Help with PVP 1 vs1
The thief likely was not hacking and you really shouldn’t be losing to a dp thief in a 1v1. Yes, condi shatter mesmer has the advantage in a 1v1. Try to avoid them in 1v1 situations but go for them in team fights. You should have a disadvantage against a DH in 1v1. You really can’t do anything against meta druid in a 1v1 but you may be able to hold the point longer than a kiting druid. If the druid is bad, you MAY be able to kill them in a 1v1 by getting the mace f2 f1 into them before they get their astral force up. You may also be able to pressure them to death after they enter astral form as they will only have one reliable condi removal (signet of renewal) left on their bar for at least 15 seconds. Meta scrapper should beat you in a 1v1 assuming equal skill. Meta condi necro, invoc rev, and support tempest will lose to you. Yes, power warriors will have the advantage over you due to berserker stance+healing signet resistance uptime plus cleansing ire.
A build you may not see often is acro staff thief which will have a slight advantage over you in a 1v1. I suggest going into the custom arena’s dedicated 1v1 arenas and fighting against the other players there to get a sense of what you can and can not do.
Thank you so much for your answer!
I really don’t lose to thieves, I mean like, ever. But I haven’t encountered anything like that. Seriously I was receiving hits out of nowhere O_o.
Acro staff thieves die easily because I practiced my headbutt to hit after their evade frames are over.
I think SoM helps a lot against scrappers but I don’t know at high level playing. I mean, any discipline will wipe the floor with me at that level.