Best Traps in Sons of the Forest — Ranked
The Hokey Pokey Trap hits hardest in the game files: 150 damage per attack, against 20 for the Spin Trap.
- Highest damage150Hokey Pokey Trap
- Fewest materials3 piecesExplosive Tripwire
- Traps ranked143 with a stored damage number
- Wall HPNot in filessee the walls section
Every number below is read from the game's own files. Costs are the game's recipes; damage is the value stored on each trap's attack objects.
On this page
All 14 traps, ranked by stored damage
Click a column to re-sort, or filter by where the trap comes from. Every name links to its card on the crafting page. Traps with no damage number sort last.
14 traps
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hokey Pokey Trap | 1501 attack object | 34 | 6 Log, 3 Rope, 15 Rock, 10 Stick | Guide Book |
| 2 | Spin Trap | 202 attack objects | 44 | 37 Stick, 1 Golf Cart Battery, 5 Wire, 1 Light Bulb | Found blueprint |
| 3 | Grind Trap | 204 attack objects | 75 | 65 Stick, 2 Stone, 2 Plank, 1 Knight V, 3 Wire, 1 Golf Cart Battery, 1 Skull | Found blueprint |
| 4 | Explosive Tripwire | not stored | 3 | 1 Stick, 1 Grenade, 1 Wire | Guide Book |
| 5 | Molotov Tripwire | not stored | 8 | 4 Leaves, 1 Stick, 1 Rope, 1 Rock, 1 Molotov | Guide Book |
| 6 | Spring Trap | not stored | 10 | 7 Stick, 1 Turtle Shell, 2 Wire | Guide Book |
| 7 | Bone Maker Trap | not stored | 10 | 3 Rock, 2 Stick, 1 Rope, 3 Leaves, 1 Vodka Bottle | Guide Book |
| 8 | Fly Swatter Trap | not stored | 14 | 3 Rock, 10 Stick, 1 Rope | Guide Book |
| 9 | Small Animal Trap | not stored | 14 | 14 Stick | Guide Book |
| 10 | Leaf Trap | not stored | 20 | 20 Leaves | Guide Book |
| 11 | Silent Alarm | not stored | 25 | 13 Stick, 1 Skull, 1 Rock, 1 Radio, 8 Bone, 1 Wire | Guide Book |
| 12 | Fish Trap | not stored | 25 | 25 Stick | Guide Book |
| 13 | Spear Thrower Trap | not stored | 27 | 2 Half Log, 3 Half Plank, 8 Bone, 1 Golf Cart Battery, 3 C4 Brick, 2 Stick, 3 Wire, 5 Crafted Spear | Found blueprint |
| 14 | Multi-Trap | not stored | 49 | 3 Leaves, 6 Rock, 14 Stick, 1 Golf Cart Battery, 4 Wire, 2 Vodka Bottle, 2 Rope, 15 Bone, 2 Skull | Found blueprint |
The traps that store a damage number
Three traps carry damage on their own attack objects. The Hokey Pokey Trap has one big object; the others have several small ones, and the file does not say how the game combines them.
| Trap | Damage per attack object | Attack objects | Pieces to build |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hokey Pokey Trap | 150 | 1 | 34 |
| Spin Trap | 20 | 2 | 44 |
| Grind Trap | 20 | 4 | 75 |
Cheapest traps
Pieces are every ingredient count added together. The cheapest ones still need what they need: a tripwire spends a grenade or a molotov each time.
| Trap | Pieces | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Explosive Tripwire | 3 | 1 Stick, 1 Grenade, 1 Wire |
| Molotov Tripwire | 8 | 4 Leaves, 1 Stick, 1 Rope, 1 Rock, 1 Molotov |
| Bone Maker Trap | 10 | 3 Rock, 2 Stick, 1 Rope, 3 Leaves, 1 Vodka Bottle |
| Spring Trap | 10 | 7 Stick, 1 Turtle Shell, 2 Wire |
| Fly Swatter Trap | 14 | 3 Rock, 10 Stick, 1 Rope |
Walls: what the files do and do not say
There is no wall ranking here, on purpose. The game's structure-HP file has 95 rows; 92 of them store the same value (6) and 3 store 20 (House Boat, Large Raft, Small Raft). The file does not state a unit, and it has no row for the defensive walls, the wall elements, the cabins or the shelters, which are built from elements rather than as single structures.
What the files do give is the build cost of the defensive walls: two recipes each, one of them with the word Architect in its asset name (what that mode is, the file does not say). The crafting page also describes the hand-built log wall.
| Wall | Recipe in the files | Materials | Pieces |
|---|---|---|---|
 Defensive Wall | ProceduralDefensiveWallRecipe | 6 Stone | 6 |
| Defensive Wall | ProceduralDefensiveWallArchitectRecipe | 1 Log | 1 |
| Short Defensive Wall | ProceduralShortDefensiveWallRecipe | 6 Stone | 6 |
| Short Defensive Wall | ProceduralShortDefensiveWallArchitectRecipe | 1 Log | 1 |
Not ranked
Structure HP values in the files: 6 (92 structures) and 20 (3 structures). That is not enough to say one wall is stronger than another.
FAQ
What is the best trap in Sons of the Forest?
By the damage stored in the game files, the Hokey Pokey Trap: 150 per attack, then the Spin Trap at 20. It costs 6 Log, 3 Rope, 15 Rock, 10 Stick.
Which trap is cheapest?
Explosive Tripwire needs the fewest pieces (3): 1 Stick, 1 Grenade, 1 Wire.
How strong are walls and structures?
The files store 6 for 92 structures and 20 for 3 boats, with no unit and no row for any wall, so we do not rank walls.
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