1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Shops
   Trapsmith
   General Store
3. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Catacombs
   Mice Populations
4. Setup Options
   Normal Setup Options
   Limited Edition Setup Options
5. Goals
   Catch a Keeper Mouse with the Candle
   Obelisk of Incineration or Slumber?
   Should a Legendary Hunter craft the ACRoNYM, or the Ship?
   Charms to use
6. Related Articles

Overview

The Catacombs is the first location in the Bristle Woods region and offers some fantastic gold and points returns for those hunters with the right trap.

Fortunately the first of those traps is available to be purchased here.

The Obelisk of Slumber will outperform most Shadow traps in this location, and allow you to collect some of the more useful mice here. It can also be upgraded later to make the Arcane Capturing Rod of Never Yielding Mystery (more commonly known as the ACRoNYM) which is an awesomely powerful trap that turns this location into a real gold mine.

Hunters are advised to use Radioactive Blue in this location. For potentially greater profits, a hunter could use Ancient cheese, but it’s generally advised to save that for the Forbidden Grove.

The Keeper mouse in this location drops the map to the Forbidden Grove, along with the much rarer Front Cover of Plankrun’s Journal.

Requirements

To hunt in the Catacombs a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Legendary.
    The Mousoleum Restoration Patch from the Cartographer in the Bazaar.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    An Arcane Weapon.
    Radioactive Blue Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

Zounds! And I thought the Mousoleum was creepy!

The Catacombs is one of the most dangerous places to hunt. You’ll want to upgrade to more powerful Arcane traps as soon as possible!

New Mice

There are 8 new mice in the Catacombs that a hunter won’t have encountered before, most of these mice can be found in other locations.

Golem	Keeper	Keeper’s Assistant	Ooze	Scavenger	Skeleton
Spider	Terror Knight

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Shops

The Catacombs contains 2 shops: a Trapsmith and a General Store.

Trapsmith

The Trapsmith of the Catacombs contains a new Arcane weapon and a powerful base.

Weapons

Obelisk of Slumber (2,100 Arcane Power) Power Type: Arcane Power Bonus: none Attraction Bonus: 10% Luck: none Cheese Effect: Extremely Fresh This arcane staff is slightly tingly to the touch and stands as a bright beacon designed to mesmerize mice that lurk in darkness. Its mysterious glow and refreshing minty smell gently coax unruly Forgotten mice into a deep sleep. Cost: 316,350 gold Refund: 56,943 gold Points Required: 1,696,240

Bases

Explosive Base (300 Power) Power Bonus: 5% Attraction Bonus: 5% Luck: none Cheese Effect: Stale A base made of plastic-explosive, the ultimate back-up plan for any weapon. Cost: 29,775 gold Refund: 5,360 gold Points Required: 22,500

General Store

The General Store of the Catacombs contains a small selection of crafting supplies and some blueprints for more powerful Arcane traps and a new map piece.

Supply		Cost	Refund
	Bead of Slumber The tiring effects of this tiny magical bead can be combined with Obelisk Parts make the Obelisk of Slumber trap. King’s Warning: Staring directly into a bead may cause drowsiness; Do not operate heavy machinery.	2,000	2,000
	Curds and Whey Curds and whey are a common ingredient in a variety of cheese flavours. Elaborate flavours often require a greater quantity than more basic flavours.	12	3
	Mysterious Blueprints These blueprints outline how to harness the power of the Onyx Stone into an arcane obelisk of incredible power. This unstable rod uses magic essence to bring to life a dozen scraps of metal, forming roots that attach itself to any base. Take caution when choosing to construct this trap. Some fear that the power of the Onyx Stone is too great to be meddled with! The scientists of Digby are on a personal mission to burn these blueprints in an effort to protect humanity.	632,700	632,700
	Obelisk of Incineration Blueprints These blueprints detail how to construct a fiery trap that deals arcane damage. Obelisk parts and 2 scraps of metal form a staff that draws power from a single piece of coal. Splintered Wood set alight starts the flow of energy from the coal.	45,079	45,079
	Salt Gnawnia salt is collected from the seawater around the Harbour where it is known for its magical cleanliness. Salt is a very common ingredient used in a variety of cheese flavours.	6	2
	Ship Blueprints Sometimes discovered by hunters after defeating a Hydra mouse in the Lagoon, these rare prints show how to build a ship capable of sailing the open ocean. The plans call for 900 splintered wood, 70 bolts of cloth, 100 coils of rope, and 18 scrap metal. To captain the ship a hunter will need Legendary experience.	750,000	6,000

