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Build:Thief - Budget Core Condition Thief

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Build:Thief - Budget Core Condition Thief

VeganBZ — Mon, 25 May 2026 20:15:47 GMT

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{{Build
| profession = thief
| specialization =
| designed for = open world, open world general, open world core
| focus = condition damage
| rating = test
| xpac =
| difficulty = 1
| beginner friendly = y
}}

==Overview==
A core F2P Thief build for players without expansions, hero points, gold, or for those who simply enjoy the core playstyle. This build can take down most champions solo and features high vitality, sustain, and single target damage. It is also capable of moderate AoE damage and high AoE control via {{Tooltip|Shortbow}}.

The build uses entirely core gear that is tradable and cheap, making it exceptionally easy to set up and play.

==Template Code==
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==Skill Bar==
{{Skill bar
|profession = thief
|specialization =
|weapon1 = dagger
|weapon2 = pistol
|weapon3 = shortbow
|healing = Hide in Shadows
|utility1 = Spider Venom
|utility2 = Skale Venom
|utility3 =
|elite = Thieves Guild
}}

==Skill Variants==
===Heal skill===
The default heal is {{Skill|Hide in Shadows}} which gives access to the frequently-used {{Skill|Sneak Attack}} at the cost of no initiative in addition to triggering multiple stealth-related traits. It's generally your best option, but you can also take {{Skill|Signet of Malice}} for passive healing, or {{Skill|Skelk Venom}} to heal allied players and NPCs.

===Utility skills===
In the empty slot, take what is relevant to what you need:
* {{Skill|Caltrops}} - Best used for longer fights as it takes a long time to deal its damage.
* {{Skill|Signet of Shadows}} - Provides a passive movement speed boost and can be activated to apply 10x {{Tooltip|Vulnerability}} to targets in an area, which translates to +10% damage. Lines up nicely with venoms.
* {{Skill|Blinding Powder}} - Instant, easy stealth access. Basically another {{Skill|Sneak Attack}} but with a stunbreak component built in.
* {{Skill|Roll for Initiative}} - A defensive skill that breaks stuns and refunds 6 initiative.
* {{Skill|Shadowstep}} - Teleports you to a location as far as 1200 units away and also breaks stuns. Can be used to skip past enemies, up terrain, etc..
* {{Skill|Shadow Refuge}} - This is a good skill to slot when doing events or hero points that require you to channel something for a while.
===Elite skill===
All three elite skills core Thief has access to are useful to some extent.

* For solo play, the best elite skill is {{Skill|Thieves Guild}}, as the thieves deal good damage and you can share venoms with them.
* For group play, you can switch to {{Skill|Basilisk Venom}} for high defiance-bar damage.
* {{Skill|Dagger Storm}} does nice damage in an AoE and also makes you evade for the duration. Effectively another heal when paired with {{Skill|Signet of Malice}}.

==Specializations==
{{Specialization|Trickery|bot|bot|bot}}
{{Specialization|Deadly Arts|bot|top|top}}
{{Specialization|Shadow Arts|mid|mid|mid}}
===Trait variants===
* Take {{Trait|Bountiful Theft}} if you don't plan on using {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} much for damage.

==Equipment==
Ascended gear ''is not required''.
{{PvE equipment
| weight = Medium
| stats = Carrion
| rune = Superior Rune of the Afflicted
| rune-qt = 6
| weapon1 = Dagger
| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Earth
| weapon2 = Dagger
| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Agony
| weapon3 = Shortbow
| weapon4 =
| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Venom
| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Demons
| relic = Relic of the Lich

| head =
| shoulders =
| chest =
| hands =
| legs =
| feet =
| weapon2 = Celestial
| weapon3 = Celestial
| backpiece =
| accessory1 = Dire
| accessory2 = Dire
| amulet = Dire
| ring1 =
| ring2 =
}}
This build is designed to be picked up easily on a budget, so unless you really enjoy the playstyle you'll be using '''exotic quality gear'''.

Every piece of gear you want for this build is purchasable from the trading post. '''The gear above doesn't show the budget gear, so please read below instead:'''

* Search the trading post for '''Shiro's''' armor and purchase a set. It should have Power, Vitality, and Condition Damage.
* For weapons, purchase 1x '''Legionnaire Sidearm''', 1x '''Jade Serpent Dagger''', and 1x '''Stardust'''. Unless there are some drastic changes between the time this guide is written and now, these should all be incredibly cheap.
* For accessories, purchase 2x '''Fang of Tequatl'''.
* For rings, purchase 2x '''Sentinel's Bane'''.
* For the amulet, purchase a '''Traveler's Amulet'''.
* The back slot is a bit tricky since there aren't many good options; if you already have one with condition damage you're probably safe to stick with it for now. It won't matter ''that'' much.

