Guild Wars 2

Hi!

So i have two builds at the moment which i am very fond of. The first is my current one, 25/30/0/0/15 (A D/D burst spec with full zerker gear). My second is a 20/0/30/20/0 build (Venom/Tanky/Condition P/D spec).

I was wondering which build you believe to be more effective for WvW. I am a person who enjoys 1v1 fights and often spend time looking for them.

I feel as though the D/D spec does really well against another squishy player, however against a good bunker player like a tanky guardian/warrior, my opening burst either gets blocked or simply doesn’t do enough damage to bring them below 50%. The burst really allows me to pick off people who wander from the zerg and allows me to down them quickly before anyone comes to assist.

I haven’t had much experience with P/D, i’ve only used it in sPVP. I’m not sure how great it will be in WvW. So far in sPVP however, it’s been pretty awesome at 1v1’s (a bit slow at taking down the enemy).

Advice on which build i should take please! Thanks

Frankly I don’t see how either of your builds are suitable for WvW and 1v1. The first is better described as a “surprise mofo” build: one that is dedicated to assassinating distracted targets. The other is actually not so bad if I’m guessing the traits you’re getting correctly; except I have long lost my faith in Venoms completely in my quest for the ultimate Thief.

I would recommend taking your second build, and transfer your 20 points in Deadly Arts to either Critical Strikes (for crit-bleeds) or Trickery (for Bountiful Theft and Initiative).

If you’re serious about 1v1 however, you should consider D/P. Berserker equipment, Shadow Arts + Acrobatics focus.

pistol/dagger is more likely to be effective if you are looking for skilled combatants. the burst build will work great against other glass cannons, newer/less skilled players, and surprise attacks but doesn’t work as well for 1v1s since the people that seek small scale combat out in WvW tend to be properly built and skilled enough to properly counter it. S/P and S/D are also worth taking a look at for 1v1 and small scale combat in WvW.