What is the best Trap?

I have never played seriously with traps. I have done several tests but in terms of traps I am a noob. No, I don't like mines, just traps...

I would like to try something new and I thought about the traps. The FireStorm traps seem very effective but with so much effect on the screen falling from the sky I think they can even be dangerous at a high level because you can hardly distinguish anything.

I've tried the Volatile Dead traps a bit and they are amazing. Is there any other kind of trap that is worth mentioning? Obviously speaking of relatively low costs, without being ruined due to trying something new.

Regular old school lightning trap works great. I've used Demi's trapper to great effect https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2187283

He hasn't updated for 3.9, but there aren't really any updates needed.

Clearing - arc traps is really hard to beat, it feels amazing.

Bossing - Pyroclast mine does unbelievable damage, most bosses and metamorphs die about 1/5 of the way through my detonation cycle, with damage building over time so really about 1/10th of my detonation damage. At full detonation I would be shocked if medium gear couldnt pull 10M actual dps (and not fake PoB dps either).

If traps, then ball lightning is a strong bosser, though not as good as pyro.

Purifying flame is also good.

I am running a Arc mines / pyroclast mines (for clear / boss) and it feels ridiculously strong.

I am running negative resists and doing fine. Never done that before, not even on a summoner.


I recommend mines over traps - the best weapon in the game for mines, beyond mirror Tier, is 1 alch - the tremor rod. You can 5 link it for 5c, and that can carry you through T16 maps. They also are much better for bossing and with skitterbots are as good at clearing.

Thank you very much for your directions.

I was trying a bit with the lightning traps, and although it's a rather "shocking" experience, after also trying the purifying flame traps I kept my mouth wide open.
It's really something else, just fire and forget (low level and using tabula rasa).

I think now I begin to understand the hatred of some people towards trappers along with Necros...

Anyway, thank you very much :D