Blue Burglar

Blue Line DPS Burglar ‘Quiet Knife’ Build

By Moskin – Updated for Yondershire, U33

Gear Slot	Set Piece	Location
Earring 1	Earring	Hiddenhoard Raid
Earring 2	Earring	Hiddenhoard Raid
Necklace	Necklace	Hiddenhoard Raid
Pocket	Pocket	Hiddenhoard Raid
Bracelet 1	Bracelet	Storvagun Winter Festival
Bracelet 2	Bracelet	Storvagun Winter Festival
Ring 1	Ring	Hiddenhoard Raid
Ring 2	Ring	Hiddenhoard Raid

Starter Build

The 140 Level Gear from this Build can be acquired by playing the 3 and 6 man instances, higher difficulty will award better loot. Having this gear will allow to progress level capped Raids. As for Essences, you can use the ones you get from Questing or Crafting (whichever Tier is fine), and try to follow the Stat Goals above and Slot the ones which are needed by your Class.

Armour Pieces

Gear Slot	Set Piece	Location
Helm	Burglar’s Helm	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Chest	Burglar’s Chest	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Shoulders	Burglar’s Shoulders	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Gloves	Burglar’s Gloves	Gundabad 3-Man Instance
Legs	Burglar’s Legs	Gundabad 3-Man Instance
Boots	Burglar’s Boots	Gundabad 3-Man Instance
Cloak	Burglar’s Cloak	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Off-hand	Agility Sword	Embers Box Barter
Class Item	Burglar’s Tools	Throne Raid Barter Use Class Essence here also.

Jewelry Pieces

Gear Slot	Set Piece	Location
Earring 1	Earring	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Earring 2	Earring	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Necklace	Necklace	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Pocket	Pocket	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Bracelet 1	Bracelet	Storvagun Winter Festival
Bracelet 2	Bracelet	Storvagun Winter Festival
Bracelets Alternative	Bracelet	Mountain-hold Barter. Use these if no Storvagun Bracelets
Ring 1	Ring	Gundabad 6-Man Instance
Ring 2	Ring	Gundabad 6-Man Instance

Essences

Essence Name	Essence	Note
Class Essence	Critical Harmony	Use this on Class Item
Critical Rating	Critical Rating	Use these to reach near Critical Rating cap.
Physical Mastery	Physical Mastery	Use these to reach near Physical Mastery cap.
Critical Rating Trigger	Critical Trigger	Use 1 of these.
Physical Mastery Trigger	Mastery Trigger	Use 1 of these.
Tactical Mitigation	Tactical Mitigation	Use these to fill slots after above Essences are met.

Trait Trees

Blue Tree:

Virtues

These are the virtues I use to reach the Stat Goals. I use mostly Offensive options, but if need be, some of them can be switched to more Defensive options as well, depending on the type of fight. More explained down below.

Here are the Virtues which go along with the Stat Goals:

1. Determination (Great for Mastery and Critical Rating)
2. Valour (Great for Mastery, Finesse and Critical Rating)
3. Confidence (Great for Critical Rating and Finesse)
4. Wit (Great for Finesse, Mastery and Critical Rating)
5. Loyalty (Great for Vitality and survival)
   • If you need extra Survivability, swap Wit with Fidelity

If you don’t have these virtues, here are some alternatives:

• Fidelity (Great for Vitality + Tactical Mit)
• Tolerance (Gives great amount of Tactical Mit, decent Physical Mit and Resistance)
• Innocence (Gives great amount of Physical Mit, decent Tactical Mit Mit and Resistance)

Legendary Items

Here is the setup for Blue Burglars. With the new LI system, Burglars can have a common Bag (Class Item), which can be shared across different Trait lines, but they will need an unique Weapon for each line, for optimized Traceries.

1-Hander Weapon – Blue Line

Type	Sockets
Heraldic Tracery	Heraldry of the Sparrow
Word of Power	Single Target Attack Criticals
Word of Power	Single Target Attack Damage
Word of Mastery	Addle Tactical Damage Debuff
Word of Mastery	Cunning Attack Bleed Damage
Word of Mastery	All In Melee Damage
Word of Mastery	Surprise Strike Critical Chance & Backstab Bonus
Word of Mastery	Surprise Strike Damage
Word of Mastery	Harmful Gamble Damage
Word of Craft	Heroic Precision
Word of Craft	Heroic Precision

Burglar’s Tools (Class Item)

Type	Sockets
Heraldic Tracery	Heraldry of the Sparrow
Word of Power	Damage Over Time
Word of Power	Area Effect Attack Criticals
Word of Power	Area Effect Attack Damage
Word of Mastery	Backstab Damage
Word of Mastery	Chain Skills Critical Chance
Word of Mastery	Chain Skill Critical Multiplier
Word of Mastery	Critical Response Skill Damage
Word of Mastery	Reveal Weakness Incoming Damage & Range
Word of Mastery	Subtle Stab Damage & Critical Multiplier
Word of Craft	Heroic Alacrity
Word of Craft	Heroic Alacrity

Rotation

by Moskin

*Note: This is evolving as I experiment, sorry if it changes on you! This is a pretty smooth one though and likely what I will settle on for permanent guide.

Rotation:
Stab, GA, Provoke (or aim, not both), FB, DES, Addle, Stab, then Pick a combo (ET+SS, ET+CA, SS+GS, CA+GS, SS+CA, ET+GS)

You want to make sure and use Expose at least every-other time through to keep up the bleed, preferably more like 75% of the time. ET is quick so if you use one of the other 3 skills+ ET you can keep up your speed to maximize FB/DES. You also want to use CA every-other time through to maximize bleed time. You can occasionally use it in back-to-back rotations when you get a situation where SS is on CD and you have a 5 or 6 bleed gamble up you don’t want to risk replacing. .

You don’t want to spend too many attempts trying to get a perfect roll so 4+ is usually fine. It can be tempting to really chase a 6 when all-in is running for that hefty bleed but don’t fall into that trap. Remember that the vast majority of your damage comes from FB/DES. Losing out on just 1 of those because you spent a bunch of time trying for a good bleed will be a nasty hit to dps that even a 6 bleed may not make up for. A tier-up on gamble bleed equates to roughly 80k dmg over the course of 30 seconds.

If you tier up from a 2 to a 5 for instance you will earn an extra 240k in total dmg if you leave the dot up until expiration. If however you are at 4 and roll a 1 you will lose about 40k dmg each tick until you can try again.

It’s a… gamble. Since the front of the rotation is essentially brainless and always the same I want to focus on optimal choices for the back of the rotation. Each time through you will be making a decision based on the following questions…

Possible combos… (ET+SS, ET+CA, SS+GS, CA+GS, SS+CA, ET+GS)

There are quite a few scenarios and I haven’t figured out how best to sum it up but here are a few (not all) examples based on a realistic battle flow.

There are numerous combinations of possibilities so you need to know your priorities. (Pick your highest 2)

This requires some practice and quick decision making to reach peak optimization. There is an easier alternative but the DPS ceiling with it is lower. Use the following static rotation for the easier method.

Open: All In, Stealth, Aim, DeS, stab, Expose, GS then alternate 1 and 2 below.

1. Stab, GA, Provoke, FB, DeS, Addle, stab, ET, Cunning/surprise/GS-pick 1

2. Stab, GA, Aim, FB, DeS, stab, ET, CA/SS/GS-pick 1

Consumables

There are the consumables I use on Burglar:

This is the Food I use:

Updated as of U33.

\****/