Mimic Hunt

While the Mimic Hunt event is active, any non-raid chest opened by a character level 3 or higher can spawn a Mimic. This includes even non-loot chests (that hold only quest items, etc.) and champion chests, but not Raid chests. Once the chest is opened, if a mimic appears, you are able to loot the contents of the chest as normal at any time, found where the chest was located (not where the mimic may eventually be killed). The chance to spawn a mimic starts around 10-15% or so. Each time you don't get a mimic, the chance increases, but whenever you do get a mimic, your chance to get another one decreases. So the more chests you open, the better your chances. The final average % (without "bait", see below) appears to be between 15-20% or so.
 * Possibly the % resets back down to the starting value - the specifics of the math are unknown at this time.

Mimic CRs vary by quest level and difficulty, but know that these mimics are much higher CR than the quest itself, and can represent a dangerous challenge every time a chest is opened - if you have not opted for the mimic repellent, be on your guard every time you open a chest!

You can opt out of the event (for chests that you, personally, open) by speaking to Glynereth and getting "mimic repellent". This has no effect on chests opened by other party members. This effect lasts until you speak to her again and have it removed (or possibly just until the end of that event ).

Mimic Hunt is supposed to be a recurring event, returning several times per year. In addition, during the fourth season of the Hardcore League, Mimic Hunt was enabled for the duration of the season, with a couple of important changes:
 * Chests did not ransack (see below.)
 * Mimic Repellent was not available.

Other changes for 2017:
 * Players will no longer get mimics from a chest after opening or looting the chest six times, with mechanics similar to normal chest/loot ransack. On the seventh (or any later) attempt, the player will get the message "You have looted this chest too often to get a mimic." This is a limit per character, not per account. The six-chest restriction lasts for the length of the Mimic event; it does not reset overnight.
 * Mimics will not appear for a character if they are more than four levels over the effective quest level (up to six levels over the base quest level, if running on elite or reaper), unless the quest is above level 20.
 * The release notes state "four levels over the quest level." It has been verified that it is actually more than four levels over the quest level. This maximum only applies to the character opening the chest, characters that are over level do not prevent a mimic from being spawned and will still receive a if the Mimic is slain.
 * Instant death effects no longer kill mimics.
 * The bank deposit boxes in the quest The Stormreaver Fresco no longer have a chance to produce mimics.
 * The "Mimic Frenzy" event has been removed.

Recommendations
Good places to hunt Mimics are quests that have a high number of chests and/or can be completed quickly. (Remember that mimics will not spawn if opened by a character more than 4 levels above the adjusted quest level!) Recommendations (in level order) include...
 * Base Level 1 Heyton's Rest
 * Solo Level 2 The Miller's Debt
 * Base Level 2 Haverdasher
 * Base Level 2 The Kobolds' New Ringleader
 * Wilderness Level 5/25 Three-Barrel Cove wilderness (Sea Witch (ship) and Strinatti chests; recall, reset, repeat)
 * Base Level 4 Irestone Inlet
 * Base Level 6 Redwillow's Ruins (+2 extra if you can pick locks)
 * Base Level 7 The Temple of Elemental Evil
 * Base Level 8/31 Against the Slave Lords ingredient chests can be mimics.
 * These quick quests include non-loot chests that can also spawn Mimics.



Related items

 * Icon GoldDoubloonMimic.png - BtA, guaranteed drop per mimic kill, thrown-in style collectable
 * Estore icon mimic bait.jpg - guarantees that the next chest you open is a mimic, single use
 * Mimic Bait x1: 29 DDO Points from the DDO Store
 * Mimic Bait x5: 129 DDO Points
 * Mimic Bait x10: 195 DDO Points
 * Mimic Bait and Mimic Repellent only apply to the person who has them active, and it must be the person to open the chest

Rewards
Killing Mimics awards s, one per mimic killed to each party member. This only applies to event mimics, not to other mimics normally available in quests.

Each item is bought separately; lower ML items are not upgraded/upgradable.

During the event, Mimic Tokens can be turned in to Glynereth the Mimic Hunter, who can be found in the Eberron Hall of Heroes upper level, west side (just south of the banker and auctioneer) and in the Eveningstar Hall of Heroes.

