Guild Wars 2

Mainly for pvp, you guys think this could work well for duels and wvw roaming?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAoYVl0Mp0pdPxyJ8PNhORt5AEAc/BZwC2ZR0DA-T1AXgAAK/6V/5RJIA-w

It seems to me this build lacks damage, no guaranteed crit on the Backstab looks like quite a serious disadvantage, ppl usually runs 2/6/6/0/0 if I’m not mistaken.

Sorry to say, but it is terribly bad build for WvW roaming, and probably for duels. It lacks reliable BS burst (no guaranteed crit from stealth), no condition removal at all. You are going to be a piece of cake for any half decent player running condi build. It is an absolute must to run some sort of reliable condi removal in WvW. Also, D/D is probably the weakest and hardest weapon set thief has. It lacks utility, and it is hard to land CnD on experienced player. Pretty much any other weapon set (except P/P and may be S/P) is superior for the roaming.

If you’re running backstab you need 6 in critical strikes. Always.

I see, thanks ppl

alchemyst.2165:

If you’re running backstab you need 6 in critical strikes. Always.

Any (almost) always hidden killer. The disappointment from a non-crit backstab is like missing the winning lottery by 1 digit.

@ OP,

D/D BS build is strong but it has such a heavy risk tied to it vs d/p. D/p with the right build can choose when to engauge at all times, d/d has to work off of a timer (stealth) and are otherwise ambient creatures waiting to be focus fired. It is a high risk high reward build that thief was made for, but unfortunately it was given lesser skilled versions which can get almost identical results.

I ran 0/4/6/4/0 back when it was 0/20/30/20/0 with PVT armor and zerker everything else.

It’s not baaaad, you put out consistent decent (but not zomg!) damage and have very good survivability. It’s alright for hanging out with blobs and larger havoc squads, but you’ll ultimately end up running away from smaller fights (or need some help) because you’re not gonna be able to drop enough damage for the kill.

That said I do think it’s a good starter WvW build if you’re looking for survivability as it was very forgiving when I ran it with PVT armor.