Questions about Ninjas/Traps

Just started ninjas/traps and seems to be a lot of fun. Any tactics and/or synergies I should be aware of? Also, is the lvl 38 traps power -pet self destruct- as bad as time bomb seems to be? Thanks for any info...

Team TP will help keep them in line...

Provoke will keep them alive mixed with O2, you can manage to keep them topped off easily.

Stamina isn't needed with traps per say, but personal taste.

Ninjas, like Zombies work best in close combat. Traps is also a close combat set. You can either go tankermind or let your pets take the alpha while you set up at the mob's feet. Having a control system that allows you to easily place the ninjas on top of the mob is mandatory.

Basically it goes like this: either send in pets as a tight group or run in yourself to right up to the mob. Setup all your traps while pets take alpha or you take alpha with provoke.

I find the tankermind approach is very difficult with traps. Setting up mortar and triage is pretty damn hard when you are being pounded, held, drained etc.

Some go the prepared route, setting up then pulling mobs into the killzone, this works as well, just is a lot slower but more risk free. Hasten is a must I think, having your tricks up quickly makes for faster killing mob to mob.

Having some form of stealth helps, both with the def and being able to setup closer.

Once you get the Oni, things change a lot, he provides some great group lockdown into your killzone.

Enjoy!