“ | Unlike the Common Wubbox, the Rare can be bought for a song - as long as you're singing the right tune. In this inactive state, it's hard to tell what physically differentiates the two Monsters, but the most striking contrast is the Rare Wubbox's modest bed count - it's only one! We're hoping to learn more once this cryptic creature is powered up with Monsters and awakens to share its song.
Get going with the boxing! Your Common Natural Monsters just won't do - this picky customer only accepts Rares. |
” |
— Inactive Bio on the Natural Islands |
“ | The story goes that this Monster yearned to learn more about the human world, and embarked on a journey through the multiverse. It's now obvious that the Wubbox hurtled not only through space, but also time, towards its destination. Upon its return, it extolled the virtues of revolutionary music tech like turntables, keytars and vocoders. Thanks to its talent for self-customization, the Wubbox integrated pieces of its discoveries into its very being, forever altering its shape, song, and completing its transformation into the sensational Rare Wubbox. | ” |
— Active Bio on the Natural Islands |
“ | Well, well, well… looks like it's time to officialize the previously speculative Monster class of 'Superethereal' - now it has two members! Just like its Supernatural cousins, this Electric Elemental isn't just a Monster World traveler, but a dimension traveler as well, having made stops in the human world before finally settling in the pocket dimension. Despite the Rare Wubbox's distinct appearance, all Wubbox exteriors have the same versatile chemical composition that allows for Monsters of various Elements to be 'boxed' inside. It's believed that this unique material shared many properties with Bubblerite, a mineral native to the Monster World with creative potential housed inside every molecule.
Get going with the boxing! Your Common Ethereal Monsters just won't do - this picky customer only accepts Rarethereals. |
” |
— Inactive Bio on Ethereal Island |
“ | It was a long time coming but Rare Wubbox has finally joined the chorus of Ethereal Island, complete with its unique musical offerings synthesized from computer error messages it overheard during its travels in the human world! The increased presence of the Wubbox and its variant subspecies strengthens the theory postulated by some that the pocket dimension served as a sort of experimental sandbox for ancient beings endowed with the spirit of creation, before formalizing their handiwork in the main dimension. Obviously, we are not finished learning about the mysterious early days of the Monster World. Rare Wubbox seems to gravitate towards a particular meadow on Ethereal Island, where the fabric of reality has frayed and allowed pieces of different dimensions of the multiverse to cross over. | ” |
— Active Bio on Ethereal Island |
“ | Howsoever the Common form of the Wubbox came to be found in the site of the former living core, specimens of the Rare variety seem to have followed it there as well, raising questions as to how the Monster's life cycle actually operates in the first place. If, as it's been confirmed was the case for other Rare Wubbox, it journeyed to the human world to derive inspiration for its robotic lyrics, how does it revert to egg form upon re-entering the Monster World? Is it a byproduct of being able to shift its consciousness through materials powered by Electricity? Or perhaps a feature built into its design by its creator?
In any event, get going with the boxing! Your Common Natural and Fire Monsters wont do - this picky customer only accepts Rares. |
” |
— Monster Bio inactive Rare Wubbox on Fire Haven |
“ | The parallels of Natural and Fire Monsters reuniting on Fire Haven, compared with its own return to the Monster World to reacquaint itself with its Common cousin, are not lost on the Rare Wubbox. Despite styling itself as more of an adventurer than an inventor, the well-traveled Electric Elemental still relishes any opportunity to hobnob (Wubnob?) with the Wubbox, with whom it gets along famously. Regaling its cousin with tales of its experiences in the human world, it even took the time recently to confide secrets related to their very own nature, revealed during the Electric journey between dimensions. It seems that the path towards self-actualization, as the Rare Wubbox puts it, is aided by entering a state of hibernation or dormancy, something that all Electric Elementals have the potential to achieve. And with the ability to tap into a network of inter-connected minds and spirits, who knows for which Wubbox in the Monster World this information may have prove pertinent? | ” |
— Active Bio on Fire Haven |
Description[]
Rare Wubbox is a Supernatural Monster available on all Natural Islands, Ethereal Island, Fire Haven, and Gold Island. It was added on December 10th, 2015 during Version 1.3.7, although it has been added to each island on separate dates. Rare Wubbox is obtained in a way unlike other Monsters. It is purchased in the StarShop for 1 , and then needs to incubate for 2 days and 12 hours, or 16 hours on Ethereal Island. Notice that this Monster only becomes available once the player has reached level 20. When hatched, it is placed as its Box form, which is activated by boxing all required Monsters. Unlike the Wubbox, Rare Wubbox requires Rare Monsters.
