Hello fellow thieves and hello you haters that get spanked by us
So as topic says im playing P/D condi build that is based around stealth, means i have 30 points in shadow arts, not less. Basically I run around with 0/0/30/20/20 , but i keep putting my points im 25/0/30/15/0 for that little more of direct damage and some venom goodies that come from deadly arts… and then ofc i come back to trickery and the story repeats . So i wanna hear your oppinion, what do u use ? deadly arts or trickery ?
Deadly arts if you like to use venoms for more dmg and immobilizing = Good vs 1vs1 or 2vs1 situations.
Trickery for more kiting, spamming Cnd and trolling zergs.
You should try it out yourself to see what build fits your personal playstyle.
Works fairly well. The minor in Deadly Arts looks weird, I know. But easy access to poison really helps boost the DPS and cuts their heals down.
Also, I like have deception utils instead of venoms, makes you a much harder target to track even when your enemies are a little bit smarter and know to avoid the CnD.
I roll a 5/0/30/20/15 into trickery. Probably the best solo build out there, there. I pop Blinding Powder-SR-Spider Venom, I am really accustomed to this build and I love the kitten out of it, I play my most comfortable with it and wouldn’t trade it for another build.
That poison on steal sounds nice, but latelly i rly got into caltrops a lot lol, so i need that trickster ( 20 in trickery). Its priceless when you spray caltrops under someone legs and he doesnt realize that hes standing in middle of it whole fight lol, here u have burst condition thief lol. Was running blinding powder in place of caltrops at first, but now im trying to minimize the stealth spam from other sources then CnD. Still have Shadow refuge though since too many bandvagons in www lol, but feeling tempted in changing it into spider venom for little more dps and that 33 % heal reduce.
I roll a 10/30/15/0/15. Not fully a condition build yet but I’m trying to integrate it more because I’m afraid too many whiners will make crit burst builds less viable.
I can’t live without Mug when I have C&D, and although Thrill of the Crime is basically necessary I switch out to Long Reach frequently because it allows me to jump people sooner. At this point it’s really all about the Sneak Attack and jousting.
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…beware the unicorns.
Caltrops are great for sPvP when there’s limited space to maneuver but I believe in WvW it’s better to play P/D with Spider Venom as the added DPS and heal reduction pays off more.
