Caltrops

Caltrops is a Rogue skill from the Agility skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	Critical Strike Dmg
+ Increased Dmg	Vulnerable
Cold Dmg
Critical Strike Chance
Slows (CC)
Chills (CC)
Trap

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Caltrops Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing 40% damage and Slowing (CC) enemies by 50%.  Lasts 7 seconds. Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: Physical Tags: Agility, Trap Lucky Hit Chance: 25%

Upgrades

Enhanced Caltrops Enemies in Caltrops take x10% increased damage from you, increased by x5% each second, up to x45%	Disciplined Caltrops You have +10% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies.
	Methodical Caltrops Caltrops now deals Cold damage and Chills (CC) enemies for 25% per second.

Tips for using Caltrops

• The trap will be placed directly below the Rogue and she will be launched backwards to just outside of it.
• The initial damage is applied to those in the trap when you cast it. The slow effect applies to both those stood in it when you cast it and to any enemies who pass through it.

Other Skills that work with Caltrops

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Caltrops can exploit
• Exploit a condition Caltrops creates

Basic Tree
Enhanced Puncture Gain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy. Skill
Fundamental Puncture Puncture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its Base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Invigorating Strike Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x 50%. Skill
Primary Invigorating Strike Invigorating Strike additionally grants 8%[+] Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to +32% Lucky Hit Chance. Skill
Forceful Arrow Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing 33% damage. Every 3rd cast makes enemies hit Vulnerable for 5 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Requires a Ranged weapon Tags: Basic, Marksman Skill
Enhanced Heartseeker When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain 8%[+] Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable . Skill
Fundamental Heartseeker Heartseeker also increases the Critical Strike Damage the enemy takes by x 5% for 4 seconds, up to x 15%. Skill
Core Tree
Enhanced Barrage Barrage's ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy. Skill
Improved Barrage Every 3rd cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Flurry Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life up to 12% Maximum Life per cast. Skill
Improved Flurry Casting Flurry dashes you to the target and Heals 10% of your Maximum Life. Skill
Advanced Rapid Fire Rapid Fire deals 30%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds after you Evade. Skill
Siphoning Strikes Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes against Close enemies have up to a 85% chance to Heal you for 1% of your Maximum Life (17). Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Siphoning Strikes via Flurry and Twisting Blades. Passive
Stutter Step Critically Striking an enemy grants 5%[+] Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Passive
Agility Tree
Enhanced Dash Casting Dash increases your Critical Strike Chance by 10%[+] for 5 seconds. Skill
Methodical Dash Dealing damage to Crowd Controlled enemies with Dash reduces its Charge Cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast. Skill
Weapon Mastery Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type used in your attack: • Daggers: 7%[x] increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies. • Swords: 3%[x] increased damage. • Bows: 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. • Crossbows: 5%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Trick Attacks Dazing or Stunning an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 2%[+] and Critical Strike Damage by 2%[x] for 5 seconds, both up to 12%. Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Trick Attacks via Dash. Passive
Subterfuge Tree
Subverting Smoke Grenade Smoke Grenade now deals Poison damage and applies another 45% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds. Skill
Subverting Concealment The Skill that breaks Concealment is always a Critical Strike and makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. Skill
Imbuement Tree
Enhanced Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 40% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Mixed Cold Imbuement Cold Imbued Skills deal x20% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen (CC) enemies. Skill
Mixed Shadow Imbuement Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take x12% increased Non-Physical damage for 8 seconds. Skill
Frigid Finesse You deal 5%[x] increased damage to Chilled enemies. This bonus increases to 10%[x] against Frozen (CC) enemies. Passive
Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their Movement Speed further reduced by up to 10 / 20 / 30% and you gain x 5 / 10 / 15% increased Chill (CC) effect. Prerequisite: Can also reach Chilling Weight via Cold Imbuement. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Trap Mastery When Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain 4%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Trap Passive
Alchemist's Fortune Non-Physical damage you deal has a 5%[+] increased Lucky Hit Chance. Damage: Physical Damage Passive
Key Passives Tree
Close Quarters Combat Damaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills each grant a +15% Attack Speed bonus for 8 seconds. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, you deal increased damage equal to x25% of your Damage vs Close bonus. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Marksman, Cutthroat Passive
Precision When you cast a Marksman Skill, you gain a stack of Precision. When you reach 3 stacks of Precision, your next Marksman Ultimate or Core Skill is a guaranteed Critical Strike and deals x65% increased Critical Strike Damage, consuming all stacks of Precision. This damage is further increased by x 20% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Marksman Passive

