Build Template
[&DQUcGyw3RxUVG4UACwFVAQYbPgEvAS8BDgEOAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCQFVAAA=]The Condition Specter Spear build for Guild Wars 2 is a high-damage, well-rounded Thief specialization designed for raids. It leverages Shadow Shroud for sustain and utility while executing fast-paced rotations that require precise timing. With plenty of crowd control, strong cleave damage, and defensive options, this build excels in encounters demanding adaptability. However, mastering its mechanics requires skillful execution.
Overview
Build Difficulty: ● ● ● ○ ○
- Plenty of CC
- Short ramp-up
- Lots of cleave
- Defensive options
- High damage
- Fast paced rotation
- Easy to cancel skills
- High mastery curve
- Power
- 2172
- Toughness
- 1000
- Vitality
- 1297
- Precision
- 1633
- Critical Chance
- 35.14%
- Ferocity
- 0
- Critical Damage
- 150%
- Condition Damage
- 2016
- Healing Power
- 133
- Expertise
- 944
- Condition Duration
- 77.93%
- Concentration
- 0
- Boon Duration
- 0%
Benchmarks
- Last Benchmark Max: 41653
- Last Benchmark Average: 41500
Equipment
Traits & Skills
Traits
Skills
进入暗影帷幕 → 
思维冲击 grants you and allies instant Stability- Swap out
同仇敌忾 for 
石蜥毒液 when you need additional Defiance Break. 
阴暗法池 is valuable for sub-group Healing and personal mobility.
镰爪毒液 is your strongest self-heal; it also provides substantial subgroup healing.- Replace
准备千针万箭 with:
进入暗影帷幕 → 思维冲击 grants you and allies instant Stability
Swap out 同仇敌忾 for 石蜥毒液 when you need additional Defiance Break.
阴暗法池 is valuable for sub-group Healing and personal mobility.
镰爪毒液 is your strongest self-heal; it also provides substantial subgroup healing.
Replace 准备千针万箭 with:
-
恩惠法池 for more Boons -
鳞爪毒液 against highly mobile bosses. -
致命快感 can help ramp and sustain party boons. -
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. -
You can use
薄暮穿越 in the Specter Traitline to grant Resistance from your Well skills. -
虹吸增强 to increase the amount of Shadow Force you generate from your rotation. -
Ignoring the Weapon Swap after each Shroud loop and using a single Spear with
超级厄运法印 and 
超级折磨法印 will cost you aproximately ~1500 DPS.
Relic alternatives:
阿奇姆古物 to cleave in encounters with multiple targets, at the cost of a small (aproximately 300) dps loss against single targets.- Non-SotO:
阿奇姆古物 to cleave in encounters with multiple targets, at the cost of a small (aproximately 300) dps loss against single targets.
Non-SotO:
荆棘古物 as a powerful alternative in encounters with long phases and incoming boss damage. The arena's pulsing damage aura in many encounters is attributed to the boss!
瘟疫使者古物 to cleave in encounters with multiple targets, at the cost of a small (aproximately 500) dps loss against single targets.
Rotation & Extras
The pulsing damage of 
千针万箭 or 
悲伤法池 can Reveal you while in Stealth. You must practice your timing around 
碎裂突袭 to avoid this problem.
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.
-
悲伤法池
出奇打击 (+千针万箭 + 
蜘蛛毒液 during this cast)-
准备千针万箭
-
进入暗影帷幕
暗影抓攫 → 
永恒夜幕-
离开暗影帷幕
- Weapon Swap
-
缠藤毒蛇
-
虹吸
-
陨落蜘蛛
杂念投掷 → 缠藤毒蛇 → 陨落蜘蛛- 出奇打击 → 缠藤毒蛇 → 陨落蜘蛛
- 杂念投掷 → 缠藤毒蛇 → 碎裂突袭 →
苍白突袭
- 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:
Shroud Loop
Keep Auto Cast enabled on 
倒钩之矛 on both weapon sets. This will copy Auto Cast to your Shroud.
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进入暗影帷幕
- 暗影抓攫 → 永恒夜幕
鬼影射击 x 3- 暗影抓攫. Your Weapon Swap should be off Cooldown. If not, fill with 鬼影射击.
- 离开暗影帷幕 → Weapon Swap (triggers
超级地能法印 and 超级厄运法印).
Cast 虹吸, 蜘蛛毒液, 悲伤法池, and 准备千针万箭 off Cooldown.
Spear Loop
进入暗影帷幕 as soon as it's available.
Cast 虹吸, 蜘蛛毒液, 悲伤法池, and 准备千针万箭 off Cooldown.
苍白突袭 can be interrupted by other skill casts if it has Auto Attack enabled, be sure to always let it finish casting.
Rotation Notes
- Cast Venoms after the boon strip at the start of combat, and never cast them without allies nearby (except when practicing).
- Try not to delay 进入暗影帷幕 unless your utility skills are available to be cast immediately.
- 虹吸, 进入暗影帷幕, and 离开暗影帷幕 can interrupt other skill casts.
- You can select a Shrouded Ally before the fight by casting 虹吸 on an ally. This ally will receive the beneficial effects of Shadow Shroud even while away from the group (up to 1200 Range). Otherwise, only cast 虹吸 on enemies.
- Spear combo sequences only resets after several seconds if left incomplete, letting you input a skill or two on demand without interrupting your combo.
- Your Spear inputs can be queued in two ways: either continuously pressing the input, or holding down the next input for combo sequences. Queuing inputs is key to performing well on this build as it is fast paced and there is very little downtime, so experiment with what works best for you.
