Mystery Boxes

Overview
Mystery Boxes are miscellaneous items in Miner's Haven that can be obtained through Research Crates, codes, buying them with uC (Unobtanium Crystals), talking to the Crate Merchant, and buying them from Merchants using ROBUX. Opening your daily gift also grants Research Crates, but users with certain perks are given bonus free mystery boxes. Mystery Boxes give out random items based on what box you open. The rarer the box is, the higher tier of items that the box has to offer. Mystery Boxes can give out shop items, any item from the uC shop, Vintage items, and limited-time Exotic items. In April 2016, Berezaa made mystery boxes and lucky clovers save when leaving and joining the game.

Mystery Boxes previously required crystals to open (5uC for Regular Boxes and 10uC for Unreal and Inferno boxes). This was removed on April 20th, 2016 and now all mystery boxes are free to open. You can also buy 1 Regular Box for 15uC and 1 Unreal Box for 40uC or an Unreal Bundle (contains 4 Unreal Boxes) for 70 R$. Inferno Boxes are 25 R$ from merchants, such as The Masked Man.

Modifiers
Box Modifiers are items that affect a mystery box in some shape or form. These effects buff the box by modifying it to some extent. They are shown in the GUI, and using a box will, by default, consume one of each modifier. As of October 8, 2016, you can now toggle the use of Box Modifiers. For some odd reason, the settings only save for the lucky clover. The twitch coin modifier, however, will always be enabled when you join a server.

Lucky Clovers
Lucky Clovers were first added in December 2015. They work by removing shop items (which are highlighted white). If a box does not contain white-highlighted items by default, the box will only have the perk of higher tiers becoming more common, meaning Vintage/Exotic items would have a boosted appearance rate. Up to 3(?) Lucky Clovers can be found in Diamond Research Crates, and a player receives one clover per Gold Research Crate provided the player has the Premium Gamepass. Clover Crates can give players 1-3 Lucky Clover. A notification in chat shows up every time one drops, so if you are farming for clovers look up at chat every few minutes. Clovers can also be purchased from NPC Vendors such as the Masked Man for R$10. Finally, they can be produced by the Flying Dutchman, provided that the requirements are met. Lucky Clovers have been heavily criticized with claims that it makes no difference in the items you receive, sometimes even described as making the mystery box "rigged," OutOfOrderFoxy said that Lucky Clovers doesn't increase your chance on getting something good, it only makes the item inside the boxes look better.

Lucky Clovers now have been updated in the New Heights update. Lucky Clovers now have a chance of getting double or triple amount of the items.

Twitch Coins
Twitch coins were added on 5/20/16. They work by filling up the box with twitch-related items. Note that it is not guaranteed to unbox a twitch-related item, as regular items will still appear in the box. They can be obtained through codes released on Berezaa's twitch channel (twitch.tv/bereza).

For a while, Berezaa hasn't released codes that contain Twitch Coins, and he also stopped streaming on Twitch to focus more on YouTube. Berezaa also said that Twitch Coins, although not removed, are pretty much "dead".

A new code was released in December 2019, "aSingleCoin"

When opening a box using the code above no actual twitch item comes out of the box, making you waste a coin.

Opening
To open Mystery Boxes, click the box button on the right-hand side of the screen. It will be available no matter where you are on the map.

Click on the box you want to open. When opening a mystery box, it shows a slider with squares the represent items passing by. The box eventually stops at an item and lights it up, determining what you got. There have been instances of Mystery Boxes lagging and awarding the item before the box finishes spinning. Starting in April 2016, the pointer in the Mystery Box GUI started losing accuracy.

There are five main different types of mystery boxes, as well as a few bonus ones. Be warned when unboxing- the mystery box system is a cruel system and there will be often many instances of getting really bad items (ex. Giant Doge Plushie, Unobtanium Flooring, Walls, Magnificent Torch) or being one tick away from a vintage/exotic.

Regular Box


"'A basic mystery box. Anything could be inside!'"

(BuyValue: 15uC for 1 regular box)

The most abundant box, the regular box which tends to award shop items (based on how much money the player has) and low-cost premium items. It has a chance to come from all research crates, excluding the shadow crate. This is currently the only box to give white-labeled premium/refined items. This is the worst crate but can sometimes give the rarest items [exotics, vintages, luxury] because of their abundance.

Unreal Box


"'A rare box that a chance to turn into something else.'"

(BuyValue: 40uC for 1 unreal box, R$70 for 4 unreal boxes, R$75 for 5 unreal boxes from The Masked Man)

Unreal boxes are harder to get than regular boxes but contain more expensive premium items and a higher chance of vintage and exotic items. Berezaa also added a 1% chance for the box to open a Magnificent box, which is better than an Inferno. The chance is increased to 4% (1/25) for Premium miners. They can be bought for 40 uC, appear in your Daily Gift, or randomly received from Shadow/Diamond/Gold Boxes. You can also receive one if you open your Daily Gift 3/10/17... days in a row. Executives used to receive one in their Daily Gifts, but now they receive a free Inferno box instead. White-labeled items may appear, but they are shop items and may vary depending on your money.

