting is recommended before trying to catch King Grub Mouse and King Scarab Mouse.
Most mice here can drop Lunaria Petal which can be used to purchase Lunaria Camembert to use in Twisted Garden.
| Mouse | Points | Gold | Without Grub Scent or Shattering |
With Grub Scent |
With Shattering |
Loot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Grub | 35,000 | 8,500 | X | Dol Essence Est Essence Fel Essence Lunaria Petal | ||
| King Scarab | 175,000 | 22,500 | X | Living Garden Theme Scrap 3 Scarab Chest | ||
| Sand Colossus | 20,500 | 1,500 | X | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Lunaria Petal | ||
| Sarcophamouse | 17,000 | 2,550 | X | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Lunaria Petal | ||
| Scarab | 16,500 | 3,500 | X | Ber Essence Cynd Essence Lunaria Petal | ||
| Serpentine | 25,250 | 1,650 | X | Aleth Essence Ber Essence Cynd Essence Lunaria Petal |
Hunting Strategy
Hunting Tips by Larry
You're going to need a lot of Graveblossom Camembert here. The mice in these crypts don't seem to like anything else! Plus, any other cheese just doesn't feel... appropriate here in this world.
There don't seem to be any grublings in these crypts, but there's definite evidence they've been here, with slime trails littering the ground. At any rate, Grubling Chow Charms won't help here.
Instead, listen close and you'll hear the roar of the King Grub Mouse. He's huge, and powerful, and up to no good! Now, while catching him is definitely in your best interests, he's not going to be an easy fight!
First, you'll need to liberally apply coatings of salt to your trap by purchasing and using Grub Salt Charms, then when you feel you've salted your trap enough, purchase and use some Grub Scent Charms to draw him to your trap and steal his Garden Essences.
The King Grub Mouse is hoarding Garden Essences, but why?
Adventure Book
- The Hunter can complete the Obtain a Rift Detector adventure in Sand Crypts.
- The Hunter can complete some steps of the Defeat Twisted Carmine adventure in Sand Crypts.
Location-Specific Effects
Bases
- Aurora Base - has a chance to generate a random Garden Essence
- Desert Heater Base - consumes a Flameshard per hunt to generate a random Sandtail Desert item per mouse catch
- Hothouse Base - doubles the range of Lunaria Petal dropped by mice
- Living Base - doubles the range of Lunaria Petal dropped by mice
- Smelly Sodium Base -
- Increases the salt level by 1 upon a successful catch with any salt charm armed
- Attracts only King Grub when salt level is at 50
Charms
- Grub Salt Charm - controls Salting Minigame
- Super Salt Charm - controls Salting Minigame
- Grub Scent Charm - adds King Grub Mouse and removes all other mice from the attraction pool
- Shattering Charm - adds King Scarab Mouse and removes all other mice from the attraction pool
Shops
These are the shops found in Sand Crypts.
Cheese Shoppe
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewthief Camembert | 750 gold 1 Dewthief Petal |
None | N/A |
| Dewthief Camembert 4-Pack | 3,000 gold 3 Dewthief Petal 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Duskshade Camembert | 1,100 gold 1 Duskshade Petal 1 Dreamfluff Herbs |
None | N/A |
| Duskshade Camembert 4-Pack | 4,400 gold 3 Duskshade Petal 3 Dreamfluff Herbs 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Graveblossom Camembert | 1,500 gold 1 Graveblossom Petal |
None | N/A |
| Graveblossom Camembert 4-Pack | 6,000 gold 3 Graveblossom Petal 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Lunaria Camembert | 1,775 gold 1 Lunaria Petal 1 Plumepearl Herbs |
None | N/A |
| Lunaria Camembert 4-Pack | 7,100 gold 3 Lunaria Petal 3 Plumepearl Herbs 1 Magic Essence |
None | N/A |
| Swiss Cheese | 100 gold | None | 100 gold |
| Brie Cheese | 200 gold | None | 200 gold |
| Gouda Cheese | 600 gold | None | 600 gold |
Trapsmith
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soiled Base | 1 Fel Essence 1 Gur Essence 1 Hix Essence 3 Fresh Twisted Garden Soil 1 Dewthief Petal 1 Duskshade Petal 1 Graveblossom Petal 1 Lunaria Petal |
None | N/A |
| Rift Base | 7,500,000 gold 1 Rift Crystal 1 Rift Mist 1 Rift Stars |
None | N/A |
| Item | Power Type | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phantasmic Oasis Trap | Hydro | 3,000,000 gold 1 Est Essence 1 Fel Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Oasis Water Node Trap |
None | N/A |
| Clockwork Portal Trap | Shadow | 4,000,000 gold 1 Fel Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Clockapult of Time |
None | N/A |
| Grand Arcanum Trap | Arcane | 4,900,000 gold 1 Gur Essence 1 Icuri Essence 1 Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery |
None | N/A |
Charm Shoppe
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmbit | 25 gold | None | 20 gold |
| Grub Salt Charm | 200 gold 1 Ber Essence |
None | N/A |
| Grub Scent Charm | 500 gold 1 Cynd Essence |
None | N/A |
| Epic Orb | 125,000 gold | None | 125,000 gold |
| Aromatic Oil | 1,000,000 gold | None | 1,000,000 gold |
| Lucky Power Charm | 900 gold | None | 270 gold |
| Super Power Charm | 500 gold | None | 150 gold |
| Super Luck Charm | 750 gold | None | 225 gold |
| Super Lucky Power Charm | 2,500 gold | None | 750 gold |
| Extreme Power Charm | 1,500 gold | None | 450 gold |
| Extreme Luck Charm | 4,500 gold | None | 1,350 gold |
General Store
| Item | Cost | Requirement | Refund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curds and Whey | 12 gold | None | 3 gold |
| Ionized Salt | 450 gold | None | 150 gold |
| Essence Prism | 500 gold | None | 500 gold |
| Plant Pot | 900 gold | None | 900 gold |
History and Trivia
- 14 November 2012: The Sand Crypts was opened alongside with other locations in Living Garden complex in Sandtail Desert region.
- 14 January 2013: The King Scarab Mouse was added to the Sand Crypts.
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