Scholar? Why not divinity? Don´t play much sPvP yet because i still have to figure out how to play the thief properly – whatever i do it ends in me dying to any class played by a half decent player in WvW – but seeing that being above 90% is rare (at least for me) i´d choose divinity. Meh, i have to learn a lot…
BTW, i didnt want to sound that rude to you, Coloxeus. My wording isnt exactly the best because my english vocabulary tends to be a little bit narrow. That said, what you do is possible because you have the skill to do it, not because the thief is overpowered or because you abuse some mechanics. ArenaNet should consider bringing the thief back to former glory especially in PvE and a little bit in WvW/PvP instead of further nerfing it.
Tried the build, interesting playstyle – even though i ended up confusing myself with all the jumping and porting around
either way will do. divinity, scholar or ruby orb. but for me i prefer scholar. i want more attack power for backstab . low critical chance won’t bother me at all cuz i have this Hidden Killer trait. and i want scholars 6th buff. 10% dmg while hp above 90%. really good for burst spike D/D.
Would really like to give you some 1v1s. I play thief, guardian and mesmer. Would you fancy it?
I’m rank 42, but I don’t think that has much standing this far in to the game.
whats ur main? pm me in game coloxus. but right now g2 go sleep
if you only use chest valkirye , weapons and amulet you get more
i have 17500 hp on my thief, but i saw some builds with 21k hp
i have valkyrie armors SET. the rest berserker. no vit traits and now only have 14k hp
Hello fellow thieves,
Being interested in this build myself, i watched this video multiple times to figure it out, and here’s what’ve i guessed : http://tiny.cc/c82ruw
Runes/sigils/amulet included, i’m pretty sure at 90% that he’s using the exact same one.
Enjoy.
Impossible. Take a little closer look
To be specific, if he doesnt want to share his build, its his choice, despite being a cheap and selfish one. especially when bragging about it with a video. But anyways, showing a video of a build in sPvP makes it rather easy to decipher what build is being used – and i do it because he is so not-nice to post a video about a build but not telling detail about it.
sPvP has fixed numbers, no health buff from WvW.
He doesnt get initiative on steal, so no points spent in trickery.
He doesnt get swiftness on dodge, so no points spent in acrobatics (second fight)
He heals in stealth, so 30 points spent in shadow arts and using shadow arts´ XI.
He gains initiative entering stealth so he uses shadow arts´ V.
He cleanses conditions when entering stealth, so he is using shadow arts´ IV.
He poisons his target using steal thus there are points spent in dadly arts.
But his target doesnt get weakness when its poisoned from steal or dagger AA-chain, thus only 10 points spent in deadly arts (second fight)
He doesnt have traps, target doesnt get vulnerability on crit, steal doesnt apply a longer poison, thus i think the only logical thoice is deadly arts´ III
This leaves us with 30 points spent in critical strikes.
His backstabs dont always crit, but all his attacks seem to get stronger when target is below 50%. I am almost sure this indicates a usage of critical strikes´ XI.
After experimenting with the numbers, i figured he uses critical strikes´ VI in both fights i analyzed.The build is a 10/30/30/0/0 in the fight with the elementalist, 0/30/30/10/0 in the fight with the mesmer, with acrobatics´ II.
Knowing the build he uses enables you to play with the different gear setups and runes to reach the number of health points.
He uses berserker´s amulet with berserker´s jewel in both fights and vitality-neutral runes. However, to figure out which runes he uses and which sigills is a harder one. Sigil of fire / sigil of air are definitely in use, but i am not sure about the runes and the other sigils.But, anyways, this is the most part. Any questions?
10/30/30/0/0
great analyzing my build
im running 4 different build. depending on which map (tPvP) but this one is my favorite.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQRAoa4YlYm6O3ey5E/5Ey2jKcnIKuHGlT1UaFoJA
i prefer scholar runes. valkyrie armor set. berserker weapons and ruby trinkets and food with (100toughness 70 precision)
Hello fellow thieves,
Being interested in this build myself, i watched this video multiple times to figure it out, and here’s what’ve i guessed : http://tiny.cc/c82ruw
Runes/sigils/amulet included, i’m pretty sure at 90% that he’s using the exact same one.
Enjoy.
Impossible. Take a little closer look
To be specific, if he doesnt want to share his build, its his choice, despite being a cheap and selfish one. especially when bragging about it with a video. But anyways, showing a video of a build in sPvP makes it rather easy to decipher what build is being used – and i do it because he is so not-nice to post a video about a build but not telling detail about it.
sPvP has fixed numbers, no health buff from WvW.
He doesnt get initiative on steal, so no points spent in trickery.
He doesnt get swiftness on dodge, so no points spent in acrobatics (second fight)
He heals in stealth, so 30 points spent in shadow arts and using shadow arts´ XI.
He gains initiative entering stealth so he uses shadow arts´ V.
He cleanses conditions when entering stealth, so he is using shadow arts´ IV.
He poisons his target using steal thus there are points spent in dadly arts.
But his target doesnt get weakness when its poisoned from steal or dagger AA-chain, thus only 10 points spent in deadly arts (second fight)
He doesnt have traps, target doesnt get vulnerability on crit, steal doesnt apply a longer poison, thus i think the only logical thoice is deadly arts´ III
This leaves us with 30 points spent in critical strikes.
His backstabs dont always crit, but all his attacks seem to get stronger when target is below 50%. I am almost sure this indicates a usage of critical strikes´ XI.
