Guild Wars 2

Time to evaluate the Critical Strikes tree. For detailed descriptions visit: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-cM

Major traits

1. Furious Retaliation – 7/10 – the only source of Fury for Thieves means lots of extra damage under 50%.
2. Singets of Power 6/10 – Problematic design wise as it adds a lot of extra burst but otherwise fair.
3. Side Strike – 7/10 – Boring trait but quite potent passive damage increase.
4. Concealed Defeat – 1/10 – another downed-state booster nobody takes.
5. Pistol Mastery – 3/10 – Boring trait and for Pistols only.
6. Practiced Tolerance – 7/10 – a nice way to add some survivability on the fly.
7. Ankle Shots – 4/10 – good trait but again for Pistols only.
8. Singet Use – 3/10 – very meh since Singet use is situational and few builds stack them.
9. Combo Critical Strike – 3/10 – because few builds actually spam dual skills.
10. Critical Haste – 5/10 – good but the proc is too quick to react to.
11. Executioner – 8/10 – great synergy with Heartseeker and great damage boost. Pretty boring in itself however.
12. Hidden Killer – 8/10 – only really attractive for Dagger builds but opens up a lot of build-opportunities and interesting choices.

Minor traits
1. Keen Observer – 4/10 – More Crit…sometimes…why not.
2. Opportunist – 7/10 – More Crit = more Initiative….always appreciated
3. First Strikes – 8/10 – one of the few incentives to actively manage Initiative. Good.