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I’ve been seeing more and more threads here on the forum about “Zerg” worthy thieves, I decided to make a build and share it with you.
First, I want to open with the statement that this is definitely not the thief’s forte and if you like playing with another character with these type of game plays, do it.
But, If you’re really into thieves, and don’t use other professions – this can help.First of all – “Sb/Sb – Zerg” Build.
You have two ways to play this.
First way:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYEQJAVVlcmaP3dy5E+5EhnCy+VNFy0ldPuqWrKA-j0xA4sARkittensIas11ioxqkJiqV3Ym7ioVLFAErBA-w
This is a Sb/Sb build – based on endurance regeneration and 3 initiative on swap. Not only is the Shortbow the best weapon a thief can use in a zerg – It’s actually and amazing weapon in general.
It’s a condition based spec, and you have bleeding, poison and weakness on demand.
Your main playstyle will be inside the enemy zerg. You will want to blast cluster bomb every moment you can, switch weapons a lot, and every time you see that white combo field circle, blast it blast finisher (Don’t press #2 again). When you’re not blasting, you’re dodging for the cripple and bleeds. Signet of Shadows is a utility I only use for running with the zerg, switch it to "Caltrops"before a major fight. You will be gaining a TON of hp due to SoM but because you’re in enemy zerg territory, but also a lot of damage. Meaning the moment you stop dealing damage (stun/dazed) the AoE will kill you instantly. This is why we have Roll of Initiative, I sometimes switch it out for Shadow Step of infiltrators Signet due to the high cool down – whatever you feel like. Poison fields – Godly, your enemies won’t usually pay attention to the red AoE circle and get a full blown sniff of your deadly gasses ;). Plus, with the blast finisher that’s AoE weakness which can really help your zerg. Don’t forget that every time you cluster bomb you also inflict weakness so you will be doing a ton of AoE damage as well as bleeds, poisons, and weakness. Another skill that most people forget is Shadow Shot. It is used almost exclusively as a mobility skill but It also blinds. It really helps if you shadow shot onto a downed player to stomp him or onto one of your own downed players to revive him without taking all the AoE damage.
Second way – Venom Sharing Sb;S/p
This is a more commonly used build –
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYEQNAsaVlUmCNXey0E/5EB3DjC1n6VgsaPupNjJA-jkyA4MBRKAItAg+AlCLiGbpFt+SENqkJiqV3Ym7ioVLFAErBA-w
Your job will be exclusively standing on the outskirts of zergs and picking off over extending enemies. I don’t recommend this one as much because to me it seems like a small squad tactic – thief, but I’ve seen it used. Don’t forget that you’re sharing venoms, meaning standing completely alone is a waste of your build. Personally even when I do use this build I switch the weapons a lot – I rarely stick with the S/P, either S/D, rarely P/P or Sb (double Sb – like the build before). This build is pretty much self explanatory as in putting up venoms, and taking out stragglers. The reason I don’t recommend this build is that I feel as though we’re giving up too much for the venom share trait and the venom support trait in general.Hope this helps!
/Black Cat
Is the healing from your signet of malice really going to matter when you’re not stacking healing power?
4x traveler in my group support hybrid build. i use the rune to achive 50% condition duration and 60% boon duration for perma regen and swiftness uptime. perma might 10+ on me and my pet, 24/28 sec fury for 46% crit chance. when i ask what i have to bring to our group, warrior? guardian? or ranger? my guild always preferes my ranger. we run in a setup of 3-8 ppl
I really like your build. I’m going to bookmark it to try it out later.
hey guys!
I am about to swap my MF gear to something usefull now.
I have a full Zerker set for dungeons already and I really want to try some WvW fun.What is the best gear to go Zerkbreaking?
Clerics? Soldiers? something else?
Soldier’s all the way assuming you’re going to frontline WvW as a Hammer warrior, which is a blast. I love it.
I spend a good amount of time running hammer warrior on the front line of pug zergs, and I’ve noticed that other people that don’t WvW as much as I do are gaining WvW ranks faster than I am. I wonder if anyone can share some tips for the fastest World Experience gain? If it makes a difference, i’m running http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNBiYDbk0J5t5x4hJOggeohZhAqKYHpHlBbkGA-jgyAoLBZyRgoPwZvioxWZLiGriBTXuoalLgHfR1eDMpAYSZE-e
Please let me know if you have any tips for me gaining World XP faster =D
I’ve been seeing more and more threads here on the forum about “Zerg” worthy thieves, I decided to make a build and share it with you.
First, I want to open with the statement that this is definitely not the thief’s forte and if you like playing with another character with these type of game plays, do it.
