Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone

I’m looking for a Thief Build which is based around WvW Roaming.

Stealth based, and high damage, not condition damage or anything like that.

So please could you link one below if you know of a good one.

Many thanks,
The Baws.

Maybe this is what you are looking for? D/P + S/D
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQRAoa8YlYm6OXcS5E/5Ex2je6Tiy9woOtpdFwKA-jkzAYrBRTQAJCwUBACBUyTZN7Fw0HUxtIas6FMVpQquMyejk6OG0sUARMGA-w

This one provides high defense and high backstabs, at the cost of a bit harder
initiative management and lower crit chance outside stealth, S/D for boon ripping which can also be switched for SB. Condition removal only limited to stealth, but you’ll have RFI and Withdrawal against conditions with movement imparing effects, which also serve as 2 extra dodges when it’s needed.

I find this build highly versatile for solo play and it grants many options and lets you improvise a lot on what you’ll use your skills for, you are not tied to use a utility for something specific since all can be used in many ways..

My favourite assassination combo:
4 Heartseeekers through blackpowder and wait for 8 might > Basilisk Venom > Infiltrators Signet > Steal > Assassins Signet > Backstab > x2 heartseekers

Grants you a 1800 feet gap closer and a powerful backstab, if a target is glassy to
medium in defense and doesn’t instantly pop a stunbreaker and get away, he’s as much as dead. Against tankier targets you can save Infiltrator’s Signet for another stunbreaker and also initiative regen as passive at the same time.

Shadow Shot>Backstab let’s you utilize shadowshot as a gap closer for backstab.

There are also glassier and tankier alternatives depending on what you search for.
And it would be good if you also say which weapon sets you’d like to use and
if you have any ascended items and which ascended items.

Ah right, thanks.

I personally like using D/D and I don’t really mind what the other weapon set is, but I am open and have heard that after nerfs/buffs and patches, D/P and S/D is better, so I’m open to be honest.

Also I currently have no pieces of Ascended but plan on getting full ascended rings, accessories, and ascended back. Basically every piece possible of Ascended gear.

I want a build which allows me to do good damage and have sufficient survivability, but not survivability in a toughness/armor sense, as in skills etc. as I really want to master Thief and make it my main for WvW.

Times have changed a lot for thieves these recent months.
The defense a “master thief” can get through pure skill wont suffice anywhere
but in 1v1 against new players or players with builds that are hardcountered which is pretty much rare to find other than in zergs, uplevels are also free kills.

Since you are a fan of D/D and skill, yishis might have what you are looking for.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzHTFfi3mk
(Build included in description)

Yeah, well the only reason why I’m playing a Thief is for duo WvW Roaming with my Thief friend, but if they’re not that great then I’ll just make my Guardian do it or maybe make a Necro or Mesmer.

Dual thief is brilliant when roaming and thief is an excellent choice for roaming overall.
What I meant with what I wrote is that you wont get far with 25/30/0/15/0 and full berserker, since it’s limited to 1v1 and instagibbing.

So putting 20-30 in a defensive line and picking up some PvT in the right slots or going with some valkyrie will take your defense a bit further than 2-3 dodges and some positioning and wont force you to stay away from players who drop AoE when you are in most of need to hit them.

Guardian and Mesmer are also great options for roaming, necro has no way of
escaping zergs so is the class with most risk when roaming.

But play whatever class you like the most. :p

If you are a real man use P/P!

I only run one build in wvw and all I do is solo stomp on people.

0/30/30/10/0.

Refuge, shadowstep, signet if shadows/assassin, basi venom.

Executioner, crit haste, side strike or furious retal.
Embrace/infusion/rejuv
Fleet shadow

Run the superior maintenance oils and bowl of curry butternut squash soup food.

D/p + d/d

Cnd→steal→bs then swap d/p and finish them off.

i run around and bop em with my mitts. BOP BOP