It just depends on the thief build. I don’t have a problem with thief’s really once you understand how they play. I do a lot of spvp and I usually use s/f. So this is coming from s/f stand point. They typically have around 14k-16k hp and very squishy, so keep that in mind. And our burst is pretty nice
-If your going against s/d, you will have to time your attacks so he won’t be able to evade. Make sure you have your protection from earth attunement to mitigate the dmg. I usually have Arcane Shield to mitigate some dmg as well, and once it explodes, does a nice bit of dmg. Time your burst and they usually end up dead.
-If your going against d/p, they will usually play the hide and attack game. Make sure you have your protection up from earth and be ready to burst them when they appear. I usually stay in earth and use my earth 5 invuln and burst them down. If they 5,2 combo away, I go to water and bait them in but ready to use arcane shield. Once they reappear, burst down.
Hope that helps. Everybody is playing d/d nowadays, I can honestly say that for me its much harder to burst down than with s/f. d/d ele’s have way more sustain and it takes you a second to stack that might. When I play s/f, I don’t rely on the might stacking as much and the burst is solid.
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