Thief meta?
more or less.
D/D is your big damage single target.
S/P is your cleaving damage
Shortbow is a utility tool. (best in game in my opinion) various uses of course. getting around stacking might and or weakness. cluster bombing for world farming. etc.
build info and some good questions answered. courtesy of Nike
SB is a must for longer stealth skips. Smoke screen + #2 and later shadow refuge will give you enough stealth to do pretty much anything.
I presume it’s D/D for bosses, and S/P for trash?
And shortbow, only use to premight stack and to get around quicker? Or is clusterbomb best for aoe spam?
Noob questions I know. XD
Yea, you got it with Short Bow, but it’s also good for AoE trash when they’re spread out further than what you can cleave with the sword.
Also, if you want a really good, detailed guide to thief meta builds as well as how to use them, check out Chase’s guide on the GuildWars2Guru forums:
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/87167-a-guide-to-the-thief-meta/
The Pure DPS Build in that guildwars2guru link (the 30/30/0/0/10) is the way to go. Sundering Strikes + Improvisation + FGS + multiple teleports = Win.