Ok so I have been getting a lot of requests for the build. The build is basically a balanced build you wont be seeing massive number but you will focus more on kiting and doing sustain dmg.
0/20/30/20/0 or 5/20/30/15/0
Critical Strikes: V-IX
Shadow Arts : VI-VIII-XI
Acrobatics : III-IX or III
Main stats(unbuffed):
power 2850+, Crit dmg 88+, Crit chance 50%+, Vit 15,800+ and 2600+ Armor. There are many ways to achieve these stats just do what every suits you.
Armor is full zerker Runes optional: divinty, Eagle, or Exquiste Ruby Jewel
Trinkents- is mixture of Knights/ Cav.
Zerker weps
weps : mh pistol(sup sig of Air) oh, pistol(sup sig of Accuracy)
2nd set: mh sword(sup sig of fire) oh, dagger(sup sig of accuracy or sup sig of doom)
Shikamaru X Thief, Warrior, Mesmer, Engi(FT leader)
Highest ranked reached 28 soloq
Isle of Janthir
So with this build you can pretty much take all classes. The damage is decent and you have good survivablity. Phant mesmer and stun lock wars can be tough you really have to make good uses of you blinds and evades.
Most of the damage output will come from unload and sneak attack. I generally like to start off with unload followed by sneak attack(steal on steal). This gives time for your initiative to regenerate and if you alternate between the two you can keep up you intiative.
Shadow Refuge is a situational skill sometimes I will use it to burst or sometimes I will use it to hide. You can get 2 sneak attacks out of shadow refuge and you can sneak unload then sneak attack again timing is key. Also last refuge will save your but alot with this build
The build has decent condition removal via shadows embrace, shadow step, and Shadow Return.
Sword/dagger: This set is really good for mobility and hitting multiple enemies it also address a big weakness of p/p which is high retaliation builds.
Something I try to do if I am facing a good opponent is mix things up. For example I’ll start of with sd Infiltrators strike to the enenmy get a few hits in cnd then shadow return switch to pistol then sneak basically just try to keep them guessing.
Dual pistol is one of the thiefs weaker sets but its lots of fun and you can still do well if you play right. Enjoy if you have any question just ask :]
Shikamaru X Thief, Warrior, Mesmer, Engi(FT leader)
Highest ranked reached 28 soloq
Isle of Janthir
power 2850+, Crit dmg 88+, Crit chance 50%, Vit 15,800 and 2600+ Armor. There are many ways to achieve these stats just do what every suits you.
Armor is full zerker Runes optional: divinty, Eagle, or Exquiste Ruby Jewel
Trinkents- is mixture of Knights/ Cav.
Just curious when you say power 2850+, did you mean Attack instead? Even going full zerker armor, orbs, full zerker ascended trinkets, full deadly arts, both power consumables, the build calculator is only giving 2600+ Power
But anyway, its great that someone is championing P/P. The whole gunslinger thing is what drew me to thief in the first place..
nice to see a different view on thief p/p. I usualy run stealthless and need more protection in form of evasion and armor but this seems to work rather good! hope you have fun and thanks for the vids
assassin for Valar Morghulis
thief 80/ranger 80. stealthless by default
mexican gunslinger
I really enjoyed that bid, well done. I really like the idea of the gunslinger thief and it’s been oneof my greatest disappointments of this game that devs have never bothered to work on it.
Might I suggest D/P as your weapon swap? I feel like it would synergise better with your traits and give you a better opener. It’s also much better for controlling the flow of the battle and securing those all important stomps. I think you would have managed the stomp on that thief earlier in the video had you been using the D/P offset.
power 2850+, Crit dmg 88+, Crit chance 50%+, Vit 15,800+ and 2600+ Armor. There are many ways to achieve these stats just do what every suits you.
Armor is full zerker Runes optional: divinty, Eagle, or Exquiste Ruby Jewel
Trinkents- is mixture of Knights/ Cav.
Just curious when you say power 2850+, did you mean Attack instead? Even going full zerker armor, orbs, full zerker ascended trinkets, full deadly arts, both power consumables, the build calculator is only giving 2600+ Power
But anyway, its great that someone is championing P/P. The whole gunslinger thing is what drew me to thief in the first place..
Yea my bad I meant 2850 attack
Shikamaru X Thief, Warrior, Mesmer, Engi(FT leader)
Highest ranked reached 28 soloq
Isle of Janthir
2nd vid, Ranger at ~4:00 was pretty amazing. I thought it as funny how he got bored and wanted to leave as you would never have killed him, without help that is.
How was he so tanky? And it seemed like he had regen and protection every 5 seconds Oo
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