Effectiveness
From MHWiki
Effectiveness refers to the bonus (or penalty) when using a Trap against Mice of different Power Types. It is believed to be a modifier applied on the Power or Luck values of a Trap, or possibly both.
Players should avoid hunting at a location where their current traps will be less effective against most of the mice there, such as the Mousoleum without a Shadow/Arcane trap, or the Furoma region without a Tactical trap.
Effectiveness Levels
A Trap can have 1 of 3 possible effectiveness levels against a mouse:
- Very Effective
- A very effective message implies that there was a bonus to the trap power/luck in catching the mouse. No message is shown if the catch result was a miss.
- Normal Effectiveness
- No additional message is shown for a normal catch. This implies that no modifier has been applied to the current trap power/luck in catching the mouse, and is the most commonly encountered effectiveness level.
- Less Effective
- A less effective message will appear when there is a penalty to the trap power/luck in attracting a mouse and the catch result was a miss. This usually indicates that the wrong trap type is being used for the current location. No message is shown if it was a successful catch.
- Note that trap effectiveness has no bearing on the Attraction Rate of a trap and the type of mice attracted, which is dependent on the baited cheese.
Effectiveness Chart
This following chart lists the effectiveness of the 4 existing Trap Power Types against the different breeds of mice. There are some exceptions to the chart, and these have been noted under the exceptions section.
Mouse | Mouse Power Type |
Physical Trap |
Shadow Trap |
Tactical Trap |
Arcane Trap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abm. Snow | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Acolyte | Arcane | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Archer | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Assassin | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Bat | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Bionic | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Black Widow | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Brown | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Burglar | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Diamond | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Dwarf | Tactical | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Elf | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Gargoyle | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Gate Guardian | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Ghost | Shadow | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective | Normal |
Gold | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Golem | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Gorgon | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Granite | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Grey | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Hapless | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Hollowhead | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Keeper | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Kung Fu | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Leprechaun | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Lycan | Shadow | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective | Normal |
Master - Belt | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Master - Claw | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Master - Dojo | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Master - Fang | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Mobster | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Mole | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Monk | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Monster | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Mummy | Shadow | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective | Normal |
Mutated Grey | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Mutated White | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Nibbler | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Ninja | Tactical | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Ooze | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Pirate | Tactical | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Rvns. Zombie | Shadow | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective | Normal |
Reaper | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Samurai | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Scavenger | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Spectre | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Spider | Forgotten | Less Effective | Normal | Less Effective | Very Effective |
Steel | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Student - Belt | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Student - Claw | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Student - Fang | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Vampire | Shadow | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective | Normal |
White | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Worker | Tactical | Less Effective | Less Effective | Very Effective | Less Effective |
Zombie | Physical | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Mouse | Power Type | Physical | Shadow | Tactical | Arcane |
- iTunes Mouse, Master Burglar Mouse are not included.
Exceptions
- Ninja mice have been noted to be resistant to Physical Traps in the Dojo.
- Physical traps have been noted to be of normal effectiveness against most Tactical mice in the Training Grounds, except against the Assassin Mouse.
See Also
- Cheat Sheet – Condensed Effectiveness Chart
- Hunting Sequence – Official information on how a mouse catch is calculated
- Power Type – List of the different power types available
- Forum Discussion by Adrian Hew, which provided the chart information.