See also: [[Guide:How to Gear a Character]].

* For your runes, purchase 6x {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Afflicted}}.
* For your relic, purchase a {{Relic|Relic of the Lich}}.
* For your daggers, purchase a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} and a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Agony}}.
* For your shortbow, purchase a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Venom}} and a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Demons}}.

===Relic variants===
* You can use {{Relic|Relic of the Golemancer}} to trade some damage for crowd control while still retaining a pet.
* {{Relic|Relic of the Afflicted}} is good when fighting multiple mobs, and you can get one for free if you have a {{Item|Relic Container: Conditions}}.

===Rune variants===
* {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Krait}} is a very strong option vs. enemies that take a while to kill, such as Champions, but is a fair bit more expensive. Can be purchased from the auction house.

==Consumables==
===DPS===
Utilize the cheaper foods if you can.

* Prioritize '''Flatbread''' Ascended food.
* {{Food|Koi Cake}}
* {{Food|Plate of Kimchi Pancakes}}
* {{Food|Plate of Beef Rendang}}

===Defense===
* {{Food|Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew}}
* {{Food|Bowl of Tropical Mousse}}
* {{Food|Oysters with Spicy Sauce}}
* {{Food|Bowl of Lemongrass Mussel Pasta}}

===Farming===
* {{Item|Birthday Blaster}} / {{Item|Feast of Delectable Birthday Cake}}
* {{Food|Chocolate Omnomberry Cream}}
* {{Food|Peppermint Omnomberry Bar}}
* {{Utility|Sharpening Skull}} (and variants)

==Usage==
This build primarily deals condition damage through {{Skill|Sneak Attack}}, {{Skill|Shadow Strike}}, {{Skill|Repeater}}, venoms, and various traits. The gameplay consists of entering and exiting stealth as many times as you can to trigger traits and regenerate initiative.

===Damage===
# Open with {{Skill|Steal}} and use it whenever it's off cooldown.
# Use {{Skill|Thieves Guild}} and your venoms if they're available.
# Use {{Skill|Cloak and Dagger}}, then immediately stealth attack with {{Skill|Sneak Attack}}.
# Use {{Skill|Caltrops}} if taken.
# Use {{Skill|Shadow Strike}} / {{Skill|Repeater}} until {{Tooltip|Revealed}} wears off.
# Repeat from {{Skill|Cloak and Dagger}}.

* For AoE damage, swap to {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} and use {{Skill|Choking Gas}}. Each use {{Tooltip|Daze}}s enemies, meaning they can't attack temporarily; since the skill has a 1/2s cast time, you can delay each cast a little to interrupt enemies as they try and attack as soon as their daze wears off. This also triggers {{Trait|Pressure Striking}} for a lot of extra damage.
* You can also use shortbow's autoattack on clumps of enemies to deal a lot of bleed damage.

===Defense===
* Your venoms steal ~325 health each time they're applied, and {{Trait|Leeching Venoms}} will apply 2 stacks of {{Skill|Spider Venom}} when you enter/exit stealth. This is your main source of healing.
* Successful stealth attacks heal you with {{Trait|Shadow Siphoning}}.
* {{Skill|Hide in Shadows}} synergizes with the aforementioned traits and also cleanses conditions.
* You can hide behind your summoned Jagged Horror (from {{Relic|Relic of the Lich}}) and have it tank for you momentarily. It has fairly low health health, but you can heal it and give it barrier by using artifacts while close to it.
* You can use {{Tooltip|Shortbow}}'s {{Skill|Choking Gas}} to {{Tooltip|Daze}} enemies in an AoE while also dealing damage to them.
* If you need to quickly escape a fight, you can swap to {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} and use {{Skill|Infiltrator's Arrow}} to teleport away.

