Trapsin build

[CarloC]

I'm untwinked and just starting out D2 again after a few years of playing classic D2.

How is this build for a PvM Trapsin? I'm mostly curious about the shadow tree as I'm not sure what may or may not be well allocated points.

20 Shock Web
20 Charged Bolt Sentry
20 Lightning Sentry
20 Death Sentry
20 Fire Blast
1 Claw Mastery
1 Burst of Speed
1 Fade
1 Psychic Hammer
1 Weapon Block
1 Cloak of Shadows
1 Mind Blast

I'll probably level shock web or charged bolt sentry last. Which is best to level to 20 first? I see most people levelling charged bolt sentry to 20 instead of shock web, but shock web seems better to me. I mean, it does 1-904 damage when fully synergized while charged bolt sentry does 1-300 when fully synergized. And shock web is only 6-ish mp to cast.

Also, is getting max weapon-block important (or levelling the skill "weapon block")? Or should I leave dex and blocking alone and pump up vit?

[CarloC]

Oh, also, should a Trapsin go with Claw + shield, or dual wield claws?

[CarloC]

Updatey kind of thingamabob:

I may consider only putting 1-10 points in Fire Blast, as DS's Corpse Explosion should be able to take care of lightning immunes. And, if it's a group of lightning immunes, I'll tough it out with FB, my merc, and teammates.
I can max Shock Web to 20 first, which will make LS fully synergized. Then I can place the 10+~ points that I'm not using in FB and use them in another skill.
Fade? Shadow Master?
Is Shadow Master any good? I've heard they aren't very useful.

[Raztax]

Personally, I maxed fire blast. It's really handy vs lit immunes. Yes CE from DS will help, but DS is a lit trap, so it needs a corpse before it really starts to splatter mobs. FB provides me with that corpse.

I will lay 4 LS traps and then one DS trap pretty far away so that it doesnt shoot lit at the mobs. CE will fire from a HUGE range. I've seen CE go off a couple screens away from DS.

I like dual claws. I currently use 1 Bartucs for the +2 sin skills, and a +3 traps claw. I could use 2 +3 traps claws, but I like the extra 2 points to my other skills like shadow master etc.

[CarloC]

Yeah, I'm going with a shadow master. I'm still not sure if I'm going to max FB. I don't like the spell, but we'll see. Maybe I'll put some points in it, but I'm not sure about maxing it.

[Raztax]

I hated FB at first. Now that I am in hell, when I see a lit immune, I'll pop BoS if it isnt already up, drop a DS behind me, and then spam FB. Works much better than I ever thought it would.

Good luck

[Pitboss_2000]

I like the Shadow, I'm not sure whether the warrior or the Master is better (Warrior lays Lightning Snetreis as long as you have the skill active on your RMB).

Best claws in theory would be claws that have +3 to traps and innate + to lightning sentry, I guess, but they will probably cost an arm and a leg on ladder.

[DerekJCEX]

i'm making pretty much the same exact build. im not a fan of shadow at all and am putting no points into it. i find it more fun to have complete crowd control with MB and CoS.

when do u plan on maxing FB? I'm 49 and have LS and DS max with 3 point to spare. I want FB maxed by the time i get to hell mode which should be lvl75. i still have to do radament/izual quests so that should give me 31 points to use between now and 75. i figure i'll throw about 11 points into CBS synergy or actually get 5 points into weapon block, 6 into CBS, and the rest into FB.

what do u guys think of putting points into weapon block? i play hardcore mode so i feel i should have some considering i'm getting hit a little too often. also, i only have +2 to shadow skills and +4 to trap skills for equipment right now