need help with trapping build - Guild Wars Forums

Andy Roo · Sep 29, 2007, 10:35 PM // 22:35

I just made a R/E trapping build and I need some advice for it.

These are my skills:

Barbed Trap
Flame Trap
Dust Trap
Apply Poisin
Lightning Reflexes
Troll Ungent
Oath Shot [E]
Fire Storm

Fire Magic: 7
Expertise: 7
Wilderness Survival 14 [11 +3]
Marksmanship 9 [8 + 1 Mask]

I tried to farm outside of Warcamp with that build. I just need some few modifications.

lordpwn · Sep 30, 2007, 12:15 AM // 00:15

Isn't investing a lot of attribute points to get 7 Fire Magic just for one of the worst Elementalist skills in the game a little wasteful? You could use the energy (and the skill slot) much better than that.

Also, why take Apply Poison and a relatively expensive, short-duration, attack speed-increasing stance if you're going trapping? A spirit like Winnowing (iirc traps deal a large number of physical damage pulses which gain extra dmg from it) or Edge of Extinction would work better if you want to trap.

Age · Sep 30, 2007, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Go look in the farming section for a good trapper build also the The Ranger forum.

wetsparks · Sep 30, 2007, 12:43 AM // 00:43

as lordpwn said, you have no spirits to increase damage or to reduce your energy costs and skill recharge. people use energizing wind and quickening zephir to reduce energy cost and skill recharge, for more traps. The also hold your enemies on the traps to do maximum damage. you want 16 in wilderness to maximize damage from your traps and with 15 expertise you will have your traps only cost 4 energy. if you go solo, people triple dust trap, which does the most damage, other wise you can mix and match vipers nest and what not to maxize damage if you duo.

Andy Roo · Sep 30, 2007, 03:26 AM // 03:26

I fixed it up:

Attributes:

Expetise:15[12+3(Sup.Rune)]
Wilderness Survival:16[12+3(Sup.Rune)+Mask]
Beast Mastery:4[3+1(Min.Rune)]

Quickening Zephyr
Energizing Wind
Barbed Trap
Flam Trap
Dust Trap
Edge of Extinction
Oath Shot [E]
Troll Ungent

Tell me if u think this is fine. If it is, please tell me what would be good to farm with this build

Thanks

wetsparks · Sep 30, 2007, 07:46 AM // 07:46

Maybe you can farm some enemies in the northern shiverpeaks, on normal mode. You aren't doing that much damage even if you stack your traps. If you are planning on going with someone else, that is enough damage, even though oath shot doesn't belong. bring spike trap or something similar. if you are planning on going alone, to do enough damage to actually kill something you need the skill bar [skill]arcane echo[/skill][skill]echo[/skill][skill]dust trap[/skill], use the two echos to get more dust traps, you will probably need [skill]trapper's speed[/skill] or [skill]serpent's quickness[/skill] to get them to recharge fast enough to lay a second set down before the echo expires. then use barbed trap to cripple your enemies to keep them on the traps longer. As for what to farm, most people farm underworld for the echos, could also farm stygian veil, but you would also need [skill]tripwire[/skill] for that.

Sep 29, 2007, 10:35 PM // 22:35	#1
Andy Roo Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: R/E	need help with trapping build I just made a R/E trapping build and I need some advice for it. These are my skills: Barbed Trap Flame Trap Dust Trap Apply Poisin Lightning Reflexes Troll Ungent Oath Shot [E] Fire Storm Fire Magic: 7 Expertise: 7 Wilderness Survival 14 [11 +3] Marksmanship 9 [8 + 1 Mask] I tried to farm outside of Warcamp with that build. I just need some few modifications.

Sep 30, 2007, 12:15 AM // 00:15	#2
lordpwn Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2007 Profession: R/	Isn't investing a lot of attribute points to get 7 Fire Magic just for one of the worst Elementalist skills in the game a little wasteful? You could use the energy (and the skill slot) much better than that. Also, why take Apply Poison and a relatively expensive, short-duration, attack speed-increasing stance if you're going trapping? A spirit like Winnowing (iirc traps deal a large number of physical damage pulses which gain extra dmg from it) or Edge of Extinction would work better if you want to trap.

Sep 30, 2007, 12:25 AM // 00:25	#3
Age Hall Hero Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Canada/BC Guild: STG Administrator Profession: Mo/	Go look in the farming section for a good trapper build also the The Ranger forum.

Sep 30, 2007, 12:43 AM // 00:43	#4
wetsparks Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2006	as lordpwn said, you have no spirits to increase damage or to reduce your energy costs and skill recharge. people use energizing wind and quickening zephir to reduce energy cost and skill recharge, for more traps. The also hold your enemies on the traps to do maximum damage. you want 16 in wilderness to maximize damage from your traps and with 15 expertise you will have your traps only cost 4 energy. if you go solo, people triple dust trap, which does the most damage, other wise you can mix and match vipers nest and what not to maxize damage if you duo.

Sep 30, 2007, 03:26 AM // 03:26	#5
Andy Roo Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: R/E	I fixed it up: Attributes: Expetise:15[12+3(Sup.Rune)] Wilderness Survival:16[12+3(Sup.Rune)+Mask] Beast Mastery:4[3+1(Min.Rune)] Quickening Zephyr Energizing Wind Barbed Trap Flam Trap Dust Trap Edge of Extinction Oath Shot [E] Troll Ungent Tell me if u think this is fine. If it is, please tell me what would be good to farm with this build Thanks

Sep 30, 2007, 07:46 AM // 07:46	#6
wetsparks Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2006	Maybe you can farm some enemies in the northern shiverpeaks, on normal mode. You aren't doing that much damage even if you stack your traps. If you are planning on going with someone else, that is enough damage, even though oath shot doesn't belong. bring spike trap or something similar. if you are planning on going alone, to do enough damage to actually kill something you need the skill bar [skill]arcane echo[/skill][skill]echo[/skill][skill]dust trap[/skill], use the two echos to get more dust traps, you will probably need [skill]trapper's speed[/skill] or [skill]serpent's quickness[/skill] to get them to recharge fast enough to lay a second set down before the echo expires. then use barbed trap to cripple your enemies to keep them on the traps longer. As for what to farm, most people farm underworld for the echos, could also farm stygian veil, but you would also need [skill]tripwire[/skill] for that.