Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone! After a bit over a year i decided to try GW2 again. So before spending gold i decided to come here for advice. So far my thief has a set of zerker jewelry zerker weapons and before quitting i was half way of getting my ascended valkyries armor. Is valkyrie good for a D/D thief? I plan on using it for both WVW and PVE. A friend of mine told me to go full zerker with zerker/valk jewelry but i´d rather not grind for jewelry unless you guys convince me its tottaly worth it.

It depends on how you’re playing and how you’re building. With some kind of Shadow Arts/general stealth build, or panic strike, valkyrie is seen more as a hindrance. On a D/D backstab build, it can be optimal.

Just recall that you cannot wear two of the same named ascended accessories, so no wearing two Rings of Red Death unles one of them is infused via the infusion process (not just socketed with infusions).

I run a full valkyrie build with a berserker helmet as a signet D/D stab build, but I also often put myself in risky situations where the bonus HP is pretty much necessary. I’d say zerk/valk mix on accessories and just make whatever armor you want for now. You’ll be able to change the stats on ascended weapons/armor starting the next patch at the cost of removing infusions and runes, so if it really doesn’t work out or you don’t like a full valkyrie setup, you can switch later to whatever mix you want.

Ascended accessories are basically free, though. 10 days of fractals and a few runs of guild missions will get you there, or via laurels + badges of honor from the WvW merchant at a discounted rate. They’re definitely worth it as a goal to achieve at least since it’s basically free with some minor daily schedule adjustments.

Thanks! Im gonna give it a shot , i mainly use D/D for backstabs , not a big fan of swords here jaja