Spooky Aura

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The Spooky Aura is a trap bonus that got introduced in the 2017 Halloween event, Creepy Carl's Cursed Cruise. It is represented by a green skull icon in the upper left of the main trap image on the Camp page. It can be earned by taking part in the Halloween event since its introduction.

Spooky Aura Effect

When the aura is active, hunters will receive:

Obtaining a Spooky Aura

2017: Creepy Carl's Cursed Cruise

The duration depends on the Ghostship destroyed. It could be extended untill the 30th of november.

  • The Gnawnian Ghoul: 15 hrs
  • Martial Mayhem: 18 hrs
  • The Soul of the Sea: 20 hrs
  • The Demon of the Desert: 22 hrs
  • The Ancient Apparition: 24 hrs
  • The Phantom of the Plane: 30 hrs

All Spooky Auras could not be extended beyond Nov 30th 2017.

When Hunter's cannons are armed with an Ethereal Cannonball, catching a mouse will damage the Ghostship by the same number of points of the captured mouse. The more valued the mouse, the more damage your cannon deals. The Ghostship they damage is based on the location from which hunters attack.

The HP of the Ghostship are as follow:

  • The Gnawnian Ghoul- 8,000 HP
  • Martial Mayhem- 85,000 HP
  • The Soul of the Sea- 560,000 HP
  • The Demon of the Desert- 630,000 HP
  • The Ancient Apparition- 1,575,000 HP
  • The Phantom of the Plane- 1,620,000 HP

For example, the Martial Mayhem can be attacked from the Training Grounds, Dojo, Meditation Room, or Pinnacle Chamber. In that particular region (Furoma), only the Dojo itself is "Haunted". This means that Ghastly Galleon Gouda and Ethereal Cannonballs can only be found in the Dojo, but cannonballs can be fired from any other location in Furoma as well to bring down the Martial Mayhem.

2018: Admiral Arrgh's Revenge

In addition to the ships that could be used to obtain the aura in 2018, The Queasy Queso Cruiser and The Boney Barge got added for the Queso Canyon and Burroughs region respectively:

  • The Boney Barge- 45,000 HP
  • The Queasy Queso Cruiser - 1,215,000 HP

Originally, the Toxic Spill could be used to attack The Boney Barge as well, but this option got removed during the event.

2019: Spooky Schnooner's Revenge

In 2019, the Halloween event shifted from having region-specific ghostships to one Grand Ghostship. Gathering Spooky Ship Parts by shooting at the Grand Ghostship unlocked rewards, which included a total of 4 weeks of the Spooky Aura. 1 week of the Spooky Aura got unlocked at 200 and 1,000 Spooky Ship Parts, and an additional 2 weeks of the aura became available after gathering 2,000 Spooky Ship Parts.

2020: The Grand Ghostship Returns!

Instead of claiming the Spooky Aura directly, the reward track now gives Cursed Skulls, which can be crushed for 1 week of aura each. Just like during the 2019 Halloween event, a total of 4 weeks of the Spooky Aura could be claimed. During the end of the 2020 event, everyone's remaining Cursed Skull got crushed and everyone's Spooky Aura got activated to ensure Hunters didn't pass the intended cap on the Spooky Aura, which was December 1st, 2020. On that date, any Cursed Skulls left in Hunters' inventories was removed as well.

2021: Master the Magic of the Boiling Cauldrons

The reward track gives Cursed Skulls, which can be crushed for 1 week of aura each. A total of 4 weeks of the Spooky Aura could be claimed. The aura can be activated at any time the Hunter wishes. There is no hard end date for the aura to be activated.

History and Trivia

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