Guild Wars 2

I recently brought back my thief as S/D to be a complement to a 3-4 man group I run with in WvW and I just wanted to say it has worked out really well being able to provide aoe stealth and pickups 100% of the time as well as providing good damage and dazes. I would guess my spec is fairly standard for this sort of thing but will link it anyways. When I don’t have any other players to count on I will always use D/P first but this game is about groups not solo kills IMO.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=Vd;4ZwkZ0J5VOVd0;9;49-T-T2;337A;146B5oV0-NV0rSrSrSrSQGlvN616-V_ucNVSWXXb2h3n_9g0Q-6k09cV19c;9;9;9;9;9;56-6P

Tell me whatcha think if you want but I am quite happy with this spec as is and don’t see myself changing it in any way.

i think your spec will be nerfed in the next patch

DanH.5879:

i think your spec will be nerfed in the next patch

Oh no! Why do you think that?

If you post a build in the thief forum saying you feel powerful then it’s a good bet they will be aiming the nerf hammer your way sooner or later mister

Me too bro! Me too!

Flasheart.2098:

If you post a build in the thief forum saying you feel powerful then it’s a good bet they will be aiming the nerf hammer your way sooner or later mister

I’ve made a horrible mistake.

doenst ur dmg suck in this build? kitten prolly like at 25% crit rate and 10% crit dmg? also u dont need sigil of paralyzation …it wont add any. just the 33% is fine. or the 15% is fine by itself. many forum threads say y0ou onlyu need 1 as it rounds up 1 second total with either.

Travlane.5948:

doenst ur dmg suck in this build? kitten prolly like at 25% crit rate and 10% crit dmg? also u dont need sigil of paralyzation …it wont add any. just the 33% is fine. or the 15% is fine by itself. many forum threads say y0ou onlyu need 1 as it rounds up 1 second total with either.

is that true…the sigil will round it up to 2 seconds of daze? That’s pretty sweet.

I ran a similar build as a d/d. the condition damage from trickery goes nicely with that set. With S/d – I feel like those stats are kinda wasted, though I get why you want to go that way.

I’d also suggest trying swapping one of the trickery traits for long reach, and then trying it in conjunction with your 2-skill and signet of infiltration for a quick 3k jump. It’s situational of course – and you may want to keep your regular setup most of the time, but for joining a battle, getting into a keep, or chasing a fleeing enemy, it is amazing.

yeah. atleast the 33% does. ive tested it. so no use on the 15%. not sure the 15% will do it alone too but so i have heard it will :P . go with hydromancy if ur switching alot like i do. or doom for poison. poison really kills their heals. its like a 4k hit while they heal.