Path Of Exile's New Ice Trap Skill Previewed

Path of Exile is getting some new skills alongside its Ascendancy expansion in March "to add diversity to existing builds." The first to be revealed is Ice Trap, "a level 28 Area of Effect trap." Ice Trap sets off a series of explosions in "a set pattern." Each enemy can be hit by multiple explosions that are set off by the skill. The skill was designed to "[give] Trap characters a reliable, large area skill to get through late Act 3 and Act 4."

It is said to work well with a new support gem, Cluster Trap. This support gem will place four additional traps around the original trap's location at random, each doing a diminished amount of damage. This was designed for fighting "large packs" of enemies or particularly tanky opponents.

Be sure to check out the video below to see Ice Trap in action.