You might think that petpets are simply sidekicks but you’d be wrong (some might say you are in Grave Danger)! Petpets can go on adventures of their own, and even wear equipment and collect prizes, just like your Neopets. Through Grave Danger in Neovia, you can send a petpet on a mission to bring you back untold fortune!
How to Play Neopets Grave Danger
If it is not obvious already, it is essential that you have a petpet to play Grave Danger, which means one pet on your main account needs to have a petpet attached and named.
Meet Dirigibles. He’s going into the Catacombs.
It’s important that you’re careful about which petpet you choose to go on an adventure. When you do this, the pet of which this petpet is attached cannot be pounded, the petpet cannot be removed, and the petpet cannot be zapped.
Equipping your Neopet on Grave Danger
This is the point in which you can decide if you’d like to equip your petpet before sending it into the Catacombs. You can equip your petpet with items from the NC Mall that can only be used one time. After that, they disappear! There is only one piece of equipment currently available:
You don’t need to do anything to the equipment to use it. Simply click “Equipment” under your chosen petpet’s image and you will be prompted to chose something. You cannot stack equipment.
Using NC Mall equipment means your petpet will bring back an additional prize, specific and exclusive NC prize. You can read more about that below, in the Prizes section.
Starting your Journey in Grave Danger Neopets
Once you’ve chosen a petpet and equipped them (if you’d like to), then you will be prompted to verify your decision:
After you’ve done this, the image of your petpet on your pet’s lookup will change to this:
Next, you wait. You wait and wait and wait. In fact, you can wait anywhere from 3 to 10 hours for your petpet to return with a prize. During this time, you will be provided regular status updates on your petpet should you chose to check up on them:
Possible statuses:
- Ate a Grumblebug.
- Batted around an old ring with a triangular symbol.
- Begging for scraps at the table of a cultist tea party.
- Being cuddled by an evil cultist.
- Being taught how to glorp by a Gelatinous Non-Cube.
- Chased a Skidget past a sewer, a dragon, and a mob of Meepits. Survived.
- Chasing its tail on Level 92.
- Chewing a cultist’s robes.
- Chewing a slime-covered shoe left by some unfortunate adventurer.
- Clambering across the keys of an organ as curses fly in all directions.
- Cowered in fear as a skeleton shot arrows at it.
- Danced in a circle with Ghost Meepits.
- Dancing to some sweet jazz music with a friendly cultist.
- Dug up some bones and played with them for a bit.
- Exploring an empty corridor.
- Followed its nose to the scent of cinnamon rolls.
- Fought a cult dedicated to the destruction of Neopia… then made friends and went out for cupcakes.
- Found an old shoe! Grrr… Rawr!
- Found a peanut.
- Found a treasure room! Wandered away without taking anything.
- Got covered in slime… Ew. That’s going to take a good scrubbing.
- Got eaten by a Gelatinous Non-Cube… and was spit back out.
- Got stepped on at a cultist dance party.
- Had a sneezing competition with a dragon.
- Had a staring contest with its doppleganger.
- Invited to be mascot of a cult. Declined the offer.
- Located some bacon. Mmm, catacombs bacon.
- Made friends with a pile of Spyders and played Chase the Vernax.
- Making friends with a giant Globilol.
- Nearly got eaten by a Gelatinous Non-Cube.
- Observing a banjo duel with some interest.
- Played tag with a Psimouse.
- Ran away from a hungry zombie.
- Rolled in a heap of discarded dung cream sandwiches.
- Rooted through a pile of old cultist robes.
- Running away from a fire-breathing dragon!
- Sitting around on Level 83.
- Stepped in glowing ghostly residue.
- Tried on some mummy bandages.
- Walking backward with a pair of mummies.
Grave Danger Prizes
Now onto the best part! You can check back to the Grave Danger homepage when the time of your petpet’s adventure has expired. There, it will have your prize:
Not exactly what I wanted but… okay. Thanks, Dirigibles!
