Guild Wars 2

first of all this is about pve just so you know.

so i have been playing and enjoying my thief again lately. im not the best with it but i can handle myself. the problem i get that with the “new” (havent played thief since a long time) specialization system is that “infusion of shadows” got deleted from the game. the shadow arts consistent damage alternative over the old trickery option if thereby no longer possible which was my prefered playstyle. so after playing thief again now im running into initiative problems very quickly with the usual rotation. this doesnt apply to the “meta build” as its made for kills that dont last long enough to encounter this problem but most pug runs do. any help from experienced thiefs?