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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Catacombs

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse (Known Cheese Preferences)		Group (Weaknesses)	Potential Loot		Drop Rate
	Bat	The Shadow Clan		None
	Black Widow	Indigenous Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
				SUPER|brie+	Unknown
	Ghost	The Shadow Clan		None
	Giant Snail	The Shadow Clan		None
	Golem	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Keeper	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Keeper’s Candle	Unknown
				Plankrun’s Journal Cover	Unknown
	Keeper’s Assistant	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
	Lycan	The Shadow Clan		None
	Monster	Indigenous Mice		Brie Cheese	Unknown
				Cheddar Cheese	Unknown
				Greater Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Lab Research (1,000 bonus points)	Unknown
				Living Shard	Unknown
				Marble Cheese	Unknown
				Swiss Cheese	Unknown
	Mummy	The Shadow Clan		None
	Ooze	The Forgotten Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
	Scavenger	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Scrap Metal
	Skeleton	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Spider	The Forgotten Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
	Terror Knight	The Forgotten Mice		Scrap Metal
	Vampire	The Shadow Clan		None
	Zombie	Indigenous Mice		None
Occassional Visitors (These mice are not always encountered in this location)
	Glitchpaw	Event Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Coal	Unknown
				Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
				Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Scrap Metal	Unknown

Mice Populations

Here is a breakdown of the populations of mice in the location based upon cheese used (these results come from our survey); the values given are a percentage of all attractions, and how many of these mice you are likely to attract in 100 hunts using base attraction:

(Please note, results with less than 1,000 hunts submitted have a low level of accuracy and should be used as guidelines only)

	Mouse	Ancient	Radioactive Blue
	Bat		3.74% (3.57)
	Black Widow		0.07% (0.07)
	Ghost		14.38% (13.72)
	Giant Snail		7.19% (6.86)
	Golem	4.71% (4.49)	3.04% (2.90)
	Keeper	12.44% (11.85)	1.69% (1.62)
	Keeper’s Assistant	12.99% (12.38)	8.71% (7.79)
	Lycan		0.86% (0.82)
	Monster		0.50% (0.48)
	Mummy		6.42% (6.13)
	Ooze	14.41% (13.73)	9.17% (8.75)
	Scavenger	12.83% (12.22)	7.74% (7.38)
	Skeleton	16.61% (15.82)	16.28% (15.53)
	Spider	14.23% (13.55)	8.83% (8.43)
	Terror Knight	7.37% (7.02)	4.23% (4.03)
	Vampire	4.42% (4.21)	4.28% (4.08)
	Zombie		3.40% (3.24)
Hunts Submitted		7,223	18,365
Base Attraction Rate		95.28%	95.42%

Hunters entering the Catacombs for the first time may wish to use Radioactive Blue, as it is cheaper and generally attracts weaker mice.

As hunters gain better Arcane traps they may wish to switch to using Ancient cheese as Ancient cheese attracts only a limited number of the mice found in this location.

Both Radioactive Blue and Ancient attract a similar population of Skeleton mice, so the Antiskele charm can be used effectively with either cheese.

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Setup Options

Here we present you with a selection of results from our survey to give you an idea of how well the various setups work, and what sort of results you may expect to see when using them. Please remember, if you do not see the setup you are interested in here, it is because we do not currently have enough hunts submitted with that setup. Please submit your hunts to our survey, and encourage others to do so too.

Normal Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with weapons and bases that are available for purchase.

Radioactive Blue

Limited Edition Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with weapons and bases that were only available in the game for a limited time.

