Trapper Build for The Deep

After doing a couple Deep runs only to fail at Kanaxi I realized that my team needed a trapper to take down the spawns from knockdown. However I found that the rangers that were all there were barragers so I decided to bring my ranger down there since good warriors are easier to find than good trappers. My team build consists of 2 hammer w/e, 4 monks 3 WoH and 1 RC Prot, SS nec, Dom mesmer, 2 nukers, Restoration Rit, and 1 trapper.

The trapper build that I'm thinking about using is as follows:

R/Mo
Equipment:

Full Druids Armor
Superior Wilderness Survival
Superior Expertise
Best Vigor Rune you can get ahold of
Minor Everything else

Candy Cane bow, or any other bow
Staff with +15 energy

Attributes:
Wilderness Survival: 16
Expertise: 15
Beast Mastery: whatever
Marksmanship: whatever

Skills:
Oath Shot
Flame Trap
Barbed Trap
Dust Trap
Whirling Defense
Trolls Unguent
Apply Poison
Rebirth

I wanted to fit an interrupt in there but decided that the mesmer and having the ss with spinal shivers would be enough interruption in the team. Even when you're not laying traps you're helping the team by poisoning everything. Just wanted to get some feedback on whether or not you guys think this would work in the Deep. Any input is greatly appreciated.

The build looks very nice, but i think Apply Poison can be changed. Maybe you should take a Minor Expertise rune switch if you're getting too much dp.

Maybe Apply Poison could be switched for an interrupt?

After a couple runs with this build, I found that I was only using my bow with oathshot. As such I'm probably going to switch it out for distracting shot or throw dirt. Thanks for the input guys!

Oath shot? when ur trapping, u cant shoot them or ull aggro....u should take spike trap

Very close to my solo-trapping build. Only difference is I have Distracting Shot instead of Rebirth. Oh, and I have attributes a bit different:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...d.php?t=116425

no distract shot for the deep....not much that u really need to interupt

I decided against taking Spike Trap because oath shot will let me keep whirling defense up all the time, allowing me to set traps during battle. With places like the scorpion aspect room you really don't get an opportunity to sit back and set your traps. Also spike trap=death at kanaxai. I actually found that distracting shot was pretty useful for interrupting spells by the outcasts or disrupting a combo from an oni. Also even though it's pretty hard I interrupted nightmare refuge with it a couple times. However it's definitely the least important skill in the build so it can be swapped out for anything you want. I thought about dropping expertise to 13 and putting the extra points into beast mastery so I could take viper's nest or edge of extinction but haven't gotten the chance to try that out yet. Thanks for the feedback guys

apply poison can be changed to heal spring to offer even better support. or maby go as R/rit and grap spirit of recuperation to offer +3 regen (only if you dont have a rit in your party)

and yeah! OATH SHOT is good for that place

Nice build..


Change ur 2 hammers warriors to w/r and bring a pet. When luring the pet to the end boss the necro u got in your team just make well of blood. And the -8 degen is almost gone.


Just reveive the animal and kill em again. And the HP (heal party) from the monks shouldnt be so important.


The rev (to rebirth the animals) can one ranger bring.

Same Build I use for the most part. I like the poison arrow as its tough to do any damage with a bow in a trap build against some of theose bosses.

Also I carry a Jelly fish Wand (+13 energy) and a Plagueborn Focus (+19 energy) to get my energy up to 64 and I can trap and troll all day w/ out running low on energy. (Both items purple chest items that didnt completly suck)

Last time I was in the deep as a trapper i used the following:

1. Whirling Defence
2. Troll Unguent
3. Trappers Focus [E]
4. Serpents Quickness
5. Flame Trap
6. Barbed Trap
7. Dust Trap
8. Rebirth

Having trappers focus allows you to concentrate on trapping, which is where the majority of your damage is coming from. It also means you can have /mo and rebirth rather than /me and mantra of resolve.

Having no bow attacks means you can equip focus items for more energy. I only found myself switching to bow a couple of times while I waited for skills to recharge.

I use the +18 energy trapper staff

and yea spike trap would b better for elite skill then oath shot