===Crowd control===
Unfortunately this build has little crowd control outside of {{Skill|Thieves Guild}}.
* {{Skill|Choking Gas}}
* If taken, {{Skill|Basilisk Venom}}

Build:Antiquary - Celestial Sharetiquary

VeganBZ — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:36:48 GMT

User:Vamonos

Vamonos — Mon, 25 May 2026 11:28:32 GMT

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Build:Conduit - Condi DPS

OfficerAndyGentleman — Sun, 24 May 2026 21:24:34 GMT

Build:Reaper - Condi DPS

Lazerwolf — Sun, 24 May 2026 20:11:04 GMT

Build:Antiquary - Celestial Sharetiquary

VeganBZ — Sun, 24 May 2026 05:45:14 GMT

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-==Step 2: WvW Components/Trading Post==
+==Step 2: Misc. Components & Trading Post==
 There are certain parts you could obtain passively in WvW (and a bit of PvP) while collecting the other items on the list, but they could also be bought on the Trading Post:
 * {{Item|Gift of War}} (2) - purchased for a total of 500 {{Item|Memory of Battle}} at Miyani/Mystic Forge Attendant. Memories of Battle come from all sorts of WvW reward tracks, but may also be bought from the TP.
-* {{Item|Gift of Glory}} (2) -  purchased for a total of 500 {{Item|Shard of Glory}} at Miyani/Mystic Forge Attendant. Shards of Glory come from all sorts of PvP reward tracks, but may also be bought from the TP. Alternatively you could convert your {{Tooltip|PvP League Ticket}}s into shards at the League Vendor in the Heart of the Mists.
+* {{Item|Gift of Glory}} (2) -  purchased for a total of 500 {{Item|Shard of Glory}} at Miyani/Mystic Forge Attendant. Shards of Glory come from all sorts of PvP reward tracks, but may also be bought from the TP. Alternatively you could convert your {{Tooltip|PvP League Ticket}}s into shards at the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/League_Vendor League Vendor] in the Heart of the Mists.
 * {{Item|Stabilizing Matrix}} 150) - salvaged from <span style="color:#e75480 ">'''Ascended'''</span> Rings and Trinkets, could also be bought from the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Trading Post'''</span>.
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-==Step x: Achievements==
+==Step 3: Achievements==
 Completion of <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Mists Research''</span> and possession of a {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}} are required for accessing <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Mists Research: Strife Unending''</span>. Start here if you haven't already done it. Luckily the achievement is a relatively quick one.
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 You can do these in any order, but <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''we recommend starting with the HP in Stonemist Castle'''</span> ''IF'' your team happens to control it. If not, keep checking who's in control constantly while doing the other objectives.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 1:'''</span> interact with the HP in Darkrait Inlet on Eternal Battlegrounds (EBG), the Krait mercenary camp at the bottom of the map between the spawn points of the green and blue teams.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 1:'''</span> interact with the HP in [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Darkrait_Inlet Darkrait Inlet] on Eternal Battlegrounds (EBG), the Krait mercenary camp at the bottom of the map between the spawn points of the green and blue teams.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 2:'''</span> interact with the HP in Molevekian Delve on EBG, the Dredge mercenary camp in the western cave.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 2:'''</span> interact with the HP in [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Molevekian_Delve Molevekian Delve] on EBG, the Dredge mercenary camp in the western cave.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 3:'''</span> interact with the HP in Orgath Uplands on EBG, the Harpy part of the Ogre mercenary camp in the east.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 3:'''</span> interact with the HP in [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Orgath_Uplands Orgath Uplands] on EBG, the Harpy part of the Ogre mercenary camp in the east.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 4:'''</span> interact with the HP in the Centaur camp on the Blue Alpine Borderlands, at the northeastern corner of the map. ''Note:'' while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Blue team's map.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 4:'''</span> interact with the HP in the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Spiritholme Centaur camp of the Spiritholme] on the Blue Alpine Borderlands, at the northeastern corner of the map.  <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Note:''</span> while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Blue team's map.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 5:'''</span> interact with the HP in the Skritt camp on the Green Alpine Borderlands, at the northwestern corner of the map. ''Note:'' while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Green team's map.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 5:'''</span> interact with the HP in the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Titanpaw Skritt camp of the Titanpaw] on the Green Alpine Borderlands, at the northwestern corner of the map.  <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Note:''</span> while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Green team's map.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 6:'''</span> interact with the HP south of the ruins on Red Desert Borderlands, near the center of the map.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 6:'''</span> interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mysterious_Energy Mysterious Energy] HP south of the ruins on Red Desert Borderlands, near the center of the map.
-<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 7:'''</span> interact with the HP in Stonemist Castle at the center of EBG, right behind the castle lord. While we recommend starting with this, that isn't always possible, so it often ends up being the last step.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 7:'''</span> interact with the HP in [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Stonemist_Castle Stonemist Castle] at the center of EBG, right behind the castle lord. While we recommend starting with this, that isn't always possible, so it often ends up being the last step.
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 Completing a followup conversation with Dugan unlocks ''Mists Research: Strife Unending''. The dialogue chain starts with <span style="color:#e3d43d">''"Hello again, Dugan"''</span>.
-Make sure your {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}} equipped when starting the achievement itself.
+Make sure your {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}} is equipped when starting the achievement itself.
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-==Step 3: Crafting==
+==Step 4: Crafting==
 Before you'd get to the crafting stations make sure to visit the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Trading Post'''</span> if you need any materials for the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''gifts'''</span>, check the crafting tables below and see what you're missing.
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-==Step 4: Mystic Forge==
+==Step 5: Mystic Forge==
 You're close to assembling your Legendary now, but before that we must take a quick detour and buy two more items from Miyani (Mystic Forge Attendant) who's standing right next to the Mystic Forge:
 * {{Item|Gift of Glory}} (2) - cost: 500 {{Item|Shard of Glory}}
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-==Step 5: Dugan==
+==Step 6: Dugan==
 Head to Dugan on any WvW map and purchase the following items:

