Guild Wars 2

I want starting going wvw with my thief but dont know what build is best for wvw i see some D/P or Staff roaming videos but need help from exp thief who play wvw what build is better.

The best wvw build is an utopia. I would say the best build for you is the build which you are the more fun running with. This is the magic of wvw, there is no role, no real limit on our creativity, no purpose on running meta. When i die in a “fair” fight , it’s 80% of the time because i played bad, 15% because my oponent played well and 5% of build. Once your build is decent (aka well constructed but w/o stats optimization), it’s only a matter of skill and a bit a luck.

There are many questions to ask when tailoring a build :

Solo roam ? With buddies ? Duel ? Havoc ? Zerg ?
What is your purpose of roaming : “duel” / outnumbered / dolyaks&camps / pinsnipe / focusparty / trolling ?
How do you feel about stealth (against/pro/don’t care) ?
Do you prefer a in/out style or combat or a “persistent” one ?
Is it okay not to be able to disengage or outrun ganking squads (if you are solo/small scale) ?
Which set do you like the most ?

Once you have thought about all that and after some build creating effort, you should be able to create a first template from which we can help you on more specifics questions.

Take note that many things come from experience and personnal taste : every thief has its definition of decent hp pool for example, some are fine with 11k while others may find everythin below 17k as too glassy.

Ofc if you are lazy or don’t want to create or reinvent your build (because you may find that the meta build is suited to your needs after all), you can take the d/p staff bound thief which combines the strengths of staff and d/p at the cost of mobility.

Just don’t go full berserker. One slip and you’re back to running across map. Take at least marauder or something with similar amount of vitality.
Last thing you want is running into warrior’s kill shot from 1500 range or getting instantly downed by random attack coming out of enemy group.

idk this is kinda random and not ideal but it is a starting point at least. deadly arts is better but critical strikes will fill in the damage deficit while giving you a bit of sustain while you learn the class. rune/sigil optional. may want a bit more hp. watch out for condis.

I’m playing full zerk with marauder amulet rings and earings I’m around ~13k hp and I’m doing fine. I like that setup because it forces me to play with a small margin for error.

I’m extra vigilant of my surroundings. Lot of people in WvW are not. I’m a pvp player that started enjoying wvw not too long ago but have a lot of fun. Main roles I do are duels and snipping people around big fights.

Simple, durable, near condi-proof, slippery and hits like a truck:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQNAW4al0MhSnY5TwwJw/ELIFFXDEALwc7P/7fXVlBfAA-TlCBQBaU5X02fIFaICwFAQf6G2wBDQhq/AgHAwJVCygjIQAAEgbezsZbGcezbezbezzNv5Nv5NvZpAEYMA-w

D/P is utility for stealthing. Staff is the damager. Keep Steal in your backpocket for a very fast escape. Travel is Bound, Vault, Bound, Vault. Moves almost as fast as a shortbow. There is another variant that is straight up evil but requires more experience to run. Start with this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAWWn8lClOhFmCGOB8PhFqiau63+x3LE+gBoLBCgDA-TVSIABkv/A36C6RpSeqV8nqKLpEEgLBAyPBgWVWFAAB4+2H7bfADdoDdoDdoVoDdoDdolCoKtWA-w

Here you go very self explanatory. Just manage your Weapon Swaps when they are on CD for mobility you have Vault, if necessary swap Bound for UC.

Have fun Create Salt

Also you could run this Variant