Caltrops
Supports Ranged Spear Attacks. Supported Skills create Caltrops when Projectiles they create reach the end of their flight.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
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
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
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.
Gem Level Priority
Support gem level often provides bigger DPS gains than you'd expect. +1 gem level gear is excellent value.
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How to Get Caltrops
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.