Items that work with Caltrops

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Caltrops
• Create a condition Caltrops can exploit
• Exploit a condition Caltrops creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Explosive Verve	Utility	Your Grenade Skills count as Trap Skills. Whenever you arm a Trap or drop Grenades, you gain [10 - 30% [+] increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds. Helm, Pants, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	Derelict Lodge (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Aspect of Noxious Ice	Utility	Chilled enemies Poisoned by Poison Imbuement will be further Chilled for 20% per second. You deal 20 - 40% [x] additional Poison damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Synergy	Offensive	Using an Agility Skill reduces the Cooldown of your next Subterfuge Skill by 20%. Using a Subterfuge Skill increases the damage of your next Agility Skill by 35 - 55%[x]. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Uncanny Treachery	Defensive	Dealing direct damage with a non-Agility Skill after casting an Agility skill grants Stealth for 2 seconds. When Stealth breaks you gain 10 - 18% Dodge chance for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	Demon's Wake (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Blast-Trapper's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Dealing damage to enemies affected by your Trap Skills has a 15 - 35% chance to cause an explosion that deals 75 - 105 Shadow damage and applies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Kor Valar Ramparts (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Cheat's Aspect	Defensive	You gain + 5 - 15% Damage Reduction and + 10% increased Movement Speed. These bonuses are doubled while below 50% Maximum Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	Luban's Rest (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Frostbitten Aspect	Utility	Enemies hit by your Stun Grenades have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen (CC) for 2 seconds. You deal [10 - 25]%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Icy Alchemist's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Shadow Imbued Skills have up to a 75% chance to release an explosion that deals 135 - 195 Cold damage to the target and surrounding enemies, Chilling (CC) them for 25%. If they were already Chilled (CC) or Frozen (CC), increase this damage by x100%. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Snap Frozen Aspect	Defensive	Each Chilled (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemy you Evade through grants you a Barrier that absorbs 35 - 321 damage for 5 seconds, absorbing up to a maximum of 175 - 1,605 damage. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Trickster's Aspect	Offensive	Caltrops and Smoke Grenade receive your Stun Grenade benefits and throw Stun Grenades that deal 78 - 168 Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades deal 25 - 45% increased damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Guulrahn Canals (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Cowl of the Nameless "He is banished from the Guild, his name stricken from the Book. His punishment is to never have been." - Excerpt from a burned parchment Type: Unique Helm Class: Rogue Description: You gain x20 - 40% increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies.	Affixes: +1 - 2 to Unstable Elixirs +1 - 2 to Trick Attacks +1 - 2 to Rapid Gambits +41.5 - 55% Crowd Control Duration
	Eaglehorn "Scholars have been unable to decipher the runes carved into this bow, however all agree they are related to its uncanny ability to bend arrows towards their targets." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Bow Class: Rogue Description: Penetrating Shot makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Every 4th cast of Penetrating Shot bounces off walls and deals x50 - 150% more damage.	+130% Vulnerable Damage Affixes: +37 - 55% Chance for Penetrating Shot Projectiles to Cast Twice +2 - 4 to Penetrating Shot +1 - 2 to Malice ++16.5 - 20% Attack Speed

Changes to Caltrops

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Duration increased from 6 to 7 seconds.

Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023

• Enhanced Caltrops - Damage bonus increased from 3% to 5%.

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Cast speed increased by 15%.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Methodical Caltrops - Chill increased from 20% to 25%.

Patch 1.0.2d, June 4, 2023

• Damage increased from 30% to 40%.