Guild Wars 2

I know SB has some AoE with #4 and #2, but are some other good options for thieves to do AoE? Is this a serious issue with thieves in general, or are there good options that I’m not very aware of?

Vault comes to mind. Caltrops and to a very limited extent traps (very very rare to snag more then one in a trap) will do AOE.

There also AOE sources that are not specific to thief but that a thief can pull off via racial skills. Radiation field as example with the Asura is 15 second poison field. Our smoke fields also qualify as AOE albeit they only blind and do not do damage.

From the stolen skills AOE can come from Gunk (damage) and the skills stolen from rangers/druids (water field). Bound is also AOE out of DRD line and can be very effective. Impaling dodge does AOE having greater range than does bound.

There not a lot as thief not designed that way. SB will remain your main source.

Staff 5.

2/3 dodges in Daredevil.

Shortbow auto is aoe via bounce.

Not as strong as some other classses options in many cases.

Death Blossom on Dagger/Dagger, Vault, Choking Gas, Cluster Bomb, Caltrops, Bound, Lotus Poison, that’s it

Ok, thanks. I was avoiding daredevil because I was looking at building up a thief for the next elite, hopefully rifle will have some AoEs. I was going for a pistol rifle using asura thief, thinking of getting it to 80 and grabbing a bunch of hero points so I can just unlock all of the new elite when it drops. I’ll think on it.

bearshaman.3421:

Ok, thanks. I was avoiding daredevil because I was looking at building up a thief for the next elite, hopefully rifle will have some AoEs. I was going for a pistol rifle using asura thief, thinking of getting it to 80 and grabbing a bunch of hero points so I can just unlock all of the new elite when it drops. I’ll think on it.

Play all of thief at least a little. There will be synergy with older traits and you want to know a little about what you’re doing.

kash.9213:

bearshaman.3421:

Ok, thanks. I was avoiding daredevil because I was looking at building up a thief for the next elite, hopefully rifle will have some AoEs. I was going for a pistol rifle using asura thief, thinking of getting it to 80 and grabbing a bunch of hero points so I can just unlock all of the new elite when it drops. I’ll think on it.

Play all of thief at least a little. There will be synergy with older traits and you want to know a little about what you’re doing.

This would be my second thief lol. My first one is a power build with staff and SB (needed a ranged and aoe option), and uses daredevil.