Hunter ability · learned at level 28 · Frost
Frost Trap
Frost Trap
60 Mana
Instant30 sec cooldown
Place a Frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within 10 yards will be slowed by 60% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one Frost trap can be active at a time.
Compared with Classic
Place a frost trap that creates an ice slick around itself for 30 sec when the first enemy approaches it. All enemies within 10 yards will be slowed by 60% while in the area of effect. Trap will exist for 1 min. Traps can only be placed when out of combat. Only one trap can be active at a time.
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 1 effect type | 320 | 104 |
| cooldown | 15 sec | 30 sec |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Frost Trap, each line checked against the files.
- Matches the files
Traps are now useable in combat, but their cooldown has increased to 30 seconds.
The files Every trap rank lost Classic's out-of-combat flag and the tooltip line 'Traps can only be placed when out of combat'. The cooldown on Freezing, Immolation, Frost and Explosive Trap went from 15 sec to 30 sec (SpellCooldowns).
Freezing TrapFreezing Trap
Immolation TrapImmolation TrapFrost Trap
Explosive TrapExplosive TrapClass deep dives: Hunter and Druid - Matches the files
Frost-based and Fire-based traps now have separate cooldowns.
The files Classic put all four traps in one cooldown category (411). In 70245 Freezing and Frost Trap share category 2183 and Immolation and Explosive Trap keep 411, and the tooltips allow one Frost and one Fire trap at a time.
Freezing TrapFrost TrapImmolation TrapExplosive TrapClass deep dives: Hunter and Druid
History
- 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived. No changes in the client files since.