Difference between revisions of "Sinister Portal or Ambrosial Portal - Which Should I Get?"

From MHWiki
(Closer Examination)
Line 1: Line 1:
It really doesn't matter.
+
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.
 
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.

Revision as of 08:40, 20 December 2008

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.

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
w/Sinister Portal 1155 Shadow 5% 20% 0 Stale
w/Ambrosial Portal 1100 Shadow 0% 25% 0 Fresh

For the Stone Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
w/Sinister Portal 1351 Shadow 15% 0% 0 No Effect
w/Ambrosial Portal 1293 Shadow 10% 5% 0 Very Fresh

For the Explosive Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
w/Sinister Portal 1458 Shadow 10% 5% 0 Very Stale
w/Ambrosial Portal 1391 Shadow 5% 10% 0 No Effect

For the Dehydration Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
w/Sinister Portal 1313 Shadow 5% 5% 4 Extremely Fresh
w/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.