Last effort with my Thief
For wvw id go full zerk with that spec.
I personally prefer 2/0/6/0/6 which is less bursty but 4000x more sustain.
If you Solo roam you Dont need Sbow, take s/d as secondary Set. Aim for 50%crit Chance via Stacks and food, 15k HP and 2,5 armor. This build is very fun to play, good sustain, can kill everything.
I use D/P 2 6 0 0 6 in both wvw and spvp and it works well for me. Here is my build
A few points to note:
-Use hide in shadows since the its the only condi clear you have. You shouldn’t be using shadowstep for clearing conditions. Also withdraw when poisoned makes it quite useless imo
-Rather take infiltrators signet instead of blinding powder. the shadowstep is another stunbreaker and it also allows you to land important skills like heartseekers and backstabs. Unless you use shadow arts infiltrators signet is better than blinding powder.
-Use side strike (just use it)
-Executuoner: You will have fury up most of the time and factoring the boosts to prec sidestrike and fury, you will have 80% crit chance when attacking from behind or the side (or 85% if more than 90% hp). This means that backstabs crit very very often and so I’d rather take +20% damage for all my skills when the enemy is less than 50% hp. If you want a degree of certainty in your fights, use hidden killer :P
-Low vitality: Factoring borderland bloodlust and guard stacks you end up at 14k hp which is good enough imo. I dont like sacrificing damage in backstab builds. A 4k backstab puts a lot more pressure on the opponent than a 3k backstab. Each time you can you should put a dent into them after leaving stealth so they go into a small panic mode, waste dodges and more importantly don’t pressure you when you are revealed.
-Know when you can win. Don’t blindly charge into a fight with a condi heavy profession such as a necro and an engie without a backup plan. 2 6 0 0 6 cannot last in a prolonged battle against conditions. The moment hide in shadows and shadowstep are on cooldown and the opponent seems like hes ready to do bomb you with conditions, start thinking of an escape plan. For necros you can always get them to half hp then poison them, reset the fight and return to the fight with full hp
I’m from Gandara too
If you betray us … watch your back muhahaha
In the PvP build I would use Ogre runes instead of Pirate for that 4% dmg.
In the WvW build I would change Furious Retaliation with Signets of Power and use Infiltrator’s Signet instead of Blinding Powder as coverdale said.
Hide in Shadows over Withdraw in this build and mmh… not sure but I don’t really like the food you’re using. Try 8% dmg while moving since it’s a backstab build.
Thanks for the advices.
I don’t like being full Zerker without Shadow Arts, and I’m used to the mix Zerker, Valkyrie and Cavalier. Also I only have the offencive Guardian Stacks yet, so i need the Vitality
I’ll try different food then and side strike or signets power. The signet and blinding powder switch I was seeing coming.
The S/D suggestion is interesting, never though of that. Well right now I have to stick with solo roam, as I said my guild when it does WvW, which is kinda of a lot, does guild runs and there isn’t a dedicated roaming group, I could try create one but someday not even for a decent zerg we have ppl and stealing some for roaming group might not be all that well welcomed
Just roam with some friends like I do. No need to create a new guild ^o^