Guild Wars 2

So after watching this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQi_9NigzC4 , are strength runes still worth getting? The 4 set bonus has 5 second might duration instead of 10 and the 6 set bonus has the percentage damage reduced to 5% from 7%. I’m just trying to figure out my final build and I just want to know more opinions from other thieves. If you want to know, I like to play either d/d or d/p.

For d/d – i guess 2/6/6/0/0 – id recommend traveller or speed (which seems better Atm).
For d/p you can use those too but Most ppl play it with a 0/6/6/2/0 build which uses fleet of shadow so These runes are kinda wasted. So, for d/p you can use str runes or pirate (dat bird crits Hard)

The real power of the rune set was in the +45% duration, this effectively turns every two stacks you generate into 3. But the damage reduction gives other similar runes a better position, so I expect the price to go down and that of others to go up.

Hoelbrak is worth looking into. Now has the same might duration as Strength runes. You lose the 5% damage buff, but get a nice duration reduction on conditions hitting you, which is probably more valueable in wvw/pvp.

Dakota.4591:

Hoelbrak is worth looking into. Now has the same might duration as Strength runes. You lose the 5% damage buff, but get a nice duration reduction on conditions hitting you, which is probably more valueable in wvw/pvp.

I don’t think it’s worth getting them for WvW.
With all those condition duration food, you will barely notice any reduction

I personally use runes of the pack on my D/D thief

There was a thread earlier where someone had done the math, by the gist was:

If you have a reliable way to stack might (5 point SA trait, Power of Inertia, or Sigil of Battle), Strength Runes were superior. Otherwise, Runes of the Pack were better. Not to mention cheaper.

Of course this is all different after the Strength Rune nerf.

In general, Strength, Pack, Ogre, and Pirate are all good DPS runes in a PvP environment. I’m sure there are more, but those four are the more common ‘meta’ runes used.

Thanks for all the responses guys! Much Appreciated

Dakota.4591:

Hoelbrak is worth looking into. Now has the same might duration as Strength runes. You lose the 5% damage buff, but get a nice duration reduction on conditions hitting you, which is probably more valueable in wvw/pvp.

Actually, strength still gives you 15% more might duration, just checked the two runes in the TP. If you want the extra – condi duration then hoelbrak runes are great, but honestly if something’s gonna try to condi you to death then it’ll likely have +40% condi duration food on top of stats so more cleanse is still a better option IMO.

Mhh, it’s still -20% duration, you never have enough cleansing to remove everything all the time, so you have to choose when to cleanse and this will reduce some damage. It also stacks with the -40% food and with those two you might not need any cleansing at all.

frans.8092:

Mhh, it’s still -20% duration, you never have enough cleansing to remove everything all the time, so you have to choose when to cleanse and this will reduce some damage. It also stacks with the -40% food and with those two you might not need any cleansing at all.

Yeah, fair enough. I haven’t met a condi build I couldn’t outrun, so I guess we have different solutions to that problem :P