Guild Wars 2

I’m new to the thief (only lvl 10)and i’m unsure which secondary set i should choose. I’m running with D/P as my primary and it’s brilliant but i don’t know wether i should go with D/D or P/D as secondary.

P/D is what i’ve used until now and it’s serving me well defensively. The no.3 attack basically makes you untouchable against melee attackers and having pistol as primary is the only real way you can get damage out of it, off hand it’s just utility. It’s also handy to have a ranged stealth attack. Choosing this would definitely give me more combat variety.

D/D i’ve just started using and all i can say is, Death Blossom seems pretty insane. The bleeds stack easily and enemies health just melts away. So i’d be swapping defense for extra offence if i chose this.

What i’d like to know is if the D/D set is worth it just for Death Blossom? Does the bleed damage cut it at lvl80, or would it be wiser to go with P/D for ranged attacks and survivability?

D/D is a weird set, its used as a power spec but has that random bleed #3 in there thats kinda outta place. At max level running d/d your typically a backstab thief who will very rarely use #3 outside of a clutch evade. With that being said use D/P OR D/D not both as they serve near the same purpose.

P/D is our condi set and a fun one, it can be used with power as well however iv never ran it anything but condi. To be honest leveling and pve is pretty easy in this game and you can run w/e you fancy and get away with it. Id highly recommend you get aquanted with the shortbow it makes for a great 2nd weapon set. If you like melting foes with bleed cluster bomb will be a blast for you.

For leveling try sword/pistol. Whenever you engage an enemy drop down the #5 just autoattack them to death. Use LoS and various teleports to do the same thing against ranged mobs. The #3 on Sw/p also stuns, and evades for the second part of the attack

@Carpboy: I tried the sword and didn’t find it very fun. I definitely want to stick with the daggers

@S.Paw: Thanks for the info. What i’ve found when using P/D as my secondary is that it makes it feel more awkward using Cloak and Dagger. If i switch to my pistol and use the ability then my only option is to use the much weaker Pistol stealth attack because i’m still waiting on the weapon swap cooldown to end, so i miss a good backstab opportunity. However if i chose D/D i feel like i can engage stealth almost constantly and continually backstab, but at the cost of having absolutely no ranged attacks, which probably isn’t worth it. I can definitely deal out damage faster with D/D i wouldn’t choose them over D/P though as i love the Black Powder/Heartseeker stealth combo.

I did try the shortbow but it didn’t really suit my playstyle. I prefer a more deceptive approach with teleports and stealth. I would hands down choose the the P/D over the D/D if it wasn’t for the fact it felt really awkward. I’m sure i could get used to it though.

EDIT: I think i’ll stick with the P/D as secondary, it’s not worth losing the range. Plus i should be able to get enough stealth from Black Powder and i can save my P/D for those OH kitten moments.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Build-Oscuro-s-LRB/first#post3863048
This is a p/d power build. It is lethal to almost everyone. It has a learning curve but when you can play it effectively, it is very fun and powerful.