Siphoning Trap

Siphoning TrapTrap, Spell, Duration, AoE, Cold
Mana Cost: (7-24)
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 10Throws a trap that applies debuff beams to a number of nearby enemies for a duration. The beams chill enemies and deal cold damage over time. A beam is also applied to you, granting life and mana regeneration based on the number of debuff beams affecting enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Effect of Cold Ailments1% increased Skill Effect DurationApplies beams to the closest 0.1 EnemiesRegenerate 0% of Energy Shield per second for each affected EnemyTrap lasts 4 seconds
Base duration is 3 seconds
Deals (15.5-426.3) Base Cold Damage per second
Regenerate (1.3-32.4) Life per second for each affected Enemy
Regenerate (0.3-1.7) Mana per second for each affected Enemy
Applies beams to the closest 10 Enemies
Regenerate (12.7-324.4) Life per second while any Enemy is affected
Regenerate (2.9-17.2) Mana per second while any Enemy is affected
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 10Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemIceSiphonTrap

Siphoning Trap is a spell that throws a trap that tethers to nearby enemies when activated. Tethered enemies take cold damage over time and the character gains life and mana regeneration for each tether active.

Skill functions and interactions

Cluster Traps SupportCluster Traps SupportTrap, Support
Icon: L
Mana Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps randomly around the targeted location.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Trap DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedSupported Skills have 2% reduced Trap SpreadSupported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps
Supported Skills can have up to 5 additional Traps placed at a time
Supported Skills deal (55-36)% less DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap
Icon: t
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectSupported Skills can have up to 0.1 additional Traps placed at a timeSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to throw an additional TrapSupported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps
Supported Skills can have up to 3 additional Traps placed at a time
Supported Skills deal (50-31)% less DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. do not benefit Siphoning Trap as only one use of the skill is stored at a time. The reduced damage from the support gems is still inherited, however.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Cold DPS	Life Regen per Enemy	Mana Regen per Enemy	Life Regen	Mana Regen	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	0	18	7	15.5	1.3	0.3	12.7	2.9	0	0
2	13	15	22	8	19.7	1.7	0.4	17.4	4	9,569	9,569
3	17	19	27	9	26.3	2.5	0.5	24.7	5.1	28,189	37,758
4	21	23	33	10	34.3	3.2	0.6	32	6.1	59,146	96,904
5	25	26	38	11	44.1	4.2	0.7	42.1	7	111,192	208,096
6	29	30	43	12	55.9	5.2	0.8	52.6	7.9	193,800	401,896
7	33	34	49	13	70	6.5	0.9	64.5	8.8	320,280	722,176
8	36	36	52	14	82.5	7.9	0.9	78.7	9.6	359,090	1,081,266
9	39	39	56	14	96.7	9.2	1	92.2	10.3	498,508	1,579,774
10	42	42	60	16	113	10.7	1.1	107.4	11.1	682,057	2,261,831
11	45	45	64	17	131.6	12.3	1.2	123.6	11.7	921,777	3,183,608
12	48	48	68	18	152.8	14.6	1.2	145.6	12.4	1,727,879	4,911,487
13	51	50	72	19	176.9	16.5	1.3	165.4	13	1,791,769	6,703,256
14	54	53	76	20	204.3	18.5	1.4	185.3	13.7	2,353,679	9,056,935
15	57	56	80	21	235.5	20.6	1.4	205.7	14.3	3,070,912	12,127,847
16	60	59	84	22	270.8	22.8	1.5	228	14.9	9,095,466	21,223,313
17	63	61	88	22	310.9	24.6	1.5	245.9	15.4	16,039,890	37,263,203
18	66	64	92	23	356.3	27.1	1.6	271.2	16	29,817,117	67,080,320
19	68	66	95	24	389.9	29.8	1.6	298.1	16.6	62,895,056	129,975,376
20	70	68	98	24	426.3	32.4	1.7	324.4	17.2	212,051,599	342,026,975
21	72	70	100	25	465.9	33.7	1.8	337.2	17.8	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	26	508.8	35.4	1.8	354.1	18.4	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	26	555.4	36.4	1.9	364.2	19	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	27	605.9	38.2	1.9	382.4	19.6	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	27	660.6	40.1	2	401.3	20.2	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	28	719.9	41.2	2.1	412.1	20.8	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	29	784.2	43.5	2.1	434.9	21.4	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	30	853.8	45.6	2.2	455.9	22	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	30	929.2	48.2	2.2	482.4	22.6	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	30	1010.9	48.7	2.3	487.3	23.2	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	31	1054.2	49.2	2.3	492.7	23.5	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	32	1099.3	49.8	2.4	498	23.8	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	32	1146.1	50.9	2.4	509.4	24.1	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	33	1194.9	52.1	2.4	520.8	24.4	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	34	1245.6	53.1	2.5	531.4	24.8	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	34	1298.4	54.2	2.5	541.9	25.1	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	35	1353.2	55.5	2.5	555.1	25.4	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	36	1410.3	56.8	2.5	568.4	25.7	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	36	1469.7	57.1	2.6	570.8	26	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	37	1531.4	57.3	2.6	573.3	26.3	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Siphoning Trap:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Siphoning Trap.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Chill Effect 1	66	Siphoning Trap has 25% increased Chill Effect	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Chill Effect 2	75	Siphoning Trap has 40% increased Chill Effect	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Damage 1	66	Siphoning Trap deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Damage 2	75	Siphoning Trap deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Damage Taken 1	75	Siphoning Trap's beam to you grants 1% reduced Damage taken for each other beam	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Duration 1	66	Siphoning Trap has 30% increased Skill Effect Duration	helmet 67 default 0
Enchantment Ice Siphon Trap Duration 2	75	Siphoning Trap has 45% increased Skill Effect Duration	helmet 67 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Now deals 15.5 base Cold damage per second at gem level 1 (up from 4.3) and 426.3 base Cold damage per second at gem level 20 (up from 291.5).
3.3.0	Siphoning Trap has been added to the game.