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Bear TrapTrap, Spell, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 260%
Throws a trap that damages and immobilises a single enemy for a duration based on how much damage was dealt. After the immobilise expires, a debuff remains on the enemy for a duration, lowering their movement speed by an amount which lessens over time. The affected enemy will take increased damage from traps and mines until the debuff expires. Modifiers to spell damage do not affect this skill's damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Physical Damage2% increased Skill Effect Duration0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% chance to Impale Enemies on HitTrap lasts 4 seconds
Deals (16-1447) to (22-2026) Physical Damage
Enemies take 25% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hits
Enemies have 80% less Movement Speed when the Debuff starts
Base duration is 3 seconds
Locks enemy in place
Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Bear Trap skill iconBear Trap inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBearTrap

Bear Trap skill screenshot


Bear Trap throws a trap that deals physical damage to the enemy that triggered it and applies a debuff that greatly reduces movement speed and causes them to take increased damage from traps and mines.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Duration: The base duration of the immobilization effect is 150ms per % of enemy max life dealt as damage, to a maximum of 1/3 of max life.[2][3] Modifiers to skill duration alter both the lifetime of the trap and the duration of the immobilization. This immobilization is not considered a stun, and will not interact with modifiers that affect stuns.[4]

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityMana
Cost
Physical
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1416616 to 2200
2620720 to 28841841
3927727 to 3830993940
41233835 to 49743311373
51641949 to 692289534268
620501167 to 944972583993
724581290 to 12695714179707
8286713119 to 167169595349302
9327514156 to 218283759633061
10368316202 to 2824539961087057
11409217259 to 3637031281790185
124410019331 to 46310612232851408
134810920420 to 58720658704917278
145211720530 to 74225071107424388
155512321630 to 88125737319998119
165813022746 to 1045761135117609470
176113623883 to 12361343790831047378
1864142231043 to 14602505214756099525
1967148231230 to 17214386943699968961
2070155231447 to 2026242081178342050139
2172159241613 to 2258N/AN/A
2274N/A251795 to 2514N/AN/A
2376N/A251998 to 2797N/AN/A
2478N/A252222 to 3111N/AN/A
2580N/A252470 to 3458N/AN/A
2682N/A262744 to 3842N/AN/A
2784N/A273047 to 4266N/AN/A
2886N/A273382 to 4735N/AN/A
2988N/A273753 to 5254N/AN/A
3090N/A284162 to 5826N/AN/A
3191N/A294382 to 6135N/AN/A
3292N/A294614 to 6459N/AN/A
3393N/A294857 to 6800N/AN/A
3494N/A295113 to 7158N/AN/A
3595N/A305381 to 7534N/AN/A
3696N/A315664 to 7929N/AN/A
3797N/A315960 to 8344N/AN/A
3898N/A316272 to 8780N/AN/A
3999N/A326599 to 9238N/AN/A
40100N/A336943 to 9720N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
7Divination card inventory iconDeathly DesignsDeathly Designs card artDivination card frameDeathly Designs7Level 21 Trap Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
"The Karui was correct; there is virtue in honouring my ancestors."
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted superior level 21 Trap gem with 23% qualityAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Unique items[ | ]

ItemLvl.Stats
Jaws of AgonyJaws of Agony inventory iconJaws of Agony
Supreme Spiked Shield
Quality: +20%
Chance to Block: 24%
Evasion: 290
Energy Shield: 56
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 70, 85 Dex, 85 Int4% chance to Dodge Spell HitsGrants Level 25 Bear Trap Skill
(18-28)% increased Trap Damage
(15-25)% increased Global Physical Damage
+(60-80) to maximum Life
-(18-14) Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits
25% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Throw a Trap
One wrong step triggers destruction.
Agony slowly dominates the will to live.
Jaws of Agony inventory icon
704% chance to Dodge Spell HitsGrants Level 25 Bear Trap Skill
(18-28)% increased Trap Damage
(15-25)% increased Global Physical Damage
+(60-80) to maximum Life
-(18-14) Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits
25% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Throw a Trap

