Guild Wars 2

Hi all!

So I’ve had GW2 for a while now, and have played it off and on, but never for more than a few weeks, so I consider myself a new player. I want to get into it now, and I would really love to play Thief. I play World of Warcraft, and this game is so much different and a bit overwhelming at times so I very much need some advice!

My question is, what would be the best trait build for solely a PvE focus. I’ve not much interest in PvP whatsoever, at least not until I’ve learned the ropes of the game pretty good and know how to play a class.

Also, weapons. What would be the best weapons to use for PvE?

Thanks in advance!

Anything with a dagger main hand is nice. The sword dagger combination is a bit advance but the auto attack it does far weights heavier than dagger in terms of cleave damage. As for the rest is best for you to discover them on your own as I wouldn’t recommend spoiling the fun of discovery;) IF you’re going into spvp you’re going to die a lot at first, especially if you’ve got a terrible team so I suggest you get used to that till you’ve the the idea of how the thief’s playstyle is. Other then that good luck and have fun stealing.

Hi there!

Happy to see someone thinking about the thief profession, it’s my personal favorite and will always be my main

There are a few options that you can look into for PvE builds, but first let me give the standard response when someone asks a question like this… While you are leveling, don’t force yourself into a build. Try anything and everything, as the open world content is where you should be experimenting with everything the class has to offer. One note is that you should generally always keep your shortbow as your secondary weapon. Learn to love it. It’s great for tagging enemies in events, mobility (#5 skill) and much much more. But that Primary weapon slot, I encourage you to try every single combination!

When you are comfortable with all of the weapon sets, try this one out. It’s very good for taking on large groups of enemies while taking virtually no damage. It utilizes the dodge from Dagger #3 along with traits to give you additional dodges and to drop Caltrops on dodge.

As you get to higher levels (around 60-80 I’d say), this is when you should focus in on what you want to be doing when you get to 80. Whether you want to focus more on PvP or PvE, that sort of thing. Whichever you do, check out Metabattle . It’s a great source for all of the builds the masses are running, which is a very good starting point even if you don’t want to follow the meta to a T.

Remember you can always go check out sPvP or WvW at any time and any level (in PvP you will get upleveled and have all of the traits available to you. In WvW I’d suggest running with the zerg because actual level 80s will have an advantage over you for roaming).

Feel free to add me in game to ask any Thief questions, I’m on a bit of an odd schedule, but I’m always willing to help an up-and-coming thief

Roleplay a vulture, prey on the weak.

Thanks Wmryan!

Exactly the sort of answer I was looking for! I’ll do just that and should I have anymore questions, Ill let you know! Thanks to everyone else as well. Impressed with the helpfulness of the community so far!

Thanks again!