I like it as an even tradeoff for the Critical Damage in Valkyrie sets. I don’t think I would buy a full set though. I do find it a major pain that you cannot get PVT leggings for karma.
S/P can be a great wep set even with the PW nerf especially in DG’s
combine PW with SoM and some omnomnom berry pie and you will almost never die (unless you play stupid)
in wvw I have used it with good results. I see a ele start churning earth or heal I headshot them and continue to smash their face in with auto attacks or PW
I have a bit of a dilemma, I cant decide what legendary to go for.
I like how both look (only reason I want them) but which one should I get first?
I WvW quite a bit right now since I have to get 500 badges and I dont like Jp’s lol so my first thought would be the Incinerator.
In DG’s I just dont feel that great using D/D and I learned to love S/P for the high hit # with SoM and omnonnom berry pie.
so I want my fellow Thief’s advice on which one to get first.
Here is a screenshot of my theif.
full exotic beserker armor with ruby orbs
exotic beserker daggers
all exotic beserker accessories/rings with exquisite ruby jewels
my crit dmg is at 104% without any added food
I am also running a 25/30/0/0/15 GC build
Right now, for me that quote looks like the biggest fraud i’ve seen in any mmo advertisement. I dare any of u to find 100 charged lodestones without grinding more pathetically then a bot. Hell..u don’t even have spots to farm them anymore because nobody even does the orr events that unlock mobs for lodestones.
do you really have to get the 100 charged lodestones? Nope. that’s something you decided to try to get.
i also read that sigil of paralization also work on daze
i just want a build that will give the opponent no opennings for counter attack
3 secs daze ftw
3 second daze is awsome!
CnD + Daze strike (dont remember the attack name right now lol) takes about 3 auto attacks for the reveal debuff to go away and repeat. perma daze ftw
S/D and S/P are both great builds that will come into play when BS gets its nerf.
S/D you can get a near perm daze on your target, you can steal boons 2 ways if traited right and you have the sword AoE. you have access to cripple with your auto attacks and DD.
S/P you have PW which hits multiple times and multiple mobs/players, this is great in pve/DG settings with signet of malice (heal when hit a mob… yes please) Plus it has a stun an evade. so like BabelFish said you can essentially face tank mobs
6 runes of the mesmer
1 sigil of para,1 sigil of rage on s/d
1 sigil of fire on shortbow (personal pref)
Berserk amulet
Heal: Hide in shadows
Utility: Scorpion wire, shadow step, shadow refuge (you can mix and match with dev venom, roll for init and signet of agility for cond removal, depends on enemy setup)
Elite: thieves guild (Basilik venom is overkill, plus spending 1.5 out 3 stealth sec casting isn’t good, but if you feel you need it sure)
Defensive variant: Get 2 sigils of para, Knight’s amulet, Shadowstep,roll for init, shadow refuge. Try to daze the enemy as much as possible, let someone else do the dmg.
Needs a spike build partner that you communicate with to be effective.
I know sigils of Paralyzation increase “stun” duration but is Daze a stun?
Sigil of Paralyzation affects daze as well. Its actually a 33% increase, not 15% like the tooltip says. It doesn’t stack with runes of Mesmer though.
Also, 15 Shadow 15 Trickery is a much better variant than 30 Trickery. Infusion of Shadow is amazing.
so since the sigil does not stack with the rune of Mesmer would it be a good idea to put a different sigil?
6 runes of the mesmer
1 sigil of para,1 sigil of rage on s/d
1 sigil of fire on shortbow (personal pref)
Berserk amulet
Heal: Hide in shadows
Utility: Scorpion wire, shadow step, shadow refuge (you can mix and match with dev venom, roll for init and signet of agility for cond removal, depends on enemy setup)
Elite: thieves guild (Basilik venom is overkill, plus spending 1.5 out 3 stealth sec casting isn’t good, but if you feel you need it sure)
Defensive variant: Get 2 sigils of para, Knight’s amulet, Shadowstep,roll for init, shadow refuge. Try to daze the enemy as much as possible, let someone else do the dmg.
Needs a spike build partner that you communicate with to be effective.
I know sigils of Paralyzation increase “stun” duration but is Daze a stun?
