STarting health is 200 but max health is 700. That helped a lot for me. Plus upgrading the outfit with better mods.
NEver used ice, shock, or coruption. Just used the max boltcaster, default bow, mid tripcaster, and tearblaster. Never bought a slingshot or the machine gun like thing.
DIdn't ever use non tripcaster traps either. Just sold those for shards.
ice is amazingly strong when used right. you do realize it helps increase the damage an enemy receives right? ice em up, then hit em with the rattler. pure satisfaction.