Protean trap

Protean trap is a Treasure Hunter reward. If the associated promotion is not currently active, it may not be obtainable.

Protean trap
Release	10 October 2014 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
Disassembly	No
Destroy	Are you sure you want to destroy your Treasure Hunter prize? You cannot reclaim it!
Actions
Backpack	Auto-deploy, Deploy, Convert, Destroy
On ground	Redeploy
Values
Value	0 coins Cash out: 40 coins
Alchemy	Not alchemisable
On death	Always kept outside Wild
Weight	0 kg
Examine
A stackable item that acts like a hunting bird snare, box trap, and marasamaw plant. It has a higher capture rate and doesn't require smoking or baiting.
Advanced data
Item ID	32337
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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Protean traps can be won from Treasure Hunter. The traps can be used as a stackable substitute for bird snares, box traps, and marasamaw plants. The traps do not function as tortle traps and do not work with hunter urns. They offer 10% higher capture rate as well as increased Hunter experience. Baiting and smoking these traps is unnecessary.

Using the trap increases base experience by 25% for successful catches and gives 50% of the normal catching experience for failed catches. This stacks with bonus experience and other modifiers, along with the enhanced yaktwee stick providing its usual 2% experience boost. Use of the trap adds a 10% chance of catching prey, and it stays up for 50% longer.

The traps disappear once triggered; no drops are given from anything caught. Players can obtain strange rocks, skill shards, and trapper fragments from using these traps.

Protean traps have an auto-deploy option, which causes the player to automatically deploy the maximum number of traps possible at their Hunter level. Used traps are automatically checked and redeployed until 60 traps have been deployed. Moving or running out of traps also stops the auto-deploying.

Protean traps, as with all protean items, can be converted at a 3:2 ratio into other protean items.

Protean traps will not deploy on tiles occupied by surface world player-placed items such as clan vexillums, oldak coils, achievement banners, and dwarf multicannons.

Drop sources

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For all sources of this item, see here (include RDT). For help, see the FAQ.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Huge protean pack	N/A	1,000	Always	N/A
Large protean pack	N/A	300	Always	N/A
Medium protean pack	N/A	150	Always	N/A
Protean chest	N/A	40	Common	N/A
Small protean pack	N/A	75	Always	N/A
Tiny protean pack	N/A	10	Always	N/A
Umbral chest	N/A	2,000	Common	N/A

Gallery

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  A planted protean trap.

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  A creature being caught by the trap.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 27 July 2020 (Update):
  • Penguins can now be caught using protean traps.

• patch 19 June 2017 (Update):
  • Placing a Divine location no longer blocks auto-deploying protean traps.

• patch 29 February 2016 (Update):
  • Protean traps can no longer be reclaimed after using them to snare birds.

• patch 25 January 2016 (Update):
  • Protean traps have been reverted to give an extra 25% XP instead of an extra 5%.

• hidden 30 November 2015 (Update):
  • An auto-deploy option is added to protean traps.

• patch 13 July 2015 (Update):
  • An issue with protean traps deleting scenery has been fixed.

• update 10 October 2014 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• When deployed on the ground, its examine text becomes "Waiting quietly to catch something and fly away. Shhh..."