Hambow a thief counter?
Thiefs shouldn’t have too much trouble against Hambow if they know how and what to dodge and utilize their blinds properly.
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until it is not a condi x/bow build, warrior is not an issue for any decent d/p thief
So, been playing a lot of PvP lately again and if I remember correctly a few months ago when I used to play I could not ever win against a thief in a 1 vs 1. He would either burst me down to fast I couldn’t even think or he would run away and reset then come back and finish me off. So, hambow is a soft counter to theif.
Lately, I’m getting immob and backstack for half my HP and then they just don’t do anymore damage it seems. I haven’t lost a 1 v 1 against in a thief since i have been back. They seem extremely squishy and don’t do enough damage after the initial burst. If I catch them with my hammer rotation they literally die in 3 hits with my sigil of intelligence giving me 3 crits 100%.
What happen to you guys? Just curious if I’m running into bad players or they just nerfed the class a lot.
theif can beat a hambow. It just might take some time. D/p does a better chance than s/d but its possible. Problem though with thief is that you can’t make one mistake. If thief gets cc chained … game over. I(as a thief) usually avoid the fight because its not worth the risk reward even though it is beatable and takes too much time. I need to be moving and +1ing fights.
Shoutbow warrior though, that’s completely one sided in favor of warrior.
I also love all the people who clearly don’t pvp and still give advice.
when someone responses you should always check http://www.gw2score.com/PvP/history to see if they even play pvp if you want to know whether to take them seriously or not. And none of the other people on here who have responded clearly play pvp to be taken seriously.
(edited by Michael.9517)
the meta has changed slightly. thieves are building for more dps and not going deep into shadow arts anymore. They arent taking the blind on stealth trait anymore which was really strong vs warriors back in the day.
Bad Elementalist
Not that they aren’t a danger to thieves, but hambow is manageable, just a slow fight. Like the others have said, condi warriors are usually a bigger problem in my experience.
the meta has changed slightly. thieves are building for more dps and not going deep into shadow arts anymore.
Since like late-2012.
the meta has changed slightly. thieves are building for more dps and not going deep into shadow arts anymore.
Since like late-2012.
yep. and there are more bad thieves running around.
Bad Elementalist