She offers:

Collectable crates
20 tokens each
 * s: Tier 1 to Tier 6

Creature companions
100 tokens each
 * Creeping Coins (new with 2017)
 * Creeping Coppers
 * Slinking Silvers
 * Gallivanting Golds
 * Perambulating Platinums
 * Mimics (same as in 2015)
 * Mundane Mini-Mimic
 * Malachite Mini-Mimic

Consumables
20 tokens each
 * - for 10 minutes your gear does not take damage
 * - your equipped weapon deals extra 1d6 acid damage for 1 hour

Items
80 tokens each Note: Each item must be bought separately, there are no upgrades available for items from this event.

The belts are simply a massive Hit Point boost, including False Life, Insightful False Life, and Quality False Life. Also included is Competence Healing Amplification, along with a Yellow Augment Slot (empty).

Grants bonuses to all Charisma skills except UMD. Practically speaking, it comes in 5* variants, all.

2023

 * 18 May &mdash; 24 May

2022

 * 04 August &mdash; 10 August
 * 19 May &mdash; 26 May

2021

 * 30 September &mdash; 6 October

2020

 * 26 March &mdash; 6 April

2019

 * 2 May &mdash; 12 May

2018

 * 9 November &mdash; 18 November
 * 14 June &mdash; 20 June
 * 15 March &mdash; 21 March

The issue with guild chests and the Mimic Hunt was that guild chests were spawning CR 35 Mimics which did not provide a mimic token and made the contents of that chest unavailable for several hours.

2017

 * 27 September &mdash; 8 October

2015

 * 26 February &mdash; 08 March
 * 21 January &mdash; 23 January

History
2018: (Exact iteration uncertain.) It is no longer necessary to kill the mimic to loot the contents of the chest. The chest can be looted as normal at any time.

The event was changed significantly in Update 36 Patch 2. The following aspects of the event no longer exist.

Mimics drop one, which you need 10 of to turn in for a card in the Halls of Heroes. Then you combine 2 cards, much like the Anniversary Card Collection event, for a final prize item.

Once 2,000 Mimics are killed on the server (1,000 for Wayfinder), there should be a server announcement (but there isn't any) and for the next (feels more like 10) the mimic spawn rate goes up to 100%. (Every chest in the game becomes Mimic.)
 * Estore icon card bag.jpg Collectible Card Bag - holds these cards, same functionality as Collectible Card Bag.png
 * Unique item capacity 25, Max stack size 1,000
 * 295 TP from the DDO Store

Cards
All the cards are. They are not auctionable. Trade 10 s for a random card.
 * - "Look in the closet, and under the bed. If a mimic lurks near, you'll soon be dead."
 * - "The Dungeon Master - cruel is she. A treasure chest just ate me!"
 * - "Through the dungeon, to the end of the quest, Nothing left but a glittering chest. Greed and need, you dive in fast.  Shame that move will be your last."
 * - "Lift the lid slow. What lies beneath?  A coffer so full, of shiny... teeth."
 * - "You made it this far with all your skin. Be sure to avoid the chests that grin."
 * - "At the end, think yourself a winner. That is until, you end up as dinner."
 * - "Count your fingers. Count your toes.  You might even lose your nose.  Might be a chest, might be a trunk.  Eating your flesh, chunk by chunk."
 * - ""First dibs on the loot", the adventurer said. Before the chest bit off his head."
 * - "Reach on in, far and deep. Just don't expect that arm to keep."
 * - "That bright, bright chest - it seems to beck. But now a tongue does choke her neck."

Mimic Hunter
Mimic Hunter  is an NPC in Halls of Heroes. She offers the following services:
 * Lost Motes trade-in (trade 10 motes for a random card)
 * Card I - VIII rate is uniform.
 * Card IX and X are rarer - roughly 1-2% chance total.
 * Eldritch Card Cruncher (Turn 2 cards in for a reward within this UI.)
 * Sprays you with "Mimic Repellent": You receive a buff visible on your buff bar: Mimics can't stand to be near you.
 * Remove the effect of Mimic Repellent

Card combinations and rewards
Combine two cards and receive the following. Rewards items are the ones from the now-defunct Mabar Endless Night Festival.


 * *Limit one per character, per heroic lifeundefined. . If you've already received a one from Mabar, you can get one in the Mimic Hunt as wellundefined.