Hunter ability · learned at level 54 · Fire
Explosive Trap Rank 3
Explosive TrapRank 3
520 Mana
Instant30 sec cooldown
Place a Fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 207 to 265 Fire damage and 330 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one Fire trap can be active at a time. [level-scaled values shown at level 60]
Compared with Classic
Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 208 to 264 Fire damage and 330 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Traps can only be placed when out of combat. Only one trap can be active at a time. [level-scaled values shown at level 60]
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 1 effect type | 320 | 104 |
| cooldown | 15 sec | 30 sec |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Explosive 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 Trap
Frost TrapExplosive 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.