In the Halloween Event 2019, you were guaranteed to get one from smashing a Mega Pumpkin.

Inferno Box


"'A box as fiery as it is rare. Contains great items.'"

(BuyValue: R$25 for 1 inferno box from The Crate Merchant)

Inferno Boxes were introduced in the Spooky Update and have a high chance of an expensive premium item or a vintage/exotic. These boxes can be attained through Diamond crates (though an incredibly small chance), bought from vendors and by redeeming codes. Inferno boxes can also be obtained from Executive crates, which can only be obtained through a daily gift when the player owns the Executive gamepass. Inferno boxes also have a higher chance of being found in Executive crates than Diamond crates. Executives also receive one free Inferno box when opening their Daily Gift, along with the chance to unbox one from the Executive Crate. Players can get this for opening their Daily Gift for 5/12/19... days in a row as well. Also, Inferno Boxes can also be attained by rebirthing at any life but with a 1/6 chance and giving you a server notification saying "As you ascend into a new life, an Inferno box joins you." The chance of obtaining an Inferno Box from rebirth can be increased if a player skips lives. An Inferno Box is 100% guaranteed if a player skips 5 lives in 1 rebirth.

Red-Banded Box


"'A shady box that is highly likely to contain Contraband or Luxury items.'"

(BuyValue: Can't Buy)

Red-Banded Boxes were introduced in the Resurrection Update. They are the only box that contains Contraband items, aside from Magnificent Boxes. They have a high chance to contain Contraband or Luxury item, and with occasional appearances by normal box items, but a rare chance of a Vintage or Exotic. This box can be obtained from The Crate Merchant or the Cursed Crate. The box used to disappear when you left the game.

Spectral Box


"'A rare box that can only be obtained through supernatural means.'"

(BuyValue: 20 Shards of Life)

Spectral is the second-best box in the game that can be obtained from the crate merchant, logging in every 7 days in a row, or buying them for 20 Shards of Life from The Masked Man. It can also be obtained through codes. The box used to vanish away once you left the game.

Luxury Box


"'An incredibly hard to obtain box that contains some of the finest items in the game.'"

(BuyValue: ~200 uC (Masked Man))

This box is EXTREMELY likely to grant a Luxury-Tier item, as stated by the title. It IS possible to be given an item lower than a Luxury-Tier item. This box can be sold by The Masked Man, or obtained from The Crate Merchant, but it is usually gained through code or through an unreal box.

Magnificent Box


"'The most powerful box in existence. How did you get this?'"

(BuyValue: Can't Buy)

You weren't supposed to get this box, as its hidden power is just unspeakable. There's a 1% chance of getting it from Unreal boxes (4% with Premium Mining pass), as well as a very small chance to get it from The Crate Merchant. An announcement appears when you unbox one. It is also obtainable through codes. This box only awards expensive Premium items and some Contrabands, and almost certainly gives you a Vintage or Exotic.

Besides obtaining it from The Crate Merchant, or through code, there is no way to get this box from a crate.

Although this box disappeared after The Resurrection Update, they returned after the Magic Clover Event.

On April 15, 2018, Berezaa added the code, "100mil", to receive a magnificent box for a limited time, although this code has now expired and can't be used.

To celebrate the ending of development, Berezaa added the limited timed code, "AGreat3Years", but since its revival, this code has also expired.

The current codes for receiving magnificent boxes are, "MinersHavenIsBack" and "NewHeights" to celebrate the revival of the game after a year of being discontinued and the long anticipated New Heights update.

There are currently in total 4 Magnificent codes released. Only 2 of the 4 work at the moment.

Heavenly Box
This is an upcoming box type, most likely coming in the next installment of the 2019 Christmas Update. It seems to contain all the exotics, former and present, in MH. It will probably be sold by the Masked Man for 200 Shards. This box type was hinted at by Talon on 12/7/2019 with the thumbnail of the box and a few screenshots of him opening it.

Un-Rigged Box
(BuyValue: Can't Buy)

Un-Rigged Boxes were boxes introduced in Part 2 of the 2017 Summer Update. These boxes have a chance of appearing when opening an Inferno, Magnificent, or an Unreal Box. They're meant to troll the user by "un-rigging" the box. These boxes cycle through all the vintages and exotics, then land on something the user probably didn't want (i.e., Unobtanium Mine surrounded by vintages). You had a chance to obtain vintages/exotics, but it is extremely rare from these boxes. These boxes were added under the running gag of users complaining of bad luck from Mystery Boxes, claiming that they were rigged.

These boxes were subsequently patched out of the game in the Resurrection Update.