Ancient

Radioactive Blue

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Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Catch a Keeper Mouse with the Candle

The Keeper Mouse is not a common mouse in the Catacombs, but fortunately neither is it particularly rare.

Patience and an Arcane trap will eventually allow you to catch this mouse.

Obelisk of Incineration or Slumber?

This is an often asked question: if a hunter can craft the Obelisk of Incineration, is it worth doing so?

The Obelisk of Incineration is a better weapon, but its not significantly better.

The chances are, you won’t be using it long enough to make back the gold invested in crafting it.

Also, using scrap metal to craft the Obelisk of Incineration could delay your crafting of the Arcane Capturing Rod of Never Yielding Mystery, something you do not want to do.

Should a Legendary Hunter craft the ACRoNYM, or the Ship?

Many hunters wonder whether they should use their scrap metal to craft the ACRoNYM or the Ship first.

Personally I believe this comes down to how much gold you have.

Hunters with a large stash of gold (over 1 million), can probably go ahead and craft the ship.

Hunter with less than that would probably benefit from crafting the ACRoNYM first.

The ACRoNYM enables a hunter to collect very healthy gold returns when hunting, and increase the chances of collecting scrap metal.

The S.S. Huntington II is a very expensive location to set up in, so hunters will want to make sure they have a decent amount of gold beforehand.

Charms to use

The Antiskele charm can be used to great effect in the catacombs, driving away the Skeleton mice and allowing a hunter to focus on either more valuable mice or those with more loot.

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Bazaar	Bristle Woods	Forbidden Grove
Related Cheese
Ancient	Radioactive Blue

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1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Forbidden Grove
   Mice Populations
3. Setup Options
4. Goals
   Collect Runes
   Using the Runic Base
5. Related Articles

Overview

The Forbidden Grove was the first time restricted location in the game. Hunters can’t always travel here even if they have the map.

The Grove opens and closes on a regular basis. When it is open hunters can travel to and from here and start hunting with Ancient Cheese for mice that drop Runes as loot. While it is closed any hunter still here will only be able to attract Realm Ripper mice, and upon catching one will be transported to the Acolyte Realm and unable to re-enter the Grove until it opens again.

Requirements

To hunt in the Forbidden Grove a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Legendary.
    The Keeper’s Candle from a Keeper Mouse in the Catacombs.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    An Arcane Weapon.
    Ancient Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

Only the most capable MouseHunters make it to the Forbidden Grove! I’m impressed.

Remember that when the gates close, Realm Ripper mice will be in the grove. If you capture a Realm Ripper, you will be transported to the Acolyte Realm. Keep this fact in mind before leaving your trap for long periods of time.

New Mice

There are 7 new mice in the Forbidden Grove that a hunter won’t have encountered before, most of these mice can be found in other locations.

Gargoyle	Gate Guardian	Gorgon	Realm Ripper	Reaper	Sorcerer
Spectre

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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Forbidden Grove

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse (Known Cheese Preferences)		Group (Weaknesses)	Potential Loot		Drop Rate
	Bat	The Shadow Clan		None
	Black Widow	Indigenous Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
				SUPER|brie+	Unknown
	Gargoyle	The Forgotten Mice		Rune	Unknown
	Gate Guardian	The Forgotten Mice		Rune	Unknown
	Ghost	The Shadow Clan		None
	Golem	The Forgotten Mice		Rune	Unknown
	Gorgon	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Lycan	The Shadow Clan		None
	Mutated Grey	Indigenous Mice		None
	Mutated White	Indigenous Mice		None
	Ravenous Zombie	The Shadow Clan		None
	Realm Ripper	The Forgotten Mice		1 Divine Orb	Unknown
				Rune	Unknown
				Runic Potion	Unknown
				Stale Cheese	Unknown
	Reaper	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Scavenger	The Forgotten Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Corrupted Radioactive Blue Potion	Unknown
				Scrap Metal
				Rune	Unknown
	Sorcerer	The Forgotten Mice		Rune	Unknown
	Spectre	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Spider	The Forgotten Mice		Radioactive Blue Cheese	Unknown
	Vampire	The Shadow Clan		None
	Zombie	Indigenous Mice		None
Occassional Visitors (These mice are not always encountered in this location)
	Glitchpaw	Event Mice		Ancient Potion	Unknown
				Rune	Unknown

Mice Populations

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Ancient cheese is the best cheese to use in this location as it attracts more of the mice with Runes as loot.