Rare Wubbox has the best Coin and Shard production out of any Monster, with its only downside being the large physical space it takes up.
Song[]
Unlike other Rares, who have songs identical to their Common variants, Rare Wubbox's sound is a medley of synthesized garbling and vocalized words, with a voice similar to that of someone speaking through a talkbox on keyboard or a vocoder. Its voice is so distorted that it is difficult to make out what it's saying.
It uses technical words such as "error", "loading", "volume", and "overflow", like when a computer receives an error or when the loading bar is low, medium or high. The Monster-Handlers initially kept the lyrics of Rare Wubbox up to interpretation, but they were confirmed in the Anniversary Celebration 2021 trailer. Before this, some members of the community had interpreted the lyrics as malicious in nature or being lyrics sung in fear by the boxed Rare Monsters.
- On Plant Island, it says “Wubbabunga! Wubba- Wubba-Wubba- Wub- Wub- Wubba-Wubba-Path not found, pa-pa-pa-pa-path not found!” (Dave Kerr & Matthew Stewart)
- On Cold Island, it says “Buffer overflow! ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow. Buff- Buffer over-over-Buffer overflow! ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow- er-er-Buff- Buff- er-er- Buff- er-er” (Sarah Parsons?)
- On Air Island, it says “Wub- Wub- Wubadubadup dup- du-dup du-dup du-dup du-dup, failing! Error! E-E-E- Error! B-B-Buffer overflow!” (Dave Kerr & Sarah Parsons)
- On Water Island, it says "Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-tastic! Wub-Wub-Wub-ta-ta-ta-ta-tastic! Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-tastic. Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub-Wub- Error.” (Matthew Stewart)
- On Earth Island, it says “Wub up the volume, wub up the volume, wub- wub- wub-wub-wub-wub-wub up the volume! Bad request. Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba- Bad request. Error! E-E-Error! E-E-E-E-E- E-E-Error! Bad request. Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba- Bad request." (Dave Kerr & other unknown voices)
- On Fire Haven, it says “Error! E-E-E-Error! B-B-Buffer overflow! B-B-B-B- Error! E-E-E-Error! B-B-Buffer overflow.” (Unknown voice, which could likely have been sampled from Air Island's part. Probably Sarah Parsons)
- On Ethereal Island, it says “File.. Not.. Found… Fi-Fi-Fi-Fi-Fi-Fi-File no-no-no-not.. Found.. Fo-Fo-Fo-Fo-... Found." (Sarah Parsons)
- On Gold Island, it says “Error! Error! E- E- E-E-File not found! Wub-Wub-Wubbox failed to launch! L- L- Loading, loading!” (Sarah Parsons & unknown voice)
In the first soundtrack version of Earth Island, Rare Wubbox has a different sound, which says "Loading, L-Loading F-F-F-F-File not- Loading, F-File not F-F-F-File not F-F-Found Loading, L-L-Loading... F-F-F-F-File not n-n-n-n-not Loading, L-L-Loading... File not F-F-F-Found."
See also the Wikipedia articles on Mondegreen, apophenia, and pareidolia.
VSTs[]
Virtual Studio Technology is an audio plugin software that has libraries of sound effects and synthesized instruments. Within these libraries are SoundFonts, which are the individual effects and instruments themselves. The Monster-Handlers utilize several VSTs to create the sounds of instrumental and sometimes vocal Monsters.
VST: TAL Vocoder
Breeding[]
Like its Common variant, Rare Wubbox cannot be bred; it can only be purchased in the StarShop for 1 Starpower. Unlike other Rare Monsters, the Rare Wubbox is always available to purchase.
Once reaching level 15 or higher, it can then be placed on Gold Island. Rare Wubboxes on Ethereal Island cannot be placed on Gold Island though.
Activation[]
- Main article: Wubbox#Activation
Rare Wubbox is activated just as the Common Wubbox is. The only difference is that it only accepts Rare Monsters. On the Natural Islands, it requires all 15 Natural Rares and all 30 Natural Rares on Gold Island. On Ethereal Island, all 15 Rarethereals are required. On Fire Haven, All 7 Natural Rares and All 8 Fire Rares are required. Also like Wubbox, Rare Wubbox will need to be activated again if removed from Gold Island.
