Guild Wars 2

Im not sure anyone knows this because I haven’t seen that many people actually use this technique besides me and a few of my friends. The point of the attack is to increase the distance in which you can successfully hit and land a HS (heart seeker). It involves a small bit of knowledge with the thief and a sort of “feel” for the thief’s steal ability. What you have to do is use heart seeker from a distance in which you know it will not land but before the animation finishes, use steal. This is where the experience with steal comes in. If you are too far away when you use steal, it won’t teleport you to your target, it will only end the animation. However, if you know the distances of both skills, time is correctly, and practice the end product will be a heart seeker which starts about 1500 away from the target and successfully lands you next to the target ready to be burst down. I find it helpful especially in pvp where im 1v1ing someone and they see me use my HS too soon but are then surprised to see me next to them hammering away. Again, not sure if people know about this as I feel its a fun little trick thieves can utilize. I am not sure if this is a bug or not as I have been using this since launch. Hope it helps!

This also works with infiltrator’s signet. Useful trick for getting that final damage on someone running away!

I think of it not as a bug but as the profession mechanic :P
you can also use steal/shadowstep to land backstabs or any other attacks

I use something like this with my bursts on guardian. Can hit whirling wrath and then judge’s intervention right after or mighty blow instead of whirling wrath. Same logic with steal or any other teleport for other classes.

Works with shadowstep too. You can start finishing off a target, shadowstep away, and when the stomp is about to connect shadowstep back.

This also works with backstab. If you’re running D/P, 5 → 2, then midway, use steal in order to backstab an enemy that’s far away.

Generally, i’ll Basilisk > Black powder > Heart seeker > Inflitrators signet > Steal > backstab as an opener in team fights.

Shadow step (Shadow step > Infiltrators > Steal) is used every now and then.
More of a shock tactic than anything.

This is how a good thief plays, comboing all his attacks with steal and ports ^^.

Yep. Instant-cast teleports work this way intentionally. It’s why we have so much access to them over multiple utilities and how it synergizes with so much.