Pumpkin Box
"'A spooky box containing Halloween items new and old!' (NEW DESC)""'A special box obtained during the 2016 and 2017 (also 2018) Halloween event. Contains special event items.' (OLD DESC)"

(BuyValue: 40uC for 1 box, R$40 for 5 boxes)

The Pumpkin Box is the first limited-edition box that is only available during Halloween events contains new Halloween-themed items alongside past Halloween events items, such as the Evil Tree, Hopeless Bog, Jack-O-Lantern, and the Zombie Clown. Most of the box's contents are Halloween items, but standard items are in this box as well.

The appearance of the box has thinner borderlines, as well as including the Halloween 2017 Miner's Haven logo plastered on it. A face can be seen grinning back at you. This is the only box that hasn't received an overhauled appearance on Black Friday. You were able to obtain this by buying it from Headless Horseman or by getting it in your daily gift.

In the Halloween Event 2019, you had a chance of getting a Pumpkin Box from smashing pumpkins.

Festive Box


"'The most wonderful box of the year! Contains limited-edition holiday themed items. A special box obtained during the 2017 Winter Update.'"

It is a red and white box with and Christmas lights. It's basically the same as a Pumpkin Box, but it has Christmas-themed items rather than Halloween-themed items. It's also more common than the Pumpkin Box. You could only obtain this box in the 2017 Winter Event and can currently get it in the Christmas Update 2019 Event by rebirthing. However, unlike Inferno Boxes, the Festive Box is obtained at random during a rebirth and the chance to obtain one is unaffected by skipping lives. Like the pumpkin box, you were able to get this in your daily gift.

Winning Announcements
When a player wins an item, an announcement will be announced, depending on the item the player gets. '''The item highlight depends on how much cash you have as well. (EXAMPLE: if you have 7.5k and a Rusty Wall is worth 3.5k, it will be highlighted green in a box)'''

Exotics

 * 1) Twitchite Mine (05/27/2016) [The Twitch Update] (Needs Twitch Coin)
 * 2) Kappa Investor (05/27/2016) [The Twitch Update] (Needs Twitch Coin)
 * 3) Icedagger Shrine (11/18/2019) [New Heights]
 * 4) Ethereal Sanctuary (11/18/2019) [New Heights]
 * 5) Rather Long, But Deluxe Present (12/01/2019) [Christmas Update Part 1]
 * 6) Rather Wide, But Deluxe Present (12/01/2019 [Christmas Update Part 1]

Vintages

 * 'Ol Faithful
 * Ore Quasar
 * Adowable Guardian
 * The Sunken Past
 * Thingamajig
 * Noobite Mine
 * Boomite Mine
 * The Dreamcatcher
 * The Banhammer
 * Mini Infuser
 * Resetting Infuser
 * Doomsday Pad
 * Canis Processus
 * Stratospheric Refiner

Luxuries

 * Base Colorizer
 * Base Materializer
 * Ore Painter
 * Freon Bombarder
 * Glow Infuser
 * Super Computer
 * Weary Wall
 * Reinforced Security Wall
 * Octo Flood Light
 * Team Colorizer

Other

 * Contraband-tier items

Trivia

 * Mystery Boxes can contain any item in the game, with a few exceptions. They do not contain certain weapon givers, standard shop items, outdated exotics, rebirth items, ultimate items, a few select items (such as the Pineapple Refiner), and 3 special vintages (specifically the ???). The Executive Pillars can only be obtained from the Executive Mining game pass, the Sword's Master Spirit is only obtainable by once purchasing the Sword's Master Pass gamepass, and the Ore Encapsulator was awarded to alpha-testers.
 * When a box is opened, if pointer goes to the middle of two items, it will always choose the item on the left. This also applies to when the pointer is one tick away from the item to the left. (This has been somewhat fixed as of the The Ultimate Update, though it is still reported that the pointer is still somewhat inaccurate.)
 * Sometimes when the game is loading, a message will say "Inferno boxes are rigged!" This was probably added because of people complaining about bad luck from Inferno Boxes.
 * The exotic highlight color has underwent multiple changes. First off it was purple (Initial introduction on Halloween 2015), then it became orange (Spring 2016), then it was later changed into sky blue in the Outdoors Update. The sky blue color is still used today.
 * Berezaa has confirmed that the second you open a box, the item you will get is already set.
 * Inside the inferno box picture, you can (barely) see the Spooklord-95,000.
 * The unreal box picture has the title picture (Massive Diamond Mine and Plutonium Mine)
 * The line "Inferno Boxes: No longer rigged" appears in the 2017 Summer Update Mini-Patch and Part 2 changelogs over at bergames.com. This is due to the Rigged Inferno Boxes running gag where players would complain about bad luck from Inferno (and other) boxes.
 * This may also be due to the "Removed Herobrine" running gag, where the Minecraft Update Changelogs would include "Removed Herobrine" at the end of the changelog.
 * Before 4/28/2018, Contraband-tier items were seen/obtainable in other boxes than just Red-Banded Boxes.
 * Introduced in the New Heights update, you have a chance of getting up to 2 or 3 of the same item from boxes with lucky clovers.