Coz with power builds u can fight back, with condi thief guess what ? nooooo (2- dodge-2-dodge....and repeat maybe a steal if u want to think ur perfect)2-3 first sec, ur health bar is almost gone :'( And we're talking about condi thief not ALL the condi builds. ;) A fresh power build engaging you has the same CD resource advantage. You can 'fight back' against them just as much. Which is...not much, but still. But if you'd like to keep things to thief - cool. If a fresh thief engages you and you have nothing left, you die anyway, and likely faster than a condi setup will take to murder you. because powerburst. really u miss the point there. ok, we gonna speak just about the thief as u want. A thief power build (sword), hit u with the 2 +3 and go back to his previous place. so u have just this 1 or 2 hits if he use the 3. (ur health bar don't move after) A thief condi build HIT u with 2 as the power build (not the same power we agree) dodge, another dodge (maybe a 3) and 2 again..... so he hit you and left you with a ton of cond.......ohh boy i don't even want to explain after this.....make ur idea. :/ If u can't see the différence, i can't help. So what are you doing when that thief is using #2 and dodging to use impaling. You are able to dodge and block and move as well. You are not a training golem.Right? Its very funny how many players let me use sword 2, back n forth, through a wall, until they are dead. Cover the sword 2 return spots, kite onto and off no port spots. Whatever you do, dont be a training golem ?