Blade Trap

Trap, Attack, AoE

Level: (1—20)

Cost: (8—20) Mana

Attack Damage: (76—96)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (76—96)%

Requires Level (12—70), (33—155) Dex

Requires One Hand Swords, Daggers, Rune Daggers, Claws, Thrusting One Hand Swords

Throws a trap which, once triggered, swings two copies of your equipped Dagger, Claw or One Handed Sword around it in circles, each repeatedly damaging enemies it spins through.

Trap lasts 4 seconds

Rotates 4 times

25% increased rotation speed if Dual Wielding

Rotates +1 times if Dual Wielding

Base radius is (1.6—2.2) metres

Additional Effects From Quality:

Trap lasts +(0—1) second
Rotates +(0—1) time

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Quest /1

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	The Siren's Cadence	Nessa	Ranger · Scion · Shadow

Genus

Blade Trap

Blade Trap of Greatswords

Blade Trap of Laceration

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Rotates 4 times
Rotates +1 times if Dual Wielding
25% increased rotation speed if Dual Wielding

Level	Requires Level	Dex	Mana	Base Damage	Base radius is 1.6 metres	Experience
1	12	33	8	76%, 76%, 76%	1.6	15,249
2	15	39	9	77.1%, 77.1%, 77.1%	1.6	41,517
3	19	48	9	78.1%, 78.1%, 78.1%	1.7	81,983
4	23	56	10	79.2%, 79.2%, 79.2%	1.7	147,968
5	27	64	11	80.2%, 80.2%, 80.2%	1.7	250,557
6	31	73	11	81.3%, 81.3%, 81.3%	1.8	405,086
7	35	81	12	82.3%, 82.3%, 82.3%	1.8	447,718
8	38	88	12	83.4%, 83.4%, 83.4%	1.8	615,318
9	41	94	13	84.4%, 84.4%, 84.4%	1.9	834,639
10	44	100	14	85.5%, 85.5%, 85.5%	1.9	1,570,760
11	47	106	14	86.5%, 86.5%, 86.5%	1.9	1,633,987
12	50	113	15	87.6%, 87.6%, 87.6%	2	2,151,030
13	53	119	16	88.6%, 88.6%, 88.6%	2	2,812,189
14	56	125	16	89.7%, 89.7%, 89.7%	2	5,099,360
15	59	132	17	90.7%, 90.7%, 90.7%	2.1	9,400,731
16	62	138	17	91.8%, 91.8%, 91.8%	2.1	15,273,366
17	64	142	18	92.8%, 92.8%, 92.8%	2.1	26,286,582
18	66	146	19	93.9%, 93.9%, 93.9%	2.2	62,890,590
19	68	151	19	94.9%, 94.9%, 94.9%	2.2	212,046,017
20	70	155	20	96%, 96%, 96%	2.2
21	72		21	97.1%, 97.1%, 97.1%	2.3
22	74		21	98.1%, 98.1%, 98.1%	2.3
23	76		22	99.2%, 99.2%, 99.2%	2.3
24	78		23	100.2%, 100.2%, 100.2%	2.4
25	80		23	101.3%, 101.3%, 101.3%	2.4
26	82		24	102.3%, 102.3%, 102.3%	2.4
27	84		24	103.4%, 103.4%, 103.4%	2.5
28	86		25	104.4%, 104.4%, 104.4%	2.5
29	88		26	105.5%, 105.5%, 105.5%	2.5
30	90		26	106.5%, 106.5%, 106.5%	2.6
31	91		27	107.1%, 107.1%, 107.1%	2.6
32	92		27	107.6%, 107.6%, 107.6%	2.6
33	93		27	108.1%, 108.1%, 108.1%	2.6
34	94		28	108.6%, 108.6%, 108.6%	2.6
35	95		28	109.2%, 109.2%, 109.2%	2.6
36	96		28	109.7%, 109.7%, 109.7%	2.7
37	97		29	110.2%, 110.2%, 110.2%	2.7
38	98		29	110.7%, 110.7%, 110.7%	2.7
39	99		29	111.3%, 111.3%, 111.3%	2.7
40	100		29	111.8%, 111.8%, 111.8%	2.7

Attribute /12

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
Acronym	Trap
Id	BladeTrap
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Blade Trap
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	Claws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, Rune Daggers
TargetTypes	Enemy, Ground
Type	Attack, Damage, Mineable, Area, Trapped, Area
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladeTrap
ActiveSkillsCode	blade_trap
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Version history /5

