Guild Wars 2

This is my personal build that I’ve been running for a little while, and having a lot of fun with it, especially in Stronghold matches.

Why is it an “outcast” build? Because it is taboo in four areas…

1: No Shortbow
2: No Shadowstep
3: No Mug
4: No Bountiful Theft

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-g3RF3;0Vw-_0K5sOFd0;9;4IJM;0248246147;4INl3L;1jzyvjzyv_0I

Deadly Arts, Critical Strikes, and Trickery.

Assassin’s amulet for precision (I’m running about 71% base, though the site says 77%).

Air/Fire sigils on both weapon sets for extra damage as well as indication if I hit stealthed enemies.

Runes of the Traveler for +25% movement speed and +15% boon duration.

Dagger/Pistol for stealth and powerful bursts for direct fighting and surprise attacks.

Sword/Dagger for teleports, evasion, and boon-ripping for sustained fighting.

One thing I like about not using Mug is that I can steal and remain stealthed. Trapper’s Respite comes in handy on Stronghold. Heroes seem to run right through my Basilisk Venom, but the Needle Trap and Sword can stop a hero in its tracks with Immobilize.

Trickster gives Withdraw, Haste, and the Flanking Strikes trait condition removal as well as shorter cooldowns. I did have Shadowstep originally, then tried Roll For Initiative, but I’m liking the benefits of Haste.

Yes, it is a squishy build. 12k health. But it hits pretty hard, and has more sustain than a signet build (at least for me). The survivability goes up when not required to fight on point, thus Stronghold helps.

After the patch, I thought I’d use the Marauder amulet mainly (I have a similar build for it), but Assassin’s is growing on me. Have fun! :-D

Ps. Haste is Love <3

I’d say this is a strong 1v1 build, better suited for picking off low targets or bursting one down fast before he can react, but one mistake can get you killed very fast.
Additionally as soon as you are in a 1v2 or 1v4 situation, you’ll just instadie if you can’t react within half a second or all your skills are on CD
Don’t get me wrong, yes it’s squishy but yes it’s strong too, but I honestly don’t think deadly arts is neccessary..
e.g. yeah executioner is nice, but when your enemy is at 50% hp you only need one more backstab to finish him, no matter the 20% dmg buff, well at least i don’t need it, unless it’s a tanky build, in which case you’ll still need at least to more hits no matter what.
that’s just my opinion and I’d like to know if anyone else thinks executioner is kinda overrated?

Take Improv. With those utils you have a high chance of getting an instant recharge on something (how about double haste and withdraw). With Improv you can also take thieves guild if you like. 20% chance at instant recharge every 20s. If you use TG then steal sometimes you can get out 4 thieves at once.