Guild Wars 2

Hello. Im trying to create a good PvE\WvW build for my thief. Still cant figure out wich rune is the best for me: Scholar or infiltration. Here’s a link to my build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZEQRAoY6al8MpxpdOx7JsPNRLBtd03wH87N6+gAA-ThCBwAfOBAGVi9b/hzKBxq8AwRAAn6Pp0PkwETgHCQAAEA+YAA-e
Any help is very much appreciated.

I don’t know about you but for damage I prefer rage these days…

for optimal use, you would need two sets of armor. one for pve, and one for WvW.. In WvW i use pack runes. PVE i use Scholar… nothing else can beat Scholar in pve..

For some reason i do more dmg in pve with infiltration rune, i just cant get it why.
Gonna do some tests on dummie on lions arch right now.

Would definitely suggest runes of strength if you can afford them. Build some might stacking into your build if you can, its a very effective dps boost. Between eating Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew and using the power of inertia trait, I’m usually self stacking a constant 6-10 might. Chuck in a sigil of strength and its more like 10-15 stacks of might.

The issue I had with rage / pack was that you had to get hit to proc the bonuses, something you generally want to avoid. Its also worth noting that 175 power (strength /scholar/pack) will usually give you a lot more dps than 175 ferocity from rage.

Maybe scholar for PvE….. The problem is the last bonus will rarely proc – keeping health above 90% is not easy.

Rune of the ogre isn’t bad if you are looking for something cheap.

Tengu.5267:

fIn WvW i use pack runes.

Gallant Pigeon.5807:

Would definitely suggest runes of strength if you can afford them. Build some might stacking into your build if you can, its a very effective dps boost. Between eating Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew and using the power of inertia trait, I’m usually self stacking a constant 6-10 might. Chuck in a sigil of strength and its more like 10-15 stacks of might.

The issue I had with rage / pack was that you had to get hit to proc the bonuses, something you generally want to avoid. Its also worth noting that 175 power (strength /scholar/pack) will usually give you a lot more dps than 175 ferocity from rage.

Maybe scholar for PvE….. The problem is the last bonus will rarely proc – keeping health above 90% is not easy.

Rune of the ogre isn’t bad if you are looking for something cheap.

Whole party will hate you if you take ogre runes into a dungeon.

I use rune of the ranger with a mini pet. But I am not sure if I should switch to strength or scholar.