Traps (Save The World)

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Traps are placeable items in Fortnite: Save the World used to fight monsters and assist the player. They are an integral part of Fortnite's "Tower Defense" style gameplay.

Players must place a trap on a solid, unmodified structure tile---that is, a tile without spaces cut for windows, doors, holes, or archways. An exception is the "Wall (Fence)" type which can be placed on any wall tile with a solid bottom row. The game will signal players whether a placement location is valid using colored icons and providing an explanation if not valid. Placing traps is made to be simple and intuitive, and experimenting in the game world is an effective way to learn the system.

Overview

Traps provide stationary defenses to zones, player buildings, and objectives. They damage and stun, displace and heal, and they operate automatically without the need for player management. Traps cannot harm heroes.

Players may place traps by attaching them to structures. Traps are divided into three placement types - wall traps, ceiling traps, and floor traps - and each trap may only fasten to its matching structure type. It is not possible to place a ceiling trap on a wall, for example.

Like weapons, traps are a storable commodity carried in the player's backpack. They may be found in the game world as loot or crafted by the player with the use of schematics. Trap items are consumable and disappear from the player's inventory after a single use. Players replenish or stockpile their trap inventory by looting or crafting.

Trap schematics can be leveled up to grant bonus attributes and increase the general strength of the crafted traps they yield.

Ceiling Traps

Name	Target	Role	Damage
File:Ceiling Zapper Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png Ceiling Zapper	Single-target	Damage	277 - 390
Ceiling Gas Trap	Area	Damage over time	34 - 45
File:Icon Weapons electric ceiling Trap.png Ceiling Electric Field	Area (Extended)	Damage	50 - 60
Ceiling Drop Trap	Area	Damage	41 - 50

Floor Traps

Name	Target	Role	Note
Retractable Floor Spikes	Area	Damage	108 - 144
File:Flame Grill Floor Trap Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png Flame Grill	Contact	Damage
Wooden Floor Spikes	Contact	Damage, Slow	14 - 20
Bouncer	Area	Launch	No fall damage
Floor Launcher	Area	Launch	Knockback
Freeze Pad	Area	Stun
File:Healing Pad Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png Healing Pad	Single-target	Healing	140 - 186 Healing
Patrol Ward	Prevent spawning	Utility
Player Jump Pad (Directional)	Contact	Utility

Wall Traps

Name	Target	Role	Damage
Wall Darts	Projectile	Damage	50 - 66
Wall Spikes	Contact	Damage	70
File:Wall Dynamo Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png Wall Dynamos	Area	Damage	183 - 245
Wall Launchers	Area	Launch
Wall Lights	Area	Stun
Sound Walls	Area	Stun
Broadsides	Area	Stun