Guild Wars 2

this really really helped pinder,awesome answer thank you,I’m now less lost in guild wars

What really interests me is the damage.Does extra stacks mean extra damage?
So will my spike trap hit for 252 or 84?

I’m have a really hard time understanding how hard my abilities hit,specifically those with condition damage.
Let’s say Spike Trap,the tooltip says it will hit for bleeding (5s): 84damage but there is a ’’3’’ next to the bleed icon.
Does this mean the ability will hit for 252damage or not?

Also another trap I don’t understand is Viper’s Nest.
The tooltip says it will hit for ‘’poison per pulse (3s): 31 damage’’
and ‘’damage(x3): 27’’

Does this mean the poison will pulse 3 times for 31 damage?
And the damage of the trap will be 3 times 27?

It would be a great help to have these questions answered.