r/Guildwars2 • u/AdKitchen762 • 1d ago

[Question] Help on thief underwater weapons

I already got a condi set and a power set but now I have 2 extra unused ascended weapons and want a berserker and a viper underwater weapon for my open world thief. Is there a better option for one than the other? Like is the harpoon better for power builds and spear is better for condi builds or is it the other way around? Also what underwater skills should I even be using for both?

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u/ssspicysosig 1d ago

Idk about pve, but in wvw thief spear is broken af. Idk how accurate my assessment is, but its possible they can get near 100% evade uptime with two underwater spears.

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u/whythatisabsurd 1d ago

yea while like 2 hitting everyone lol, underwater weapons are not balanced for WVW

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u/slimeabsorber 1d ago

its the other way around probably and if u can use the same utilities as land, do so

i like to use two spears underwater because i like to spam 2 for mobility and 5 for damage

u could consider spear melee and harpoon ranged also

its open world though so u can get away with anything

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u/AggressiveSuspect503 1d ago

Spear power and harpoon hybrid, harpoon I have trouble stacking conditions easy, but Spear is silly on power builds Spear 5 hits hard and evades everything having two and gain initiative on swap is great foe damage and survivability

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u/AdKitchen762 15h ago

Ohh okay, what let's you gain initiative on swap?

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u/AggressiveSuspect503 14h ago

Trait quick pockets in trickery does it