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 *{{Tooltip|Smokescale}}'s F2 {{Skill|Smoke Cloud}} is a useful combo field:
 ** Projectile finishers like {{Skill|Falcon's Stoop}} could {{Tooltip|Blind}} your target, increasing your sustain.
-** Both weapon sets have either leap or blast finishers for stealth stacking.
+** Both weapon sets have leap finishers for stealth stacking.
 * {{Trait|Jetstream}} gives you a baseline passive movement speed boost, but it's not as good as {{Tooltip|Swiftness}}. If you're about to leave combat and move to the next fight, consider swapping pets or weapons (or equipping Cyclone Bow). Both of these actions proc Swiftness from traits.
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 * Skill #2 on Spear, {{Skill|Mongoose's Frenzy}} is a simple melee cleave with high damage. Works fine as a followup to skill #4.
-** Stealth attacks: {{Skill|Wolf's Onslaught}} adds an extra strike at the end, increasing its damage significantly but also its cast time. Works best when the target's CC'd and can't fight back or if you. It's the go-to option if raw damage is all you want.
+** Stealth attacks: {{Skill|Wolf's Onslaught}} adds an extra strike at the end, increasing its damage significantly but also its cast time. Works best when the target's CC'd and can't fight back. It's the go-to option if raw damage is all you want.
 * Skill #3, {{Skill|Falcon's Stoop}} is a solid ranged attack. You can extend its range and make it unblockable by stealthing up.

