Piercing Trap

Piercing Trap

Fast
Melee Skill
Induction: 1s
Resistance: Physical
Places a snare to slow the enemy and cause damage over time.

Trap remains for 60 seconds after being placed.
Duration: 1m
... Fire Damage initially.
... Fire Damage every 2.0 seconds for 20 seconds.
-30% Target Run Speed
Cost: [336 at Level 150] Power
Cost: 1 Focus
• Cooldown: 45s

General Information

Class: Hunter

Trait Tree: Trapper of Foes

Rank Needed: 15 (trait  Piercing Trap)

Effects

Using this skill places a Trap on the ground that lasts for 1 minute, until an enemy enters it. The first enemy to enter the trap is dealt damage and is applied the following effects:

•  Snaring Trap -- Run Speed debuff
•  Piercing Trap -- DoT

When traited into Yellow-line, this skill applies  Master Trapper's Piercing Trap to all targeted enemies.

Trait Interactions

• The set bonus  Master Trapper in the Trapper of Foes trait tree makes this skill apply Master Trapper's Piercing Trap.
  
• The trait  Combat Traps in the Trapper of Foes trait tree reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 15 seconds and increases the damage by up to 50%.
  
• The set bonus  Heightened Senses in the Trapper of Foes trait tree makes it so that the active cooldown of this skill is reduced by 5 seconds when the Hunter evades an incoming enemy attack.
  
• The trait  Advanced Placement in the Trapper of Foes trait tree makes this skill ground-targeted at a range of 10m. Further ranks increase the range by up to 10m.
  
• Specializing in the Trapper of Foes trait tree removes the Induction of this skill and makes it able to be used while moving.
  
• The trait  Complex Mechanisms in the Trapper of Foes trait tree increases the resistance penetration of this skill by up to 10%.
  
• The trait  Natural Extracts in the Trapper of Foes trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 25%.
  
• The trait  Barbed Fury in the Huntsman trait tree increases the bleed damage of this skill by up to 20%.
  
• The trait  Deadly Precision in the Bowmaster trait tree makes this skill generate 1 Focus upon Critical hit.
  
• The trait  Volley in the Huntsman trait tree makes this skill have up to a 15% chance to apply Volley to the Hunter, which removes the Induction of the next skill.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Trap Damage increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5%.
  

Armour Set Interactions

Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shagâni Dune-tracker jewellery set acquired from the Legacy of Morgoth Instance Cluster increases the damage of this skill by 100%.
Equipping both pieces of the Insignia of the Shrouded Hunter jewellery set increases the bleed damage of this skill by 2%.