Needle Trap

Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered. — In-game description

Needle Trap

 

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Trap

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0.5½  30  

Needle Trap

Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.

 Damage: 88 (0.33)^?

 Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

₃ Poison (10s): 1,005 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

₃ Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Unblockable

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

•  Panic Strike - Immobilizing a foe poisons them. Striking a foe below the health threshold immobilizes them.

Related equipment

• Superior Rune of the Trapper — Gain 2 seconds of  superspeed and  stealth when using a trap skill.

Gallery

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Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 16, 2019	Removed from the game.
March 28, 2017	All traps created by the thief will have a 1-second arm time before the trap can affect enemies. Needle Trap: This skill now delivers a strike.
February 22, 2017	The poison inflicted by this skill has been increased from 1 stack to 3 stacks.
September 29, 2015	This trap has been reduced from 1 hour lifetime to 5 minutes.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This trap no longer deals minimal strike damage, which would previously bring the thief out of stealth. Increased the poison duration from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
January 27, 2015	The bleed duration of this skill has been increased from 3 seconds to 10 seconds.
September 09, 2014	Increased the damage of this trap by 10%. Added 3 stacks of bleeding for 3 seconds on hit.
April 30, 2013	Removed the duration skill fact as being misleading.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Needle Trap has been added to the game.

See also

• Lesser Needle Trap — a weaker version of this skill caused by the deadly arts trait Trapper's Respite.