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====Strategy====
Due to the Rat Thieves having developed a reputation on the Fenoxo Forum, Blog, and Patreon of being incredibly difficult and frustrating opponents for the player to fight, to the point it has filled certain individuals with great contempt for them and the desire to be able to somehow kill them or otherwise remove interactions from the game, the following is a general strategy guide to fight them for individuals who are currently unable to formulate an effective strategy. Courtesy of the Wiki editors and the Rats' author: William
# Buying [[$link-53|Flash Goggles]] from [[$link-54|Nerrasa]] on Uveto Station will nullify their [[$link-55|flashbang]] attack entirely.
# The FemRats and MaleRats have separate mechanics. FemRats focus on attacking shields and have higher shields themselves, but are very vulnerable to being stunned. FemRats are also the ones with Flashbangs, so bringing them down ASAP again knocks that element out of the fight. MaleRats have higher HP and physique, making them a little harder to stun and they just hit you without much finesse. 
# The main strategy to take on is to always take out the odd-one-out rat. If two FemRats, beat up the MaleRat(Jean the Tan Skinned Modded Mouse-Boy). If two MaleRats, beat up FemRat(Chiara the white furred [[$link-56|Rodenian]] Female), and take the odd duck out ASAP. When they're allowed to combine their separate skills is when they're at their strongest.
# You can beat up the [[$link-57|Forgehound]] and nab his [[$link-58|+Aim Eyepiece Accessory]] which will outright nuke all the evasion the rats have, and their bonuses.
# Once their shields drop, they have high resistances to Burning and Electric attacks, so any weapon with its dominant outputs in those damage types are going to be doing you very little good. Mostly burning, though. Electric is still great for dropping shields.
# Ironically, one of the best weapons in general to use against them is the [[$link-59|Shock Baton]] and also the [[$link-60|Custom Shock Gear]] since it deals a fair mix of kinetic and electric damage to destroy shields plus has a stun chance to prevent them from regenerating or using their highly debilitating special abilities.