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Setup Options

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Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Collect Runes

The main purpose of the Forbidden Grove is to collect Runes.

A number of the Forgotten mice in this location drop Runes, and all are best attracted with Ancient cheese.

A strong Arcane trap will help with collecting runes, and hunters may wish to wait until they have crafted the Arcane Capturing Rod of Never Yielding Mystery before hunting in the Forbidden Grove.

Using the Runic Base

If you were lucky enough to pick up the Runic Base then you’ve got a serious advantage for collecting runes. Arming this base increases the probability of Runes being dropped, as well as increasing the number dropped.

But most importantly, this base actually glows when you use it in Bristle Woods. It’s worth arming for that fact alone!

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Catacombs	Bristle Woods	Acolyte Realm
Related Cheese
Ancient

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1. Overview
   Requirements
   Hunting Tips by Larry
   New Mice
2. Cheese and Mice
   The Mice of the Acolyte Realm
   Mice Populations
3. Setup Options
4. Goals
   Catch an Acolyte Mouse
5. Related Articles

Overview

The Acolyte Realm is in a far-off land that can’t be traveled to using normal methods. Instead, a hunter must travel to the Forbidden Grove and wait until they catch a Realm Ripper to be transported here.

Once in the Acolyte Realm, the hunter is advised to use Runic Cheese and either a powerful Arcane trap (for good points and gold returns) or the Ancient Box Trap (for catching the Acolyte Mouse).

Requirements

To hunt in the Acolyte Realm a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Legendary.
    The Keeper’s Candle from a Keeper Mouse in the Catacombs.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    An Arcane or Forgotten Weapon.
    Runic Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

We aren’t in Gnawnia anymore!

Fear not, MouseHunter, for there is hope. Word has spread of an island located far off the eastern coast of Gnawnia where a trap was once constructed capable of defeating an Acolyte. Visit the General Store in the Catacombs where there are blueprints that show how to build a ship capable of sailing the open ocean.

New Mice

There are 3 new mice in the Acolyte Realm that a hunter won’t have encountered before, none of these mice can be found in other locations.

Acolyt

Lich

Wight

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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Acolyte Realm

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse (Known Cheese Preferences)		Group (Weaknesses)	Potential Loot		Drop Rate
	Acolyte	The Forgotten Mice		Mysterious Box	Unknown
	Black Widow	Indigenous Mice		SUPER|brie+	Unknown
	Gate Guardian	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Golem	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Gorgon	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Lich	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Mutated Grey	Indigenous Mice		None
	Mutated White	Indigenous Mice		None
	Sorcerer	The Forgotten Mice		Rune	Unknown
	Spectre	The Forgotten Mice		None
	Wight	The Forgotten Mice		None
Occassional Visitors (These mice are not always encountered in this location)
	Glitchpaw	Event Mice		Rune	Unknown
				Runic Cheese	Unknown

Mice Populations

We currently do not have enough results for Mice Populations.

There isn’t really much of a choice in the Acolyte Realm, Runic cheese is required to attract the three new mice for this location.

Some hunters will want to try other cheese for the purposes of staling it in the Acolyte Realm.

Ancient and Radioactive Blue cheese can be used in the Acolyte Realm, but they attract less and weaker mice.

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Setup Options

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Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Catch an Acolyte Mouse

The Acolyte Mouse is one of the most powerful mice in the game.

The Acolyte Mouse can only be attracted using Runic cheese and is best caught using a Forgotten trap such as the Ancient Box Trap.

Hunters are advised to be patient with this mouse; collecting a large amount of Runic before hunting for it should help to avoid frustration.

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Forbidden Grove	Bristle Woods	N/A
Related Cheese
Runic

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