R/Me Trapping build?

I have a Ranger/Mesmer originally Ranger/Monk (switched it using quest in Destiny's Gorge). I need to find a good trapping build. I only have Prophicies and I am at Thunderhead Keep. My current build is Flame Trap, Barbed Trap, Quickening Zep, Serpent's Quickness, Arcane Echo, Winnowing (which I don't know what it does to help exactly, this isn't a custom build), Dodge, and Escape.

I will replace dodge and escape with echo and spiked trap. And, I will eventually replace winnowing with energizing winds. Is this eventual build good for trapping? Any tips on how to improve/use it?

Wilderness Survival: 15
Expertise: 13

Any help appreciated, thanks.

well fist of all get dust trap its the best trap on terms of raw damage out there ew is always good to help with energy i would take spike trap other echo for jsut questing as it helps with energy costs still seeing as you wont be in spirits range 100% of the time etc also winnowing helps with more dmg but not really needed

You wont have spike trap yet by THK, since its first available in ring of fire mission. There is NO trap worth echoing but dust trap in my opinion, so absolutely get it, use it, love it. Your attributes look fine, but you may want to lose serpents quickness and replace with energizing wind (synergizes very well with QZ), and then lose winnow for dust trap. Echo dust trap FTW.

you have no use for arcane echo until you get echo. arcane only mimics spells not skills

can't stress enough the arcane echo, echo, dust trap spamming. Dust trap ignores armor and spike traps only work on targets that bleed. This is a good farming build for a lot of spots. In NF, Hekets are fun, just aggro em' all with WhirlingD on and they hardly do any damage...watch the -26's rain down and pick up the loot. You might get chased by the blue-tongues for a while but just run them into to some Vabbians and they'll give up the chase In NF, Jahai Bluffs and Forum Highlands is good for hekets. In Proph, I like skyward reach for farming griffons, etc. Best by far though, is u/w.

In <90sec you can lay 9 dust traps and about 4 spike traps (enough to take down three aataxes) and still have energy left for whirling defense when you run to aggro! Key is picking the right spots (around corners, under stairs, etc.). My skills are as follows (L-->R):

QZ, EW, SQ, AE, E, DustT, SpikeT, WhirlingD

Expertise 13 (12+1 minor rune)
Wilderness Survival 16 (12+3+1)
Beast Mastery 3

HP: 501 Energy: 60

Another thing - if you can get your wilderness survival to 16 (12+3 sup rune +1 widerness/traveller's mask) it makes a 1sec or +2dam difference, which when multiplied by 13 (number of traps) can be just what is needed to finish the job.

Only problem is getting enough energy. Mine is 60, which is literally the minimum for getting all the traps/spirits down in time. I have all radiant armor with runes of attunement. Any ideas on a good staff? I have +10 energy inherent with a +13 energy inscription, but it is a -1 regen. Is that a big difference? Would I be better off with a different setup? Any help/tips on what you use for energy would be most appreciated!

If your using QZ in a team... you're going to piss off alot of people. Nobody likes 30% extra cost on kills, specially when there recharges are insignificant. Never use QZ/EW if your in a normal team. Hell, never use traps unless your taking Dust Trap, i'd advise using a bow based build till then.

Quote: Originally Posted by gw_poster

Quote: Originally Posted by malko050987

Malko: you're right, sorry. Spike Trap is elite...I meant Barbed Trap, but the point is the same...bleeding doesn't hurt spirits with no flesh (or other bleeding-immune monsters) For trapping in u/w I only use one sup rune, why the extra -75hp? Figure aataxes hit for about 250ish you need enough for two possible hits. The point about dust traps stands (thanks evilsod).
My main beef is that 60 energy isn't enough to get the extra two dt's (echo+dt) after the 2nd spirit is laid. Only gives about 2-5 sec to pull and regain enough energy to have whirling d on. Anywhere else i don't care, but in u/w one or two traps is the difference between life and death. I guess the main question I had was dealing with getting enough energy and whether my -1 regen staff is killing it for me - what exactly does -1 regen mean (it's a +13 energy with -1 regen inscription)? Attached: Check out the aataxes getting blasted!