Using Diamonds[]
Just like Wubbox, Rare Wubbox can use Diamonds instead of boxing Monsters. Diamonds can be used while having no Monsters boxed, or while already having some. Each Monster boxed reduces the price. Each Monster equals the same amount of diamonds, despite some being harder to obtain. For example, the full price to box 15 Monster on Plant Island is 570 , and the price to box only 7 Monsters is 266 . Due to Rare Wubbox's high Diamond cost, it's recommended to use this method sparingly.
Island | Total Cost | Cost per Monster |
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Natural Islands + Fire Haven | 570 | 38 each |
Ethereal Island | 18,000 | 1,200 each |
Gold Island | 11,250 | 375 each |
Strategy[]
Rares can also be obtained with Starpower () through the StarShop or be sped up after breeding. Sometimes during Seasonal Events, multiple Monsters will be available in the StarShop, making powering up a Rare Wubbox significantly faster.
Natural Islands[]
Gold Island[]
Speedups cost is calculated assuming an Enhanced Nursery. Upgrading the Nursery (25 ) is usually worth it if speeding up many Monster eggs in Nursery.
Likes[]
Every Monster has different things that they like. For every unique object that they like that's placed near the Monster, the Monster's happiness will increase by 25%. Placing more than one of the same liked item near a Monster won't increase its happiness by an additional amount. If there's a Unity Tree on the Island, items don't need to be near the Monster. Below are the things liked by Rare Wubbox:
- Thumpies Totem, Too (requires level 10)
- Mount Knottshurr (level 16)
- Freed Thing (level 14)
- Boss Monument (level 18) ()
See the Likes page to view a complete list of all Monsters' likes.
Monsters Who Like It[]
The following Monster(s) will increase their happiness by 25% when being placed near Rare Wubbox or when Rare Wubbox and a Unity Tree are on the Island. These may or may not also be Rare Wubbox's likes as well:
- Epic Noggin (, , , )
Statistics[]
Earning Rate and Maximum Income[]
Earning rate is in Coins per minute and depends on Happiness % (Likes increase Happiness) and Monster Level. Each Monster also has a maximum amount of income it can hold at a time. Increasing the Monster's Level also increases this limit.
Coins[]
Shards[]
Feeding Monsters[]
Each Monster needs to be fed four times before it reaches the next level. Increasing the Monster's level increases the Coins earned per minute, as well as the maximum Coins earned.
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More info can be found in the Feeding article.
Selling[]
An empty Rare Wubbox is worth 0 Coins . This makes it not at all a useful strategy to gain Coins by spending 1 Starpower. The selling price will always only be worth approximately the total selling cost of each of the Monsters within if they had been sold separately. Rare Wubbox was the only Rare Monster to have a different selling price from its Common variant prior to version 3.3.0 that released at the start of Anniversary Month 2021, which changed the sell prices of basically every Monster in the game.
The selling price of a full and activated Rare Wubbox thus depends on the Island it is on:
Island | Selling price | Contained Monsters' worth |
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Plant Island |
724,250 | 312,074 |
Cold Island |
750,000 | 337,574 |
Air Island |
724,250 | 333,112 |
Water Island |
750,000 | 337,574 |
Earth Island |
724,250 | 337,512 |
On all islands, Rare Wubbox sells for the total of the Monsters within; since Rare Drumpler's price is less than the other Rares, Cold and Water Island Rare Wubbox sell for 25,750 Coins more.
Version History[]
Rare Wubbox was originally exclusive to Plant Island and Gold Island, but has since been made available on 8 Islands.
Date | Islands Released to | Version |
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December 15th, 2015 | Plant Island Gold Island |
1.3.7 |
July 22nd, 2016 | Cold Island | 1.4.3 |
September 23rd, 2016 | Air Island | 2.0.0 |
January 4th, 2017 | Water Island Earth Island |
2.0.3 |
September 1st, 2021 | Ethereal Island | 3.3.0 |
May 17th, 2023 | Fire Haven | 3.9.2 |
Gallery[]
Possible Monster Names[]
To see all possible names for Rare Wubbox, see Monster Names.
- Rare Wubbox's name pool is shared with the Common Wubbox.
Notes[]
- Using Diamonds to fill the rest of Rare Wubbox's inventory can sometimes be a better, less time-consuming option, as all Rare Monsters are only available through certain special events that may take tons of weeks/months to successfully collect/breed. Buying them all at once allows you to gain these Rare Monsters when they're not currently in event.
- In the Collection of Monsters, if you attempt to look at a Rare Monster that you haven't found it yet when it's not currently in event, that Monster would be unavailable until you fill up a Rare Wubbox at once.
