Echo XIII.5672

I'll be dead honest with you. Thief I've tried all methods of tanking, lifesteal, evasion, dodging builds you can think of. I came to the conclusion that, if you want to take on mobs head on and take damage while doing damage, you're better off playing something like a necromancer or so. Reapers can handle that very well while still being somewhat tanky (due to their blood magic trait line) For thieves, you're pretty much going to want to burst and out in any situation. Relatively almost impossible to fight champions anywhere outside Core Tyria. Some other classes can solo champion bounties and some in HoT Expansion, but thieves just don't have the level of damage and survivability to handle them. It's best played as a Lead DPS class for more team-oriented PvE such as Fractals and Raids. I played Thief since the start of the game release up until 2019, I've decided that my necromancer can sustain fights, solo Bounties, and tank solo HP in HoT (Tank Scourge). I prefer having the ability to do these more than team-oriented gameplay.