Guild Wars 2

I’m looking for some help with getting a good build for a thief in WvW. I mainly play my thief in sPvP so I don’t really know what the meta is for one in WvW. The main thing I need help with is a weapon set. I’ve been playing D/D stealth build which is nice but the damage is kinda lack luster. I’ve been seeing other thieves running D/P which I plan to try next but I also see thieves going S/D which is my favorite weapon set in sPvP. The main objective for the build should be running with a guild group of 15-20 people and doing a thief’s job such as picking off people that are low and the back line So if I can get some tips on weapon sets or even a full build for a thief that would be awesome! Thanks in advance!

D/D = Best burst damage for PvE and WvW (for thieves at least).
D/P = More control of the fight, doesn’t rely on landing CnD and can enter Stealth on will, has better matchups against melee and stuff like that.
P/D = Best condi pressure in WvW at the moment behind Engis, it’s simply too much for enemies to handle.

P/D is the easiest and strongest of all hands down, which makes it cheesy as hell.
D/D you gotta have the skillz to land your CnD and backstab like there’s no tomorrow
D/P is aimed at more controlled fights with backstabs and shiet.

Pick the one you want. I’d stay away from Swords in WvW, as condi is pretty dominant and Sword has like, little access to stealth and condi cleansing bar #2. Unless you trait 2 in SA for condi cleansing and go S/D. But it’s nowhere as bursty as the other 3 sets. I believe SB should always be the offset, it’s simply too much movility and our only reliable AoE besides Swords.

BlazinFyre.2410:

I’m looking for some help with getting a good build for a thief in WvW. I mainly play my thief in sPvP so I don’t really know what the meta is for one in WvW. The main thing I need help with is a weapon set. I’ve been playing D/D stealth build which is nice but the damage is kinda lack luster. I’ve been seeing other thieves running D/P which I plan to try next but I also see thieves going S/D which is my favorite weapon set in sPvP. The main objective for the build should be running with a guild group of 15-20 people and doing a thief’s job such as picking off people that are low and the back line So if I can get some tips on weapon sets or even a full build for a thief that would be awesome! Thanks in advance!

Imo D/D is perfectly suited for running in havocs. In a nice 10v10 or so there’s plenty of targets to CnD, and you can take down atrgets fast with your BS. And D/D has the highest burst potential because of CnD, so D/P is definitely not going to up your burst. I personally like D/D the most as it seems the msot fluid to me. I would also stay away from S/X in WvW because you lack lots of condition cleanse, and the vast majority of people run condi builds (I mostly see condi engis in WvW now). In all honesty though, play around and find what you like most.