Guild Wars 2

Mug was the first Trait I went for as I leveled, because I thought the Poison and Damage would be most beneficial in those early levels, and I wasn’t wrong (for the way I was playing, anyway).

And though I’m now 80 for WvW and PvE, and I’ve also practiced with different builds in the Mists, I always feel like I’m missing something if I don’t take Mug. It’s just a noticeable chunk of damage, and I also feel weird when I don’t have Thrill, because it’s such a nice booster.

To me Mug (and the poisoning on the way) is a free hit, another reason to hit Steal as soon as it’s up (which makes me desire it in heavy Trick builds), and just a nice compliment if you’re going to be running Thrill/Bountiful or Hidden Thief.

Anyone else feel this way? If not, what makes up for the lack of Mugging in your preferred focuses?

it is probably my favorite trait. I just love opening with steal…so cool when you get to do up to 5k damage and apply poison and steal hopefully whirling axes or 100B. I will always open with it if I can. I probably rely on it too much…though I only run it with thrill of the hunt as I am pimping a backstabbing build right now…steal and backstab combo can do some huge damage on softies.