Guild Wars 2

Hey guys. Just wondering if I could get some constructive criticism on my adaption of the backstab thief build. So yeah, here goes:

Gear: Full Beserker’s (precision, power, crit damage%)

Utility 1: Assassin’s Signet
Utility 2: Haste
Utility 3: Infiltrator’s Signet
Elite: Basilisk Venom

Reasoning:
U1: Okay, so Utility 1 is an obvious choice. Activate before combo, then of course, wreck face.
U2: Utility 2 is a personal preference as I feel like the speed of which I ‘drop’ people isn’t quick enough (may be due to player skill, computer is quite bad which results in delayed combo). I usually pop haste either at the start of my combo to guarantee a quick kill if they’re not full HP, or at the end of it, switch to bow, then just bow them down.
U3: I like to use U3 because I’ve noticed, some experienced players know to roll away if they get the chance. This allows me to catch back up to them instantly and proceed to melee them. I feel like it’s much more versatile in it’s usage than the Devourer Venom as well.
Elite: Staple backstab build skill.

Okay, feel free to discuss. If you could suggest a replacement skill or perhaps fix up my combo, that’d be awesome. Especially if you can provide reasoning. Thanks for your time.

haste is just overkill bro

I could never play without my shadow refuge or 25% speed buff

I’ve never been a fan of refuge but the speed buff used to be in place of the U3.

Haste is terrible in a backstab build. Your combo should be hitting someone in the span of 2 seconds already, and half the time without them knowing.

Cyricus.2981:

Haste is terrible in a backstab build. Your combo should be hitting someone in the span of 2 seconds already, and half the time without them knowing.

Could you recommend a replacement? I’m not too sure what to be using instead.

They fixed shadow refuge. You can run out of it and have 10 seconds of stealth. This is so much fun running into peoples zergs and backstabbing random ppl and then boogying on out. Most fun I have had in ages.

Sounds pretty good. I’ll have to give it a go