Shiren 1 DS:Trap

Traps are found on the floors and cause various effects when tripped. They cannot be seen unless stepping on them, swiping with a sword over them, or eating an Herb of Sight. Normally, monsters will not be affected by traps.

If Shiren wears a Trap Armband, however, the reverse occurs. Shiren will be able to see traps and avoid them, and monsters will be affected by traps, although some effects will change (see table below). Shiren will also be able to pick up, place, and trigger traps. If Shiren has traps in his inventory but is not wearing a Trap Armband, they will become Broken Traps when leaving the floor. (See Broken Trap Recycling for more info.)

Floating monsters will not be affected by traps unless Shiren reads a Super Trap Scroll or throws the traps.

Trap	Description	Description (Monsters) *
Alarm Trap	Wakes up all sleeping monsters on the floor.	No difference.
Big Landmine Trap	Reduces to 1HP if not equipped with a Blast Shield, or reduces HP by half with such a shield.	Instantly kills all monsters within the explosion, but you won't get experience.
Boulder Trap	Deals 10 damage.	No difference.
Broken Trap	Does nothing. Trade it to Fay the Researcher for a useful item. See Broken Trap Recycling for more info.	N/A
Curse Trap	Curses one item in inventory. Equipped items vulnerable.	Seals away the monster's special.
Hunger Trap	Reduces hunger by ~10%	Instant kill, but no experience received.
Immobilization Trap	Prevents moving from the spot.	No difference.
Iron Arrow Trap	Shoots you with an Iron Arrow.	No difference.
Knockback Trap	Knocks back 10 spaces in the direction indicated, causing 5 damage if you hit a wall.	No difference.
Landmine Trap	Reduces HP by half if not equipped with a Blast Shield, or by 25% with such a shield.	No difference.
Log Trap	Knocks back to the wall in opposite direction stepped on.	No difference.
Multiply Trap	Multiplies the number of traps on the floor.	No difference.
One-Way Trap	Moves target one space in the direction indicated.	No difference.
Pitfall Trap	Sends you to to the next floor down.	Sends the monster away from the floor. No experience received.
Poison Arrow Trap	Reduces strength by 1 and HP by 5.	No difference.
Riceball Trap	Turns you into a Riceball	No difference.
Rotten Trap	Turns all Riceballs not in Jars into Rotten Riceballs.	Turns monster into a Rotten Riceball. No experience received.
Rusty Trap	Reduces quality of non-rustproff equipped weapon and shield.	Reduces defense to 0. Deals 100 damage to Inferno enemies. Promotes Slime enemies. If an enemy that has already had its defense reduced steps on one, then they get strength down and slow(equivilent of a poisen herb).
Spinning Trap	Causes confusion.	No difference.
Spring Trap	Warps Shiren to a random location on the floor	No difference.
Stairway Trap	Looks like stairs, but actually is a random trap.	No difference
Stumble Trap	Causes 5 damage, may make you drop (1-5?) items.  Jars that are dropped may break.	Causes 5 damage.
Summon Trap	Summons 3-5 monsters of the floor level around you.	No difference.
Unequip Trap	Unequips all equipped items.	Seals away the monster's special.
Wood Arrow Trap	Shoots you with a Wood Arrow.	No difference.

* - Effects on monsters only occurs with the Trap Armband equipped or having transformed into the Mecharoid family.

Read Trap Strategy for ideas about how to avoid and exploit traps.