Deadlock Trapper Build Guide

Contents

• How to play Trapper in Deadlock? Explained
• Trappers's strength & weakness in Deadlock
• Deadlock Trapper build: Abilities explained

Making the Deadlock Trapper Build can be challenging for most players. Introduced on November 7, 2024, it is one of the seven experimental characters added to the Hero Labs section of the game. Interestingly, the character design of Trapper is very similar to that of Pocket, one of the most popular Heroes in Deadlock.

According to the lore, Trapper works for the New York Municipal Coven, where his days are spent crafting Spirit Urns and trapping creatures from The Outer Planes. He especially hates working with spiders but does not complain as it allows him to earn a good amount of money.

Here's a guide to making the best Deadlock Trapper Build.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions. The abilities and values mentioned in this article are based on the November 7, 2024, Major Patch of the game, and are subject to change with the official release of the Deadlock game.

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How to play Trapper in Deadlock? Explained

Trapper in Deadlock (Image via Valve)

In Deadlock, Trapper is all about close-range and Spirit damage. Make sure that you play safe during early rounds as it won't be able to get close to the enemies. To utilize your abilities at your full potential, strategize and make them approach you instead. Moreover, focus on buying Spirit items rather than Weapon or Vitality from The Curiosity Shop.

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Trappers's strength & weakness in Deadlock

Here are all of Trapper's strengths:

• High headshot damage.
• Arguably the stronger Ultimate in the game.

Here are all of Trapper's weaknesses:

• Very limited range of the Shotgun.
• Slow fire rate.
• Non-ultimate abilities are not as effective during early and mid-game phases.

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Deadlock Trapper build: Abilities explained

If you are a close-range veteran who likes to play characters like Shiv and Pocket, you will easily figure out the mechanics of Trapper. Here are the details of all the abilities that make a good Deadlock Trapper build:

• Bottled Phantasmicide: Throw a jar that leaves a pool of poison, dealing Damage and Slowing. The pool spreads over time, growing in size.
• Silktrap: Create a thread of web between two surfaces. Enemies who touch the web take Damage and are Slowed.
• Pest Barrier: Apply a barrier to a target ally, granting Spirit Shield. As long as the shield holds, it periodically deals Spirit Damage and Slows.
• Crawling Plague: Release a wave of spectral spiders that chase enemies and explode, dealing Spirit Damage. Hit enemies are poisoned, temporarily losing Spirit and Spirit Resist. This effect can stack multiple times.

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Deadlock Trapper build: Best Items

Deadlock Trapper Build items (Image via Valve)

Finding the right items from The Curiosity Shop is essential for making the best possible Deadlock Trapper build. here are the items you should buy depending on the phase of the game:

1) Best early-game items

• Close Quarters: +85 Bullet Shield Health. +25% Weapon Damage within 15m range.
• High-Velocity Mag: +20% Bullet Velocity, +13% Weapon Damage, +65 Bullet Shield Health.
• Extra Spirit: +10 Spirit Power, +1 Health Regen, +35 Bonus Health.
• Mystic Burst: +40 Spirit Shield Health, +6% Weapon Damage.
• Mystic Reach: +15% Ability Range, +7% Spirit Resist.
• Melee Lifesteal: +15% Melee Damage, +75 Bonus Health. The melee attack heals you 20% of your Melee Damage + 90.

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2) Best mid-game items

• Melee Charge: +12% Weapon Damage, +75 Bonus Health, +1 Health Regen 40% Heavy Melee Distance.
• Mystic Shot: +12% Weapon Damage, +4 Spirit Power.
• Spirit Lifesteal: +23% Spirit Lifesteal, +75 Bonus Health.
• Improved Cooldown: +16% Cooldown Reduction, +1.5 Health Regen, +75 Spirit Shield Health.
• Mystic Vulnerability: +6% Spirit Resist. When enemy tackles Spirit Damage, their Spirit Resist decreases by 12%.
• Pristine Emblem: +25% Weapon Damage, +12 Spirit Power, +12 Spirit Resist, +35% Bullet Velocity.
• Point Blank: +15% Bullet Resist, +1 Stamina. Within 15m range, +45% Weapon Damage and +25% Movement Slow effect for 2s.
• Fortitude: +365 Bonus Health. If you are above 75% of your total health, get +27% Weapon Damage and +2m/s Movement Speed.
• Surge of Power: +75 Bonus Health. You can give one specific ability +34 Spirit Power, +10% Fire Rate, and +2m/s Movement Speed (6s Duration).
• Improved Burst: +100 Spirit Shield Health, +8% Weapon Damage. Abilities deal +9% bonus Spirit Damage if 175 damage or more damage is dealt in a single hit.
• Improved Reach: +35% Imbued Ability Range, +26% Non-Imbued Ability Range, +13% Bullet Resist, +8 Spirit Power.
• Superior Cooldown: +32% Imbued Ability Cooldown Reduction, +24% Non-Imbued Ability Cooldown Reduction, +4 Health Regen, +150 Spirit Shield Health.
• Superior Duration: +33% Imbued Ability Duration, +27% Non-Imbued Ability Duration, +175 Bonus Health, +15% Weapon Damage, +4 Health Regen.

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3) Best end-game items

• Leech: +35% Spirit Lifesteal, +35% Bullet Lifesteal, +175 Bonus Health, +12 Spirit Power, +20% Weapon Damage.
• Boundless Spirit: +60 Spirit Power, +30% Weapon Damage, +300 bonus health, +15 Health Regen, +2m/s Sprint Speed.
• Diviner's Kevlar: +20% Spirit Lifesteal, +12% Cooldown Reduction. When you use your Ultimate, you get 700 Bullet Shield, +40 Spirit Power and +700 Spirit Shield for 15s.
• Escalating Exposure: +15% Spirit Resist, +125 Bonus Health, -12% Spirit Resist on Spirit Damage. Dealing Spirit Damage applies a stacking +4% Spirit Amp that increases your Spirit Damage to the target (12s duration).

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Best tips to remember while playing Trapper in Deadlock

Here are some tips while making the Deadlock Trapper build or playing the character:

• Once your Spirit Power is good enough, start upgrading your Melee Damage.
• Keep exploring indoor areas to find Spirit Urns and crates for good perks.
• Keep selling early-game items to afford late ones as they cost up to 6,200 Souls.

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FAQs about Deadlock Trapper

Q1) Can we currently play Trapper in Deadlock?

A) Currently, Trapper is an experimental hero that can only be tried in Hero Labs and Sandbox Mode.

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Q2) Is Trapper good for beginners?

A) This character requires fast decision-making skills and the ability to engage in close-ranged battles smartly. Considering this, Trapper is not a character for beginners.

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Q3) Is Trapper more focused on offense or defense?

A) The answer to this question is complicated. He is capable of defending a Lane on his own and depending on the game phase, Trapper can play either role.

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