After experimenting with the numbers, i figured he uses critical strikes´ VI in both fights i analyzed.The build is a 10/30/30/0/0 in the fight with the elementalist, 0/30/30/10/0 in the fight with the mesmer, with acrobatics´ II.
Knowing the build he uses enables you to play with the different gear setups and runes to reach the number of health points.
He uses berserker´s amulet with berserker´s jewel in both fights and vitality-neutral runes. However, to figure out which runes he uses and which sigills is a harder one. Sigil of fire / sigil of air are definitely in use, but i am not sure about the runes and the other sigils.But, anyways, this is the most part. Any questions?
10/30/30/0/0
great analyzing my build your’e 90% right. ok i dnt like calling me selfish i wanna share my build. it is just that im afraid arena net will nerf some thief traits if they see my play style and build.
im running 4 different build. depending on which map (tPvP) but this one is my favorite.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQRAoa4YlYm6O3ey5E/5Ey2jKcnIKuHGlT1UaFoJA
Hello fellow thieves,
Being interested in this build myself, i watched this video multiple times to figure it out, and here’s what’ve i guessed : http://tiny.cc/c82ruw
Runes/sigils/amulet included, i’m pretty sure at 90% that he’s using the exact same one.
Enjoy.
Impossible. Take a little closer look
To be specific, if he doesnt want to share his build, its his choice, despite being a cheap and selfish one. especially when bragging about it with a video. But anyways, showing a video of a build in sPvP makes it rather easy to decipher what build is being used – and i do it because he is so not-nice to post a video about a build but not telling detail about it.
sPvP has fixed numbers, no health buff from WvW.
He doesnt get initiative on steal, so no points spent in trickery.
He doesnt get swiftness on dodge, so no points spent in acrobatics (second fight)
He heals in stealth, so 30 points spent in shadow arts and using shadow arts´ XI.
He gains initiative entering stealth so he uses shadow arts´ V.
He cleanses conditions when entering stealth, so he is using shadow arts´ IV.
He poisons his target using steal thus there are points spent in dadly arts.
But his target doesnt get weakness when its poisoned from steal or dagger AA-chain, thus only 10 points spent in deadly arts (second fight)
He doesnt have traps, target doesnt get vulnerability on crit, steal doesnt apply a longer poison, thus i think the only logical thoice is deadly arts´ III
This leaves us with 30 points spent in critical strikes.
His backstabs dont always crit, but all his attacks seem to get stronger when target is below 50%. I am almost sure this indicates a usage of critical strikes´ XI.
After experimenting with the numbers, i figured he uses critical strikes´ VI in both fights i analyzed.The build is a 10/30/30/0/0 in the fight with the elementalist, 0/30/30/10/0 in the fight with the mesmer, with acrobatics´ II.
Knowing the build he uses enables you to play with the different gear setups and runes to reach the number of health points.
He uses berserker´s amulet with berserker´s jewel in both fights and vitality-neutral runes. However, to figure out which runes he uses and which sigills is a harder one. Sigil of fire / sigil of air are definitely in use, but i am not sure about the runes and the other sigils.But, anyways, this is the most part. Any questions?
10/30/30/0/0
Use infiltrator’s signet. Allows you to black powder -> HS -> backstab -> autoattack chain, repeat. It also provides as stun breaker, shadowstep and has lower CD than shadowstep. In this build infiltrator is definetely better than shadowste (though I love shadowstep).
I think Shadowstep is a necessary utility for OP if he’s running D/D and D/P. Infiltrator’s signet needs a target for the shadowstep to activate, and if OP is in a bad spot I don’t think he wants to stun break into the middle of the enemy pack. You can get away with Infiltrator’s Signet because you have shortbow as an alternate weapon set to put some distance between yourself and a fight.
I run D/P and S/D with the same traits you do. Shadowstep is a must for escapes when both weapon sets are melee. Shadowstep -> run around for a few seconds and let your pursuers chase -> black powder -> shadow return -> gtfo
exactly thats what im doing. and when my heal skill is on CD and low hp. il shadow refuge w8ing to regain my HP and also stacking 10 mights while in stealth im preparing to spike so switching to D/D with basilisk venom. then f1 spike! i think bursting with 10stack wud be OP
You must be trying to keep your exact build a secret, eh?
Entertaining video! This is what I’d hoped the Thief would be when I rolled it… lots of quick stealths (not perma stealth), lots of dodging, lots of tricks. Cool stuff!
ya i hope u guys understand. if i posted my build. many thieves will copy my exact style and build. and theres a possibility anet will gonna nerf this build again!. cuz when many other classes crying Q.Q saying “wtf D/P build almost unstoppable nerf it come on!”
Use infiltrator’s signet. Allows you to black powder -> HS -> backstab -> autoattack chain, repeat. It also provides as stun breaker, shadowstep and has lower CD than shadowstep. In this build infiltrator is definetely better than shadowste (though I love shadowstep).
Also, I run a 0 10 30 30 0 D/P like this: CLICK.
Mine is for wvwvw, but I run the same in sPvP wearing full zerker gear and 6xRune of Scholar.
i gonna try it then
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just wanna tell u this build is very hard to play cuz i lose alot of initiative everytime stealth using D/P. but practice makes it perfect
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same problem. and these are very hard items to get! i want my fused weapon ticket back… rolling back or restoring my account is just fine to me just to get that fused weapon ticket and gonna get fused dagger
