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Condition Antiquary

Guild Wars 2 Condition Antiquary - Shortbow / Scepter & Dagger Meta build for pvp: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

盗贼 (Thief)antiquarycondition damage

Build Template

Template Code
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Overview

Build Difficulty: ● ● ● ● ○

Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • Good mobility
  • Plenty of CC
  • Provides self boons
  • Provides party boons
  • High damage
  • Fluid rotation
  • Access to healing & support
  • Complex rotation
  • Frequent animation locks
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Equipment

Item
Stat
CarrionAmulet
Relic of IsgarrenRelic
Primary Weapon Set
Main HandScepter
Off HandDagger
Other Items
Superior Rune of the Undead (PvP)Rune

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Condition Antiquary focuses on using 暮光连技 图标暮光连技 as much as possible to secure kills. Artifacts and utility skills bring you extra Initiative to be able to use it a lot.

Learning artifacts effects is key to play this spec correctly.

Damage

On your weapons only use 暮光连技 图标暮光连技 to deal damage and use artifacts in between casts.

Most artifacts have high damage which is great for us. You generate artifacts with 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 or when standing in 斯克鼠乱斗 图标斯克鼠乱斗.

We will bring our focus to some artifacts :

You can use weapon skills more than ever as Antiquary with the help of 卡纳克硬币投掷 图标卡纳克硬币投掷 and 进取贵族 图标进取贵族 generating insane amounts of Initiative. After using an artifact you can use 卡纳克硬币投掷 图标卡纳克硬币投掷 even though it's on cooldown without triggering the potential backfire.

斯克鼠乱斗 图标斯克鼠乱斗 gives you artifacts while you stand inside of it. It's a huge powerspike of damage or Crowd Control to force a kill.

Defense

You have access to the usual Thief defensive and mobility kit.

  • Short Bow gives you access to amazing mobility under the form of 渗透暗箭 图标渗透暗箭. You can also use 致残射击 图标致残射击 for some extra Evade.
  • Your heal, 紧急撤离 图标紧急撤离, is also an evade. 先攻翻滚 图标先攻翻滚 works exactly the same with some Initiative regeneration on instead.
  • 匕首风暴 图标匕首风暴 is a great button to try and disengage or just survive as it Evades for almost three seconds.
  • 斯克鼠乱斗 图标斯克鼠乱斗 is a Stun Break, it can also be used again with a chance of backfiring.
  • Lastly your best tool to stay alive is 暗影疾步 图标暗影疾步 and 暗影回归 图标暗影回归 giving you access to two Stun Break and some Condition Removal.

Crowd Control

You can use 金属军团吉他 图标金属军团吉他 with Stow Weapon keybind to instantly cancel it but still receive Initiative.

SkillDefiance BreakSource
窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯1 secondShort Bow
奇袭射击 图标奇袭射击2 secondsShort Bow