Improved Traps

In the Beast Mastery Hunter talent tree, Improved Traps sits in the Hunter class talents, row 9 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 23 points are spent in Class Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Improved Traps from Binding Shot and Trailblazer or Moment of Opportunity.

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  Binding Shot

  Fires a magical projectile, tethering the enemy and any other enemies within 5 yds for 10 sec, stunning them for 3 sec if they move more than 5 yds from the arrow. Targets stunned by Binding Shot deal 10% less damage to you for 8 sec after the effect ends.

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  Trailblazer

  Your movement speed is increased by 30% anytime you have not attacked for 3 sec.

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  Moment of Opportunity

  When a trap triggers, gain 30% increased movement speed for 3 sec.

Connected below

Improved Traps leads on to Unnatural Causes.

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  Unnatural Causes

  Your damage over time effects deal 10% increased damage. This effect is increased by 50% on targets below 20% health.

Same row

Also on this row: Cold Feet, Territorial Instincts or Guttural Roar, Born To Be Wild, Keen Eyesight and Tar-Coated Bindings or Horsehair Tether.

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  Cold Feet

  When your Freezing Trap breaks, the victim's movement speed is reduced by 70% for 4 sec.

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  Territorial Instincts

  The cooldown of Intimidation is reduced.

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  Guttural Roar
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  Born To Be Wild2 ranks

  The cooldown of Aspect of the Eagle, Aspect of the Cheetah, and Aspect of the Turtle are reduced by 15 sec.

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  Keen Eyesight2 ranks

  Critical strike chance increased by 2%.

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  Tar-Coated Bindings

  Binding Shot's stun duration is increased by 1 sec.

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  Horsehair Tether

  When an enemy is stunned by Binding Shot, it is dragged to Binding Shot's center.