Character: Acium 80 Guard
Server: Northern Shiverpeaks, Commander
Guild: Legends and Myth [Myth]
Server: Northern Shiverpeaks, Commander
Guild: Legends and Myth [Myth]
Thief Build - WvW
Hey there Thief community. I was wondering if you guys happen to know if there are any new Thief builds for group comps in WvW. I have checked Metabattle but i’m not sure how reliable that website is.
It depends on the size of your group…If you are talking about zergs I suppose you could come up with a condi/control build with shortbow (choking gas) and venoms. Other than that and accro staff you are better killing people wandering a bit too far from their commanders with the usual builds….
I have been toying with a true hybrid s/p SB build based upon a build another posted here and find it works very well in WvW (2000+ power base 1900~ Condition with stacks)
It synergizes nicely with both group play and is excellent standalone. The basis of the build is DA/DrD/Tr using carrion sinister mix and adventurer runes. I do not have the link to the original persons build (his was pvp and slightly different) and am off soon to work so will try and find that version and my own later.
Pressure strike is used in conjunction with PI meaning any that stand in a CG field are in for some nasty suprises.
Here the link to the original build that I used as a reference for my own WvW build. You can get the idea behind it in that it strong with conditions and ok with power. It certainly has weaknesses but it is effective.
Using SB is especially effective against fixed opponents such as those manning siege or trying to Rez a teamate. The Poison and Torment damage will build quickly, this mixed with a chain of PI’s. S/p has excellent pursuit and finish potential and can allow ports into very dangerous areas to tag someone with the ability to port back out before there a counter.
(edited by babazhook.6805)
It really depends on how coordinated your group is. I once was in a group where we jump into eachother’s Black Powder and Backstab the same target for a lightning quick down. Cycling the Black Powder among 3 Thieves makes our team very deadly since we can pick off targets and down them one at a time with no chance of them reacting or counter-attacking. We can stay in stealth for as long as we want taking turns in putting down Black Powder. It was fun while it lasted.
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Full set of 5 unique skills for both dual-wield weapon sets: P/P and D/D – Make it happen
PvE – DD/CS/AC – If that didn’t work, roll a Reaper or Revenant.
Full set of 5 unique skills for both dual-wield weapon sets: P/P and D/D – Make it happen
PvE – DD/CS/AC – If that didn’t work, roll a Reaper or Revenant.
Use staff acro trickery with valk and daredevil runes. It’s the most cancerous wvw build in the game.
I’ve been running full Vipers in Zergs lately, with Poison Duration on shortbows.
Works great, especially to kill downs, just spam Choking Gas on a downed target and people can’t do kitten unless they’ve got resistance… At which point you steal all their boons away!
As per ush though, you bring nothing in terms of boon-support, so expect to be frowned upon. Like this:
>:C
Also play smart, or get some vitality. Or both.
(edited by TwiceDead.1963)