Guild Wars 2

Hi there! I leveled up a thief a while ago and with the overhaul of the traits system, I decided to totally redo his build. Venoms and conditions in general look very fun, but I’ve been having a heck of a time getting that balance between doing enough damage and not dying when my computer lags (average of maybe 11-13 fps on a low-population map). I was hoping maybe an experienced thief or two could help me adjust this into something workable.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQNAoaVnMJCFNhNOBONBsPhjWiivoHRRoDgDYB6L2TsFA-TBxMwAX2fQrmgHq/AQPBA-e

Armor/Accessories: I’m currently running full exotic carrion armor, with a mix of berserker and carrion exotic accessories.

Runes: Superior runes of rage

Weapons: Dagger/Pistol and Shortbow. (I’m currently running carrion exotics, but have two teq hoards I was considering using. Would these be viable for this build?)

Current trait lines:
Shadow Arts: Concealed defeat, Leeching venoms, Venomous aura
Acrobatics: Pain response, Hard to catch, Assassin’s reward
Deadly Arts: Dagger training, Panic strike, Potent poison

Skills:
Skelk venom
Spider venom
Assassin’s signet
Skale venom
Thieves guild

Ideally I’d like to be able to do dungeons, general PvE, world bosses, that sort of thing.
Thanks so much for your help in advance! This class seems like a ton of fun and I’m really excited to continue learning to play it!

http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Thief_-_Dungeon_Venom_Share

I’d say probably trade in D/P for D/D and it’s death blossom. good duration bleeds on multiple targets and get a bit more condi damage aside from the poison on AA as well as the x2 dmg backstab. As far as gear goes, you can try looking into sinister gear. might go nicely with the hybrid sort of thing you’re going for.

Threw this together real quick of what I would do sorta based on what you had: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAoYnMJCNNhFNBOOB8PhDaiiXD5wNoDgJMC69VQEoA-ThRDABHrEsG1fWW5nJ6BSa/BAM/BA-e

Also, another heal might keep you alive easier. the venom one is frustrating sometimes with it’s cast time and lack of any condi clear.

Only thing is, with mine there’s no way to trigger fury but it’s usually plentiful in dungeon groups and pve events. You could also add an accuracy sigil and get ~40% which is decent enough. You’d basically be playing a CnD BS build with venoms. Hope it gives you some good ideas.

YOUNGaz.5690:

I’d say probably trade in D/P for D/D and it’s death blossom. good duration bleeds on multiple targets and get a bit more condi damage aside from the poison on AA as well as the x2 dmg backstab. As far as gear goes, you can try looking into sinister gear. might go nicely with the hybrid sort of thing you’re going for.

Threw this together real quick of what I would do sorta based on what you had: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAoYnMJCNNhFNBOOB8PhDaiiXD5wNoDgJMC69VQEoA-ThRDABHrEsG1fWW5nJ6BSa/BAM/BA-e

Also, another heal might keep you alive easier. the venom one is frustrating sometimes with it’s cast time and lack of any condi clear.

Only thing is, with mine there’s no way to trigger fury but it’s usually plentiful in dungeon groups and pve events. You could also add an accuracy sigil and get ~40% which is decent enough. You’d basically be playing a CnD BS build with venoms. Hope it gives you some good ideas.

This is perfect, it’s exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!