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 ==Step x: Achievements==
-Once you've obtained your {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}}, head to Dugan. You can find him on any WvW borderland map. The other components can wait, but the infusion is crucial. Otherwise you won't be able to do the achievements.
+Completion of <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Mists Research''</span> and possession of a {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}} are required for accessing <span style="color:#e3d43d">''Mists Research: Strife Unending''</span>. Start here if you haven't already done it. Luckily the achievement is a relatively quick one.
-'''Note:''' you must also have completed the ''Mist Research'' achievement in order to do this.
+This achievement is also the one that allows you to craft a {{Item|Mistwalker Infusion}}, if you're not going to buy it from the Trading Post.
-'''Objective 1:''' kill 100 enemy players with the infusion equipped.
+Skip the first Mists Research section and scroll down a bit if you've already done this achievement in the past and obtained your Mistwalker Infusion through some way.
-'''Objective 3:''' visit the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Champion_Norn_Smith Norn Smith] at the Edge of the Mists (blue side). Your team must control the Forge in order to talk to him.
+===Mists Research===
-'''Objective 4:''' interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Altar_(object) Altar] at Edge of the Mists (green side).
+To unlock the achievement itself, talk to Dugan and complete the dialogue chain starting with <span style="color:#e3d43d">''"Hey, what's that strange glow around your armor?"''</span>
-'''Objective 5:''' talk to the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Champion_Charr_Mechanic Charr Mechanic] at Edge of the Mists (red side).
+The achievement is all about interacting with various Hero Point (HP) locations in WvW. In order to interact with them for the achievement, <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''you must first complete the Hero Points'''</span> before approaching them again. Most of the HPs are located in mercenary camps.
-'''Objective 6:''' capture an enemy keep in Eternal Battlegrounds and interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Warclaw_Spirit Warclaw Spirit] near the lord's room.
+You can do these in any order, but <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''we recommend starting with the HP in Stonemist Castle'''</span> ''IF'' your team happens to control it. If not, keep checking who's in control constantly while doing the other objectives.
-'''Objective 7:''' interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Warclaw_Spirit Warclaw Spirit] in the lord's room of Askalion Hills (blue borderland).
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 1:'''</span> interact with the HP in Darkrait Inlet on Eternal Battlegrounds (EBG), the Krait mercenary camp at the bottom of the map between the spawn points of the green and blue teams.
-'''Objective 8:''' interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Warclaw_Spirit Warclaw Spirit] in the lord's room of Dreadfall Bay (green borderland).
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 2:'''</span> interact with the HP in Molevekian Delve on EBG, the Dredge mercenary camp in the western cave.
-'''Objective 9:''' interact with the [https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Warclaw_Spirit Warclaw Spirit] in the lord's room of Stoic Rampart (red borderland).
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 3:'''</span> interact with the HP in Orgath Uplands on EBG, the Harpy part of the Ogre mercenary camp in the east.
-'''Objective 10:''' return to Dugan.
+<span style="color:#00ffff">'''Objective 4:'''</span> interact with the HP in the Centaur camp on the Blue Alpine Borderlands, at the northeastern corner of the map. ''Note:'' while Blue and Green Alpine Borderlands have the same layout, the color matters here. The HP you're looking for is only on the Blue team's map.
 ==Step 3: Crafting==
-Before you'd get to the crafting stations make sure to visit the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Trading Post'''</span> if you need any materials for the '''gifts''', check the crafting tables below and see what you're missing.
+Before you'd get to the crafting stations make sure to visit the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Trading Post'''</span> if you need any materials for the <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''gifts'''</span>, check the crafting tables below and see what you're missing.
-'''Optional:''' if you don't already know the recipes necessary for crafting the gifts, go to a Mystic Forge, look for <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Miyani'''</span> (Mystic Forge Attendant) and open the '''2nd''' tab. Scroll all the way to the bottom. The following 8 <span style="color:#FFA500">'''Exotic'''</span> recipes for the gifts must be bought for 10 {{Tooltip|Gold}} '''each''': Gift of Blood, Bones, Claws, Dust, Fangs, Scales, Totems, Venom.
+<span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Optional:'''</span> if you don't already know the recipes necessary for crafting the gifts, go to a Mystic Forge, look for <span style="color:#e3d43d">'''Miyani'''</span> (Mystic Forge Attendant) and open the '''2nd''' tab. Scroll all the way to the bottom. The following 8 <span style="color:#FFA500">'''Exotic'''</span> recipes for the gifts must be bought for 10 {{Tooltip|Gold}} '''each''': Gift of Blood, Bones, Claws, Dust, Fangs, Scales, Totems, Venom.
 Once you're done checking the TP and learned the recipes, head over to the crafting stations.
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 That's it, you're done! Congratulations, you're now the proud owner of the <span style="color:#9400D3">'''Legendary'''</span> WvW Trinket {{Item|Strife Unending}}.
-Legendary gear goes straight to your account storage so don't look for it in your inventory, click the amulet slot in the Hero panel and the legendary option should appear on the left, ready to be equipped.
+Legendary gear goes straight to your account storage so don't look for it in your inventory, click the accessory slot in the Hero panel and the legendary option should appear on the left, ready to be equipped.

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 | rating = Draft
 | focus = Direct Damage
-| xpac = voe
+| xpac = jw, voe
 | meta =
-| difficulty =
+| difficulty = 2
 }}
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 | ring2 =
 }}
 ==Consumables==
 '''Food:'''
 * {{food|Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup}} or ascended versions
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 ==Usage==
 ===Rotation===
 ===CC===

