Build Template
[&DQUcGyw9BxuUEgwBDQE+AS8BVQELAS8BKAAoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADCQEFAC8AAA==]The Condition Daredevil Spear build for Guild Wars 2 is a high-damage Thief specialization tailored for raids. It features excellent mobility, crowd control, and defensive options, as well as short ramp-up time. This build relies on resource management and loses damage on moving targets, making it challenging to master.
Overview
Build Difficulty: ● ● ● ○ ○
- Good mobility
- Plenty of CC
- Defensive options
- Simple rotation
- Relies on specific boon
- Requires accurate positioning
- Forced movement
- Loses damage on moving targets
- Power
- 2172
- Toughness
- 1000
- Vitality
- 1297
- Precision
- 1633
- Critical Chance
- 35.14%
- Ferocity
- 0
- Critical Damage
- 150%
- Condition Damage
- 1926
- Healing Power
- 0
- Expertise
- 783
- Condition Duration
- 67.19%
- Concentration
- 0
- Boon Duration
- 0%
Benchmarks
- Last Benchmark Max: 41234
- Last Benchmark Average: 41100
Equipment
Traits & Skills
Traits
Skills
-
超荷打击 is a very small damage gain that is reflected only when interrupting attacking enemies; you may swap it for 
慷慨无私 to grant additional Might and Vigor to your subgroup. -
If running
超荷打击, you may swap 
浩劫专家 for 
扰乱攻击 to capitalize on frequently interrupting attacking enemies.
超荷打击 is a very small damage gain that is reflected only when interrupting attacking enemies; you may swap it for 慷慨无私 to grant additional Might and Vigor to your subgroup.
If running 超荷打击, you may swap 浩劫专家 for 扰乱攻击 to capitalize on frequently interrupting attacking enemies.
- Ignoring the Axe portion of the opener is around a ~650 DPS loss.
超级苦痛符文 is an accessible alternative rune for aproximately ~350 DPS loss.- Non-SotO Relic alternatives:
Ignoring the Axe portion of the opener is around a ~650 DPS loss.
超级苦痛符文 is an accessible alternative rune for aproximately ~350 DPS loss.
Non-SotO Relic alternatives:
荆棘古物 as a powerful alternative in encounters with long phases and incoming boss damage. The arena's pulsing damage in many encounters is attributed to the boss!
幻象术士古物 on fights where you can get constant Evade procs.
Rotation & Extras
Opener
Precast 
准备千针万箭 up to five minutes before the fight, as it Recharges while armed. You can reset its cooldown with Mushroom King's Blessing when practicing.
Precast 
同仇敌忾 as combat starts, except when practicing on the golem.
Precast 6 Spinning Axes on an Axe and Dagger set.
-
撒播蒺藜
- Dodge (+
顺手牵羊, 
蜘蛛毒液 and 
千针万箭 during this cast) 
痛苦风暴 (skip this step if you did not precast Spinning Axes)-
准备千针万箭
- Dodge (+Weapon Swap during this cast if you are on an Axe set)
- Spear skills
2and3are each a sequence of 3 skills: Lead Attack → Follow Up → Finisher. Using a skill from either sequence will progress both sequences. - After using a Finisher:
Loop
Cast 顺手牵羊, 蜘蛛毒液, 准备千针万箭, and 撒播蒺藜 off-Cooldown. You can do this without interrupting your Spear combos.
Cast 
活力引导 as needed when low on Endurance.
If you don’t have enough Endurance, you can skip a Dodge in either step 2 or step 4 in the loop.
Rotation Notes
- Cast 蜘蛛毒液 off Cooldown with at least 4 allies nearby, but after combat starts so it doesn't get removed by the boonstrip at the start of most encounters.
- Spear combo sequences only reset after several seconds if left incomplete, letting you input a skill or two on demand without interrupting your combo.
苍白突袭 has the majority of its damage loaded into it's final hit. It will also restore Initiative when it fully channels, therefore it is doubly important not to interrupt it!