Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow forum adventurers and thiefs!
I am a fairly new player and also new to the thief class.
I’ve been trying to find a build that suits me for a while now and the different venoms have always intrigued me.

So i was just wondering if any of you guys here would be able to help me create one?
Or if you have one yourself that i could try that would also be awesome!

Are you looking for a character build that just dabbles in venom powers? Or are you looking for a completely dedicated (end game) venom build that’s designed around giving out AoE buffs through the Venomous Aura trait? There’s a real difference and it would help to know what you’re looking to get out of it.

I’ve got one character that’s built around Venomous Aura. Then I’ve got another Thief who just uses x1 venom power when she’s soloing and has to deal with specific situations. Both come from very different philosophies.

(It’s my opinion that venoms are either situational or used in a devoted Venomous Aura build. By themselves, the venom powers aren’t that strong. You have to start layering benefits from your trait spec to make the build worthwhile.)

A end game build with the AoE vensom trait and the whole shikaboo

This post is 9 months old and is from before the Skale Venom changes (which removed the Weakness proc and added in the Torment proc). All things considered, I might switch out Skale for Ice Drake Venom if I’m running Shadow Refuge at the time.

(If you want more information about this build, click on my user name on click on View All Posts. About mid way through Pg #2, you should see 3-4 posts tied to this initial post.)

My main is a PvE Thief. I use a Sword in my main hand and I only use stealth as a beneficial side effect or for situational use. It sounds like my build might cover what you’re looking for, so see the link below.

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/thief/?7.0|c.1n.h15.a.1n.h15|5.1n.h19|1n.7i.1n.7i.1n.7i.1n.7i.1n.7i.1n.7i|1n.64.1n.64.1n.64.1n.64.1n.64.8g.67|u48c.a6.u19c.0

The character is designed as an AoE buffing build. It really won’t come together until 70th level since you really need 30 pts in Deadly Arts for soloing / grouping and 30 pts in Shadow Arts for the AoE buffs. Based on my personal gear build, I threw the remaining points in Critical Strikes to help my crit rate.

1) Utility slot: Shadow’s Refuge is a situational power that is mostly use for group play. Normally I will have this power replaced with Signet of Shadows for soloing or Ice Drake Venom for grouping.

2) Elite slot: Basilisk Venom is only used for grouping and its value only shows after you’ve hit 70th level. For soloing or against a few buggy Champion mobs who are immune to Basilisk’s effects, I will normally run Thieves Guild. Dagger Storm is a good situational power for farming since it lets you damage a lot of trash mobs in a short amount of time, but it’s not a power that I primarily use.

3) Food: Omnomberry Pie is my food of choice. Between the food and the dual Superior Sigil of Blood on my melee set, you’ll be constantly healing from crits. When combined with the constant healing from Leeching Venoms, it makes for a very stable build.

4) Disclaimer: Be warned that this is a fragile build. When you’re using #3 Pistol Whip or #5 Black Powder, having a lower health pool isn’t as much of a big deal when you see all of the various healing sources that you have access to. Yet the danger of this build is dealing with condition damage. Conditions will eat you alive, so they need to be dealt with immediately. Spamming the Sword #2 can slowly remove them. Otherwise your heal (Hide in Shadows) and your end game armor runes (Superior Runes of Lyssa) are your main sources of condition removal.

Okey, thank you so much i will check everything out and test it as soon as i get home