- Rare Wubbox is bought for StarPower because, when it was first added, all Rare Monsters were available in the StarShop at all times. On September 1, 2016, Rares were removed from the StarShop, but Rare Wubbox was kept there because the StarShop is the only way to acquire one.
- In version 3.9.3, Rare Wubbox's animation was changed so that its eyes move more.
- In the Book of Monsters, the Discovery Screen, and the Memory Game, Rare Wubbox yells "Error!" in a distorted way. This is a snippet of its Gold Island part.
- Rare Wubbox is also the only Rare to have a different song than its Common variant.
- In My Singing Monsters: Composer, all Rare Monsters have different sounds, like Rare Wubbox.
- Before the addition of the Epic Monsters, Rare Wubbox was the only Monster to like decorations from the StarShop.
- Prior to Version 3.3.1, it would not move its eyes or mouth in its idle animation, only resulted in a smile throughout its idle animation. It now moves its mouth like the Common and Epic Wubboxes.
- the Rare Wubbox also had gray eyes instead of green eyes prior to Version 3.31.
- Rare Wubbox costs the the least amount of Starpower in the StarShop, requiring only 1 .
- In the Original Soundtrack, Rare Wubbox could be heard on Water and Earth Islands before its official release there. This is also the case for several Monsters, such as Common Wubbox in the Wublin Island soundtrack. Curiously, on Earth Island, Rare Wubbox had different lyrics from the ones used in-game.
- On The Soundtrack version of Earth Island, it says "Loading... Lo-Loading... F-F-File not loading! Loading... L-L-Loading Lo- Lo- Loading... F-F-File n-not f-f-found! Loading... Lo-Lo-Loading F-F-File not lo-lo-loading! F-File n-not f-f-found!"
- It is possible to have an inactive Common Wubbox and Rare Wubbox at the same time. This does not conflict each other as they do not require the same Monsters - the Common Wubbox requires Common Natural Monsters while Rare Wubbox requires Natural Rare Monsters.
- Rare Wubbox has the same powering up sound as its Common variant.
- For a period in December starting Friday the 23rd, Rare Wubbox was on sale on all Islands in the Market for free. It was also in the Markets of Water and Earth Islands, despite the fact that it hadn’t been released on these islands yet. The Water and Earth ones were missing animations and used the song of the Common Wubbox on the islands. From this, it can be inferred that Rare Wubbox's addition to the Market during the sale was accidental.
- On January 3rd, 2017, Rare Wubbox was added to the StarShop on Water Island and Earth Island. Rare Wubbox was also fixed for people who had Rare Wubbox before it was officially added to the StarShop, which was unofficially released on December 23rd, 2016.
- Before version 3.9.3, on Water Island and Earth Island, the disc on Rare Wubbox's chest didn't move when it sang its song. On Ethereal Island, the disc moves periodically.
- Rare Wubbox's record, when examined closely, reads "skinny puppy", which was a Canadian industrial music group.
- Originally, players could only have a single Rare Wubbox on an island. Because of this, there was a bug that allowed players to have more than one Rare Wubbox per island while this restriction was in place. This is no longer possible due to the restriction being removed some time after Rare Wubbox released.
- Rare Wubbox is the only Rare Monster to have a different number of beds compared to its Common and Epic variants, taking up only a single bed instead of Common Wubbox's six beds and Epic Wubbox's ten beds.
- Unlike its Common variant, Rare Wubbox doesn't take up the same amount of beds on Ethereal Island as it does on the rest of its islands. This makes it the Monster with the lowest bed count on Ethereal Island, outside of the Dipsters.
- If you Check in a Rare Wubbox into a Hotel, you keep the boxed Rare Monsters.
- Considering Rare Wublins were added on April 5th, 2023, after all Rare Wublins have been released, Rare Wubbox may come to Wublin Island in the future.
- Rare Wubbox is the second Monster on Fire Haven to not play with Potbelly. The first is Reedling.
- Rare Wubbox on Ethereal Island is the most expensive Wubbox variant to fill with Diamonds from scratch, costing 18,000 Diamonds.
- In every island it's currently on, Rare Wubbox only plays in a single part of the song.
- In Plant Island, it plays in the Oaktopus verse.
- In Cold Island, it plays with Grumpyre and Yool.
- In Air Island, it plays with Epic Wubbox.
- In Water Island, it plays in the end verse.
- In Earth Island, it plays in the next verse after the intro with Stoowarb.
- In Fire Haven, it plays during the buildup to Wubbox's part.
- In Ethereal Island, it plays in the second Nebulob verse.
- In Gold Island, it plays during the final verse.
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