But, If you’re really into thieves, and don’t use other professions – this can help.First of all – “Sb/Sb – Zerg” Build.
You have two ways to play this.
First way:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYEQJAVVlcmaP3dy5E+5EhnCy+VNFy0ldPuqWrKA-j0xA4sARfCUKsIas11ioxqkJiqV3Ym7ioVLFAErBA-w
This is a Sb/Sb build – based on endurance regeneration and 3 initiative on swap. Not only is the Shortbow the best weapon a thief can use in a zerg – It’s actually and amazing weapon in general.
It’s a condition based spec, and you have bleeding, poison and weakness on demand.
Your main playstyle will be inside the enemy zerg. You will want to blast cluster bomb every moment you can, switch weapons a lot, and every time you see that white combo field circle, blast it blast finisher (Don’t press #2 again). When you’re not blasting, you’re dodging for the cripple and bleeds. Signet of Shadows is a utility I only use for running with the zerg, switch it to "Caltrops"before a major fight. You will be gaining a TON of hp due to SoM but because you’re in enemy zerg territory, but also a lot of damage. Meaning the moment you stop dealing damage (stun/dazed) the AoE will kill you instantly. This is why we have Roll of Initiative, I sometimes switch it out for Shadow Step of infiltrators Signet due to the high cool down – whatever you feel like. Poison fields – Godly, your enemies won’t usually pay attention to the red AoE circle and get a full blown sniff of your deadly gasses ;). Plus, with the blast finisher that’s AoE weakness which can really help your zerg. Don’t forget that every time you cluster bomb you also inflict weakness so you will be doing a ton of AoE damage as well as bleeds, poisons, and weakness. Another skill that most people forget is Shadow Shot. It is used almost exclusively as a mobility skill but It also blinds. It really helps if you shadow shot onto a downed player to stomp him or onto one of your own downed players to revive him without taking all the AoE damage.
Second way – Venom Sharing Sb;S/p
This is a more commonly used build –
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYEQNAsaVlUmCNXey0E/5EB3DjC1n6VgsaPupNjJA-jkyA4MBRKAItAg+AlCLiGbpFt+SENqkJiqV3Ym7ioVLFAErBA-w
Your job will be exclusively standing on the outskirts of zergs and picking off over extending enemies. I don’t recommend this one as much because to me it seems like a small squad tactic – thief, but I’ve seen it used. Don’t forget that you’re sharing venoms, meaning standing completely alone is a waste of your build. Personally even when I do use this build I switch the weapons a lot – I rarely stick with the S/P, either S/D, rarely P/P or Sb (double Sb – like the build before). This build is pretty much self explanatory as in putting up venoms, and taking out stragglers. The reason I don’t recommend this build is that I feel as though we’re giving up too much for the venom share trait and the venom support trait in general.Hope this helps!
/Black Cat
I see your build, but I have a hard time believing that without any healing power you will be able to live in large scale zerg battles. I’m assuming that you aren’t the only one running around in an enemy zerg? Because in a zerg verses zerg standoff, I find that often the zergs do not overlap. I wonder if you would consider posting a video of yourself playign? Or at least some screenshots. Thanks for posting this build, either way = D
in your first build do you really feel that the 50 percent more damage while downed is better than taking 5 in shape arts for stealth at 1/4th health? also, why no condition removal? doesn’t that wreck you?
ow ps with longbow/sword+shield power/crit build i can manage most guardians also.. but the fight is way better on much more fun to play compaired to landing your 4sec stun over and over again… kitten boring :-P
I’m trying to figure out what OW PS means and I’m pretty sure that PS is Precise Strikes. But I’ve checked all Warrior Skills, and Traits, and nothing has the acronym OW. Can anyone help me out, please?
While I love and play both classes at level 80, I can’t recommend one or the other universally. I have to simply say, “play what you like.”
Ogre Pardon, but you didn’t tell which sigil you put on the Hammer. I’m guessing Sigil of Fire like you have on your sword? Thanks for the video!
PVT with 6/6 Soldier’s Runes and a Hammer. Sword/Shield on Weapon Switch
I agree. Thief has been nerfed into obvlivion in pve.
I heard someone say in another thread that thieves do well in WvW to run P/T/H (rather than the traditional P/V/T). And I’m also finding a lot of people that feel that running high points into Shadow arts for the tough/healing is a must.
Keeping in mind that I prefer to run around with a zerg, or at least a small group of 5, in WvW rather than run around solo, can anyone confirm or deny this claim? Or would zerker’s still be the best?