Guild Wars 2

Since most puggs wont have the organization to take full advantage of a Meta-Thief. What do you guys think of going 6/2/6/0/0 with full zerk gear and venoms out the wazoo.

I’ve tried being super elitist with a meta-thief build but without any might or fury I don’t do much damage, and I keep having to quit groups and I never finish any fractals.

Strange, pug raids usually have enough warriors and guardians along for Might and Fury uptime…
Anyhow, if you want to get Might/Fury, I’d suggest trying something with Trickery involved, running the trait(s) ‘Thrill of the Crime’ and optionally ‘Bountiful Theft’, depending on how far you want to go… I love Bountiful Theft against Necro’s in Plague Form… Steal that stability and let your pug zerg run him over >:D

Why do you keep having to quit groups and never finish any fractals? It take too much time to complete it so you need to eventually leave?

Changing your build to get a bit more dps won’t make it so much faster, you are only 1 person in a group remember. Do you really end up in group that always take 2-3 hours to finish a fractal? Or do you do in fractal with only 30-45min before you need to go?

Scootabuser.4915:

I’ve tried being super elitist with a meta-thief build but without any might or fury I don’t do much damage

I’m currently running full zerk with 6/6/0/x/x or 5/6/0/x/x and Runes of Strength. If my group stacks might I choose for a Sigil combination of Night sigil or the Dungeon-specific sigil, and a Sigil of Bloodlust for optimal damage/power.

However if they dont stack might, I pick Sigil of Strength instead of bloodlust, and if critical is low, I swap my other wep to Sigil of Accuracy.
Together with my Strength-runes and Might on Critical food (33%/crit) I can EASILY maintain ~15-20 stacks. Sometimes even reaching 25 if I spam pistol whip too much. Together with the few stacks your party will probably provide, you will have a solid stack of might.

There is no need to change your build/gear to get more power, changing a few sigils/food should be enough.