Trap (Skyrim)

There are a total of 25 different traps in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. All traps have a small chance to cause Disease. Some traps can be disabled when the Dragonborn is in close proximity to them.

Types of traps
A list of trap types found throughout Skyrim.

Bear Trap

 * Damage: Medium
 * Threat Level: Nuisance
 * Located: Bandit Camps, Outdoors

Battering Ram Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: High
 * Located: Nordic Ruins

Bone Alarm Trap

 * Damage: None
 * Threat Level: Nuisance
 * Located: Bandit Camps, Forsworn Redoubts, Dungeons that have Draugr, Falmer Camps

Dart Trap

 * Damage: Average
 * Threat Level: Average
 * Located: Nordic Ruins, Dwarven Ruins

Dwarven Ballista Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: Low
 * Located: Dwarven Ruins

Dwarven Pillar Trap

 * Damage: Average
 * Threat Level: Average
 * Located: Dwarven Ruins

Dwarven Piston Trap

 * Damage: None
 * Threat Level: Nuisance
 * Located: Dwarven Ruins

Dwarven Thresher

 * Damage: Average
 * Threat Level: High
 * Located: Dwarven Ruins

Explosive Gas Trap

 * Damage: Average
 * Threat Level: Low
 * Located: Nordic Ruins, Caves

Flail Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: Average
 * Located: Bandit Camps

Flamethrower Trap

 * Damage: Average
 * Threat Level: Average
 * Located: Dungeons

Magic Caster Trap

 * Damage: Varied
 * Threat Level: Varied
 * Located: Dungeons

Mammoth Skull Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level:Medium
 * Located: Bandit Camps

Oil Lamp Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: Low
 * Located: Dungeons with Draugr, Ruins

Oil Pool Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: Varied
 * Located: Dungeons, Basements

Poison Gas Trap

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Rockfall Trap

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Rune Trap

 * Damage: Medium
 * Threat Level: High
 * Located: Dungeons with Mages

Spear Trap

 * Damage: High
 * Threat Level: Low
 * Located: Bandit Camps,

Swinging Blade Trap

 * Damage:High
 * Threat Level:High
 * Located:Dwarven Ruins

Swinging Wall Trap

 * Damage:High
 * Threat Level:High
 * Located:Nordic Ruins, Abandonded Forts

Hinge Trap

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Pressure Plate

 * Damage:None
 * Threat Level:N/A
 * Located:Any Dungeon, Used as a trigger for other traps.

Tripwire

 * Damage: Tripwire itself does 0 damage.
 * Threat Level: Low - High
 * Located: Outside bandit/Foresworn camps, dungeons
 * Used as a trigger for other traps, such as a log fall, or a rock avalanche.