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F2P Power Thief

Guild Wars 2 F2P Power Thief - Pistol & Pistol / Sword Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

盗贼 (Thief)thiefpower damage

Build Template

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Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Good mobility
  • Plenty of CC
  • Relies on resource management
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Equipment

Item
Stat
Ambrosial Chef's BackpackBackpiece
Ruby Orichalcum EarringAccessory
Ruby Orichalcum EarringAccessory
Ruby Orichalcum AmuletAmulet
Ruby Orichalcum RingRing
Ruby Orichalcum RingRing
Primary Weapon Set
Berserker's PistolMain Hand
Berserker's PistolOff Hand
Berserker's SwordMain Hand
Other Items

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 can be replaced with:

匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 can be replaced with:

审讯团短弓 图标审讯团短弓 can be taken instead of 审讯团利剑 图标审讯团利剑 for more mobility. This could let you drop 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 in favour of another utility slot.

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

This build provides you with great Ranged Damage through 弹幕倾泻 图标弹幕倾泻. This skill lets you easily kite mobs and keep spamming to your heart's content.

恶意纹章 图标恶意纹章 has amazing synergy with 弹幕倾泻 图标弹幕倾泻 and will help keep you alive in most situations. You aren't John Wick but you're pretty close to being immortal.

顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 is a key part of your build and offers you many benefits:

All of this is then further improved by the fact that 主导攻击 图标主导攻击 and 手法娴熟 图标手法娴熟 reduce the Recharge of 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊. Use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊, it's very, very good!

Dealing Damage

When at Range, spam 弹幕倾泻 图标弹幕倾泻 to deal significant chunks of Damage.

Use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 and 战斗冲动 图标战斗冲动 as your engage to gain plenty of boons to increase your opening burst. Use 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 when it's available again to maintain said boons and keep up your Initiative.

弹幕倾泻 图标弹幕倾泻 will replinish its own Initiative cost when all shots hit, meaning you can use excess Initiative on 爆头射击 图标爆头射击 for Defiance Break when needed.

Defense

You have a very large defensive kit with Thief with lots of movement, Blinds, Dazes and Stuns.

Both 渗透暗袭 图标渗透暗袭 and 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 can be used to quickly dart into combat but then their respective flip skills can be used to return to your original spot.

Also on Sword, you get access to 枪托抽打 图标枪托抽打 which will Stun your target. Use this skill, in combination with your movement abilities above, to ensure that enemies have a hard time hitting you. This skill is also an Evade.

Your two Off-Hand Pistol skills, 爆头射击 图标爆头射击 and 火药喷射 图标火药喷射, are also great defensive options. 爆头射击 图标爆头射击 offers you a Daze on your target while 火药喷射 图标火药喷射 provides a Combo Field: Smoke which pulses Blind.

Keep in mind the synergy between 恶意纹章 图标恶意纹章 and 弹幕倾泻 图标弹幕倾泻 to help you restore any lost health.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
枪托抽打 图标枪托抽打100Sword
爆头射击 图标爆头射击200Pistol
石蜥毒液 图标石蜥毒液150 per StackAlternate Elite