Thief WvW | Small Group Pistol/Pistol, Shortbow | Roamer Spied's Perplexity Annoyance Theif
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Summary
My current build, because of the terrible state that Theif is in, and because perplexity runes did not get the nerf they needed.
This build has every intention of abusing perplexity runes, while also utilizing a pretty tanky condition build as well.
This guide is still under construction. I'll be updating it from time to time.
Enjoy.
I. Weapons and Skills
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- 0Daze: 1 s
- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
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- Shadow ReturnReturn to your starting location and cure three conditions.Break stunRange: 1,200
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- 0Daze: 1 s
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- 0Daze: 1 s
II. Traits
Deadly Arts
Critical Strikes
Shadow Arts
Acrobatics
Trickery
III. Stat Specifics & Effects
Primary Stats
- Health 21495 (+9850)
- Vitality 1901 (+985)
- Armor 2646 (+666)
- Toughness 1582 (+666)
- Attack 2414 (+469)
- Power 1385 (+469)
- Critical Hit 10% (+10%)
- Precision 1136 (+220)
Secondary Stats
- Agony Resistance 5 (+5)
- Boon Duration 20% (+20%)
- Condition Damage 2099 (+2099)
- Confusion Duration 30% (+30%)
- Confusion Duration 30% (+30%)
- Damage 1029 (+0%)
- Defense 1064 (+0)
- Experience from Kills 20% (+20%)
- Healing Power 200 (+200)
- Movement Speed 25% (+25%)
- Steal Recharge Rate 30% (+30%)
Boons
Conditions
Control
Fields & Finishers
IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items
Food Nourishment
Condition Damage: 100
Vitality: 70
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Condition Damage: 100
- Vitality: 70
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Utility Nourishment
Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
- (30min)
- Gain Condition damage equal to 6% of your toughness
- Gain Condition damage equal to 4% of your vitality
- Experience from Kills: 10%
Armor & Runes
- Defense: 97
- Condition Damage: 60
- Power: 43
- Vitality: 43
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 97
- Condition Damage: 45
- Power: 32
- Vitality: 32
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 338
- Condition Damage: 134
- Power: 96
- Vitality: 96
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 157
- Condition Damage: 45
- Power: 32
- Vitality: 32
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 218
- Condition Damage: 90
- Power: 64
- Vitality: 64
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
- Defense: 157
- Condition Damage: 45
- Power: 32
- Vitality: 32
- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Armor Stat Totals
- Defense 1064
- Condition Damage 594
- Confusion Duration 30%
- Power 299
- Vitality 299
Rune Bonuses
Superior Rune of Perplexity- Condition Damage: 25
- Confusion Duration: 10%
- Condition Damage: 50
- 25% chance when struck to inflict 3 stacks of confusion for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 25 seconds)
- Condition Damage: 100
- +20% Confusion Duration; when you interrupt a foe, inflict 5 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds. (Cooldown: 15 seconds)
Accessories & Jewels
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
- Condition Damage: 5
- Agony Resistance: 5
Accessory Totals
- Precision:220
- Toughness:466
- Condition Damage:697
- Vitality:246
- Agony Resistance:5
Weapon Set Sigils
- Weapon Strength: 876-1029
- Condition Damage: 120
- Power: 85
- Vitality: 85
- Weapon Strength: 876-1029
- Condition Damage: 120
- Power: 85
- Vitality: 85
Weapon Set I
Sigil of Minor CorruptionYou gain +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down)
Superior Sigil of Generosity60% chance to transfer a condition to your foe on critical hit. (Cooldown: 10 Seconds)
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 239
- Precision: 171
- Toughness: 171
- Weapon Strength: -
Weapon Set II
Sigil of Minor CorruptionYou gain +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down)
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
- Weapon Strength: 905-1000
- Condition Damage: 120
- Precision: 85
- Toughness: 85
Water Weapon I
Sigil of Superior Air50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)
Water Weapon II
Sigil of Superior Air50% chance to cause a lightning strike on a critical hit. (This effect cannot trigger more than once every 3 seconds)
V. Basic Gameplay
Gameplay with this build is pretty simple. Utilize both traits of this build, bleeds and poison, along with interrupts and confusion, via perplexity runes.
Just make sure, instead of just standing there spamming headshot and abusing the perplexity runes, that you're using the condition portion of this build as well.
Hidden Theif with Steal is an excellent way to both stack bleeds, via Sneak Attack, interrupt and cause confusion with Sleight of Hand.
The short bow in the build is also a great addition, which allows you access to bleed, poison, cripple/evade, and quick escapes thanks to Infiltrator's Shot.
I use just about everything in this build, except unload, which I rarely use unless I manage to steal Throw Gunk from an engie.
Perplexity runes aren't necessarily the bread and butter of this build, but they certainly help. A lot of times, my opponents die from my conditions rather than from Confusion. Confusion/Perplex Runes are there to be an utter annoyance to who ever you fight.
Warriors are going to be your biggest pest with their constant condition removal. I find all other classes to be extremely easy, unless I run into an Engie rolling with perplexity runes as well. Then it's time to SR and run.
Main Skill Rotation
Rotation is pretty simple. SB for poison field and cluster bomb for bleeds early fight. Swap, and start stacking bleeds, steal for the 3s of stealth, and hit your opponent with sneak attack for more bleeds. By now, your opponent will probably be cleansing, which is the perfect opportunity to interrupt with head shot and cause confusion stacks thanks to your perplexity runes. Don't spam HS though, use it wisely for interrupts instead of wasting it like a baddie. I can normally stack 20+ stacks of confusion pretty quickly and by that time my opponent has either wrecked themselves, or my bleeds have gone to town.
Yes I know, perplexity runes are broken. So what?