support

Caltrops

Supports Ranged Spear Attacks. Supported Skills create Caltrops when Projectiles they create reach the end of their flight.

SupportAttackAoEProjectileTriggerDurationHazard
Tier
A

Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.

Cost
mana
Cast Time
Instant
Crit Chance
Max Level
1
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Support

Projectiles from Supported Skills trigger Caltrops when they reach the end of their flight

Caltrops

Attack Time: 0.00 sec

Critical Hit Chance: 5.00%

Increases and reductions to Thorns Damage apply to Hit Damage with this skill

Maim on Hit

Caltrop radius is 0.5 metres

Caltrops land within a 3 metre radius of Projectile impact

Creates 1 Caltrop

Caltrop duration is 8 seconds

Deals 60% of your Dexterity as Physical Damage on Hit

Requirements

Primary:dexterity
Attribute scaling:dexterity-based (scales with gem level)

Best Active Skills for Caltrops

Active gems that benefit most from this support

How to Use Caltrops Effectively

Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip

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Attack Support

Best paired with attack-based skills. Your weapon's base damage directly scales the benefit of this support.

Duration Scaling

Invest in Duration nodes on the passive tree to amplify this support's effect significantly.

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Gem Level Priority

Support gem level often provides bigger DPS gains than you'd expect. +1 gem level gear is excellent value.

Alternatives to Caltrops

Similar skills — which one fits your build better?

How to Get Caltrops

Source
Uncut Support Gem
Vendor
Gem vendor after quest
Max Level
1
Resource
mana

Use an Uncut Support Gem to obtain Caltrops. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.