Does %pierce damage affect traps?

[hacknslash]

I thought this had been answered somewhere but I can't find it. Just realized I have Hunters Helm which is 47% pierce damage on my Dreamkiller then just found first Thorny Maul which adds another big bonus. However, I'm just curious if this affects traps since it would help me out with traps not being that useful even for bosses. I was using them just as a decoy with ToE, amazing some critters will nearly kill themselves. But the damage doesn't seem to be there right now at 11/16 4/6 and 3/6 up the tree.

Finally, if traps get worse if I take off that helm, I might be in trouble.

I must have bad luck for Thorny Maul. Found it on Epic Typhon and 5 characters nearing legendary or starting. That is a lot of game time...

[Creslyn]

No those items don't affect traps. Traps are basically limited duration pets, so any auras you might have that affect others will affect them (ie art of the hunt, ToE, etc), but not modifiers on your weapons/armor.

[hacknslash]

Ok so that's good to know. If I take off this helm I lose some dps but not too bad.

So realistically there is no way to get traps big damage without Call of the Hunt is there? I saw a youtube video and traps took down Typhon in about 15 seconds. I tried it and it took about 10 minutes, got bored and had to start whacking him. I may just not put anything else in it.

[Hyperion²]

Rings, amulets, staves with +10 dmg (absolute value) work with traps?

[gitar3]

Originally Posted by Hyperion²

Rings, amulets, staves with +10 dmg (absolute value) work with traps?

No, I think equipment bonuses don't work with traps, unless it specifically state that it's a pet bonus (like "Bonus to pets", etc.).

[Hyperion²]

Originally Posted by gitar3

No, I think equipment bonuses don't work with traps, unless it specifically state that it's a pet bonus (like "Bonus to pets", etc.).

I was referred exactly to that kind of bonus (i forgot to mention it).

So I reformulate the question:

if i have equipped a ring/amulet/weapon with "Bonus to all pets: +10 dmg +10% dmg", is that affecting traps?

ie: traps that fire for 30 piercing dmg, with 1 piece of the equip saying "Bonus to all pets: +10 dmg +10% dmg" what dmg traps do?
30 piercing?
30 piercing + 10 phisical?
30 piercing + 11 phisical?

And in general, do that kind of bonus applys only to the pets that deal the same kind of damage of the bonus?

[Munderbunny]

30 piercing + 11 phisical

winn4r

[claudius]

I don't think pet rings work on traps at least a graphic is not implemented. I tested elemental rings. I used to use a trapper and when he got an amulet of convocation +20% total damage to pets I didn't notice any difference.

A scroll of the stallwart alliance does work. Big time.

[Munderbunny]

Yeah, traps are considered monsters, not pets, so they don't get pet bonuses.

Unfortunately, that means no pet bonus anything will work on them.