Guild Wars 2

Does anyone know if there is a short bow build for the thieve? Just curious because I’m about to hit level 80 on my main and when I gear him out I’m going to be rolling a thieve but I like to play far caster. (Even on my Guardian I use specter and shield.) Anyways, If anyone knows of a good thieve build with short bow I’d very much appreciate a build thread post on here. Thanks!

Come on all you guys are looking at this thread and don’t know the answer too it? Must be some noobs on forums tonight….

“All you guys looking at this thread” is because of the lousy undescriptive topic title. Dunno why I hoped to find thread content meaningful to me when the topic title is not meaningful.

Point: make good descriptive titles so that you can help people help you.

Now that I’ve said that, last I saw “Venomous Aura” trait was a common preferred focal point for shortbow builds. But in WvW that mainly works well when sitting on and defending a wall, which I don’t think I would want to do (doesn’t seem like a good use of Thief, but it can work) (anything works in PvE, so no comment there). I myself want to find a good build for shortbow, but I personally gave up, I felt its skills weren’t as exciting as the other weapons.

I think taking advantage of poison is a better focal point than Venomous Aura (of course, if you choose the Shadow Arts line, Venomous Aura is still a reasonable accompaniment to Spider Venom even if you equip just the one venom skill).

Don’t get but hurt bro I didn’t know there were princess’ on the forums who got so anal about my topics. Uh but anyways I just wanted a build. Everything you said after your kittening I don’t even understand seeing as I don’t know the class yet…

He’s saying don’t bother. I tend to agree with him. SB’s are great in zerg vs zerg and getting around. Thief as a zerg member isn’t really where the class shines and you can get around via other means so… most folks carry the SB as a secondary utility tool.

SimpleKingly.5021:

ust curious because I’m about to hit level 80 on my main and when I gear him out I’m going to be rolling a thieve but I like to play far caster.

There are some good shortbow builds … but shortbow’s strengths aren’t really as a long range weapon. Shotgunning it from melee range is a good way to put out good burst AE damage, and you can use it point-blank on combo fields for great utility, but if you’re wanting a long ranged weapon you’re going to find it lacking for most situations.

Please update title to say “Requesting SB Specs” Just helps us assist you better.

I use this one: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAV8alYm6Oncy9E95Ey2jKUn4JPFfVX1pgrsKA;TIAg0CnA

I use a mix of Zerk/Valk armor and trinkets, Zerk weapons, and my auto attack crits for 2-4k. A lot of ways to keep away from your targets. When you heal every 15 seconds you gain vigor for 10 seconds. You almost never run out of dodges.

You can change your elite and SR for something of your preference but I like SR because I can get away from fights I will probably die in.

20% more damage when below 50%
10% more damage when ini is above 6
10% more damage if they have a coniditon

Steal does massive damage since a power build. Good for spike and shotgunning cluster bomb on top of them.

Aoe poison/weakness

12% increase in crit chance when hitting from side and at high health.

3 dodges. That give swiftness. And if you heal you get vigor, your heal is also a dodge.

Ini is recovered when you get crits as well as through a utility skill, tho i would swap this for shadows refuge, since its to good not to have.

Heal and utility create distance. Teleport used for escaping, gap closing.

Elite daggerstorm, you should know why.

Decent enough build, if your scared to fight up close.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAV8alYmiO3dy9E+5Ey2jKcn4JdG0EO1fgrA;TIAg0CnA

Equipment and sigils/runes are up to you and your gold balance.

Pretty much the normal glass cannon build with some edits to trait choices. Shortbow is killer PBaOE with zerker build.