Trap

This article is about the skill type. For the environmental weapon, see Trap (environmental weapon).

Traps are a type of skill that triggers when an enemy walks into the area and which take 0.5 second to arm. If no enemy triggers it, the trap will disappear after 5 min. Traps leave outlines on the ground that are visible to allies. Traps found in the environment, such as in dungeons and jumping puzzles are sometimes given a red outline on the ground.

Mechanics

• A player can have only one trap of each type active at the same time.
• Previously placed traps will be removed if you remove the skill from your skill bar.
• Deployed traps are circular and centered on the player's position.
• Many trap skills are unblockable.
• Most trap skills cannot be used underwater.
• Dragonhunter's traps will trigger at once if laid on top of an enemy. Ranger's traps have a 0.5s arming time after being placed.

List of trap skills

Skill				Description
Dragonhunter
Purification		0.75¾	24	Trap. Heal yourself and imbue your light into a trap. Enemies that trigger this trap are damaged and blinded as the light returns to you for a second heal.
Fragments of Faith			25	Trap. Lay a trap that deals damage and unleashes multiple fragments into the area when triggered. Each fragment grants aegis to allies, as long as they don't already have aegis.
Light's Judgment		0.5½	20	Trap. Lay down a trap that creates an area of pure light that reveals enemies and pierces their armor. The first strike dazes foes.
Procession of Blades		0.5½	16	Trap. Set a trap that whirls around and damages enemies when activated.
Test of Faith			24	Trap. Lay a trap that creates a ring of weapons that punishes enemies that attempt to cross their threshold. Passthrough damage is increased against disabled targets.
Dragon's Maw		0.5½	40	Trap. Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier that holds them in.
Ranger
Healing Spring		0.5½	24	Trap. Heals you and your pet. Place a trap that grants regeneration and cures conditions on allies.
Flame Trap		0.5½	15	Trap. Set a trap that burns foes.
Frost Trap		0.5½	30	Trap. Set a trap that chills foes.
Spike Trap		0.5½	25	Trap. Set a trap that bleeds and launches foes.
Spike Trap		0.5½	45	Trap. Set a trap that bleeds and stuns foes.
Viper's Nest		0.5½	20	Trap. Set a trap that pulses poison on foes when triggered.

Related traits

• Hunter's Premonition (Dragonhunter) — Traps skills grant aegis when used.
• Trapper's Expertise (Skirmishing) — Increase the duration of boons and conditions applied by traps. Offensive traps inflict cripple.

Related equipment

• Relic of the Dragonhunter — Enemies hit by your trap skills become hunted by you, increasing your strike damage and condition duration against them.

Gallery

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  Ranger trap training

Renders

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  Purification

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  Test of Faith

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  Fragments of Faith

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  Lights Judgment

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  Procession of Blades

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  Dragon's Maw

Notes

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Trap.

• There are World versus World traps that function similar to skill type.
  • Target Painter Trap
  • Supply Removal Trap

Trivia

• The July 16, 2019 game update removed the traps for thieves and introduced the skill type Preparation instead.
• Thief traps had the shape of a long rectangle (900x130) centered on the player's position, and extending to the right and left. They triggered once and disappeared then. If Autotargeting was enabled in options, the player may be automatically turned to face a nearby enemy while laying the trap, thereby affecting the trap's orientation. It was possible to trap multiple foes with Needle Trap and Tripwire only if they entered the area of the trap at the exact same time.

Skill				Description
Thief
Ambush		0.5½	35	Set a trap that, when triggered, calls in a thief that attacks nearby foes for twenty seconds.
Needle Trap		0.5½	30	Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.
Shadow Trap		0.5½	45	Set a trap. The first enemy to trigger this trap becomes marked. You may activate Shadow Pursuit to shadowstep to the marked enemy.
Destroy Shadow Trap		10.5½		Teleport back to your existing trap early, destroying it and setting it on recharge.
Shadow Pursuit				Shadowstep to the target that triggered Shadow Trap.
Tripwire		0.5½	25	Set a trap that knocks down foes when triggered.

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