Explosive Trap

Not to be confused with [High Explosive Trap].

Explosive Trap
Explosive Trap (3 ranks) Level 34 hunter ability 275 Mana 15 sec cooldown Instant Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 104 to 135 Fire damage and 150 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Traps can only be placed when out of combat. Only one trap can be active at a time.
Properties
Class	Hunter
School	Fire
Cooldown	15 seconds
Other information
Level learned	34
Improvements	[Clever Traps], [Entrapment]
Related debuff
Magic Explosive Trap Effect 15 Fire damage every 2 seconds. Duration: 20 seconds

Explosive Trap was a hunter ability.

Trivia

• In early Legion alpha builds, [Dragonsfire Grenade] was a trap that replaced Explosive Trap.
• Explosive Trap is a common Hunter spell in Hearthstone. The flavor text reads: "It traps your food AND cooks it for you!"

Patch changes

• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Removed.
  
• Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Explosive Trap now has a damage radius of 8 yards (was 5 yards).
  
• Hotfix (2017-01-17): Direct damage increased by 7%. Damage over time increased by 12%.
  
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Explosive Trap is now a targeted ability with a 40-yard range.

  Was previously tossed on the ground 5 yards in front of you.
  

• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Now learned at level 50 (was 48).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Survival. Damage over time increased by 250%. New trap graphic.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-17): Damage increased by 15%.
  
• Hotfix (2014-10-14): Resolved an issue where Explosive Trap's effects could be dodged.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now places a periodic-damage effect on each target within the radius of the explosion, rather than a persistent effect on the ground.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10):
  • Overall damage decreased by 30%. Proportionately, more damage has been removed from the initial damage than the periodic effect.
  • No longer shares a cooldown with [Black Arrow] but can no longer activate [Lock and Load].
    
• Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Now displays less intense visual effects for other players.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Explosive Trap now has a new spell effect.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learned at level 38 (was 34) and no longer costs Mana. Lasts 1 min, up from 30 sec.
  
• Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23):
  • Low ranks of this ability were receiving no bonus damage from attack power. That has been corrected.
  • Fixed a bug where Lock and Load always proc'd 100% of the time from the first tick of Explosive Trap and never from additional ticks. It should now be 6% as advertised.
    
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): The damage from this trap will now scale properly with the hunter's attack power.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): No longer a trigger for [Entrapment].
  
• Hotfix (2009-04-16): [T.N.T.] should now properly increase the damage of Explosive Trap.
  
• Patch 2.4.3 (2008-07-15): Corrected an issue where the initial trigger or activation sounds could not be heard by some players.
  
• Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): The initial damage dealt by this trap is now also increased by 10% of your ranged attack power.
  
• Patch 1.7.0 (2005-09-13): Fixed a bug where lower level versions of Explosive Trap were being resisted more than they should be.
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Fixed a bug where the trap's effects suffered inappropriate damage reduction against high level targets. In addition, damage caused by this trap should no longer kill opponents in duels.
  

See also

• Explosive Trap, TCG card

Other versions

• BC Classic

  Explosive Trap
  Explosive Trap (4 ranks) Level 34 hunter ability 275 Mana 30 sec cooldown Instant Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing (10% of Ranged attack power + 100 to 130) Fire damage and burning all enemies for 150 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min. Only one trap can be active at a time.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Fire
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	34
  Improvements	[Clever Traps], [Entrapment]
  Related debuff
  Magic Explosive Trap Effect 15 Fire damage every 2 seconds. Duration: 20 seconds

• Wrath Classic

  Explosive Trap
  Explosive Trap (6 ranks) Level 34 hunter ability 19% of base mana 30 sec cooldown Instant Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing (10% of Ranged attack power + 100 to 130) Fire damage and burning all enemies for (Ranged attack power + 150) additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 30 sec. Only one trap can be active at a time.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Fire
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	34
  Improvements	[Lock and Load], [T.N.T.], [Trap Mastery]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Explosive Trap]
  Related debuff
  Magic Explosive Trap Effect 15 Fire damage every 2 seconds. Duration: 20 seconds

• Cataclysm Classic

  Explosive Trap
  Explosive Trap Level 38 hunter ability 30 sec cooldown Instant Place a fire trap that explodes when an enemy approaches, causing 223 Fire damage and burning all enemies for 10 additional Fire damage over 20 sec to all within 10 yards. Trap will exist for 1 min.
  Properties
  Class	Hunter
  School	Fire
  Cooldown	30 seconds
  Other information
  Level learned	38
  Improvements	[T.N.T.], [Trap Mastery]
  Related debuff
  Magic Explosive Trap Effect X Fire damage every 2 seconds. Duration: 20 seconds

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