I got sick of these QQ threads. I was a D/D || SB Hybrid Condition/Precision Thief (10/0/30/15/15 w/ Carrion Armor & Rabid Jewelry). Obviously, the recent culling fix + 4s revealed has made my build practically useless in most instances of WvW (I haven’t tried dungeons).
NOTE: This is not a roaming build. But I assume that switching around the traits could make it so.
As a result, I’ve been working on properly gearing the Venom-Sharing build for WvW (and PvE). This is what I came up with. Since SB will be my main, it’s best to utilize the auto-attack as much as possible and since conditions are not applied in the auto-attack for the Shortbow like the other Thief weapons, I geared more for crits. I have been running with my guild since this update with this gear (I paid a lofty sum for everything) and I have been doing fairly well.
Now the venom-sharing build isn’t new, but I wanted to throw this out there because there are other options beyond the Dagger Offhand and Glass Cannon builds. What we’ve seen from most thief builds are that you’re on one side of the spectrum or the other Damage vs Condition; Toughness vs Vitality. It’s time to start thinking about other builds that don’t rely on Stealth and I want to see them and test them. It’s all we’ve got, so why not make the most of it?
I tried using venom share in spvp, to be honest I think that the range needs a buff because it’s hard to stop and type out “Get close to me so I can buff your next attack with an effect that stones your target so you can get free deeps on them”.
Really it is!
When it works though it’s awesome. Like, super awesome. You’re giving your allies basically either free damage on their opponent or you’re giving them the ability to bust a free stunbreaker/condition removal off their opponent.
I tried using venom share in spvp, to be honest I think that the range needs a buff because it’s hard to stop and type out “Get close to me so I can buff your next attack with an effect that stones your target so you can get free deeps on them”.
Really it is!
When it works though it’s awesome. Like, super awesome. You’re giving your allies basically either free damage on their opponent or you’re giving them the ability to bust a free stunbreaker/condition removal off their opponent.
In a guild with TS or Vent or Mumble, it’s pretty easy. With a guild that stays stacked pretty tight, it’s even easier. Since the cooldowns are relatively short, imo, I don’t have any trouble popping my venoms when I don’t need them.
I’ve actually been toying with a similar build but unfortunately I’m stuck with just a few pieces of condition damage gear and I’m not able to make a full transition to it at this point.
…Venoms don’t scale with Condition Damage.
technically the bleed and poisons one do.. but only by the person who applies thems condition damage.
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