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Damage Trap
Retractable floor spikes icon
Details
Category Battle Royale Items
History
Introduced Patch 1.6
Last Adjustment Hotfix (6 June, 2018)

Damage Trap is an Uncommon item available in Battle Royale. It combines the functions of the Spike Trap, Wall Zapper, and Ceiling Zapper into a single trap that can be placed on any surface that accepts traps. When this trap is in placement mode, it will automatically swap between floors, walls, and ceilings depending on where it is placed.[1]

Stats

Damage Trap
Retractable floor spikes icon
Details
Damage 150
Reload Time 5.0

Availability

Damage Trap has a chance to appear in the following circumstances[2] :

Floor Loot Chest Loot Supply Drop
2.3% n/a 67.8%

Strategy

Traps can be placed on either floors, walls or ceilings. Traps can used in one of two ways: passively or actively.

Passively: This method entails placing a traps on one of the aforementioned pieces and simply waiting for a player to trigger the trap.

Actively: This method is far more difficult to pull off but is satisfying when done successfully. It entails trapping the enemy in a box and then placing the trap down. It is more effective if stairs are also placed in the box to limit the enemy player’s movement thus making it harder for them to escape as well as easier for you to eliminate them.

Changes

Patch 5.0 (July 12, 2018)
Bug Fix
  • Reduced trigger volume for floor Damage Trap to better match visuals and prevent triggering when standing on ledges above.

Patch 4.5 (June 27, 2018)

Bug Fixes
  • Spike traps placed on a ceiling no longer damage players on the floor above.

Hotfix (6 June, 2018)

  • Trap Damage increased from 75 to 150

Patch 4.3 (30 May, 2018)

Bug Fix
  • Traps no longer wait for the player built structure to finish building before triggering.

Patch 4.2 (May 16, 2018)

  • Decreased Damage from 125 to 75.
  • Reset Time decreased from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.

Trivia

References

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