Guild Wars 2

Hi guys, relatively new to the game, I have a level 59 thief. (Dagger/Dagger shortbow backstabby) My question is this. Has any testing been done on the dps/utility gains of the runes of infiltration vs. rune of air in both PvP and PvE? Is Air really that much better? Since all backstab builds I’ve looked at feature air. Keep in mind my spvp spec features executioner hence my question, the extra damage after 50% seems like a strong choice. Any thoughts on this subject are welcome.

You are comparing a rune with a sigil.

In the event he’s referring to the rune…
(1): +2% Critical Damage
(2): +20% Swiftness duration
(3): +3% Critical Damage
(4): When you use a healing skill, gain Swiftness for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 10s)
(5): +5% Critical Damage
(6): 20% chance to gain Lightning Strike when hit. (Cooldown: 10s)

I have no clue why you would choose air over
(1): +2% damage vs. foes below 50% health
(2): +15 Precision
(3): +3% damage vs. foes below 50% health
(4): +35 Precision
(5): +5% damage vs. foes below 50% health
(6): Cloak when you fall below 10% health. (Cooldown: 90s)

If you wanna get crt dmg and prec, go with Eagle.
But I run an entirely different build so don’t lash out on me

i use gems, valk gems to be exact, 20k hp 3k attack, 40 chance, 105 damage