The issues with Thievery and Lucky Find aren't the fault of those Civil Skills; they're endemic of the absolutely insane Rocket Tag Economy that is DOS2's scaling and gear cycling.
Lucky Charm and Thievery are at a very good place right now, especially the latter; if you have a gripe with the fact that NOT taking them neuters your playstyle, take it up with the insane number ramping and kleptomaniac-enabled economy that they band-aid over.
