I’m not defending anyone or anything like that. I posted that pic to show that solo or in a group setting, a P/D thief is viable.
I spent several days following the patch trying different things, and came up with a build/gear loadout that allows for a 3-5 second burst of 4-6K condi damage.
With the way specs are now, It’s been my experience that 60-75% of those in WvW run a Zerker build. This means they have 13-17K health. A 4 second burst of 4-6K will put them under 5K easily, with Confusion riding along. When they panic and start using cleanses an or heals, that’s another 900-1000 damage per skill usage.
It can easily be a fire and forget setup on pure glass professions that aren’t quick on the cleanses.
I will say I ran into a medi-guard yesterday, and it was a nightmare.
Edit: I didn’t take Venomous Aura for the sharing persay. It’s for the 20% cd reduction. It just happens to be useful with others around on top of that.
2nd edit: It’s not all that hard to get poison ticking for upwards of 3K solo in that initial burst if you run shortbow in addition to P/D.
