TheBandit.7031 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I was roaming in WvW with my thief, with a full zerker build, and then suddenly I'm downed by a 17.5k backstab. I then take 2k double strikes, 5.6k shadow shot, and 8.7k heartseeker. I run a full zerker build and my backstabs hit for about 8k. How on earth did he hit that high? I died too fast too see what specialization he was using but I'd certainly like this build that hits double as hard as my full zerker build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglemonkey.8741 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Did the thief hit you at all before the backstab? The numbers suggest to me he was a deadeye (shadow shot on my old D/P bound daredevil could hit 7-8k against glassy thieves easily, sometimes higher, so high backstab but average follow up attacks suggests malicious backstab imo). I can hit a backstab of around 17k against zerker thieves/mesmers on this:http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQNAoaUn0MBVOhlOB+OBUGjFkCj/S2JLlcNgAwCwLHcD6BA-j1SBQBL4QAYGlgJU9DKpCCWU6lP9BA4IAcl9H0wDAYhnAgMqMIAACwNbz28mBu5Nv5Nv5NrNv5Nv5Nv5Nv5NvZpAqSCG-wI normally run S/D offset with signet of agility as infiltrator's strike and the boon steal from larcenous strike is more useful imo (rifle is kinda self sufficient damage wise in WvW), but malicious backstab with full malice hits extremely hard even without specifically building into it. You can get waaaaay more damage on deadeye than I do if you go full ham. This is assuming deadeye tho, if he didn't hit you to build up malice a few times it's probably something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBandit.7031 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 @"Jugglemonkey.8741" said:Did the thief hit you at all before the backstab? The numbers suggest to me he was a deadeye (shadow shot on my old D/P bound daredevil could hit 7-8k against glassy thieves easily, sometimes higher, so high backstab but average follow up attacks suggests malicious backstab imo). I can hit a backstab of around 17k against zerker thieves/mesmers on this:http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQNAoaUn0MBVOhlOB+OBUGjFkCj/S2JLlcNgAwCwLHcD6BA-j1SBQBL4QAYGlgJU9DKpCCWU6lP9BA4IAcl9H0wDAYhnAgMqMIAACwNbz28mBu5Nv5Nv5NrNv5Nv5Nv5Nv5NvZpAqSCG-wI normally run S/D offset with signet of agility as infiltrator's strike and the boon steal from larcenous strike is more useful imo (rifle is kinda self sufficient damage wise in WvW), but malicious backstab with full malice hits extremely hard even without specifically building into it. You can get waaaaay more damage on deadeye than I do if you go full ham. This is assuming deadeye tho, if he didn't hit you to build up malice a few times it's probably something else. He did not hit me before, just a straight 17.5k backstab. I haven't unlocked deadeye yet but I'll give that a shot. How did he hit that high without malice though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arioch.4810 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 popped sigil+critical strikes+food and util.... if everything falls in place it's a monster backstab, but i dislike that build since you lack sooo many things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokeenoppa.5384 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Deadly arts/critical strikes/DaredevilAssassins signet activated, Dodge used.This kind of setup needs lot of work, easier just do 21k vaults ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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