Scootts/Condition Thief - D/D D/D Shortbow

Information

Draft for theoretical build post-HoT release.

Build

First Weapon Set

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Elite

Double Strike

Chain. Strike your foe twice.

₂Damage: 138

Number of Targets: 2

Range: 130

3

¾

Heartseeker

Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.

Above 50%: 244

Below 50%: 365

Below 25%: 487

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 450

4

½

Death Blossom

Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

₃Damage: 147

₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

Evade: 0.25 seconds

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 130

3

¼

Dancing Dagger

Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you.

Damage: 122

Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Bounces: 3

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

6

½

Cloak and Dagger

Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable.

Damage: 444

Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

₃Vulnerability (5s): 3% Incoming Damage

Range: 130

1¼

15

Signet of Malice

Signet Passive: Heals when your attack.
Signet Active: Gain health.

Signet of Malice: 132

Healing: 3,275

60

Haste

Trick. Gain quickness and fury.

Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Fury (6s): 20% Critical Chance

Breaks stun

1

30

Caltrops

Trick. Scatter caltrops that bleed and cripple foes.

₂Bleeding (3s): 255 Damage

Cripple (10s): -50% Movement Speed

Caltrops Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 240

Unblockable

½

30

Smoke Screen

Deception. Create a smoke screen that blocks projectiles and blinds foes.

Blindness (1s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Smoke Screen Duration: 7 seconds

Combo Field: Smoke

Unblockable

1½

180

Thieves Guild

Deception. Call more thieves to support you in combat.

Number of Thieves: 2

Duration: 30 seconds

Second Weapon Set

/Dagger
4 ½ Death Blossom Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding. 3Damage: 147 3Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage Evade: 0.25 seconds Combo Finisher: Whirl Range: 130	3 ¼ Dancing Dagger Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you. Damage: 122 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed Number of Bounces: 3 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile Range: 900	6 ½ Cloak and Dagger Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable. Damage: 444 Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes. 3Vulnerability (5s): 3% Incoming Damage Range: 130
Death Blossom	Dancing Dagger	Cloak and Dagger

AND

Shortbow

¼

Trick Shot

Bounce an arrow between multiple nearby foes.

Damage: 134

Number of Bounces: 2

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

3

½

Cluster Bomb

Fire a cluster bomb at the target area. Detonate in midair for multiple explosions.

Large Explosion: 353

Bleeding (4s): 170 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 900

4

¼

Disabling Shot

Do an evasive leap away from your foe while firing a crippling shot.

Damage: 122

Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

Evade: 0.5 seconds

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

4

½

Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Damage: 71

Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 4

Field Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Poison

Range: 900

Unblockable

6

Infiltrator's Arrow

Fire an arrow and shadowstep to the target area, blinding nearby foes.

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Radius: 120

Range: 900

Skill Variants

Weapon

Shortbow should be used for stacking might/stealth, pulling targets, and stacking your Sigil of Corruption

Utilities

Use these skills if the situation demands it:

• Hide in Shadows

  1

  30

  Hide in Shadows

  Deception. Vanish in stealth and gain regeneration. Cures burning, poison and bleeding.

  Healing: 5,240

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Regen (4s): 520 Heal
• Withdraw

  18

  Withdraw

  Trick. Roll backward while healing and evade attacks. Cures immobilization, chill, and crippling.

  Healing: 4,344

  Evade: 0.75 seconds
• Needle Trap

  ½

  30

  Needle Trap

  Trap. Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.

  Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

  Poison (10s): 335 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  ₃Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage

  Unblockable
• Shadow Refuge

  ¼

  60

  Shadow Refuge

  Deception. Create a pulsing refuge at the target area that heals allies and cloaks them in stealth.

  Healing: 1,775

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Pulses: 5

  Duration: 4 seconds

  Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Dark

  Range: 600
• Blinding Powder

  40

  Blinding Powder

  Deception. Blind foes in the target area and grant stealth to nearby allies.

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Smoke Bomb Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast
• Shadowstep

  50

  Shadowstep

  Deception. Shadowstep to target area. Becomes Shadow Return which returns you to your starting area and cures three conditions.

  Breaks stun

  Range: 1,200
• Dagger Storm

  7½

  90

  Dagger Storm

  Trick. Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.

  Damage: 266

  ₃Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared or taunted.

  Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage

  Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

  Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

  Dagger Storm Duration: 8 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Whirl

  Range: 900
• Shadow Trap

  ½

  45

  Shadow Trap

  Trap. Set a trap. The first enemy to trigger this trap becomes marked. You may activate Shadow Pursuit to shadowstep to the marked enemy.

  Duration: 120 seconds

  Range: 1,0000

  Unblockable
• Infiltrator's Signet

  30

  Infiltrator's Signet

  Signet Passive: Regenerate one extra initiative every ten seconds.
  Signet Active: Shadowstep to your foe.

  Initiative Gain every 10 seconds: 1

  Breaks stun

  Range: 900
• Scorpion Wire

  ½

  20

  Scorpion Wire

  Trick. Throw a scorpion wire and pull your foe to you.

  Damage: 122

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 1,200
• Signet of Shadows

  30

  Signet of Shadows

  Signet Passive: Grants a 25% increase in movement speed.
  Signet Active: Blind foes near your target.

  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Radius: 240

  Range: 1,200

Elites

• Dagger Storm

  7½

  90

  Dagger Storm

  Trick. Spin around, reflecting projectiles and throwing daggers that cripple and bleed nearby foes. You can move while spinning.

  Damage: 266

  ₃Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared or taunted.

  Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage

  Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

  Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

  Dagger Storm Duration: 8 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Whirl

  Range: 900
  for stability, AoE damage or projectile reflection.

Traits

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Trait Variants

• Sundering Strikes

  Sundering Strikes

  Critical hits have a chance to cause vulnerability.

  Chance on Critical Hit: 50%

  Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage
  if your party needs more vuln
• Flanking Strikes

  Flanking Strikes

  Increases damage when attacking a foe from behind or the side.

  Damage Increase: 5%
  if you have to save your endurance for dodging attacks
• Power of Inertia

  Power of Inertia

  Gain might whenever you dodge.

  Might (15s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage
  if your party isn't stacking full Might.
• Master Trapper

  Master Trapper

  Reduces recharge on Traps.

  Recharge Reduced: 20%
  and
  Corrosive Traps

  Corrosive Traps

  Traps apply vulnerability when triggered.

  ₅Vulnerability (8s): 5% Incoming Damage
  if your running
  Needle Trap

  ½

  30

  Needle Trap

  Trap. Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.

  Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

  Poison (10s): 335 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  ₃Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage

  Unblockable
  .
• Thrill of the Crime

  Thrill of the Crime

  When you Steal, you and all allies gain fury, might, and swiftness.

  Fury (10s): 20% Critical Chance

  Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

  Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

  Radius: 360
  instead of
  Initial Strike

  Initial Strike

  Attacks with the first weapon-skill slot have a chance to regain initiative.

  Trigger Chance: 7%

  Initiative: 1
  if your party isn't keeping Fury up.

Weapons

First Weapon Set Main Hand Dagger Stats: Sinister (Condition Damage /Power/Precision) Superior Sigil of Bursting Superior Sigil of Bursting Adds 6% to current condition damage. Malign Infusion Main Hand Dagger Stats: Sinister Superior Sigil of Geomancy 9 Superior Sigil of Geomancy Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s) Malign Infusion

Second Weapon Set Main Hand None Off Hand Dagger Stats: Sinister Superior Sigil of Geomancy 9 Superior Sigil of Geomancy Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s) Malign Infusion

• Main Hand

Shortbow

Stats: Sinister

Superior Sigil of Corruption

Superior Sigil of Corruption

Gain a charge of +10 condition damage each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player.

Superior Sigil of Bursting

Superior Sigil of Bursting

Adds 6% to current condition damage.

Malign Infusion

Sigil Variants

None

Equipment

Armor Head Stats: Sinister (Condition Damage/Power/Precision) Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion Shoulders Stats: Sinister Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion Chest Stats: Sinister Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion Hands Stats: Sinister Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion Legs Stats: Sinister Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion Feet Stats: Sinister Superior Rune of the Krait Superior Rune of the Krait (1): +25 Condition Damage (2): +10% Bleeding Duration (3): +50 Condition Damage (4): +15% Bleeding Duration; 25% chance when struck to cause bleeding for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 15s) (5): +100 Condition Damage (6): +20% Bleeding Duration; When you use an elite skill, you inflict bleeding, torment, and poison for 8 seconds to nearby foes. (Cooldown: 30s) Versatile Malign Infusion

