Guild Wars 2

I am currently running a thief in WvW, I see thieves that can stay invisible a very long and still have solid power to drop someone really fast.
I have read that you cant stay in the shadows and have good power.
Can any one tell me how I can keep my power and stay in the shadows longer.

I run a power build now, I backstab for around 7-8k pretty easy, but I cant cloak the same with this kind of power.
Is there way to have a solid BS and Shadows?

I run a dagger/dagger (or pistol) build without full power traits and can still hit those numbers. Well, I sometimes slot mug in the power line, but other than that I usually avoid the tree for WvW. With the correct gear and food, and/or might stacks, guard buffs etc. it’s not all that hard to reach those numbers on backstab. Power comes from those things a majority of the time, the trait lines are just a bonus.

If you really want to see some builds and such, I suggest checking in the Thief profession forums.

D/P builds achieve this. They cloak by heart seeking through the Black Powder. This is a bit more costly than Cloak and Dagger so they tend to go down a line that increases total initiative or improves initiative regen which limits survival or power lines. Most opt to avoid the survival line in this build since they can stay hidden for prolonged periods.