Guild Wars 2

When you shadowstep/teleport out of Test of Faith, the Elite Trap from DH, Ring of Warding or similar skills you still get the effect of it. Is this a bug or is it inteded? Because for me as thief there is literally no counterplay to guardiantraps if I get caught inside of the Elitetrap+ToF. I have no access to stability so the only way for me to get out of the Elitetrap is to shadowstep. But then I get ~8k dmg from ToF + the knockback from the Elite. So the only choice I have is to stay inside the Traps and die (I can’t even dodge in there because the space inside is to small), or port out of it and get 8k dmg+knockback (when not full live befor: similar outcome to staying inside (death)).

I know that I’m not supposed to win 1vs1 against a DH as a thief. But in Teamfights right now the only way for me to survive is, to run away when a DH enters.

intended. Shadowstep is not teleport but “rly fast movement”, just another thing that destroys thief. No1 cared 3 years ago no1 will now. As thief you CANT TEAMFIGHT/1v1/Skirmish if enemy starts dropping aoe. Almost EVERY AOE skill outdmgs your skills, only favour vs them that you have to abuse is that you can pretty much burst for average dmg any given time(while risking all of your hp) whole time you will spend in fight should be 3 sec that you are visible after Backstab when you are +1 at fight, so when you run away team wont suffer lower numbers. Dont bother to even use SR even with 25% dmg reduc you will still get killed in 1 sec.

Only way to survive.
Spam all 5 of your dodges (with SoA), or 7 (if you use Channeled Vigor), take care not to touch the walls. You will take damage as you can’t pop signets while dodging, and had to hold still for a while, enough time for you tot take at least 6-8k damage. (at least its not a one-shot… right?)

Then pray no chronomancer drops a gravity well on you. (yes i had this happen after i survived a DH trap burst)..

then, either run away (and get shot in the back True shot because you have no dodges left) by or just die if there is another enemy nearby.

Have fun~

But personally, i found that you can at least shadowstep out of it after you get knocked down…. and eaten some of its damage…..

EazyPanda.6419:

But personally, i found that you can at least shadowstep out of it after you get knocked down…. and eaten some of its damage…..

Shadowstep 50s cd vs ToF 30s cd