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| profession = Thief A hybrid Cele Thief build for WvW roaming. The gameplan is fairly basic: proc {{Trait|Bounding

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| profession = thief ...that have disabilities that may prevent them from playing higher intensity builds, though they are here for any player who wishes to play them.

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| profession = Thief A high damage PvP Daredevil build using the most recent addition to Thief's arsenal, the Axe. The build can be played both as Power or Condi dependin

| profession = Thief ...WvW Daredevil build designed for roaming using the most recent addition to Thief's arsenal, the Axe. Uses {{Skill|Black Powder}} and {{Trait|Bounding Dodger

| profession = Thief A core condition damage Thief build for PvP, designed to roam the map and quickly overwhelm targets with

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| profession = Thief Core S/D Thief is an evasion and boon removal focused builds with high mobility and decent damage, also available for F2P players.

| profession = Thief A Daredevil take on Sword/Dagger Thief for WvW roaming. This mix of evasions, boon stealing and unblockable damage

| profession = Thief A condition Thief build for WvW roaming with excellent single target burst damage and plenty

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| profession = Thief Dagger/Pistol Thief is one of the oldest and most infamous roaming builds in WvW history. Nearly unlimited {{Tooltip|Stealth}} access combined with {

| profession = Thief A Power Sword/Dagger WvW roaming build for core Thief. This mix of evasions, boon stealing and unblockable damage makes for a str

| profession = Thief ...on to the next one - in short, its role is map control. One of the harder builds to play.

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...lic of the Midnight King}} (grants might and fury) or {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}} (Decent alternative to firework relic) '''General'''

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| profession = Thief ...WvW Daredevil build designed for roaming using the most recent addition to Thief's arsenal, the Axe.

| profession = Thief A condition based Dagger/Dagger Thief build for WvW roaming with a very simple playstyle: keep dodging attacks in

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| profession = Thief For similar builds using other weapons see [[Build:Deadeye - Power DPS D/D|Deadeye - Power DPS

| designed for = open world, open world general ...ses gear similar to that of its raid variant; as such, it is excellent for general PVE.

| description = Brief guide for new players who want to learn what roles builds can fill in PvP and how | section = General

==General Writing Styles== * [[Elementalist|Builds by Profession]] (Change the prefix to whatever profession you're looking fo

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| profession = Thief This PvP Deadeye Rifle build takes Thief's role of outnumbering to the extreme, potentially bursting targets down in

* '''Thief''' - damage alternative * {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}}

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...p|Resistance}} is useful against {{Tooltip|Blind}} spamming specs like D/P Thief. '''General'''

| section = General Teleport/Reveal counters: {{Tooltip|Thief}} {{Tooltip|Mesmer}}.

* {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}} * This builds has moderate active defenses

| designed for = open world, open world general * For those without Secrets of the Obscure, use {{Relic|Relic of the Thief}}

...ing damage or as healers. The nature of attunements makes all elementalist builds highly adaptable, able to change gears to weave between utility, healing an ...ain makes them more competitive. Elementalist's core (F2P, non-elite spec) builds are fairly decent as well and cover everything from dueling and ganking to

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...p|Resistance}} is useful against {{Tooltip|Blind}} spamming specs like D/P Thief or {{Trait|Flashbang}} Holosmith. ...f the Aristocracy}} - much better {{Tooltip|Might}} stacking and damage in general if you can afford to give up the extra cleansing of Antitoxin runes.-->

|title=Identifying Builds In PvP - GW2 - MetaBattle ...iption=The goal of this Guild Wars 2 guide is to help players identify the builds of the other 9 players in a given PvP game as quickly as possible, ideally

* '''Thief''' - damage alternative * This builds has low active defenses

| section = General ...means to safe-stomp you might be able to stop this, but on many low damage builds you might not want to take risks with Rangers and just finish them off.

| designed for = open world, open world general ...personal {{Tooltip|Quickness}}, and is one of the most reliable open world builds.

...y from "impossible to fail" to "harder than most end-game content", but in general they are an excellent way to introduce yourself to instanced PVE. Dungeons * Note that a thief who knows how to chain stealth can make this dungeon much, much easier.

| designed for = open world, open world general The main downside of this build, as with most warrior builds, is the lack of ranged damage.

...n any target or avoid damage. Willbender is sometimes referred to as "blue Thief" due to the similarities in playstyle. '''General'''

| profession = Thief ...d's maximum potential involves using ally-targeted weapon skills. Very few builds use this mechanic, so this can feel quite unnatural and will likely involve

...on the skill of you and your group, as well as whether you're running with builds such as [[Build:Firebrand_-_Quickness_Support_Power_DPS]] and [[Build:Reneg * {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Thief}} is the highest DPS rune set available, but pointless if you're tanking.

...ty to get out of fights and reset if they're starting to lose, much like a Thief. '''General'''

| designed for = open world, open world general ...se boon support builds when soloing''', the strength of these boon support builds comes from providing your party with either quickness or alacrity. However,

...xplanation of how to set up a squad for an encounter and provide some good builds for new players. ...xplanation of how to set up a squad for an encounter and provide some good builds for new players. If there are unfamiliar terms, the [[Guide:PvE Glossary |