Guild Wars 2

Now that I finally becoming comfortable with using D/P thief in sPVP, I ran into a new problem. I find it easy to down people, but very difficult to pull off a stomp safely. The only exception is when I’m 1v1 or have shadow refuge off CD.

My current play style is trailing behind the group and only jump in when the fight have already started and start picking everyone off one by one, that end up leaving the ground with a lot downed targets but very little room for safe stomp.

A lot of the time I had to stealth up and spam choking gas from distance to keep them downed.

My build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAoaVlsMpypdPx0J8PNhOhs9hAF8u60sd1D-TZBFwACODA12fYxhAoaZAAPAAA

Picked fleet shadow over mug, find it easier to pull off backstab when steal/infil sig is down

You are in the right. We don’t have safe stomps. We have stealth and step stomps. Can shadowstep away during stomp and return right before animation ends for spike.

For the most part though, keep poison up and high pressure with cbomb detonated.

Pistol #5, HS, Stomp.

Offhand pistol 5 and stealth is about as safe as it gets to be honest.

Call target on downed player for your teammates to aoe or stomp, interrupt and attack anyone who comes to rez. I think that would compliment the playstyle you use.

You can stomp with the Shortbow:
-press “stomp key”
-use istantly infiltrator’s arrow at max range.
-then you should return before the descending phase of the animation with steal or infiltrator signet.
It’s a bit hard to do in combat but in some situations it’s a good option.

Nefejrangh.2584:

You can stomp with the Shortbow:
-press “stomp key”
-use istantly infiltrator’s arrow at max range.
-then you should return before the descending phase of the animation with steal or infiltrator signet.
It’s a bit hard to do in combat but in some situations it’s a good option.

Same thing can be said about shasowstep, but I generally prefer not to waste cooldown just to stomp someone.

Currently, I found just straight up dps the downed target to death is easier and safer than stomping, especially thieves and eles that can move when downed.

First tip: never do the stomp in group fights! You are squishy, but deal a ton of damage. Your job is to poison the downed player (shortbow 4) and keep pressure on him and his allies. If anyone try to revive you can interrupt with steal or pistol off-hand 4. In general you should leave the stomping to more tankier specs while you keep the pressure up.

For safestomps you can use shadowstep (do this if it is absolutely necessary, since it is a stun break). Start the stomp, shadowstep away, use shadow return right before the stomp animation ends. What you usually need to do is just drop pistol off-hand 5 and just stomp. In fact: if you are in a fight and downed someone, immediately drop it and move on while your ally stomp.

Nefejrangh.2584:

You can stomp with the Shortbow:
-press “stomp key”
-use istantly infiltrator’s arrow at max range.
-then you should return before the descending phase of the animation with steal or infiltrator signet.
It’s a bit hard to do in combat but in some situations it’s a good option.

Is that how those Thieves are able to start the stomp animation, shadow step away, and then shadow step back right as the stomp lands?

Zaxares.5419:

Nefejrangh.2584:

You can stomp with the Shortbow:
-press “stomp key”
-use istantly infiltrator’s arrow at max range.
-then you should return before the descending phase of the animation with steal or infiltrator signet.
It’s a bit hard to do in combat but in some situations it’s a good option.

Is that how those Thieves are able to start the stomp animation, shadow step away, and then shadow step back right as the stomp lands?

Yep, with shortbow or shadowstep

I usually do 1 of a few things, I either spam pistol 5 twice on the dead body then stomp, or also add in smoke screen for a added layer of protection to hide behind to block projectiles. Secondly I like to use the shadow step stomp method of starting my stop and using the shadow step utility when its active to shadow step away from the fight in a safe spot and just as I’m about to finish the stomp animation port back with the reactivation of the skill. Also I have used shadow refuge for the stomping as well as being in stealth period. Sometimes I use them all at the same time. but when in doubt just sit back with sb (or any other ranged combo weapon) and spam attacks on the downed target , if sb use chocking gas then spam cluster bomb and remember a king always let the pawns move in first.

S/P pistolwhip whoever is trying to revive him. Get 2 for 1