There are three types of prizes you can win from Grave Danger: exclusive Grave Danger prizes, general prizes, and exclusive NC Grave Danger Prizes:
Exclusive Neopets Grave Danger Prizes
 Dancing with Ghost Meepits |
 Gelatinous Bouillon Non-Cube |
 Grave Danger Stamp |
 Grumblebug Pie |
 How to Win Staring Contests |
 One of Us Tea cake |
General Prizes
 Amber Sword |
 Babith |
 Banjo |
 Basket of Vegetables |
 Biyako |
 Biyako Stamp |
 Black Velvet Cloak |
 Blue Meerca Gnome Plushie |
 Blue Moon Petpet Bed |
 Blue Xweetok Morphing Potion |
 Boots of Leaping |
 Butterscotch Disc |
 Buzz Gourmet |
 Carrot Sculpture |
 Casket Table |
 Cave Foreground |
 Cello |
 Chocolate Bearog Claw |
 Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake |
 Cobrall In A Can |
 Coffee Service |
 Courgette Building Logs |
 Dark Translucent Wings |
 Deadly Attack Spork |
 Diamond Hot Dog |
 Doctors Bag |
 Draphly |
 Elegant Tea Service |
 Elephante Attack Peanut |
 Elixir Of Intelligence |
 Elixir of Intellect |
 Fauna Stamp |
 Flask of Liquid Fire |
 Flask of Liquid Light |
 Ghost Goople |
 Ghostkerchief Banjo |
 Ghoul Catchers |
 Gilded War Hammer |
 Glyme |
 Gold Trimmed Tunic |
 Green Sticky Hand |
 Gwontek Syrup |
 Halloween Ona Stamp |
 Hand Painted Scimitar |
 Handful of Asparagus |
 Happy Face Latte |
 Healing Potion XIX |
 Healing Potion XV |
 Healing Potion XVIII |
 Ice Mirror |
 Inflatable Bouncy Pirate Ship |
 Jhudoras Cursed Coin |
 Korbat Mooncake |
 Korbats Lab Stamp |
 Leaded Earth Vial |
 Leaded Fire Vial |
 Light Acara Hood |
 Lotus Leaves |
 Manacle Mace |
 Maraquan Paint Brush |
 Maraquan Petpet Paint Brush |
 Meat Skewered Meat |
 Minitheus |
 Minor Healing Ointment |
 Mint Chocolate Kacheek |
 Mootix |
 Neovian Darkfall |
 Niptor Plushie |
 No Bones About It |
 Orange Gummy Stamp |
 Organ |
 Organic Peanut |
 Organisation is Easy |
 Pawkeet Pinata |
 Pink Apple Lantern |
 Pirate Flotsam Plushie |
 Plushie Fungus |
 Potato Yo-Yo |
 Pottery Shard Dagger |
 Red Poogle Morphing Potion |
 Red Toadstool |
 Return of Dr. Sloth Valentine Card Set |
 Rocky Ocean Background |
 Sandy Body Wash |
 Shield of the North Wind |
 Skeleton Wocky Plushie |
 Slorg Care |
 Snot Lotion |
 Snowball Fortress Foreground |
 Spooky Skeith Adventures |
 Spooky Skull Perfume |
 Square Gelatin |
 Starry Grarrl Morphing Potion |
 Supersize Gargantuplex |
 Tablet of the Zombie |
 Tale of Woe Valentine Card Set |
 Tencals Balloon |
 Terracotta Lamp |
 Tomato Bomb |
 Tootum |
 Tropical Flora and Fauna |
 Twirly Plant |
 Unidentified Petpetpet |
 Virtupets Energy Sabre |
 Virtupets X-514 Super Shield |
 Walking Carpet Cotton Candy |
 Whole Anchovy Pizza |
 Whole Chilli Deluxe Pizza |
 Wings of a Ghost |
 Wraith Staff |
 Yellow Sticky Hand |
 Zombie Flotsam Plushie |
 Zombie Grave Book |
 Zombie Handbook |
Exclusive NC Grave Danger Neopets Prizes
 Black Beaded Shirt |
 Bridge to Nowhere Background |
 Floral Vine Cuffs |
 Lavender Highlights Ponytail Wig |
 Mountain Summit Background |
 Parted Branches Garland |
 Sheer Blue Wings |
 Umbrella Lights Garland |
Grave Danger FAQ
General Gameplay Questions
1. What is Grave Danger in Neopets?
Grave Danger is a daily activity where you send your Petpet into the Catacombs beneath Neovia to retrieve prizes. It’s based on the Spooky Food Eating Contest storyline.
