Trail of Caltrops
While active, scatters caltrops in your wake when you dodge.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Trail of Caltrops
Scatters 3 caltrops when you dodge
Caltrops
Critical Hit Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: (35–143)%
Maims and deal Attack area damage when triggered by an Enemy. Caltrops are destroyed when triggered, and a maximum of 20 Caltrops can be active at once.
(6–159) to (9–238) base Physical Damage
Increases and reduction to Thorns Damage apply to Hit Damage with this skill
Maim on Hit
Caltrop radius is 0.5 meters
Caltrop duration is 8 seconds
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Trail of Caltrops
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Trail of Caltrops Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Projectile Scaling
Extra projectiles (GMP) and Pierce/Chain/Fork dramatically multiply your clear. Choose based on mob density.
Duration Matters
Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.
Trigger Conditions
Activates automatically when conditions are met. Focus on reliably meeting the trigger requirement.
Alternatives to Trail of Caltrops
Similar skills — which one fits your build better?
Perform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embo
Ready your active Bow or Spear, Empowering your next Barrageable Bow or Projecti
Dash to an enemy and Strike them, instantly Heavily Stunning enemies which are P
While active, creates a short-lived illusory copy of yourself whenever you dodge
How to Get Trail of Caltrops
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Trail of Caltrops. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.