Could I get some advice on a list of traits that increase my CMB and/or CMD.
Bred for War increases CMB by +1. You need to be a human, half-orc or half-elf to take this trait however, as it's a human race trait. Or one of the planar races with the human alternative racial trait.
Giant-Harried, Serpentine Squeeze or Strength’s Fanfare might work for you. Many traits provide situational attack bonuses which might apply when you are using a combat maneuver too.
Divine Favour can be that luck bonus, since the attack bonus also applies to CMB.
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I recommend looking up any tempting-looking traits on Archives of Nethys, since many of them have world-specific content that d20pfsrd scrubs away. Of the 5 traits mentioned thus far in this thread, 3 have religious or ethnic prerequisites. (I've had to force multiple PFS characters to replace Serpentine Squeeze.)
Of course, if your campaign isn't in Golarion (or your GM is flexible about such things), this may not be an issue. But forewarned is forearmed. ^_^
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I recommend looking up any tempting-looking traits on Archives of Nethys, since many of them have world-specific content that d20pfsrd scrubs away. Of the 5 traits mentioned thus far in this thread, 3 have religious or ethnic prerequisites. (I've had to force multiple PFS characters to replace Serpentine Squeeze.)
Of course, if your campaign isn't in Golarion (or your GM is flexible about such things), this may not be an issue. But forewarned is forearmed. ^_^
For clarity:
Bred for War requires that you be of the Shoanti people in northern Varisia, the setting of a number of Paizo's early adventures. They have a lot of content for Shoanti culture and present politics.
Serpentine Squeeze requires that you worship Ydersius, a serpentfolk god and notably an evil god which is not very often worshipped in modern Golarion, if not outright unheard of by anyone other than serpentfolk and their servants. He kinda 'died'. But not really. Decapitation is more a 'complication' for a god than an end.
Strength's Fanfare requires that you worship Kurgess, a neutral good demigod of healthy competition, sports and physical prowess. He's like the star sportball player who everyone loves because he's actually a really nice guy and enjoys competition as a way of self-improvement and community enrichment. He might be the half-mortal child of Desna and Cayden Cailean.
Giant-harried requires that you be from a wasteland region. In Golarion, the ones that come to mind is the Mana Wastes and Numeria, but there are definitely more.