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 ==Overview==
-Celestial Sharetiquary is an Antiquary build focused on sharing various effects such as boons and venoms with nearby allies to maximize their effectiveness. The entirety of the recommended gear is cheap and available from the trading post, making the build easy to set up even if you're a brand new player. All you need is some gold and enough hero points to unlock {{Trait|Possessive Hoarder}} and you're running at full effectiveness. It's also quite easy to pilot, featuring a simple gameplan and high survivability.
+Celestial Sharetiquary is an Antiquary build focused on sharing various effects such as boons and venoms with nearby allies to maximize their effectiveness. The build is quite easy to pilot, featuring a simple gameplan and high survivability. It's also easy to gear for, requiring a simple set of Celestial Gear which can be obtained from the trading post or a level boost.
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 Ascended gear ''is not required''.
 {{PvE equipment
-| weight = Light
+| weight = Medium
 | stats = Celestial
 | rune = Superior Rune of the Sunless
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 If you are gearing this character from zero, start with '''exotic quality gear'''.
-'''Every piece of gear you want for this build is purchasable from the trading post.'''
+Every piece of gear you want for this build is purchasable from the trading post. Alternatively, '''if you boosted your Thief, you'll be given a full set of Celestial gear''' and can skip to purchasing your runes/relic/sigils.
-* Search the trading post for "Celestial" '''armor''' and purchase a set.
+* Search the trading post for "Celestial" '''armor''' and purchase a set. This is the most expensive part.
-* Your '''weapons''' will be cheaper: search for '''"Blood Moon"''' weapons. These have ''selectable'' stats (right click on them and select "customize") and as of 2026 are half the price of other exotic celestial weapons. Purchase '''two daggers''' and a '''shortbow'''.
+* Your '''weapons''' will be far cheaper: Purchase 2x '''Jade Serpent Dagger''' and a '''shortbow'''. The shortbow's stats don't matter as much since it's used for utility, so get whatever's cheapest.
 * For accessories, rings, and your amulet, purchase '''Charged Quartz Orichalcum jewelry'''. You'll need two rings, two earrings, and one amulet.
 * If you're on a tight budget, you can alternatively purchase ''Black Diamond Orichalcum'' jewelry for these slots.
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 * For your daggers, purchase a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} and a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Bursting}}.
 * The shortbow is primarily for mobility, so you don't have to buy the recommended sigils right away. Just use whatever you have.
 For defense, equip the highest tier ''Jade Core'' you can afford. You'll need a Jade Bot from End of Dragons to do this. If you don't have that expansion, don't worry about this.
 ===Relic variants===
-* You can use {{Relic|Relic of the Golemancer}} to trade some damage for crowd control while still retaining a pet. Take {{Trait|Pressure Striking}} if using this relic.
+* You can use {{Relic|Relic of the Golemancer}} to trade some damage for crowd control while still retaining a pet.
-* {{Relic|Relic of the Mirage}} is good if you'd rather not worry about a pet.
+* {{Relic|Relic of the Mirage}} is good if you're the frequent target of attacks and you'd rather not worry about a pet.
 ===Rune variants===

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 | sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Geomancy
 | infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
-| infusion1-qt = 18
+| infusion1-qt = 15
 | relic = Relic of the Fractal
 <!-- Custom stats -->
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-===Non-SotO relics===
+===Core relics===
 Unfortunately none of the core damage relics are particularly strong for condi Conduit. You could pick an option that offers some utility instead, or:
 * {{relic|Relic of the Aristocracy}} is trivial to maintain on '''Spear''', and it could work on '''Mace/Axe & Shortbow''' if you switch the pairings of legends and weapons, so that you can build stacks up in {{skill|Legendary Demon Stance}} with {{skill|Echoing Eruption}}, and {{skill|Icerazor's Ire}} in {{skill|Legendary Renegade Stance}}.
 ** You should use {{food|Plate of Beef Rendang}} (or ascended versions) with this.
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 '''Food'''
-* {{food|Meaty Asparagus Skewer}}
+* {{food|Rare Veggie Pizza}} or alternatives
-** You could also use {{food|Plate of Beef Rendang}} (or ascended versions) - this is only a small DPS loss
+** You could also use {{food|Plate of Beef Rendang}} (or ascended versions) - if you use 9 of each infusion, this is the same DPS as the optimal setup
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 For condi Conduit, you combine your legend swaps with weapon swaps to better spend energy and as legend swaps will also trigger weapon swaps, you can "double dip" on swap sigils ({{sigil|Superior Sigil of Doom}} and {{sigil|Superior Sigil of Geomancy}}) by legend swapping before you weapon swap.

