The salt mines is a timed event for collecting salt and cosmetics. The purpose of the mines is to offer a fun way to obtain salt. Salt is an in-game currency that can be used to purchase items in and outside of the mines. This guide is intended to hopefully help others understand the mines a little bit better.

If you want to find a specific part of the guide to read instead of scrolling through the whole guide, please refer to the guide index on the right of the page to find a specific section.

Pummelin' Plains: The Salt Mines is located behind the waterfall.[i.imgur.com]

Reine City: The Salt Mines is located in the building above the Cap 'n' Cash shop.[i.imgur.com]

A Dreary Place: The Salt Mines is located in a pit.[i.imgur.com]

The Grove: The Salt Mines is located all the way to the left of The Grove.[i.imgur.com]

The entrance of the Salt Mines is a big portal that when interacted with will send the player into the mines.

The player can open the portal by interacting with it if the portal doesn't appear to be open and the predators on it have blue eyes.


If the portal allows the player into the mines without costing banked salt that means the mines is still in the preparation phase and still beginning. If the portal is open and requires banked salt to get in, the mines have already begun and the player will need to pay a toll in order to enter. The toll will rise the longer the event goes on.


If the portal isn't open nor lit up at all the Final Showdown has begun and all players outside the mines will need to wait until the showdown has finished.

This is the current map of the Salt Mines as of Update #24, this may help navigation in the mines if needed.


(Map generously provided by Aaron Stavely)

EDIT: The top left portion of the center room has been changed as of the 4.0 Update.

There are several ways for a player get salt in the mines! Salt deposits in the mines will give players salt by mining them and predators will drop salt when defeated. Salt may also be received by obtaining duplicate hats. Another way to obtain salt is end of mines bonuses which each reward salt to the player. See the End of The Salt Mines section of this guide for more information on bonuses. Players can also open Salt Chests[i.imgur.com] outside the mines to receive salt.


Run Salt is all the salt a player has inside the mines and can be used in the mines.

(Run Salt becomes Banked Salt when the player exits the mines.)

Banked Salt is salt from past runs in the mines and can be used outside the mines at Cap 'n' Cash to buy hats.

(A good way to get banked salt is opening Salt Chests[i.imgur.com] outside the mines! They award salt based on the amount of damage the player caused to their opponent, not strictly winning and losing.)

There are two different ways that Salt behaves when mined during a run in the salt mines.
Ground Salt and Cosmetic Salt.

Ground Salt is salt that lays on the ground until it is collected or vanishes. Ground Salt is not added to your Run Salt total until you pick it up off the ground. A good way to see Ground Salt is to throw dynamite at a far away salt node and see the salt fall to the ground.

Cosmetic Salt is salt that follows the player after its directly mined or a predator is defeated. This salt is automatically added to the players Run Salt total regardless if the player makes contact with it. A good way to see this is to outrun the salt you just mined by going to another room as it follows you. The salt will get added to your total regardless if it actually catches up with you.

(All salt that collected will remain in the inventory when logging off from a server and will even persist across servers!)

There are many predators that will attack the player in the Salt Mines. If players gets within a certain range of predators they will chase players and attack them. These predators drop salt when defeated and can also be defeated outside of combat with the use of dynamite. Key Keeper predators will drop more salt than standard predator variants. The player will be removed from the Salt Mines if they are defeated by a predator. Here is a list of the predator types and some tips on defeating them. The predator artificial intelligence is easier in low mine levels and gets a little harder with each mine level so be careful facing these tough opponents in higher mine levels!

Wolf "Fluffers"

Tip: Fluffers has a very punishable overhead attack[i.imgur.com]. When Fluffers jumps into the air he can be easily blocked or anti-aired.
The wolf can spawn Shadow Predators to chase players.[i.imgur.com]

Snake "Cuddles"

Tip: Cuddles seems to always be trying to keep players away. Try blocking Cuddles attacks and then rush him.

