A trap 
is an obstacle that can be encountered along corridors during expeditions.
Upon being triggered, a trap will inflict both health and stress damage to a random hero in the party. The health damage will be a percentage of the hero's MAX HP, while stress will always be +15. Additionally, traps in different locations also inflict various additional effects:
| Region | Damage | Effect |
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| Ruins | 25%/28%/30% | |
| Weald | 0% |  100%/110%/120% Blight 2/2/3 |
| Warrens | 10% |  100%/110%/120% Bleed 2/2/3 |
| Cove | 10% |  Debuff: -5/-6/-8 SPD,-20/-25/-30 DODGE (12 rds) |
Courtyard
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15/18/18 damage (not percentage) |
100%/110%/120% Bleed 2/2/3 |
Avoiding traps[]
Triggered traps can be dodged, with the chance depending on a hero's Trap Resist (not their DODGE). The best method to avoid traps, however, is scouting the area beforehand. Scouted traps will be represented with a purple icon on the map and are visible on the ground as they're approached, giving heroes a chance to disarm them. Disarming a trap renders it harmless and heals 8 stress for the hero. Traps can sometimes be encountered along corridors that have already been explored, as they have a chance to spawn when moving into an already-explored hallway.
Trap Resist / Disarm Chance[]
Trap Resist is the chance to dodge unscouted traps. If a trap has been scouted, the chance for a hero to disarm it is their Trap Resist + 40%. Like most other hero resistances, Trap Resist increases by 10% per Resolve Level.
Additionally, it is possible to further raise Trap Resist by equipping appropriate trinkets, with a theoretical maximum of +55% for Grave Robbers (Ancestor's Map + Raider Talisman). Disarm Chance, in addition to being displayed in the character's page, is featured in a purple icon that appears when approaching a trap, alongside other buff and debuff icons above the health bar.
Disarm Chance can go above 100%; expeditions of higher difficulty level require a higher chance to be disarmed successfully: traps in Veteran level dungeons have +20% chance to resist disarm, while traps in Champion level dungeons have +40% chance. Darkest level dungeons have +50% chance, but this is only applicable to the Countess' quest
, as the Darkest Dungeon completely lacks traps.
The list of heroes by their base Trap Resist, from highest to lowest:
| Trap Resist | |||||
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| Grave Robber | Bounty Hunter | Highwayman | Houndmaster | Jester | Hellion |
| 50% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 20% |
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| Plague Doctor | Shieldbreaker
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Abomination | Antiquarian | Arbalest | Crusader |
| 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Leper | Man-at-Arms | Musketeer | Occultist | Vestal | Flagellant
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| 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
Trap disarm chance is a different individual stat shown once hovering over the trap resistance icon. This also increases 10% per resolve level. The base stats are as follows:
| Trap Disarm chance | |||||
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| Grave Robber | Bounty Hunter | Highwayman | Houndmaster | Jester | Hellion |
| 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 60% |
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| Plague Doctor | Shieldbreaker
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Abomination | Antiquarian | Arbalest | Crusader |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
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| Leper | Man-at-Arms | Musketeer | Occultist | Vestal | Flagellant
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| 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% |