Guild Wars 2

Hi community

I’m really in S/D combination vor sPvP. I tried a lot various builds, but I’m not happy about the outcome.

I run 10/30/30/0/0

10 because of “Mug”.
30 in Critical Strikes because of the “Executioner”
and 30 in Shadow Arts because I love the stealth mechanic.

I use the Scholar runes and Berserker amulet.

I have about 14’000 live, and I think this needs a little bit of improvement.
But I also think that I need the damage output from the runes and the amulet.

Could you share your S/D build with me, or do you have some hints for me?

- aelfric

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-eF3V;1Vwk0-T5FOkd0;9;49T;0T2;009A;446A5NW4;26Rk06Rk05Bl

10|30|0|0|30
Centaur rune+withdraw=permaswiftness – 1 free utility slot

many buffs
many initiative

8×8 replace “haste” to “caltrops”

Thank you for this answer. I’ll give it a try.

The swiftness is awesome. But I think I’ll stay to the Shadow Arts because of the healing power when stealthed.

At the moment I think it’s better to skill in raw damage as in condition for this build.
And you skill in condition and only have caltrops which stacks bleed?

0-30-30-10-0 Full Soldiers Armor/weapons. Emerald orbs in armor. Lifesteal sigil main, stacking crit sigil offhand. Emerald(knights) jewelry. Can eat a full glass 100 blades and still have over 25% hp :-P
3rd attack in auto chain crits for 4k+ vs berserker geared.
Omnomberry Ghost for food (has no CD on proc)

Looks good. I try this, but I can’t use food and orbs since I play sPvP.

How can you crit with this build for 4’000? I run a Berserker + Scholar set and I crit with the 3rd attack only for 2’500.

I have more base power than berserker set does. That scales exponentially with crit/crit dmg.

Also, that is vs a glass cannon, obviously I don’t see those numbers vs enemies with some toughness in build.

aelfric.8536:

Hi community

I’m really in S/D combination vor sPvP. I tried a lot various builds, but I’m not happy about the outcome.

I run 10/30/30/0/0

10 because of “Mug”.
30 in Critical Strikes because of the “Executioner”
and 30 in Shadow Arts because I love the stealth mechanic.

I use the Scholar runes and Berserker amulet.

I have about 14’000 live, and I think this needs a little bit of improvement.
But I also think that I need the damage output from the runes and the amulet.

Could you share your S/D build with me, or do you have some hints for me?

- aelfric

Dude, that’s the best S/D build you would ever be able to create.

The point is that they nerfed OH dagger so bad ( while, rightfully, nerfing Tactical strike, but mayb a bit too much) and due to the fact that C&D+ tactical strike is your main source of damage, S/D dps is not that good anymore.

In tPvP this is still one of the best duelist builds we have, but i’m actually finding a P/D venom leeching build to be a lot more powerful and versatile, while having the capability to switch to caltrops and cover a whole point killing anything standing on it.

I hope they’ll buff S/D again, right now it is not as good as some other thief set ups ( glass cannon D/D for support, caltrops + venom sharing/leeching) and since it was by far my best thief experience, due to the good amount of skill needed to play this set properly ( unlike other thief builds).

Sadly i’ve also seen tons of streamer with the S/D bruiser build removed from their account, with a sad "RIP 15/11/12 ", showing even more how sub-par the set is right now in tPvP.

Still powerful, but yet sub-par.

Running 0 / 30 / 30 / 0 / 10

Trickery 10 because i want fury on steal because i dont use any zerker gear and want to boost my DPS. Combined with the Trait that grants Fury when ur opponents health goes below 50% you have fury up pretty much the whole fight.

anyone have experience with 10/30/15/15/0 build for S/D?

rchu.8945:

anyone have experience with 10/30/15/15/0 build for S/D?

I ran that for a while, but found having 30 in shadow arts too important for the health regen with a S/D build.

Running full Soldier with 2x Emerald, 4x Ruby Orbs, mix of accessories, mostly power/crit and toughness as well (ascended rings with Pow/Tough/Crit and Pow/Prec/Crit).

10/30/15/15/0, 10/30/30/0/0 or 0/30/25/15/0 depending on situation. First is for most non-dungeon PvE for gathering etc, second is for WvW and third is for most dungeons. First is just fairly balanced and I find this setup easier to get around, second is most damage-efficient while being survivable (stealth regen/cleanse), easily being able to take 2 or 3 people at once, third can build nice might stacks to mitigate lack of extra power but is also a lot more survivable and I can provide a bit more support to the team with stealth regens and stuff.

I’ve been 10/30/0/20/10 for a long time now. I’m sure many will claim that other point allocations would be better, and most certainly so for a funneled build, but with what I have right now and my badge/karma/loot whatever I can afford gear, it’s been the most adaptable for myself and the way I move and respond. It’s also been the most convenient, for myself again, to switch traits on the fly without having to respec to have the tools for whatever I run into.

What it comes down to is, I’m a bit lazy and cheap and my build supports my bad habits.

Use to run 10/30/30/0/0 and its a really good spec, if not one of the best in the game for dueling. The spec however lacks a powerful form of burst damage, so I shifted things around a bit.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAsYVlUmiOHey9E95Ex2jeqTeqVgmdPuqVrKA;TsAg0CnoQygkAJLSOkkItsYQxsAA

While this build lacks the sustainability provided by shadow arts, it still retains the inherent survivability and utility components of the set(infiltrator’s strike, even if its bugged the boon strip of flanking strike is still good, cloak and dagger, tactical strike). Its very easy to prey on other glass cannon’s with this set given your mobility options. Tactical strike+haste+auto-attack=significant pressure on anybody given you remain mobile using it versus using pistol whip though you lose the stun, which makes positioning and time important. I’ve had with success with it, but I’ll need to run into more significant competition before I pass ultimate judgement on the build.

25/0/20/5/20
S/D and SB setup
Power/vit/toughness
Signet of malice

Place caltrops and choking gas when enemy aproaches
Switch to sword/dagger and attack him while having great regeneration,
Use IS when he tries to leave caltrops before the full effect is on him. Laugh

I primarily use the bow now, but I like using S/D as my close range weapon because of the dazing and shadowstepping