Trapper

A trapper in DoA watches the effects of his traps.

A Trapper is a Ranger focusing on trap skills and other skills which enhance the usage of traps.

• The attributes mostly used on trappers are Wilderness Survival, Expertise and to a lesser extent Beast Mastery.
• Trappers are very popular in the missions Zaishen Elite and Zaishen Challenge where the enemy will approach players, so many traps can be set around the players' start base.
• Trappers often use Echo chaining in order to get 3 of the same trap.
• The skill of a trapper involves being able to aggro a mob in such a way that they become forced into the traps, and if needed keeping them there long enough so that the traps damage them at their full duration. In some cases spirits are placed near the traps to draw aggro.
• AoE Knockdown and cripple are often used, especially from Spike Trap and Tripwire, to ensures foes stay in the traps as long as possible.

Skills

Offensive traps

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Barbed Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 7...20...23 piercing damage. Inflicts Crippled and Bleeding conditions (3...21...25 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	1515	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Dust Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 10...22...25 damage every second (5 seconds). Inflicts Blindness condition (3...7...8 seconds) every second (5 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	2525	02.002	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Flame Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 5...17...20 fire damage every second (3 seconds). Inflicts Burning condition (1...3...3 second[s]). Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Piercing Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 5...41...50 piercing damage. Deals 15...51...60 more damage to any foes with Cracked Armor. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Spike Trap	Elite Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Every second, (for 2 seconds), this trap deals 10...34...40 piercing damage, causes knockdown, and inflicts Crippled condition (3...21...25 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Tripwire	Trap. (90 seconds.) Deals 5...17...20 piercing damage to nearby foes. Causes knock-down to Crippled foes. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Viper's Nest	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 5...29...35 piercing damage. Inflicts Poisoned condition (5...17...20 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Beast MasteryZ

Defensive traps

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Healing Spring	Trap. (10 seconds.) Affects adjacent allies. Heals for 15...51...60 every 2 seconds. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Smoke Trap	Elite Trap. (90 seconds.) Inflicts Blinded and Dazed conditions (5...9...10 seconds) to nearby foes. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Snare	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Inflicts Crippled condition (3...13...15 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	055	02.002	02020		Wilderness SurvivalZ

Non-ranger traps (PvE only)

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Black Powder Mine	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 20...30 damage. Inflicts Blindness and Bleeding conditions (7...10 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		Deldrimor rankZ
	Weakness Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 24...50 lightning damage. Inflicts Weakness condition (10...20 seconds). Knocks-down Charr. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	03030		Ebon Vanguard rankZ

Nature Rituals

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Brambles	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Knocked-down creatures take 5 damage and begin Bleeding (5...17...20 seconds). Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Edge of Extinction	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Deals 14...43...50 damage to creatures in its range whenever a creature of the same type dies. Does not affect spirits. No damage to creatures above 90% Health.	0	055	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ
	Energizing Wind	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...5...6 spirit (1...25...31 second[s] lifespan). Skills cost 15 less energy (minimum cost 10 energy) and recharge 25% slower for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	1515	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ
	Frozen Soil	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit. (30...78...90 second lifespan). Creatures in range cannot activate resurrection skills. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	055	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Quickening Zephyr	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Skills cost 30% more Energy and recharge twice as fast for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	2525	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Winnowing	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Increases physical damage by +4 for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ

Trapping speed, interruption prevention, and recharge

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Mantra of Resolve	Stance. (30...78...90 seconds.) Prevents interrupts against you. Prevention cost: lose 10...5...4 Energy or Mantra of Resolve ends.	0	1010	0	02020		Inspiration MagicZ
	Oath Shot	Elite Bow Attack. Recharges all skills except Oath Shot if it hits. Disables all skills if it misses (10...5...4 seconds). 50% miss chance unless Expertise 8 or higher.	0	1010	0	02525		ExpertiseZ
	Serpent's Quickness	Stance. (15...27...30 seconds.) Your skills recharge 33% faster. Ends if your Health drops below 50%.	0	055	0	04545		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Trapper's Focus	Elite Preparation. (12...22...24 seconds.) Your trap skills are no longer easy to interrupt. You gain +0...2...2 to your Wilderness Survival attribute.	0	055	02.002	01212		ExpertiseZ
	Trapper's Speed	Stance. (5...25...30 seconds.) Your traps recharge 25% faster and activate 25% faster. Ends if you hit with an attack.	0	055	0	02020		ExpertiseZ

Pulling and protection

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute
	Lightning Reflexes	Stance. (5...10...11 seconds.) You attack 33% faster and have 75% chance to block.	0	1010	0	03030		ExpertiseZ
	Throw Dirt	Touch Skill. Inflicts Blindness condition (3...13...15 seconds). Also affects foes adjacent to target foe.	0	055	01.001	03030		ExpertiseZ
	Troll Unguent	Skill. (13 seconds.) You have +3...9...10 Health regeneration.	0	055	03.003	01010		Wilderness SurvivalZ
	Whirling Defense	Stance. (8...18...20 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Deals 5...10...11 damage to adjacent foes whenever you block a projectile attack.	0	1010	0	06060		ExpertiseZ

Equipment & Attributes

Most trappers should max Wilderness Survival (12+1+3 recommended) and have high Expertise to reduce costs of traps. They should use items and runes that augment their energy, as life or armor runes are not as useful given that they often do not put themselves at risk. In Zaishen Elite, having max Expertise can help in setting as many traps as possible without having to wait for energy to recharge.

Strategies

• Against melee: set your traps with 1-2 spirits on them. Nature rituals work well, but binding rituals can be used too. Lure the melee'ers onto the traps, where they will attack the spirits and suffer the full damage of the traps.
• Against ranged: set your traps, aggro the mobs, and move back keeping the traps between you and the mobs. Rituals, if needed, should be kept out of the way.
• Against patrols: find out where the patrols go through, and trap there when they leave.
• With H&H: keep the heroes & henchmen slightly further than 1 radius of the aggro bubble, especially if your group contains MM's. If they are too close, they may engage the foes before they reach the traps, thus wasting your efforts.
• In HM, it is possible to kill foes using 1 trapper alone. This can be useful if your party has been wiped and your DP is high: kill a few small groups with careful trapping to reduce your DP, then get yourself killed to rez your party.

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PvX Examples

• PvX Guide to Underworld Trapping
• Zaishen Trapper Way on PvX

Notes

• Trappers need to take into account that Expertise's energy reducing effect does not apply to PVE-only traps if they choose to incorporate those traps into their builds.

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