Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, I just hit 80 on my thief (my first gw2 80) and I want to pvp but im kind of at a loss about how to obtain BIS gear for pvp, where do I get it? what stats do I want?

Currently, I’d suggest maruder’s amulet since thief defenses are at an all time low atm. I’d avoid condition builds unless you really know thief because they took a big hit as well, basically you’re limited to heavy power burst such as d/p or s/p and when you start to get more comfortable with how squishy you are you are free to venture to more difficult weapons like d/d, p/p, s/d, etc.

Runes and sigils are really up to you, but if you are unsure on what the sigil or rune actually does, look it up on wiki. I’d avoid any sigil that deals with condition duration as they tend to have little impact on a build (except for agony) but here are a few suggestions for how you may want to choose.

For added damage: Air, Fire, Rage, blood, leeching, force, accuracy

For added survivability: Energy, generosity, blood, leeching

As far as runes go, you can experiment but look into what your build has and doesn’t have and that usually helps pick. For example, if you have a lot of might gain and want extra damage you can pick strength or hoelbrak. If you are slow and have trouble keeping distance or catching up you can pick speed or pack.

Best of Luck!

but like where do I get armor and weapons? xD

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but like where do I get armor and weapons? xD

You can farm dungeons for gold. Or basically you can win them by finishing PvP reward tracks, it’s kinda slow though.

I think OP is asking how he actually equips weapons.

You have to buy any rarity weapon that you want to use and have it equipped, this will automatically be BiS. Then at the top of the screen there is a button that says PvP build. Click that and you will be able to choose your traits (which are separate from PvE), change your runes and sigils and pick an amulet.

PvP’s equipment system is completely loose from the PvE/WvW equipment.
In PvP, all that matters for stats is the amulet and the kind of weapons you want to use.
These Amulets dictate your statistics and your weapons the weaponskills. It’s much simpeler really. Due to this system, a level 1 is just as viable in PvP, as a level 80.