GW2. Open World Build. Power Daredevil Open World. Staff Daredevil. Thief PvE.
Last Update: April 2024
The Power Daredevil for Open World is a mobile staff thief build that is simple but requires good positioning and timing to survive and maximize damage dealt.
Dodging deals damage and gives damage modifiers. Try to dodge before depleting initiative on the Staff damaging abilities 2 or 5 (depending on whether you need an evade or not). Use Steal (to trigger Celerity Sigil) and Haste for quickness to improve the speed of your Staff 1. Dodging and Staff 5 are not affected by quickness, so prefer not to overlap them. Use Signet of Agility and Channeled Vigor when you run out of dodges.
Because dodging displaces your character, you want to dodge through your enemy so that you land on top of them to deal damage, rather than dodging away. Make sure to stand at maximum melee range when performing your staff skills so that you can immediately dodge through your target and be in range to keep attacking with staff skills. Because Staff 2 and 5 remove control of your character, you must reposition while using Staff 1 to maximize your animations.
Skill Priority:
- Dodge to upkeep Bounding Dodger buff
- Steal (if needing gap closer or more resources)
- Channeled Vigor (if needing dodges)
- Staff 5 (if needing an evade or mobility)
- Staff 2
- Staff 1
Position yourself at the maximum hit range while using Staff 1 so you can time your dodges when you need to evade an attack but still dodge through the enemy to still be in range and damage them with your dodge.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Berserker | ||
| Shoulders Berserker | ||
| Coat Berserker | ||
| Gloves Berserker | ||
| Leggings Berserker | ||
| Boots Berserker |
Primary Weapon Set
| Staff Berserker |
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Secondary Weapon Set
| Shortbow Berserker |
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| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Berserker | |
| Ring Berserker | |
| Ring Berserker | |
| Accessory Berserker | |
| Accessory Berserker | |
| Backpiece Berserker |
Relic
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Jade Bot Core: for extra vitality
- Sigil: instead of Cleansing
Skills
| Staff | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Shortbow | |
Traits
Alternatives
- Critical Strikes: when you don’t need the extra healing and can go full damage
Build Template
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Updated Gameplay:
Credit to Vallun for the video.
