A complete guide to all traps in Sons Of The Forest
Building up a base is an integral part of the gameplay in Sons Of The Forest and is also one of the most enjoyable parts of the game. Unfortunately, the island is also swarming with pesky cannibals and terrifying mutants waiting to smash your lovingly built cabin and desecrate your inner sanctum; how rude! If you want to keep your safe space safe, there are various traps you can employ for many situations.
This guide covers all Sons Of The Forest Traps and advises on how to craft and best use them.
Flyswatter Trap
- Effective Against: Cannibals, Heavy Cannibals, Cannibal Giants
- Role: Defensive
- Effect: Death and Dismemberment
- Area of Effect: Small
- Affects Players: No
- Required Components: 10 Sticks, 2 Rocks, 1 Rope
A simple but highly effective trap that utilizes tensile strength to slam a massive wooden flyswatter into the triggering enemy with extreme force. This trap will kill and dismember just about any standard enemy that triggers it but will also significantly damage heavy cannibals and cannibal giants.
Read on to learn more about Flyswatter Traps and how to craft and use them.
Bonemaker Trap
- Effective Against: Cannibals
- Role: Ambush, Defensive
- Effect: Burning
- Area of Effect: Small-Medium
- Affects Players: Yes
- Required Components: 2 Sticks, 3 Rocks, 1 Rope, 3 Leaves, 1 Vodka Bottle
This clever snare snatches up the first standard-sized cannibal that triggers it and holds them aloft while shattering a Molotov at their feet. This not only instantly kills and eventually incinerates a single cannibal (leaving behind a neat pile of bones) but also spreads fire on the ground, which can burn other nearby enemies.
Read on to learn more about Bonemaker Traps and how to craft and use them.
Small Animal Trap
- Effective Against: Small Animals (Squirrels, Rabbits, Small Turtles)
- Role: Hunting
- Effect: Death
- Area of Effect: Medium
- Affects Players: No
- Required Components: 14 Sticks
A simple cage trap held aloft by a twig that is used to capture small animals. These traps won’t help you defend your base, but they can be utilized for capturing small animals for meat. This can make hunting much simpler and can even allow players to passively collect food for their camp.
Read on to learn more about Small Animal Traps and how to craft and use them.
Fish Trap
- Effective Against: Fish
- Role: Hunting
- Effect: Capture
- Area of Effect: N/A
- Affects Players: No
- Required Components: 25 Sticks
It’s a little unfair to ask Kelvin to do all the fishing. These cages can be placed in shallow water to collect fish during warm seasons. Building several of these traps near your base is an excellent way to passively generate food while leaving you and your companions free for other tasks.
Read on to learn more about Fish Traps and how to craft and use them.
Spring Trap
- Effective Against: Cannibals, Heavy Cannibals, Cannibal Giants, Small Mutants
- Role: Ambush, Defensive, Transportation
- Effect: Aerial Launch (Boing!), Fall Damage
- Area of Effect: Medium
- Affects Players: Yes
- Required Components: 7 Sticks, 1 Turtle Shell, 2 Wires
If just killing invaders isn’t enough and you feel the need to embarrass them in front of their friends while doing so (valid), then set up a few spring traps and watch the bodies fly! These landmine traps send enemies soaring to their deaths and can be used by clever players as a springboard to reach high places.
Read on to learn more about Spring Traps and how to craft and use them.
Hokey Pokey Trap
- Effective Against: Cannibals, Heavy Cannibals, Cannibal Giants, Mutants
- Role: Ambush, Offensive
- Effect: Damage and Knockdown
- Area of Effect: Wide
- Affects Players: Yes
- Required Components: 6 Logs, 10 Sticks, 15 Rocks, 3 Rope
A familiar trap with a powerful, weighty attack. This device swings a spiked pendulum of rocks and sticks into enemies that walk through it, dealing heavy damage and knocking them to the ground. The pendulum can continue to swing back and forth for some time after being triggered, dealing additional damage to enemies that cross its path.
Read on to learn more about Hokey Pokey Traps and how to craft and use them.
Silent Alarm
- Effective Against: Cannibals, Heavy Cannibals, Cannibal Giants, Mutants
- Role: Defensive
- Effect: Continuous Loud Noise (Alarm)
- Area of Effect: Small
- Affects Players: No
- Required Components: 13 Sticks, 1 Rock, 1 Wire, 8 Bones, 1 Skull, 1 Radio
A clever machine that isn’t actually silent and plays loud, continuous music when its trigger plate is stepped on by an enemy. This sound is a highly audible and effective early warning system to alert players to approaching enemies and their relative position.
Read on to learn more about Silent Alarm Traps and how to craft and use them.
What’s mine is mine
The cannibals of the island don’t seem too keen on sharing the land with newcomers, so you’ll have to carve out your own slice of paradise and protect it with everything you’ve got.
Fortunately, Endnight Games included many clever traps in Sons Of The Forest to help us guard our newfound home and keep our drying racks stocked with fresh meat. The cannibals have the rest of the island to run around on, so make your base somewhere safe to rest with a little survivalist engineering.
Looking for other tricks to help you survive the island? Check out our 10 Tips for Getting Started or our guide on the Best Base Locations.
