GW2. Raid Build. Power Staff Daredevil. DPS Thief PvE.
Last Update: December 2023
Overview
The Power Staff Daredevil is a DPS thief build that is simple, mobile, and can steal powerful skills from specific bosses which can allow it to situationally provide utility to its team.
Playstyle
Role: DPS 
Dodging deals damage and gives damage modifiers. Try to dodge before depleting initiative on the Staff 2 or Staff 5 (depending on whether you need an evade or not).
Activating Assassin’s Signet gives a short burst of damage which you want to stack most of your damage into. Wait to keep your initiative and then dodge, use Assassin’s Signet, and spam Staff 2 and Fist Flurry during it.
Position yourself at the maximum hit range while using Staff 1 so you can dodge through the boss and still be in range to damage them with your dodge and instantly go into Staff 2 afterwards.
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
| Fractal x18 | |
| Optional x18 |
Skills
| Staff | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Shortbow | |
Alternatives
- Elite: when CC isn’t required
- Utility: for performing mechanics instantly
- Utility: for ferrying allies between locations quickly
Traits
Alternatives
- Deadly Arts: for double stolen skills on fights that have really useful steals such as Qadim, Matthias, Cardinal Adina
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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Simple and straightfoward. Thanks for this guide, I’m a beginner thief and It’s real challenging starting with this class compared to the others. Chhers!
I believe “Dagger Training” might be wrong, since it’s a Staff/Shortbow build
it’s a minimal increase because you don’t get the doubled effect from daggers, but it’s still better than the other options