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Bear Trap.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Bear Trap Cooldown Speed 166Bear Trap has 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Bear Trap Cooldown Speed 275Bear Trap has 15% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Bear Trap Damage 16625% increased Bear Trap Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Bear Trap Damage 27540% increased Bear Trap Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Bear Trap Damage Taken 166Enemies affected by Bear Trap take 5% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hitshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Bear Trap Damage Taken 275Enemies affected by Bear Trap take 10% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hitshelmet 100
default 0

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Trapped enemies now take 25% increased damage from traps and mines (from 15%).
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative quality.
3.11.0
  • Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 260% (from 200%).
3.3.0
  • Now applies a debuff on the affected enemy. The debuff lingers for a duration after the immobilising effects wear off. While debuffed, enemies take 15% increased damage from traps and mines, and have 80% less movement speed. This movement speed gradually recovers back to normal over the course of the debuff's duration
  • Now has a 4 second cooldown (up from 3).
  • Mana cost has been lowered at all levels. Now costs 6 mana at gem level 1 (down from 11), up to 23 mana at gem level 20 (down from 46)
  • Now has a base critical strike chance of 6% (up from 5%).
3.2.0
  • Base duration lowered to 8 seconds (from 16).
3.1.0
  • Bear Trap inventory iconBear TrapBear TrapTrap, Spell, Duration, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-23) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
    Can Store 3 Use(s)
    Cast Time: 1.00 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 260%
    Throws a trap that damages and immobilises a single enemy for a duration based on how much damage was dealt. After the immobilise expires, a debuff remains on the enemy for a duration, lowering their movement speed by an amount which lessens over time. The affected enemy will take increased damage from traps and mines until the debuff expires. Modifiers to spell damage do not affect this skill's damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Physical Damage2% increased Skill Effect Duration0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% chance to Impale Enemies on HitTrap lasts 4 seconds
    Deals (16-1447) to (22-2026) Physical Damage
    Enemies take 25% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hits
    Enemies have 80% less Movement Speed when the Debuff starts
    Base duration is 3 seconds
    Locks enemy in place
    Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Bear Trap skill icon
    Bear Trap inventory icon
    and Vaal Rain of Arrows inventory iconVaal Rain of ArrowsVaal Rain of ArrowsVaal, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Souls Per Use: 20
    Can Store 2 Use(s)
    Attack Damage: (80-100)% of base
    Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in multiple sequences after a delay, each starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (80-100.1)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires (17-21) additional Arrows
    Fires 3 additional sequences of arrows
    150% increased Effect of Maim
    Maim on Hit
    Can't be Evaded
    Corrupted
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Vaal Rain of Arrows skill icon
    Vaal Rain of Arrows inventory icon
    now remove all movement speed, as opposed to reducing it by 300%.
2.0.0
  • Now grants 1% increased physical damage per 1% quality (up from 0.75% per 1% quality).
1.0.0
  • Damage at high levels has been reduced by around 40% at level 15.
0.10.5
  • Bear Trap's damage has been increased at lower levels and reduced at higher levels.
    It has been increased by 15% at level one and reduced by 20% at level 15.
  • The cooldown times of traps (except for Conversion trap and the Trap support gem) have been lowered to four seconds.
    (Bear Trap's cooldown is three seconds)
0.10.1
  • Fixed a server crash that would occur involving Bear Traps.
0.9.12t
  • Increased quality's bonus by 50%.
0.9.12qq
  • From 1% physical damage per quality point to 0.5%.
0.9.10
  • Added a 5% critical strike chance.
  • Increased its mana cost.
  • Increased the effect that support gems have on this skill.
  • Reduced damage at lower levels but increased it at higher levels.
0.9.9
  • Bear Trap was added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Daniel_GGG (June 11, 2014). "perpetus beartrap question". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. Mark_GGG (April 30, 2013). "<<*Bear Trap*>>". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. Mark_GGG (July 19, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. Mark_GGG (May 23, 2013). "beartrap question". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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