Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone.

What weapons, traits, amulet, sigils and runes (build) would you recommend for a Thief vs Thief in a sPvP arena? I have a server event this month so i want to ask you what do you think is the “best” build to go against a Thief as a Thief.

Best Regards.

s/d 4 in acro and no idea what else

Dueling specs are very different from the kinds of builds people normally run in sPvP, which are more focused on rotations and bunker busting.

A generic dueling spec would be something like S/D + D/P, 20660, Strength runes, Soldier amulet. Take Hard to Catch over Pain Response. Double signet and Shadow Refuge.

Also reasonable is P/D + D/P, 20660, Strength, Celestial.

The big things to remember are that you don’t need a short bow as you won’t be rotating, tankiness wins duels, and as good as Trickery is, it shines at busting bunkers, not winning duels.

It works better than you might think.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQRAqa6Yl8MpopdPx8J8PNBNBxdNyxM0KAdfk+2EA-TZxGwAAOBAMLDo4JAQ4gAwZ/BA

I would opt for a power-based setup, with the weaponsets D/P+S/D. For traits, armor and that stuff, I would use berserker, soldier or knights, with the trait setup of 20606 or 26600 (though I’d be in favour of the first mentioned). At least from a pvp perspective, that seems like an optimal, rounded dueling build. The weaponset combo, at the very least, allows you to react to just about anything in the game.