My thief build in Wvw

My thief build in Wvw

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Posted by: NIKJOLDBHORN.7315

NIKJOLDBHORN.7315

Hi guys, I want to share my builds with all of you that I run in WvW now, searching for some tips, cause I’m not totally sure about ’em.

This is S/D :
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAsYVl0MpwpdPx0J8PNBNB5dY+SZ0KAdHl+GEA-TVCEwAEeEAbVCyU5nhTAALVKyt/QH9BAOCAuUXhQAi2CA-w

And D/D:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAoYVlsMpypdPx0J8PNBNBtdFGeI4uGrYGaFAA-TVCEwAp2fgwjAYrSQmK/McCAYpWRH9BAOCAuUVhMAVbB-w

I’m not totally sure because the relationship berween my Damage/Toughness in sot so high.
I take really high damage if crit hit ( by Guardian, Ranger rapid fire, Shatter Mesmer) and I don’t think my Damage is so high ( max backstab crit to an heavy armor 5k with all wvw stack and bloodlust… and I often see thieves doin’ 3k damage with lotus and wild strike…)
So I hope in you for some tips; what I could change and what improve!
Thanks for watching!
Bye Bye!!

My thief build in Wvw

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Posted by: Jana.6831

Jana.6831

You used your armor in the wrong order: Zerker with runes of the pack for S/D and valk with strength for D/D, otherwise at least D/D is solid. If you’re D/D using hidden killer, your main source of damage are backstabs. The hidden killer gives you 100% crit chance so you don’t need zerker’s for that and since you have to be close to your opponent to cast your CnD you will likely get more damage, so some extra vitality is nice to have. S/D doesn’t rely on stealth but more on ports and sustained damage, for that zerker is the better choice.
I rarely finish my autoattack chain with my D/D backstab build as I mostly hit and run (to come back and hit again).

Edit (sorry was multitasking when writing this) : 5k backstabs against heavies who aren’t zerker’s is good, the damage only goes higher if they’re zerker themselves. As for the damage income/output ratio; well we’re thieves. Just thought about maining my ranger again until thieves will be buffed in a year or two.

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