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Clever Traps

Same as Classic2 ranks

Clever Traps

Rank 2/2Survival

Requires 10 points in Survival Talents

Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.

Every rank of Clever Traps

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.	client
2	Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 30% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 30%.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Survival, row 3, column 1. Needs 10 points in Survival first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 21 if you put every point into this tree.
Competes with: Surefooted, Deterrence in the same row.

Classic comparison

	Classic 1.12	WoW Forever
Name	Clever Traps	Clever Traps
Position	Survival row 3, col 1	Survival row 3, col 1
Ranks	2	2
Rank 1 text	Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.	Increases the duration of Freezing and Frost trap effects by 15% and the damage of Immolation and Explosive trap effects by 15%.

Builds that take Clever Traps

Survival Hunter endgame build (0/20/31) · 1/2
Marksmanship Hunter PvP build (0/31/20) · 2/2

Questions players ask

Where is Clever Traps in the Hunter talent tree?

Survival tree, row 3, column 1. You need 10 points spent in Survival before you can learn it.

Is Clever Traps new in WoW Forever?

No. Clever Traps works the same as in Classic 1.12, where it was in Survival row 3 with 2 ranks.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.