Fire Trap supports?

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chockomonkey wrote:

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Mark_GGG wrote:

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ionface wrote:

Sweet thanks, I didn't realize the change in traps (probably a while ago) that made traps use spell modifiers.

That's not a change in "traps" in general. Fire trap has always dealt spell damage. Bear Trap does not deal spell damage.

It deals physical damage, but that physical damage gets increased by +spell damage modifiers, correct? or is this a tooltip bug?

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I will explain on example:
Fire trap deals FIRE, SPELL, TRAP damage, therefore it is increased by:
-- Fire Damage
-- Elemental Damage
-- Spell Damage
-- Trap Damage

Bear trap deals PHYSICAL, TRAP damage, therefore it is increased by:
-- Physical Damage
-- Trap Damage
It does not deal spell damage (despite fact, it has 'spell' tag), therefore spell damage does not increase it's damage

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cursebg wrote:

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I will explain on example:
Fire trap deals FIRE, SPELL, TRAP damage, therefore it is increased by:
-- Fire Damage
-- Elemental Damage
-- Spell Damage
-- Trap Damage

Bear trap deals PHYSICAL, TRAP damage, therefore it is increased by:
-- Physical Damage
-- Trap Damage
It does not deal spell damage (despite fact, it has 'spell' tag), therefore spell damage does not increase it's damage

In my experience fire damage trap damage and ele damage works...spell damage does not affect fire trap

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IlluminaBlade wrote:

Here's a no brainer four link Fire Trap setup.

Chance to Ignite (quick and easy way to pile on damage)
Concentrated Effect (extreme damage boost)
Elemental Proliferation (I cannot stress how great it is)
Increased Burning Damage (Because if they aren't burning you're doing it wrong)

This absolutely melts anything anywhere nearby if you cause burn, and usually long after the initial enemies have died.

if you have more links you could consider...

Reduced Mana (its not a cheap skill)
Fire Penetration (even more damage)
Increased Area of Effect (more ground fire)
Iron Will (if you have the strength to back it up)
Culling Strike (mostly for the extra chunk of damage)
Chance to Flee (burning mobs will potentially run to others)

An important facet of Fire Trap most people don't seem to stress is that the damage is not you.
It can't be reflected towards you and it will work exactly the same if you have Ancestral Bond.