Panther "Flopsie"

Tip: This big cat has a pounce attack[i.imgur.com] that is punishable when blocked. The key to defeating Flopsie is blocking and waiting for an opening.

Bear "Huggles"

Tip: Huggles has lots of armor on his attacks and excels at close quarters combat. The best way to defeat bear is to use resources to chip away at his health. Huggles also struggles at range so ranged attacks are great against him.

Shadow Predators

Tip: Shadow Predators can be any of the playable fighters in the game and need to be fought accordingly. Wolves can call entire groups of Shadow Predators into a room to attack players. These predators can be some of the hardest opponents in the entire game on higher mine levels so consider using dynamite to defeat them or running away!

Dynamite is a useful tool especially at later mine levels when the predators become more challenging. Dynamite is thrown by pressing 'A'. To effectively throw dynamite, tap a directional input before throwing to choose a direction to throw it.
(players can even throw dynamite while strafing.)

This valuable resource can be purchased at dynamite chests[i.imgur.com] which can be found within the Salt Mines for 60 salt. The player can hold up to 10 dynamite at once. Dynamite can be used to quickly mine salt deposits. Dynamite can also be used to completely skip fights with predators. If dynamite is thrown towards a predator, the player will be rewarded salt for defeating the predator. All players are invulnerable to dynamite stuns for about 4 seconds after exiting a fight. If a player is stunned by dynamite right after coming out of another stun, the second stun is shorter. Players can even throw dynamite over ledges to help defeat predators and mine salt at a distance.

Each time a certain number of predators are defeated (Indicated by the number below the mine level) the enemies will become increasingly stronger, but greater tier rewards will start appearing in the mines. The amount of predators that need to be defeated to advance the mine level is dependent on how many players are in the mine. If all players leave or are defeated by predators before the Final Showdown starts, the timer and mine level will reset. Each level has a base number of predators and a number of players. The number of predators appear to be determined by "Base + (Player Count-1 x 2) = Predator count."

(Salt yield is dependent on the mine level.)

Here are the levels to the mines with their salt yield multipliers
I - FEELIN' FINE | x1.0
II - ALMOST ANXIOUS | x1.1
III - SLIGHTLY SPOOKIFIED | x1.3
IV - GETTING GHOSTLY | x1.6
V - HALFWAY HAUNTED | x2.0
VI - QUITE QUIVERSOME | x2.5
VII - TREMENDOUSLY TERRIFYING | x3.1
VIII - NOTABLY NIGHTMARISH | x3.8
IX - OHGODMAKEITSTOP | x4.6
X - AAAAAAAAAAAAAA | x5.5

There are a few types of chests that can spawn in the Salt Mines to aid and reward players. The amount of chests that spawn at once is dependent on the amount of players in the mines. Chests will spawn more frequently if there are lots of players in the mines. When a chest is interacted with by a player that has enough run salt to afford it, a timer will count down from 10 seconds and other players can try to contest the chest during this time. Both players still receive a hat if a fight happens, regardless of the winner. If a chest is contested by a player with a different version of the game, the text "Version Difference" will appear and the player will be unable to contest the chest. Once the mine timer reaches 1:30 chests can no longer be contested and may be opened instantly. There are also notifiers that show players if hat chests are in a room next to them! Sometimes chest notifiers will appear in rooms that don't appear to have any hat chests, but some chests are hidden in a salt deposit. If a chest doesn't appear in a room, mine some salt and the hat chest should appear. The chest notifiers will point players in the direction of a hat chest unless the chest has been opened or is being fought over by two players.


Salt Chests: These chests are not inside the Salt Mines! When opened outside the mines they yield 900 salt in total as a base. Salt Chests award salt based on the amount of damage the player caused the opponent, not strictly winning and losing.
900 base (for engaging with a chest at all).
+100 for causing any amount of damage during the match.
+[0-500] (on a linear scale) based on percentage damage caused, averaged across all rounds played.
The Salt Chest spawn interval is every 240s (-/+ 60s), from 120s (-/+ 2s). (According to Mane6)

Dynamite chests: These chests are 60 salt each and yield 1 dynamite which can be used to mine salt or defeat predators.

