Clever Traps, a Survival Hunter talent in WoW Forever
Clever Traps is a passive talent in row 3 of the Survival tree. It needs 10 points in Survival, so the earliest you can take it is level 20 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 2 ranks. It is the same as in Classic Era.
Clever Traps
2 ranks
- Requires 10 points in Survival
Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.
Every rank of Clever Traps
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%. |
| Rank 2 | Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Survival tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above (row 2)
- Row below (row 4)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Clever Traps.
Compared with Classic Era
Clever Traps is the same as in Classic Era.
It sits in the same place, has the same number of ranks and has the same rank 1 text.
Open the Hunter talent calculator
All Survival talents
- Improved Tracking
- Deflection
- Entrapment
- Savage Strikes
- Survivalist
- Improved Wing Clip
- Clever Traps
- Surefooted
- Deterrence
- Survival Tactics
- Predator's Edge
- Counterattack
- Resourcefulness
- Expose Prey
- Survivalist's Discipline
- Strider Kick
- Lightning Reflexes
- Lacerating Strikes
The other Hunter trees: Beast Mastery and Marksmanship. Everything that changed for the Hunter since Classic is on the changes page.
Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.