Guild Wars 2

Going to roll a thief and I’m wondering if leveling condition is viable and fun. I’m thinking P/D + SB like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAqYVlcmaOXaS0E+5ExWBf69gsj1saPopNjJA-jgDB4MRErBgWAgmGk8AKFKi5QCZZSolhAFMMas6GYaUpWlSIyjoIa1A-e

Obviously, that’s at 80. Any advice for lower levels?

I found leveling as D/D, using death blossom on bunches of mobs worked pretty well. Use caltrops when you get access and you can quickly kill multiple enemies.

So…not conditions. I’m not looking for button spam mode if that’s what that is. Something fun and dynamic. Thought conditions might force me to play more actively to kill as fast.

Well, rolltrops (Trick 10) and caltrops and Signet of Malice will keep you going with the heals while hitting stuff. Keep moving to minimize your time in mob melee range. Learn to dodge the big stuff. Use stealth to get a breather/make some room and then start shooting after you’ve recovered some initiative.

There is no killing fast through conditions. If it’s leveled to where you can drop it fast fast with bleeds, you could kill it even faster with straight up wappy wham.

i’ve been lvling dp+sb and super good. i use venoms, torment and stimes poison venoms. everything goes down in a blink.
however in spvp i run that build as power and use torment venom (and other condi dmg) as auxiliary.

P/D is incredibly boring, imo, and if you’re looking for an active playstyle then 5, 1, 1, 1 repeat probably isn’t what you’re after.

The fastest way to level in PvE is D/D death blossom spam with Caltrops, Dodgetrops, and Mug + a S/B while waiting for initiative to regen. By the time you’re out of initiative though, everything around you will have 20+ stacks of bleed and you’ll be at full health thanks to Signet of Malice and Mug

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P/D is incredibly boring, imo, and if you’re looking for an active playstyle then 5, 1, 1, 1 repeat probably isn’t what you’re after.

The fastest way to level in PvE is D/D death blossom spam with Caltrops, Dodgetrops, and Mug + a S/B while waiting for initiative to regen. By the time you’re out of initiative though, everything around you will have 20+ stacks of bleed and you’ll be at full health thanks to Signet of Malice and Mug

Disclaimer: All of my thief ascertions are based on the build editor and the wiki.

At a glance, P/D just seemed like the most obvious condition based weapon set due to Shadow Strike (torment) and Vital Shot (bleeds). So going D/D I came up with:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAoYVlcmKPXay5E+5ExmCfKUvHflsmVTBNtJA-jADB4MRkmGk8AKFKi5QCZZSolhAFMMas6GYaUpWlSIyjoIa1A-e

Having never used steal/mug, how effective is it?

Edit: Check that. Swapping out Thrill of the Crime for Bountiful Theft.

P/D thief is OP, especially in PVP/WVW, I have no problems handling a small group 2-3, if its 1 to 1, they most often lose. You can easily stack 10 bleeds and 8 torment depending on the build you’ve chosen, stealth and watch them fall.