2. How do I participate in Grave Danger?
To play, you must attach a Petpet to one of your Neopets. Select the Petpet and send it into the Catacombs from the Grave Danger page.
3. Do I need Neocash to play Grave Danger?
No, Neocash is not required. However, you can use NC Mall equipment for additional exclusive prizes.
4. How long does it take for the Petpet to return?
The Petpet will return within 4 to 10 hours. Status updates appear every 10 minutes.
5. Can my Petpet disappear or get lost in Grave Danger?
No, your Petpet is always safe and will return after the adventure is complete.
6. Can I send more than one Petpet at a time?
No, you can only send one Petpet at a time into the Catacombs.
7. What happens if I remove the Petpet or transfer its Neopet during the adventure?
A broken image may appear on the Grave Danger page, but you will still be able to collect your prize once the timer ends.
8. How do I check the remaining adventure time?
The timer is displayed on the Grave Danger page but may glitch if your computer’s clock settings are altered.
9. Can I participate on side accounts?
No, because Grave Danger awards Neopoint items, it is not allowed on side accounts.
10. Is there any risk of the Turmaculus eating my Petpet during the adventure?
If the Turmaculus eats your Petpet, its image will disappear, but the adventure will proceed as normal.
Prize Questions
11. What kind of prizes can I win in Grave Danger?
Prizes include exclusive Grave Danger items, such as stamps, plushies, and wearable items, as well as regular Neopoint items.
12. How are prizes awarded?
Once your Petpet returns, the prize is automatically placed in your inventory when you visit the Grave Danger page.
13. Can I win the same prize more than once?
Yes, prize selection is randomized, and it is possible to receive duplicates.
14. What are Grave Danger-exclusive prizes?
Exclusive prizes include items like the Grave Danger Stamp, Evil Cultist Plushie, and Dancing with Ghost Meepits book.
15. Can I preview my prize before accepting it?
Yes, you can view the prize before accepting it. If you do not want it, simply click “Adventure again!” to reset the page.
NC Mall Equipment Questions
16. What is the purpose of NC Mall equipment in Grave Danger?
NC Mall equipment allows your Petpet to bring back exclusive NC prizes in addition to a regular prize.
17. Do I need to activate NC Mall equipment?
No activation is needed. Equip the item when sending your Petpet into the Catacombs.
18. Can I reuse NC Mall equipment?
No, NC Mall equipment is single-use only and must be repurchased for additional adventures.
19. What are examples of NC Mall equipment?
Examples include the Ghostly Wand of Spades, Illuminant Head Lantern, and Adventurer’s Sword and Shield.
20. Are retired NC Mall items still usable?
Yes, retired items like the Illuminant Head Lantern can still be used if you have them in your inventory.
Status Update Questions
21. What are status updates in Grave Danger?
Status updates are short descriptions of what your Petpet is doing in the Catacombs, displayed every 10 minutes.
22. Can status updates predict the prize?
No, the status updates are for entertainment and do not indicate what prize you will receive.
23. What are some example status updates?
Examples include “Dancing with Ghost Meepits” and “Exploring an empty corridor.”
24. Do status updates affect gameplay or outcomes?
No, they are purely narrative and have no impact on the prizes or results.
Strategy and Miscellaneous Questions
25. Can equipping specific NC Mall items increase my chances of winning rare prizes?
No, the NC Mall items only guarantee an additional exclusive NC prize; they do not influence regular prize rarity.
26. What should I do if the timer glitches?
Ignore the displayed time and check back between 4 and 10 hours after starting the adventure.
27. How often can I play Grave Danger?
You can send your Petpet on an adventure again immediately after collecting your prize.
28. Can I retrieve my Petpet early?
No, you must wait for the full duration of the adventure before collecting your prize.
29. Do I lose any prizes if I don’t check back immediately after the timer ends?
No, your prize will remain available until you claim it.
30. What makes Grave Danger unique compared to other dailies?
Grave Danger offers rich storytelling through its status updates, randomized prizes, and the ability to use NC Mall items for exclusive rewards.
Closing Notes
- Since you can win items and neopoints from this event, you cannot play Grave Danger on side accounts. To learn more about what you can and cannot do on side accounts, check out our Side Accounts Guide.
