Core Skill (Twisting Blades or Penetrating Shot)

Twisting Blades: More melee-focused, hits multiple targets as blades return.

Penetrating Shot: Excellent ranged skill, synergizes with Diablo 4 Items trap pulls for straight-line bursts.

Both scale well with Imbuements.

Basic Skill (Puncture or Forceful Arrow)

Puncture slows and applies Vulnerable (ideal for melee).

Forceful Arrow applies stacking bonuses to Crit (ideal for ranged).

Use to build combo points for stronger Core Skills.

Horadric Spells & Season 9 Synergies

In Season 9, the Horadric Spell system adds new layers of power. For Death Trap builds, the best effects include:

Gravitational Core (Arcana): Increases the pull radius of Death Trap.

Explosive Catalyst (Infusion): Adds an explosion to enemies killed by traps.

Lashing Shadows (Infusion): Resets Imbuement cooldowns if Death Trap hits 5+ enemies.

Tethered Arcana (Catalyst): Links enemies pulled by traps with shared damage.

Time Echo (Arcana): Grants a chance to reset Death Trap cooldown on kill.

Mix and match these depending on your setup and playstyle. Trap builds benefit from cooldown reductions, status spread, and buy Diablo IV gold mass AoE.