Build Template
[&DQUcGyw2FCsMAQwBCwEzAQ0BWAEvAVYBDgEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADBQAvADYAAA==]The Condition Thief build for Guild Wars 2 is a high-damage Thief specialization optimized for raids. It offers excellent mobility, crowd control, and defensive options, with a simple rotation and short ramp-up time. However, it requires careful 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
- Short ramp-up
- Relies on resource management
- Easy to cancel skills
- Forced movement
- Loses damage on moving targets
- Power
- 2173
- Toughness
- 1000
- Vitality
- 1297
- Precision
- 1633
- Critical Chance
- 35.14%
- Ferocity
- 0
- Critical Damage
- 150%
- Condition Damage
- 1927
- Healing Power
- 0
- Expertise
- 783
- Condition Duration
- 67.19%
- Concentration
- 0
- Boon Duration
- 0%
Benchmarks
- Last Benchmark Max: 42108
- Last Benchmark Average: 42000
Equipment
Traits & Skills
Traits
Skills
- For highly mobile bosses, swap
撒播蒺藜 for 
噬蝎毒液. - Slot in
同仇敌忾 instead of 
石蜥毒液 when the encounter does not require Defiance Break.
For highly mobile bosses, swap 撒播蒺藜 for 噬蝎毒液.
Slot in 同仇敌忾 instead of 石蜥毒液 when the encounter does not require Defiance Break.
- In Trickery Trait Line:
- In Shadow Arts Trait Line:
In Trickery Trait Line:
致命快感 to pad some secondary boons for your party.
追击阻断 to minimize damage loss if you are forced to dodge a mechanic.
In Shadow Arts Trait Line:
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暗影环绕 for strong, personal condition cleansing. -
隐秘潜行 to help with unique condition count for 
破绽揭露 and for power Engineers that use the 
狙击能手 trait. -
If bringing a Spear in a secondary set for Defiance Break, refer to our Condition Thief Spear variant for details on how to play while you are on this weaponset.
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You may take Dagger/Pistol in the second weapon set as an alternative to Spear for Defiance Break via
爆头射击. You can also combo for Stealth in your 
火药喷射 Smoke Field with 
钻心, to pre-cast stacks of 
蜘蛛毒液 (
猛毒榨取 trait). -
超级苦痛符文 is an accessible alternative rune for aproximately ~350 DPS loss. -
Relic alternatives:
If bringing a Spear in a secondary set for Defiance Break, refer to our Condition Thief Spear variant for details on how to play while you are on this weaponset.
You may take Dagger/Pistol in the second weapon set as an alternative to Spear for Defiance Break via 爆头射击. You can also combo for Stealth in your 火药喷射 Smoke Field with 钻心, to pre-cast stacks of 蜘蛛毒液 (猛毒榨取 trait).
超级苦痛符文 is an accessible alternative rune for aproximately ~350 DPS loss.
Relic alternatives:
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 improve your cleave at a minor (~300 DPS) loss.
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 6 Spinning Axes, and 同仇敌忾 as combat starts, except when practicing on the golem.
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撒播蒺藜
隐秘突袭 (+蜘蛛毒液 and 
顺手牵羊 during this cast)
灵巧齐掷 → 
痛苦风暴
剧毒连掷 (+
千针万箭 during this cast)-
准备千针万箭
旋转利斧 x2-
隐秘突袭
- 灵巧齐掷 → 痛苦风暴
Loop
Always use 顺手牵羊 and 蜘蛛毒液 off Cooldown.
You can use an encounter-specific, non-instant Stolen Skill in step 3 instead, such as Unstable Artifact or Detonate Plasma when available.
Rotation Notes
- Try to enter Stealth as soon as Revealed wears off, and try to recall at least 5 Spinning Axes every time you use 痛苦风暴. Spinning Axes are generated from 剧毒连掷, 旋转利斧 and 灵巧齐掷.
- Your Initiative will naturally run low over time. You can use
遁入暗影 in step 3 instead and skip step 4 when this happens. - Use 蜘蛛毒液 off Cooldown when there are at least 4 allies nearby.
- Both 隐秘突袭 and 遁入暗影 will cancel any skill casts, so make sure to let the previous action finish.
- Should you fumble the loop and find yourself low on Initiative (and have no 遁入暗影 available), skip the 剧毒连掷 in step 1 and replace it with 2 - 3 旋转利斧 Auto Attacks.