Version	Changes
3.26.0	Blade Trap of Greatswords: Now has 147-220% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem levels 1-20 (previously 120-180%), and now has a Cooldown time of 6 seconds (previously 8). Blade Trap of Laceration: Can now also be used with One Hand Axes. It no longer has 40-59% more Damage with Bleeding at gem levels 1-20, and now has Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 50% faster at all gem levels. Now has 180-260% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem levels 1-20 (previously 140-180%). Quality now provides Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0-10% faster (previously +0-20% more Damage with Bleeding).
3.24.0	Blade Trap of Greatswords: Now has 120% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 100%), scaling up to 180% at gem level 20 (previously 140%).
3.23.0	Blade Trap:
3.17.0	Blade Trap: Now deals 76% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 55%), up to 96% at gem level 20 (previously 67.5%). Now has 76% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 55%), and 96% at gem level 20 (previously 67%). Fixed a bug where Blade Trap would not have its spell damage increased when supported by Iron Will.
3.15.0	Added a new Dexterity/Intelligence Skill Gem - Blade Trap: Throws a trap which, once triggered, swings two copies of your equipped Dagger, Claw or One Handed Sword around it in a circle, each repeatedly damaging enemies they spin through. Blade Trap can be purchased from Nessa by the Ranger, Shadow, and Scion after completing The Siren’s Cadence.

Blade Trap

Trap, Attack, AoE

Level: (1—20)

Cost: (8—20) Mana

Attack Damage: (76—96)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (76—96)%

Requires Level (12—70), (33—155) Dex

Requires One Hand Swords, Daggers, Rune Daggers, Claws, Thrusting One Hand Swords

Throws a trap which, once triggered, swings two copies of your equipped Dagger, Claw or One Handed Sword around it in circles, each repeatedly damaging enemies it spins through.

Trap lasts 4 seconds

Rotates 4 times

25% increased rotation speed if Dual Wielding

Rotates +1 times if Dual Wielding

Base radius is (1.6—2.2) metres

attack is not melee override [1]

base skill is trapped [1]

base skill show average damage instead of dps [1]

is area damage [1]

trap use alternate death animation [1]

trap variation [18]

Additional Effects From Quality:

Trap lasts +(0—1) second
Rotates +(0—1) time

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Supported By /103

Active Type: Attack, Damage, Mineable, Area, Trapped, Area

Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Knockback Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Life Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.

Stun Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.

Cold to Fire Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Elemental Damage with Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Life Gain on Hit Support

Supports attack skills.

Iron Will Support

Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.

Damage on Full Life Support

Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.

Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Empower Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Chance to Bleed Support

Supports attack skills.

Maim Support

Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.

Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Added Fire Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Brutality Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Burning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.

Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Awakened Fire Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.

Awakened Empower Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Cruelty Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.

Lifetap Support

Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.

Volatility Support

Supports attack skills.

Annihilation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Faster Attacks Support

Supports attack skills.

Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Additional Accuracy Support

Supports attack skills.

Mana Leech Support

Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.

Culling Strike Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.

Chance to Flee Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Blind Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Multiple Traps Support

Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.

Enhance Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Block Chance Reduction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Hypothermia Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Trap and Mine Damage Support

Supports skills which throw Traps or Mines.

Critical Strike Affliction Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Cluster Traps Support

Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps randomly around the targeted location.

Advanced Traps Support

Supports skills which throw traps.

Chance to Poison Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Vile Toxins Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Momentum Support

Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.

Charged Traps Support

Supports skills which throw traps.

Withering Touch Support

Supports attack skills.

Impale Support

Supports attack skills.

Nightblade Support

Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.

Swift Assembly Support

Supports skills which throw Traps or Mines.

Awakened Added Cold Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Cold Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.

Awakened Deadly Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Awakened Void Manipulation Support

Supports any skill that deals damage.

Awakened Enhance Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Sadism Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Rupture Support

Supports attack skills.

Machinations Support

Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Cull the Weak Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.

Lethal Dose Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Invention Support

Supports skills which throw Traps or Mines.

Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.

Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Increased Critical Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Item Rarity Support

Supports any skill that can kill enemies.

Concentrated Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.

Combustion Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Elemental Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.

Blastchain Mine Support

Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.

Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Elemental Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.

Power Charge On Critical Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Enlighten Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Physical to Lightning Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Ignite Proliferation Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Decay Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Efficacy Support

Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.

Immolate Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Summon Phantasm Support

Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.

Bonechill Support

Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.

Energy Leech Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.

High-Impact Mine Support

Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.

Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Awakened Controlled Destruction Support

Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.

Awakened Elemental Focus Support

Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.

Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support

Supports any skill with an area of effect.

Awakened Lightning Penetration Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.

Awakened Unbound Ailments Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments

Awakened Enlighten Support

Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

Overcharge Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Devour Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Invert the Rules Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Greater Devour Support

Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Eclipse Support

Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Blade Trap now deals 76% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 55%), up to 96% at gem level 20 (previously 67.5%). Now has 76% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 55%), and 96% at gem level 20 (previously 67%). Fixed a bug where Blade Trap would not have its spell damage increased when supported by Iron Will.
3.15.0d	Blade Trap now has +0 to radius at gem level 1, up to +6 to radius at gem level 20.
3.15.0	Blade Trap has been added to the game.

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