Health Chests: These chests are 100 salt each and heal the player when opened.

Silver Chests: These chests are 200 salt each and will give an Uncommon cosmetic when opened. If the hat is a duplicate of one already owned 300 salt will be given instead.

Purple Chests: These chests are 400 salt each and will give a Rare cosmetic when opened. If the hat is a duplicate of one already owned 600 salt will be given instead.

Golden Chests: These Chests are 800 salt each and will give an Epic cosmetic when opened. If the hat is a duplicate of one already owned 1,200 salt will be given instead.

The timer[i.imgur.com] that is seen at the top of the screen while in the mines is the time left until the boss spawns. The timer is set to 15:00 minutes and counts down. The boss is determined by who has the most run salt in the mines at the time of it spawning. When the timer reaches 1:30 all chests can no longer be contested and can be opened instantly. When the timer hits 0:00, the message "Something Sinister Spawns" and a small bar will count down until the boss spawns. If the player is the only one in the mines this message will not appear and they will be taken out of the mines back to the over world. If all players leave or are defeated by predators before the Final Showdown starts, the timer and mine level will reset.

When the player transforms into the bear boss[i.imgur.com], the mines will close from the outside (starting the Final Showdown) and everyone's health will start draining. (NOTE: The Final Showdown will only happen if more than 1 player is in the mines at the start of the showdown.) If not enough players are in the mines to start the Final Showdown, the player will be returned to the over world. [i.imgur.com]To stay alive players will need to mine salt deposits to gain health orbs. The boss in the salt mines is a player driven bear that has high health and high damage. The health of the bear is dependent on how many players are in the mines. More players = higher health for the boss. The boss has a move list that can be found here[i.imgur.com]. The Bear's command dash is completely projectile-invulnerable. The boss also has the ability to see if any players are in a room next to it because the door way will be highlighted.[i.imgur.com] When the boss is defeated or wins all remaining players will be moved back into the over world.

After the boss is defeated the Final Showdown ends (or the mine ends) and the portal reopens. All players at the end of the mines will get medals for some of the things they did in the mines and bonus salt for completing the medals.
(All bonuses are forfeited if the player leaves the Salt Mines through the pause menu.)

Here's a list of medals.

From The Beginning: Be in the mines from the start.


Taste For Salt: Mine at least 100 salt deposits.


Reverse Hunter: Defeat at least 25 predators.


I Am Become Bear: Become the bear boss at the end of the salt mines.


Apex Predator: Win the final showdown in mines as the bear.


Bear Slayer: Defeat the bear during the final showdown.


Final Showdown: Survive till the final showdown.

Early Access Patch #25 (02/21/20) made it possible to unlock the Shadow Palettes worn by the predators. There are currently one way to unlock the palettes,

Win the "Apex Predator" medal (see End of The Salt Mines section) by becoming the boss Bear during the Final Showdown and winning by defeating all the remaining players in the mines.

As it stands right now, there is no way of obtaining the Shadow Palettes in game. The functionality associated with the unlock system has been disabled as of 3.0.
HOWEVER Players on consoles, along with the Epic Games, have the Shadow Palettes unlocked automatically.


(Shadow Palette unlock message.)

Trivia: The Shadow Palettes used to be purchasable through the Steam Store as "Shadow Palettes Pack" DLC for $1.99 USD which would unlock all the palettes. On July 7th, 2022 the Shadow Palettes Pack is no longer able to be purchased at the request of Mane6

Cap 'n' Cash shop rotates stock twice a week so different hats become available to be purchased for banked salt. All hats from the Salt Mines loot pool can be purchased from the shop. Cap 'n' Cash has unique dialogue depending on how much banked salt is had and what character is equipped.
"The stock will rotate at the regularly scheduled times: Sundays at 12:01am and Wednesdays at 6pm, Pacific." According to Mane6
Cap 'n' Cash sell various hats in their shop and accept banked salt as payment. The higher the rarity of the hat, the more expensive it will be.
Hat Prices:
Uncommon: 7,500
Rare: 15,500
Epic: 26,500
This spreadsheet shows every obtainable cosmetics in the game!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MBK6kIdfnKJ60L1-kYE1U6mdkUA2GwQCGUuc2u2yGes/edit?usp=sharing
(Thanks Mane6!)

