Guild Wars 2

Hi guys, I’m still leveling my thief but I’m already thinking 80. I’ll be mostly doing WvW roaming and SPvP and I know they are completely different settings.

What I haven’t got a clue about is what is more efficient for each? Is it condi or power builds? Or is it just a matter of preference?

And can you tell me the weapons set that better fit the purpose?

My intention is to make thief my main, so I’ll spend a lot of time trying to master this profession

Thank you fellow thieves

WvW roaming run P/D condi full dire gear with koi cakes and tuning crystals. You will be pretty tough to take down and able to hold your own against 2-3 good players

Power is better in sPvP in almost every way. In fact I’d say Condition damage is practically non-viable for Thieves in sPvP.

But that’s partially due to the fact that as a roamer, burst is a big part of your asset. A roamer without burst is about as useful as a glass-cannon point-holder.

Things are different in WvW however where you have more room to ream, more targets to pick and an easier time stacking various conditions.

Thank you for the quick replies

So, P/D for roaming

And for SPvP D/P? At least that’s what looks more common..

Besides P/D for roaming, is power D/P or D/D viable too?

Both power D/P and D/D are in fact viable for WvW roaming. It just depends on what you would prefer. From my experiences [P/D thief for 12 months], I can honestly say it has been a build that I have never switched from for roaming, and all I do in guild Wars 2 is WvW roam. Once you learn the build inside out you can really go places with it. Solo towers, Solo camps, Xv1 and survive !
It really is a fun build in my opinion and I am keen to see what the new Runes and Sigils updates can do for this build =]

Condition damage is very very powerful. It can be countered however. I have a thief build, where I have shadows embrace, pain response, shadow step and use sigils of generosity. It’s a power-crit build and works very well against condition builds. It’s not that condition builds are easy though, but with this build they’re not completely OP and you have as much chance against them as you do a power build.

It’s a bit sad that you have to build so pecifically to counter condition builds that have easy stat combos (condition damage, toughness, vitality or healing power). With a condition build you have all your power in one stat and a lot of room for defensive stats. Use food for duration.

With a condition build you’ll meet a lot of players where it feels like a walk in the park. I have fought so many easy fights on my healing/condition build. You will once in a while however run into players who know that condition damage is over the top and needs to be controlled and then it’s no longer an easy fight. I meet a lot of players running condition builds, who seem lazy and from the playstyle it’s clear they are used to having this “I WIN” button with their rotation and when they suddenly see their conditions being removed and transferred to themself, they panic and play like utter pants.

I’d make different distinctions than a condition or power build.

What it really comes down to is a condition build or an anti-condition build.