The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Hybrid damage and Sustain
Designed for: PvP Conquest
Difficulty: Easy
Beginner friendly This build is beginner friendly.
This build was last updated on June 05, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.
Overview
A high damage PvP Daredevil build using Thief's Axe. Axedevil specializes in midrange, single-target burst damage. Power and condi are both viable options here, with the power version offering slightly higher immediate bursts in exchange for lower sustained damage.
The frequent access to stealth, evasion and 
目盲 also makes it relatively high sustain and easy to play, as far as PvP Thief builds go.
Skill Bar
顺手牵羊Stolen skill
Skill Variants
Utility
强横防御 over 
敏捷纹章 - low CD defensive skill with blocking and a stunbreak vs a condi management tool with endurance refill that could also aid with 
潜行 stacking and has a decent offensive passive.
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Equipment
Equipment Variants
Amulets
巫师项链 - this hybrid approach overall has slightly better damage but weaker bursts. Take 
唤灵师符文. Replace 
剥削法印 with 
勇气法印 and take either a mobility or condi relic like 
瘟疫使者古物.
Relics
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克达之爪古物 - slightly lower damage boost than Fireworks, but potentially much higher uptime especially if you can land a 
爆头射击 every now and then. -
寻路者古物 - passive mobility at the expense of damage. -
Condition version
瘟疫使者古物 - this one could quickly apply several conditions, but doesn't add anything new. -
Condition version
碎层古物 - makes your condi bursts stronger and adds more cover conditions to the build. -
Condition version
佩萨古物 - better condi variety and a strong damage boost you can easily proc with Steal or 
渗透暗袭.
Usage
General
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Axe/Pistol is your main set, most of the time you'll be camping this.
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Sword/Dagger is more of a defensive/backup set. It has decent damage and even survival tools of its own, plus it provides an alternative when facing builds with projectile-denial against which Axe simply doesn't work.
Steal
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顺手牵羊 is the most powerful tool in a thief's kit and should not be wasted! Do not start fights with steal, keep it for the right moment (mainly to interupt important skills such as heals or elites).
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Stealing grants initiative, boons, dazes enemies and refills a portion of your endurance among other things. Its most important function however is the instant boonstrip that prioritizes
稳固 which goes off before the 
晕眩 does, resulting in an instant interrupt.
Axe/Pistol
Main set
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Axe has its own weapon-specific mechanic. Autoattacks and
剧毒连掷 leave behind spinning axes on the ground. You can stack these up to 6 and check your active axe count above your utility bar. -
Spamming the auto
旋转利斧 is going to leave behind axes even if they hit nothing. This allows you to stack axes for free while your target is in stealth or out of range. -
剧毒连掷 is a cone-shaped attack and therefore needs to be used in melee range for maximum effectiveness. 顺手牵羊ing at the end of the animation can help with that.
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预谋突袭 is your finishing move, pulling all of your axes into your target. Try to use it with 5-6 axes whenever possible.- This skill also evades attacks when used, allowing you to use Initiative defensively in desperate situations.
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爆头射击 is a quick interrupt. It's a very situational skill with no real pressure of its own.
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火药喷射 plays a very important role as a 潜行 tool when combined with a dodge.
Rotation
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火药喷射
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剧毒连掷
- Dodge inside Black Powder to combo 潜行
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灵巧齐掷
- Optional: do an auto attack or two to up your Axe count
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预谋突袭
- Repeat
Note: if you can get this rotation going, it's going to take care of everything from damage to survival. Not only is this a burst rotation, it's also made to minimize contact with the enemy via 目盲 and 潜行 while restoring initiative at multiple points. It even cleanses conditions.
Utilities
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暗影疾步 is easily the most versatile and one of the strongest skills in the build. It has 2 parts:- The first half is a stun break and teleport, which already has countless uses. A few applications include teleporting to safety while pressured or extending your reach in combat.
- The second half is called
暗影回归. This skill becomes available for 10 seconds after using Shadowstep, and cures 3 conditions in addition to breaking stun again before returning you to your starting location. - These can also be combined to safe stomp targets: begin stomping, 暗影疾步 away to safety, and then follow up with 暗影回归 at the end of the animation in order to finish the target.
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致盲药粉 is fairly simple. This is your second stun breaker, and another source of stealth. As a Blast finisher you can combo it with 火药喷射 for longer AoE stealth too. Just like Signet of Agility, this is a skill you can use to your allies' benefit by sharing its effect with them. -
匕首风暴 is both a defensive and offensive elite. The rather lengthy evade frame with increased movement speed makes it an excellent panic button when you're being focused by the enemy team. On the other hand the skill deals heavy AoE damage whilst evading, which makes it great for pressuring melee targets in general with next to no risk.
Related Builds
- Daredevil - Celestial A/P Roamer - WvW version of the build.