the thing about this toon and trying to best Trapdoor was that I've done it many times in the past on other alts and rarely ever had such difficulty, and none of those were tricked out with IOs or procs. I often go for the Incarnate arc right after dinging 50 just to get it done and make sure I'm qualifying for all the rewards, whever my next path takes me.
This is one of those times when I had great difficulty - and yes, just with trapdoor - (Symphony has a couple of solid holds which are good for Warwolves, and Council generally are no biggie)
I did get it done but I came away feeling very underwhelmed.