Trapper

A Trapper is a ranger who's primary offense is based on laying traps.

Traps are a popular method for Smite Crawler farming in the Underworld. Trappers are also used in many PvP team builds.

Because of the high energy cost of many traps, most trappers wield a staff or Focus Item to maximize their energy for casting traps. Once the traps are prepared they'll switch to a bow to lure the foes into the traps.

Alternatively: Certain areas require that the mob being lured arrived at the trap site simultaniously. To do this effectively the puller should do it manually by entering the aggro of the mob and retreating to, and through, the traps. Bow pulling tends to bring the mob in randomly and not in a cluster, leaving stragglers that will more than likely survive a cluster of traps. Defensive Stance skills, such as Whirling Defense for a Ranger, are affective at reducing damage on the puller till he/she reaches the traps. Pullers should impose a 'studder step' retreat if stragglers start to fall off the lure. This technique is simple in idea but difficult to perform. By simply tapping the 'W' key the effect will be to studder step. This gives the lagging enemies a chance to catch up and reform aggro. A late arriving Smite Crawler, is the bain of any trapping group.