Ice Trap



Ice Trap is a Hunter ability learned at level 46 for. It provides an area that slows movement speed of enemies in the affected area by 50%. It can be used to slow enemies multiple times since you can always lead the mob over the ice slick to easily reapply the snare. This makes kiting mobs, especially multiple mobs, in circles much easier.

Glyphs

 * Glyph of Ice Trap increases the radius of the effect from Ice Trap by 2 yards.

Talents

 * Entrapment entraps targets who trigger Ice Trap, preventing them from moving for 2/4 seconds.
 * Trap Mastery increases the duration Ice Trap effects by 10/20/30%.
 * Point of No Escape increases the ranged critical strike chance of all of your attacks on targets affected by your Ice Trap and Freezing Trap by 3/6%.
 * Lock and Load gives you a 50/100% chance when you trap a target with your Ice Trap to cause your next 2 Arcane Shot or Explosive Shot abilities to cost no focus and trigger no cooldown.
 * Survival Tactics reduces the chance that Ice Trap will be resisted by 2/4% and reduces the cooldown of your Disengage ability by 2 sec.
 * Resourcefulness reduces the cooldown of all traps and Black Arrow by 2/4/6 sec.

Tips and tricks

 * In group PvP this can be a great advantage to all of your team. Once activated its easy to notice graphic will let everyone on your team know it is possible to exploit it.
 * With the entrapment talent spec'd, Ice Trap will root your enemies.
 * This trap will activate the Lock and Load talent when triggered giving the opportunity for some burst damage.
 * Use against mobs that run in instances to slow or entrap them.
 * Drop a Ice Trap before a pull to prevent the adds from making it to cloth wearing quickly.