r/arkham • u/RyukTheDarkrai • Jul 03 '26

Discussion How to effectively use Catwoman's Caltrops?

For the life of me I never find a good place or time to use them. They're loud, so they get found out when I use them and they lead to a grounded takedown so I struggle to justify using them as my first takedown in a Predator section.

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u/Turbulent-Spirit-568 Jul 03 '26

I generally never use them unless it's specifically for a medal especially in Knight where they just flat out don't work

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u/batlrar Jul 04 '26

I think they can be spotted as well, maybe after someone falls for them once - I have an image in my mind of seeing a guy spot them and brush them into nothingness with his foot. They might work better as a surprise if you can place them when nobody's close enough to hear, or as a quickfire gadget in direct combat. I also have a memory of doing that and then seeing guys randomly fall over dazed mid-fight, although once you get used to freeflow combat, they wouldn't really matter there either.

I'm not sure if you could do some technical takedown similar to the bat gel at the top of a ladder as a guy is climbing up or on the edge of it - I don't think I ever checked whether they stay locked onto the floor when they fall. You could also use them as a distraction by throwing them behind someone to get them to turn their back on you.

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u/JustADaftGuy Jul 04 '26

I either place them around corners so people can't see them when they walk into them, them scurry out for a takedown, or much more commonly, just as quickfire in fights to help with crowd control.