Events are often after updates where many new cosmetics are added to the Salt Mines loot pool. These events are often characterized by the Cap 'n' Cash Shop exclusively selling the new cosmetics in the shops rotations for a limited time.


(Cap 'n' Cash Shop exclusively selling Halloween 2021 cosmetics in the rotation.)

To skip past events sections of this guide, use the Guide Index on the right of the screen[i.imgur.com] to skip to the next section of interest.

During the Halloween event 2019 from October 26 through November 4th, several new spooky cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool. Different tiers of pumpkins also took the place of chests.
Salt Pumpkin:

Dynamite Pumpkin:

Health Pumpkin:

Silver Pumpkin:

Purple Pumpkin:

Golden Pumpkin:


Cap 'n' Cash shops exclusively sold new event items for the duration of the event. The predators and Bear boss dawned the new event cosmetics in the mines[i.imgur.com]. All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

During the Winter Holiday 2019 event from December 20th through January 3rd, 33 new festive cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool. Upon entering a Pixel Lobby, the player was given a Empty Saddle Giftbag for participating in the event.
The Cap 'n' Cash exclusively sold new event items for the duration of the event.
The predators and boss bear dawned the new festive cosmetics in the mines.[i.imgur.com]
All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

During the Halloween event 2020 from October 20th through November 4th, several new spooky cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool. Chests were changed to their pumpkin counterparts like last years event![imgur.com]
Overworld salt chests yield triple the amount of salt (900 up from 300) during the event and the consolation amount for losers is increased to 66.6% (from 50%). This change has been made permanent for the time being.
Cap 'n' Cash shops exclusively sold new event items for the duration of the event. The predators and Bear boss dawned the new event cosmetics in the mines[i.imgur.com]. All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

During the Winter Holiday 2020 event from December 21th through January 5rd, 31 new festive cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool. Different tiers of presents also took the place of chests.
Salt Present:

Dynamite Present:

Health Present:

Silver Present:

Purple Present:

Golden Present:

The Cap 'n' Cash exclusively sold new event items for the duration of the event.
The predators and boss bear dawned the new festive cosmetics in the mines.[i.imgur.com]
All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

This update added the Shanty Predator[i.imgur.com] with her Shadow Palette to the Salt Mines along with 30 amazing new cosmetics!
All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

This update added party hats to the Cap 'n' Cash shop which are able to be obtained in the mines as well!

During the Halloween event 2021 from October 21th through November 2nd, many new spoopy cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool. Chests were changed to their pumpkin counterparts like last years event![imgur.com]
New Zombie Palettes have been added for all characters which during the event could be obtained by fighting a player over a salt chest in the overworld. Both players received the palette after the fight regardless of who won the fight.
After the end of the event, the palettes were able be obtained by buying the Zombie Palette Pack DLC for the palettes, but On July 7th, 2022 the DLC is no longer for sale at the request of Mane6.

Cap 'n' Cash shops exclusively sold new event items for the duration of the event. The predators and Bear boss dawned the new event cosmetics in the mines.[imgur.com] All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

During the Winter Holiday 2021 event from December 22nd through January 5th, new jolly cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool.
All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

During the Lunar New Year 2022 event from January 27th through February 3rd, 8 new cosmetics were added to the Salt mines loot pool.
All items added during this event are still available to be found in the salt mines after the event has ended.

Hop into the mines and collect salt to spend on cosmetics! Have fun with the mines! :)
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