Traps and +% pierce....

[Rolfey]

Do items that convey +% pierce damage add damage to my traps? In legendary, they aint killin' much!

I have read the rogue FAQ, but.... if anyone has some info on how to 'make a better trap' one that does enough damage to make it useful, please speak up!

My thanks

[BloodAndRoses]

Items don't, because traps are counted as summons. However, auras can boost trap damage significantly (Hunter skills are the most obvious,but also blade honing to an extent from the flat pierce damage and earth enchantment).

[Rolfey]

Thanks for the reply..... unfortunately is the answer I expected!

[BloodAndRoses]

However, that doesn't mean that traps are useless on legendary. Not entirely anyways. They won't kill quite as spectacularly as they did in normal and epic, but three traps with only blade honing can still take down most normal (un-undead) enemies in a couple seconds and casting them on top of bosses is a good way to boost your damage since multiple projectiles per round now have an opportunity to hit the target (or so it appears). In fact, it was the only way I managed to do damage to the Hydra, was otherwise it simply regenerated health too quickly.