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+\subsection{Thief}
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+Thieves can block all eggs reliably, however they lack the invulnerability skills necessary to block husks or AoEs.
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+As for your egg blocking skills, you have access to \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Smoke_Screen}{\uskill{Smoke Screen}} and \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Seal_Area}{\uskill{Seal Area}} (after using \href{https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Prepare_Seal_Area}{\uskill{Prepare Seal Area}}).
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+\uskill{Smoke Screen} is fairly easy to use, as it is a big AoE projectile destruction field.
+It lasts for 7 seconds, which is more than enough to comfortably cover a full spit.
+To use it, stand inside the wurm and cast it.
+The big radius means that it should cover the Sweet Spot without issues.
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+Since one reflect is not enough to reliably block on your own, you need either a second egg blocker with you,  or you need a back-up reflection skill.
+Thieves can use \uskill{Seal Area} as a back-up, however it is not as straightforward to use as \uskill{Smoke Screen}.
+In order to use \uskill{Seal Area}, you first have to use \uskill{Prepare Seal Area} at the location that you want to block at.
+In addition to the half-second cast time, the preparation also has a 3 second arming time, which means you have to prepare the sealed area at least 4.5 seconds before you expect to use it.
+This means it is not enough to use it when you see the spit animation happening, you have to have one prepared preemptively.
+
+On the bright side, once you have prepared the \uskill{Seal Area}, it will last for 5 minutes.
+This means that you usually don't have to worry about it running out, so you can always have a \uskill{Seal Area} prepared.
+Place it down when the event starts, and refresh it whenever you have time (or during a burn phase).
+Additionally, the cooldown starts after you prepare it, not after you use it, which means you can have one prepared permanently.
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+Therefore, the combination of \uskill{Smoke Screen} and \uskill{Seal Area} is enough to block all eggs, given that you remember to prepare the seal area whenever you have time.
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+
 \section{General Tips}
 
 This section has some general tips and tricks that might make blocking (or fullblocking) easier for you.