盗贼 Thief - Power S/D Roamer

特性 Specializations

装备 Equipment

装备变体 Equipment Variants

Sigils

• over - if you can afford to give up some sustain, this sigil provides a damage boost to both sets.

• over - the life steal makes you a bit more durable while also adding some extra damage, but you'll lose a burst window after Steal by dropping Celerity.

消耗品 Consumables

• - great stats and armor ignoring damage procs that also heal you.

• - burst damage if you don't have ascended cooking.

• 或 - crit chance bump with armor ignoring damage procs which also heal.

• - mainly a defensive food that provides more frequent access to dodging.

• 或 ，whichever is cheaper.

使用说明 Usage

General

• Dodge if you need Swiftness while roaming.

• The many dodges and evasions on weapon sets provide decent survivability for an otherwise very squishy profession.

Steal

• is the most powerful tool in a thief's kit and should not be wasted! Do not start fights with steal, keep it for the right moment (mainly to interupt important skills such as heals or elites)。
  • Thanks to however you can use this skill a bit more freely compared to other thief builds.

• Steal's most important function is the instant boonstrip that prioritizes Stability，which goes off before the Daze does, resulting in an instant interrupt. It's also a strong combo piece as an instant teleport that can be used in the middle of casting hard hitting abilities can make it easier to land those skills.

• procs 。

Sword/Dagger

The main set of the build

• Most of the damage will come from a combination of autoattacks and the chain.

• is an excellent skill for initiating fights or just closing gaps.
  • provides minor cleansing and an escape route.
• Don't spam mindlessly. You will become easily predictible and locked in an animation while your enemy can set up burst. Find a balance between your autoattacks and flanking strike. Both this skill and its chain are unblockable. Larcenous Strike will be your main source of burst damage.

• is merely a filler for ranged poking in case going into melee range would be too dangerous and Short bow is on CD, or if you want to get rid of Aegis / Blind before jumping in. The bouncing attacks however aren't all that bad when it comes to clearing Mesmer clones.

• is strong in its own right. Being the only source of Stealth in the build, this grants access to which can help with interrupting important casts (heal, stomp, etc.) when is on cooldown, and the stealth in general can help you lose aggro for a short while or even leave the fight entirely without being chased. The damage itself is quite good both on CnD and Tactical Strike, which means chaining these 2 could act as a burst combo as well. With Steal added to the mix in the middle of casting CnD this combo becomes less obvious and harder to avoid.
  • This could be used on AI (clones, pets, minions) if all you need is stealth not the damage, as AI won't dodge it therefore the odds of getting a successful CnD off becomes higher.

Short bow

Utility weapon

• being a spammable blast finisher has high value for your team when it comes to blasting fields for Stealth or healing (although they'll have to provide the fields)。
  • Its chain skill is a solid cource of downed cleave, or even ranged burst if you pre-cast aimed at your feet, near the end of the animation and then detonate at your target.

• provides cheap and spammable evasion in case you're being focused by the enemy team and your defensive skills are on CD. Remains usable even while Immobilized.
• Use on downed enemies especially if they are being revived - Poison decreases healing gained by 33% which affects resurrecting speed.

• is the #1 skill for moving around the map in general.

Utilities & elite

• is your best souce of cleansing, as it instantly removes 3 conditions. In addition to that, this also gives an entire dodge roll's worth of endurance which can be used as a last resort option for squeezing out more dodges when you're out of endurance and don't have time to heal. Keep in mind that the active portion of this skill is AoE! Try to use it near allies whenever possible.

• is easily the most versatile and one of the strongest skills in the build. It has 2 parts:
  • The first half is a stun break and teleport, which already has countless applications. A few applications include teleport to safety while pressured, extending your reach in combat, or using the instant mobility boost to decap enemy points before using the 2nd part of the skill to leave just as fast.
  • The second half is called 。 This skill becomes available for 10 seconds after using Shadowstep, and cures 3 conditions in addition to breaking stun again before returning you to your starting location.
  • These can also be combined to safe stomp targets: begin stomping, away to safety, and then follow up with at the end of the animation in order to finish the target.

• is both a defensive and offensive elite. The rather lengthy evade frame with increased movement speed makes it an excellent panic button when you're being focused by the enemy team. On the other hand the skill deals heavy AoE damage whilst evading, which makes it great for pressuring melee targets in general with next to no risk.
  • Note: skills like 或 are able to interrupt Dagger Storm, so don't be completely careless.

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