

I basically only use deathtrap as a meatshield to draw aggro from enemies, or to shoot at surveryors. He will also steal second winds from your teammates, or replenish melee zer0 shields, or replenish enemy shields. I often find him blocking my line of sight, aggroing excess enemies unnecessarily, or just doing nothing. This is because, in my opinion, Deathtrap does more harm than good. You will also notice that I have not spent any points on Deathtrap. I don't even spend time stacking on the targeting dummy in Sanctuary. Even though Anarchy is core to the build, I do not find myself needing as many stacks, or in pain if I lose all my stacks.

It maybe be as potent DPSwise as a bee-fibber Gaige, but I find it to be well balanced offensively and defensively. This is the build that I like to use on my Gaige (I would also like you to note that I am not an expert with her but I do pretty well):
