05-20-2004, 10:32 PM
Personally, i don't want my shadows casting traps when i'm playing a trapsin. There is a limit of five traps total that can be out at any given time. The traps the shadow drops will count against that total. I know about the shadow's synergy bonuses and her level of a skill and the subsequent synergy that skill provides to others being 1/3 the level of the shadow when you cast her plus 1/2 your level in the skill when she uses it. That works best when you have her using traps that you don't want to invest in. If you have her dropping the same traps that you are also pumping up, then her damage will be lower than yours unless you are near the maximum for +skills with legit gear. The shadow also will not place traps very optimally, i like my trap placement better. The only reason i would use a warrior would be if i wanted her to make use of fire blast. In the build i listed, i wouldn't have the pts to bring her to a high enough level to make her fire blast worth it. That's why i would go with the master.
You don't have to use CBS at all if you don't want. You asked for a FI solution, that's one which happens to be my favorite. Unless you go to a physical damage skill which trappers aren't really built for, you're not going to be able to provide a decent FI solution and a fully synergized WoF. If you're okay with relying on a merc or always play with a party who can handle the multitude of FIs in hell, you can pump WoI earlier.
jrichard
You don't have to use CBS at all if you don't want. You asked for a FI solution, that's one which happens to be my favorite. Unless you go to a physical damage skill which trappers aren't really built for, you're not going to be able to provide a decent FI solution and a fully synergized WoF. If you're okay with relying on a merc or always play with a party who can handle the multitude of FIs in hell, you can pump WoI earlier.
jrichard