Guild Wars 2

Does boon duration affect the larcenous strike skill for S/D set? Semi-related, does anyone know if it affects bountiful theft for 20 in the trickery line?

As far as I’m aware you just get the duration of the boons from the player you stole them from.

Yes, boon duration affects the two trickery steal traits.

Incurafy.6329:

As far as I’m aware you just get the duration of the boons from the player you stole them from.

Yes, boon duration affects the two trickery steal traits.

I know it affects the vigor/might/fury/swiftness, but does it affect the boons stolen from the enemy?

Rascalking.9845:

Incurafy.6329:

As far as I’m aware you just get the duration of the boons from the player you stole them from.

Yes, boon duration affects the two trickery steal traits.

I know it affects the vigor/might/fury/swiftness, but does it affect the boons stolen from the enemy?

Since it’s difficult to know the exact boon duration on your target, we really cannot know for sure if our boon duration bonus affects the boon we stole.

But I am under the impression that we are not really stealing the boon per se, rather the boon is removed from the target then we gain a copy of the type of boon with bonuses based on our own stats and the number of stacks.

This is how Bountiful functions so I think it’s safe to assume that LS functions in similar fashion with the additional copying of the number of stacks.

Bountiful Theft is anomalous in that it removes the boon and grants the same boon with a set duration to the Thief/allies, rather than just stealing it.

LS takes the boon outright, duration intact (thus has no benefit from +boon duration %). To find out for yourself, go fight some Dredge and wait for the gongs to fully buff them, then take their boons. It’s easy to see the effect.