Hunter ability · learned at level 20 · Frost
Freezing Trap Rank 1
Freezing TrapRank 1
50 Mana
Instant30 sec cooldown
Place a Frost trap that freezes the first enemy that approaches, preventing all action for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will break the ice. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one Frost trap can be active at a time.
Compared with Classic
Place a frost trap that freezes the first enemy that approaches, preventing all action for up to 10 sec. Any damage caused will break the ice. 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 Freezing 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 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.