Sinister Portal or Ambrosial Portal - Which Should I Get?

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

For the Stone Base:

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

For the Explosive Base:

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

For the Dehydration Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Sinister Portal 1313 Shadow 5% 5% 4 Extremely Fresh
Ambrosial Portal 1250 Shadow 0% 10% 4 Ultimately Fresh

For the Polar Base:

Weapon Power Power type Power bonus Attraction bonus Luck Cheese Effect
Sinister Portal 1409 Shadow 15% 0% 4 Extremely Fresh
Ambrosial Portal 1348 Shadow 10% 5% 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 Mousoleum, where encounters are frequent, but captures are unfortunately not. That little boost in attack makes a difference. However, the two traps are so close together that it really comes down to preference.