Pillars of Eternity traps

Traps are both hazards and usable items in Pillars of Eternity.

Hostile traps are invisible by default. The mechanics skill is used to spot and disarm hostile traps. Being in scouting mode lowers the difficulty check for spotting a trap.

Disabling a hostile trap will add it to the inventory. Traps may be placed in quick slots and laid by the party. Each party member may only have one trap laid at a time. Your party will not trigger a trap you place but will probably be injured by the effects of an area trap.

There is no mechanics check for recovering a trap you placed.

Most traps have a significant accuracy penalty, but each point of mechanics adds +3 to trap accuracy.

List of traps[edit | edit source]

Name	Effect	Accuracy	Disarm Difficulty	Value
Dart Trap	10-13 Damage	-5 vs Deflection		25
Fan of Flames Trap	Fan of Flames: 15-21 Damage	-5 vs Reflex		25
Arrow Trap	20-27 Damage	-10 vs Deflection		50
Hail of Darts Trap	AoE 10-13 Damage	-10 vs Deflection		50
Fireball Trap	Fireball: AoE 13-17 Damage	-15 vs Reflex		75
Poison Dart Trap	10-13 Damage, Weakened for 7s	-15 vs Deflection		75
Tanglefoot Trap	Tanglefoot: AoE Hobbled for 3s	-15 vs Reflex		75
Infestation of Spiders Trap [WM2]	22-38 Damage, -5 Constitution for 20s, Hobbled and Frightened for 10s.	+10 vs Fortitude	12	75
Bounding Missiles Trap	Minoletta's Bounding Missiles: 10-16 x3 Damage	-20 vs Deflection		100
Noxious Burst Trap	Noxious Burst: 15-20 Damage, Sickened for 5s	-20 vs Fortitude		100
Boiling Spray Trap	Boiling Spray: 13-17 Damage, 2m Push	-25 Reflex	7	125
Malignant Cloud Trap	Malignant Cloud: 3-9 Damage	-25 vs Fortitude		125
Pestilent Cloud Trap [WM2]	AoE 15-20 Damage, Unconscious for 3s	-25 vs Fortitude	13	125
Concussive Missiles Trap	Minoletta's Concussive Missiles: AoE 10-18 x5 Damage	-25 vs Deflection		150
Freezing Pillar Trap	Ninagauth's Freezing Pillar: AoE 8-20 Damage, if successful Hobbled for 3s	-30 vs Reflex & Fortitude	6	150
Gaze of the Adragan Trap	Gaze of the Adragan: Petrified for 3s	-30 vs Fortitude	9	150
Storm of Fire Trap [WM1]	Storm of Holy Fire: AoE 16-24 Damage for ?s	+10 vs Reflex		150
Chain Lightning Trap	Chain Lightning: 10-17 Damage, jumps up to 6 targets	-35 vs Reflex	7-10	175
Pillar of Holy Fire Trap	Pillar of Holy Fire: AoE 33-40 Damage	-35 vs Reflex		175
Chaotic Orb Trap [WM1]	Tayn's Chaotic Orb: 15-25 Damage, if successful Petrified for 2 sec, Paralyzed for 3 sec, Weakened for 6 sec, Sickened for 7 sec, Stunned for 4 sec, Blinded for 5 sec	+10 vs Deflection & Will	12	200
Killing Bolt Trap [WM1]	Ninagauth's Killing Bolt: 75 Damage	+10 vs Deflection	14	200
Poisonous Cloud Trap	AoE 15-20 Damage	-30 vs Fortitude	11	200
Sunlance Trap	Sunlance: 25-40 Damage, +25% as	-40 vs Deflection	12-14	200
Wilting Wind Trap [WM2]	Wilting Wind: 50-60 Damage, Weakened for 12s	+10 vs Fortitude		200
Freezing Rake Trap [WM2]	Kalakoth's Freezing Rake: 60-75 Damage, if successful Weakened and Hobbled for 12s	+15 vs Reflex & Fortitude		200