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

'Grants Player' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of this 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 take x 5% increased damage from you each second they're in Caltrops.	Disciplined Caltrops You have +5% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies.
	Methodical Caltrops Caltrops now deals Cold damage and Chills 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 30%. Skill
Primary Invigorating Strike Invigorating Strike additionally grants + 8% Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to + 16% Lucky Hit Chance. Skill
Forceful Arrow Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing 22% damage. Every 3rd cast makes the enemy Vulnerable for 2. seconds. Requires a Ranged Weapon Damage: Physical Tags: Basic, Marksman Lucky Hit Chance: 50% 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 + 5% for 4 seconds, up to + 25%. 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 If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Advanced Rapid Fire Rapid Fire deals 30% increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds after you Evade. Skill
Siphoning Strikes Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes against Close enemies have up to 85% chance to Heal you for 1 / 2 / 3% of your Maximum Life. Point required in Sturdy. Passive
Stutter Step Critically striking an enemy grants +5% / +10% / +15% Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Passive
Agility Tree
Enhanced Dash Enemies damaged by Dash take x15% increased Critical Strike Damage 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: Daggers: x 5%/10%/15% increased damage to Healthy enemies. Swords: x 3%/6%/9% increased damage. Bows: x 4%/8%/12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Crossbows: x 5%/10%/15% increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Trick Attacks When you Critically Strike a Dazed (CC) enemy they are Knocked Down (CC) for 0.5/1/1.5 seconds. Point required in Concussive or Rapid Gambits. Passive
Subterfuge Tree
Subverting Smoke Grenade If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Chilled then Smoke Grenade will Daze (CC) them for x 20% longer. Skill
Subverting Concealment The skill that breaks Concealment makes enemies Vulnerable for 6 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 20% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen enemies. Skill
Mixed Shadow Imbuement Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take x12% increased Non-Physical damage for 8 seconds. Skill
Frigid Finesse You deal x 5%/10%/15% increased damage to Chilled enemies. This bonus increases to x 10%/20%/30% against Frozen enemies. Passive
Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their Movement Speed further reduced by up to 10%/20%/30%. Requires point in Frigid Finesse. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Trap Mastery When  Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain a 4% / 8% / 12% increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Passive
Alchemist's Fortune Non-Physical damage you deal has a 5% / 10% / 15% increased Lucky Hit Chance. Requires point in Innervation. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Close Quarters Combat Damaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills each grant a 10% [+] Attack Speed bonus for 8 seconds. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, your damage dealt is increased by 40%[x] of the total amount of your Damage vs Crowd Controlled bonus. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, you deal x30% increased damage against Crowd Controlled enemies. Passive
Precision Critical Strikes with Marksman skills grant you Precision. You gain x4% increased Critical Strike Damage per stack of Precision, up to a maximum of x20%. When you reach maximum Precision, your next Marksman skill is a guaranteed Critical Strike that deals x40% increased Critical Strike Damage, then consumes all stacks of Precision. 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 - 18% increased Movement Speed for 3 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, 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 14 - 29% additional Poison damage to Frozen enemies. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, 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 30 - 50%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Uncanny Treachery	Defensive	Dealing direct damage to a Dazed enemy with an Agility skill grants Stealth for 4 seconds. Breaking Stealth with an attack grants you 15 - 45% Control Impaired Duration Reduction for 4 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Demon's Wake (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Blast-Trapper's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by your Trap skills has up to a 30 - 50% chance to make them Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Kor Valar Ramparts (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Cheat's Aspect	Defensive	You take 15 - 25% less damage from Crowd Controlled enemies. Whenever a Crowd Controlled enemy deals direct damage to you, gain 15% Movement Speed for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Luban's Rest (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Frostbitten Aspect	Utility	Chilled enemies hit by your Grenade skills have a chance equal to double your Critical Strike Chance to be instantly Frozen for 2 seconds. You deal 10 - 25% increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen enemies. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Icy Alchemist's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Chilled or Frozen enemy with a Shadow Imbued skill has up to a 75% chance to release an explosion that deals [# - #] Cold damage to the target and surrounding enemies, Chilling them for 25%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Snap Frozen Aspect	Defensive	Each Chilled or Frozen enemy you Evade through grants you a Barrier that absorbs [# - #] damage for 5 seconds, absorbing up to a maximum of [# - #] damage. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Trickster's Aspect	Offensive	Caltrops also throw a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal [# - #] total Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 0.5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 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: Helm Description: You gain 15 - 25% increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies.	Affixes: % Cooldown Reduction % Damage Reduction from Close Enemies + % Crowd Control Duration + 2 Ranks in All Imbuement skills
	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: Bow Description: Penetrating Shot has a 30 - 80% chance to fire an arrow that bounces off walls and scenery. Damaging 5 enemies with Penetrating Shot will cause the next cast to make enemies hit Vulnerable for 3 seconds.	Affixes: % Damage to Distant Enemies + % Vulnerable Damage + % Physical Damage + % Damage to Elites + % Critical Strike Chance

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%.