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 | specialization = Reaper
 | designed for = Raid, Fractal
-| rating = Good
+| rating = Great
 | focus = Condition Damage
 | xpac = hot, soto, jw
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 Replace {{Skill|"Suffer!"}} if you need any of the following:
 * {{Skill|Corrosive Poison Cloud}} if projectile absorb is needed.
 * {{Skill|Epidemic}} if in an encounter with numerous adds spawning.
 * {{Skill|Summon Flesh Wurm}} is your go-to blink skill should you require quick mobility.
 * {{Skill|Summon Shadow Fiend}} If you need more life force, shadow friend can help.
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 ===Trait Variants===
-* Use {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}} for strong self heal at a 10% dps loss.
+* Use {{Trait|Parasitic Contagion}} for strong self heal at a dps loss.
 * Use {{Trait|Chilling Victory}} if you find yourself starved of life force.
 ===Specialization Variants===
 '''Spite variant''' (instead of Soul Reaping)
 {{Specialization|Spite|bot|top|top|variant=y}}
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 | weapon1 = Spear
 | weapon2 =
-| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Geomancy
+| sigil1 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
-| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Hydromancy
+| sigil2 = Superior Sigil of Earth
 | weapon3 = Dagger
 | weapon4 = Sword
-| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Bursting
+| sigil3 = Superior Sigil of Geomancy
-| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Earth
+| sigil4 = Superior Sigil of Hydromancy
 | infusion1 = Malign +9 Agony Infusion
 | infusion1-qt = 18
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 '''Food'''
 * {{food|Plate of Kimchi Pancakes}}
-** {{food|Koi Cake}}, {{food|Rare Veggie Pizza}} or {{food|Red-Lentil Saobosa}} for a cheaper alternative. Replace your weapons stats for '''Viper's'''.
+** {{food|Koi Cake}}, {{food|Rare Veggie Pizza}} or {{food|Red-Lentil Saobosa}} for a cheaper alternative. Swap your weapons stats for '''Viper's''' to still achieve maximum {{tooltip|Bleeding}} duration.
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 Despite its name being "'''Condi Reaper'''" the build mostly behaves as a hybrid, dealing ~40% of its total damage as Strike Damage.
-Finally, entering or exiting {{Skill|Reaper's Shroud}} counts as a weapon swap, meaning that we can trigger {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Hydromancy}} and {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Geomancy}} twice on each loop while only having them on the '''Spear'''.
+Finally, entering or exiting {{Skill|Reaper's Shroud}} counts as a weapon swap, meaning that we can trigger {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Hydromancy}} and {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Geomancy}} twice on each loop while only having them on a weapon set.
 <big>'''Perforate combo'''</big>
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 <big>'''Filler skills'''</big>
 * {{Skill|Well of Darkness}}
-** {{Skill|Well of Darkness}} places a '''Dark Combo field''', so make sure to not to ever cast it right before the '''{{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}} Shroud section'''.
+** {{Skill|Well of Darkness}} places a '''Dark Combo field''', so make sure to not to ever cast it right before the '''{{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}} Shroud section''' or else it will take over {{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}}'s '''Ice Combo Field'''.
 * {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} {{to}} {{Skill|"Suffer!"}}
 * {{Skill|Plaguelands}}
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 ===Spear only rotation===
-Begin on the '''Spear''' with {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Hydromancy}}
+Begin on the '''Spear''' with {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}}
 # {{Skill|Plaguelands}}
 # {{Skill|Blood Is Power}}
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 * Use {{Skill|Epidemic}} whenever there are enemies near the main target. A second necromancer can even bounce the conditions back to the main target.
 * Try to position yourself inside the hitbox of your target to ensure that all created Chilling bolts hit your target as they spawn instead of flying off uselessly.
-* While the build uses CC as part of it's rotation, if your groups needs immediate access to CC bring {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} instead of {{Skill|Plaguelands}} for CC on demand. It's better to do this than lose out on DPS by saving {{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}}.
+* While the build uses CC as part of it's rotation, if your groups needs immediate access to CC bring {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} instead of {{Skill|Plaguelands}} for CC on demand.
 ** If necessary, you can delay your {{Skill|Terrify}} while in shroud if it will line up with a defiance bar.
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 On Demand:
 * {{Skill|Summon Flesh Golem}} is one of the strongest crowd control skills the necromancer has.
-* With a Warhorn in your 2nd weapon set, use {{Skill|Wail of Doom}}. Note that by taking warhorn you lose your ability to transfer the self-condis from {{Skill|Blood Is Power}} and {{Skill|Plaguelands}}, resulting in a ~1.5k DPS loss.
+* By only having a single '''Spear''', you can slot a '''Pistol/Torch''' in the other weapon set. Which gives access to {{Skill|Vile Blast}} and {{Skill|Oppressive Collapse}} for a total of 300 defiance damage.
 Part of rotation:
 * By making use of {{Trait|Chilling Darkness}} and spacing out the blinds in your rotation, you can upkeep {{tooltip|Chilled}} on a target at all times to greatly assist breakbars.
-* {{Skill|Grasping Darkness}} is both a pull and applicator of {{tooltip|Chilled}} you can use whilst in Greatsword
+* For '''Spear''', {{Skill|Addle}} is a {{tooltip|Stun}} for 150 defiance break.
-* {{Skill|Nightfall}} can also be used to apply additional chills for breakbars whilst in Greatsword.
+* For '''Dagger/Sword''', {{Skill|Devouring Visage}} is a {{tooltip|Fear}} for 1.5 seconds.
-* For your shroud you have {{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}} and {{Skill|Infusing Terror}}.
+* For your '''shroud''' you have {{Skill|Executioner's Scythe}}, a 150 defiance damage {{tooltip|Stun}} and {{Skill|Infusing Terror}} 1 second {{tooltip|Fear}}.

