Guild Wars 2

I have searched for posts on this topic and only found something 7 months old that echoed what I’m thinking.

I am running a condition D/D thief and enjoying it very much. This is primarily for WvW.

The uncatchable trait seems to me to not work very well, not really be worth it.

I currently run 30 in trickery with Thrill of the crime, bountiful Theft, and uncatchable.

Do you feel that it IS worth it and works well (what am I missing) – it seems to not activate for me much or be really small with short duration.

If you agree it’s not good and would take another adept trait what would it be?

Flanking Strikes or Instinctual response? I think long reach is not useful for my buidl because i’m usually pretty close when I steal. I use stealing for Klepto to get another LDB.

Any advice is welcome.

I’m P/D condition running 0-0-30-20-20 w/ Uncatchable, Bountiful Theft, and Power of Inertia. My dodges give me might and the mini-trops and I get vigor on steal for more dodges on top of Feline Grace.

Keep in mind that the free caltrops are dropped where you start the dodge. So if you want to drop them offensively on someone you have to be up close on them. Against dolyaks and guards you can use them for extra bleeds, but against people they’re way more useful for the cripple; not that an extra bleed stack or two is bad. Defensively, it’s just something else they need to go around to get to you if you’re trying to open up distance.

Flanking Strikes only helps direct damage and will not affect your bleeds. If you try Instinctual Response you’re going to have to remember not to spam Leaping Death Blossom or you’ll just end up stuck in Revealed. If you’re going 30 Trickery and using Withdraw as your heal, I’d consider Hastened Replenishment over Thrill of the Crime or Uncatchable for the initiative.

Try tweaking things as you go until you hit that magic combo that fits your playstyle.

Too bad the trickery traitline kills dmg horrendously. would work so nice with sword builds. maybe if they made uncatchable into a rectagle like shape (sort of like a trap) instead of a stupid small circle. think about that. a trap that is caltrops when u roll. soooooooo much better!

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...maybe if they made uncatchable into a rectangle like shape (sort of like a trap)...

I swear I’ve tried to make pretty shapes with the caltrops spread, but it’s SO hard when I’m rolling and trying not to die. All I can manage is the round shape that comes with throwing the suckers straight up and hoping for the best.

Trickery and sword go well, just dont use ini unless needed.

+1% damage per ini, stacks with other 25 minors, and can add flanking for 5% more.

But on topic just dodge offensively(on people) with it.
If against bs thief, dodge when you think cnd/bs is coming. Its at least 1 bleed on them.