Trapper's Expertise

Increase the duration of boons and conditions applied by traps. Traps gain reduced recharges and offensive ones cause cripple. — In-game description

Trapper's Expertise

Specialization

Skirmishing (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Increase the duration of boons and conditions applied by traps. Traps gain reduced recharges and offensive ones cause cripple.

  Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

  Recharge Reduced: 20%

  Duration Increase: 60%

— In-game description

Notes

• The cripple the trait provides is not affected by the increased condition duration.
• Only the base durations are increased, thus not counting towards the maximum condition duration.
• The boon duration for Healing Spring is actually increased by 66% to 5 seconds.
• The condition duration for Flame Trap is actually increased by 66% to 4.15 seconds.

	Skill	Traited recharge
Healing	Healing Spring	30	→	24
Utility	Flame Trap	15	→	12
	Frost Trap	30	→	24
	Spike Trap (WvW, PvP)	20	→	16
	Spike Trap (PvE)	45	→	36
	Spike Trap	45	→	36
	Viper's Nest	20	→	16

Bug:

Flame trap does not apply cripple even though it's properly listed on tool tip

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Adept tier. Revamped trait: Boons and conditions caused by your traps last 60% longer. Your traps recharge 20% faster, and your offensive traps inflict 2 seconds of crippled.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Trapper's Expertise has been added to the game.