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 ==Overview==
-Celestial Sharetiquary is an Antiquary build focused on sharing various effects such as boons and venoms with nearby allies to maximize their effectiveness. The entirety of the recommended gear is cheap and available from the auction house, making the build playable at full effectiveness as soon as {{Trait|Possessive Hoarder}} is unlocked, even if you're a brand new player. It's generally easy to pilot effectively, featuring a simple gameplan and high survivability.
+Celestial Sharetiquary is an Antiquary build focused on sharing various effects such as boons and venoms with nearby allies to maximize their effectiveness. The entirety of the recommended gear is cheap and available from the trading post, making the build easy to set up even if you're a brand new player. All you need is some gold and enough hero points to unlock {{Trait|Possessive Hoarder}} and you're running at full effectiveness. It's also quite easy to pilot, featuring a simple gameplan and high survivability.
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 {{Specialization|Deadly Arts|bot|top|mid}}
 {{Specialization|Antiquary|bot|mid|mid}}
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 | relic = Relic of the Lich
 }}
-If you are gearing this character from zero, start with '''exotic quality gear'''. Search the trading post for "Celestial" armor and purchase a set. Your weapons will be cheaper: search for '''"Blood Moon"''' weapons. These have ''selectable'' stats (right click on them and select "customize") and as of 2026 are half the price of other exotic celestial weapons. Purchase two daggers and a shortbow. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: [[Guide:How to Gear a Character]].
+If you are gearing this character from zero, start with '''exotic quality gear'''.
-You'll also want to purchase 6x {{Rune|Superior Rune of the Sunless}}, a {{Relic|Relic of the Lich}}, and at least a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Earth}} and a {{Sigil|Superior Sigil of Bursting}} for your dagger set. This build doesn't need a decked-out shortbow so you can just use whatever you have.
+'''Every piece of gear you want for this build is purchasable from the trading post.'''
 '''If you boosted your Thief to 80 with a ''Level-80 Boost'', you'll have the ability to get a full set of celestial gear via the included ''Level-80 Equipment Package''.''' All you'll need to do from there is get a Relic and replace the armor runes and weapon sigils.
 For defense, equip the highest tier ''Jade Core'' you can afford. You'll need a Jade Bot from End of Dragons to do this. If you don't have that expansion, don't worry about this.
 ===Relic variants===
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 ==Usage==
-This build boils down to using {{Skill|Skritt Swipe}} off cooldown to get artifacts, spamming the artifacts and your Venoms while standing near your allies, then using {{Skill|Death Blossom}} and autoattack chains until things die. Your survivability is exceptional and mostly automatic: {{Skill|Death Blossom}} causes you to evade while defensive artifacts give you {{Tooltip|Protection}}. Simply keep attacking and you'll stay alive.
+This build boils down to using your abilities with shared buffs, those being your Venoms and artifacts from {{Skill|Skritt Swipe}}, then using {{Skill|Death Blossom}} and autoattack chains until your venoms and swipe are off cooldown again. Your survivability is exceptional and mostly automatic: {{Skill|Death Blossom}} causes you to evade while defensive artifacts give you {{Tooltip|Protection}}. Simply keep attacking and you'll stay alive.
 ===Damage===
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 * {{Skill|Chak Shield}} is an artifact that creates a projectile-destroying shield.
 * If your enemy gives itself boons, you can use {{Skill|Skritt Swipe}} to steal three of them for yourself.
-* You can hide behind your summoned Jagged Horror (summoned every 60s from {{Relic|Relic of the Lich}} is taken) and have it tank for you momentarily. It has 7000 health, but you can heal it and give it barrier by using artifacts while close to it.
+* You can hide behind your summoned Jagged Horror (from {{Relic|Relic of the Lich}}) and have it tank for you momentarily. It has fairly low health health, but you can heal it and give it barrier by using artifacts while close to it.
 * If you need to quickly escape a fight, you can swap to your {{Tooltip|Shortbow}} and use {{Skill|Infiltrator's Arrow}} to teleport away.