Guild Wars 2

so i havent played gw2 in a long time. just started getting back into it. tried to read up on the patch notes but taking it all in is a bit overwhelming. i really just wanna know what happen to shortbow. i see so much LB talk with its new buffs. has shortbow been kicked to the curb? is it ONLY for condi builds now? i may be wrong but i recall some people used to run SB and LB. is that still possible? sorry for the noobness.

Running both bows is pretty uncommon and generally not adviced because you then don’t have a defensive / mobilty weapon set (such as S/D or GS) which most people want. Also since the 2 bows are bent towards different builds (LB being power and SB being condition / hybrid) it’s pretty hard to make a build which can justify using both.

In regards to the SB itself… A lot of people don’t like it much or consider it to be of much use, although personally I still feel it’s one of the best choices for any condition or hybrid build which has precision (so Rabid, Celestial, Rampagers. Not Dire / Settler / Carrion) because of all the bleed procs. It can do serious damage in such a build and gives you a solid ranged / kiting option, which other condition / hybrid weapons like Axe or Sword don’t.