Accessories Amulet Stats: Sinister Malign Infusion Ring 1 Stats: Sinister Malign Infusion Ring 2 Stats: Sinister Versatile Malign Infusion Earring 1 Stats: Sinister Malign Infusion Earring 2 Stats: Sinister Versatile Malign Infusion Back Stats: Rabid (Condition Damage/Precision/Toughness) Malign Infusion

Consumables

⇒

Rare Veggie Pizza

Rare Veggie Pizza

Nourishment (30 m):

+100 Expertise+70 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

⇒

Toxic Focusing Crystal

Toxic Focusing Crystal

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your PowerGain Condition Damage equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

For a cheaper alternative:

⇒

Super Veggie Pizza

Super Veggie Pizza

Nourishment (30 m):

+80 Expertise+60 Condition Damage+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

⇒

Quality Tuning Crystal

Quality Tuning Crystal

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Condition Damage equal to 23% of your PrecisionGain Condition Damage equal to 5% of your Expertise+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

Usage

Rotation

1. Lead in with
   Thieves Guild

   1½

   180

   Thieves Guild

   Deception. Call more thieves to support you in combat.

   Number of Thieves: 2

   Duration: 30 seconds
   ,
   Caltrops

   1

   30

   Caltrops

   Trick. Scatter caltrops that bleed and cripple foes.

   ₂Bleeding (3s): 255 Damage

   Cripple (10s): -50% Movement Speed

   Caltrops Duration: 10 seconds

   Radius: 240

   Unblockable
   then
   Haste

   60

   Haste

   Trick. Gain quickness and fury.

   Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

   Fury (6s): 20% Critical Chance

   Breaks stun
   .
2. Death Blossom

   4

   ½

   Death Blossom

   Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

   ₃Damage: 147

   ₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

   Evade: 0.25 seconds

   Combo Finisher: Whirl

   Range: 130
3. Steal

   30

   Steal

   Shadowstep to your foe and steal from them.

   Range: 1,200
4. Death Blossom

   4

   ½

   Death Blossom

   Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

   ₃Damage: 147

   ₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

   Evade: 0.25 seconds

   Combo Finisher: Whirl

   Range: 130
5. Weapon swap
6. Death Blossom

   4

   ½

   Death Blossom

   Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

   ₃Damage: 147

   ₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

   Evade: 0.25 seconds

   Combo Finisher: Whirl

   Range: 130
   spam until you run out of initative.

Once you've dumped your initative, continue to Weapon swap,

Caltrops

1

30

Caltrops

Trick. Scatter caltrops that bleed and cripple foes.

₂Bleeding (3s): 255 Damage

Cripple (10s): -50% Movement Speed

Caltrops Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 240

Unblockable

, and

Death Blossom

4

½

Death Blossom

Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

₃Damage: 147

₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

Evade: 0.25 seconds

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 130

while filling the time in-between with

Uncatchable

Uncatchable

Leave behind Caltrops when you dodge. Caltrops bleed and cripple foes.

Bleeding (4s): 170 Damage

Cripple (5s): -50% Movement Speed

Radius: 90

and auto-attacks.

Notes

• Weapon swap as often as possible to take advantage of
  Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Geomancy

  Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  and
  Quick Pockets

  Quick Pockets

  Gain initiative on swapping weapons while in combat.

  Initiative: 3
• You can combo
  Death Blossom

  4

  ½

  Death Blossom

  Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

  ₃Damage: 147

  ₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

  Evade: 0.25 seconds

  Combo Finisher: Whirl

  Range: 130
  with
  Smoke Screen

  ½

  30

  Smoke Screen

  Deception. Create a smoke screen that blocks projectiles and blinds foes.

  Blindness (1s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Smoke Screen Duration: 7 seconds

  Combo Field: Smoke

  Unblockable
  to blind nearby foes.
• If you don't need
  Smoke Screen

  ½

  30

  Smoke Screen

  Deception. Create a smoke screen that blocks projectiles and blinds foes.

  Blindness (1s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Smoke Screen Duration: 7 seconds

  Combo Field: Smoke

  Unblockable
  , you can replace it with
  Needle Trap

  ½

  30

  Needle Trap

  Trap. Set a trap that immobilizes and poisons foes when triggered.

  Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

  Poison (10s): 335 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

  ₃Bleeding (10s): 660 Damage

  Unblockable
  for more DPS.