Guild Wars 2

Can anyone help me with a build for a PvE thief? I’ve leveled my Thief to 45 but I’m kinda unsatisfied. I really want to do more AoE damage but the shortbow doesn’t feel that strong. What’s the best weapons/skills/traits to give my thief so that I can do better with handling more than 1 mob? And how viable are we for dungeons, Orr, etc?

You could go S/D or S/P if you want to handle more than one at a time. With the S/D you’d still be able to Cloak and Dagger to stealth for when you need to get out. Infiltrators strike is very good as it will allow you to teleport to a mob but shadow step back if you need to get out.

Here’s a quick build I put together for S/D or S/P to give you an idea.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-cF33R;0RwV0-J5VOkd0;9;4JT-J-02-01A;118x

Thieves are viable for dungeons. Make sure to bring a SB for AOE and use your blinds.

I prefer condition build for PVE and WWW (P/D and Bow). In the PVE I can handle most of champions (yes, with gold circle ones) solo with easy.
But this build killing packs of mobs longer, than direct DPS builds...

I too would really recommend a Sword mainhand. It really is the best for leveling and doesn’t require a massive Initiative dump like Death Blossom spam.

Sword/Pistol really cannot be beat for soloing. All you need are auto-attacks(which cleave to hit up to 3 targets) and your number 5 skill to keep enemies perma-blinded.

Thanks for all the advice guys It’s helped me pick up my thief back up after leaving him for so long.