Guild Wars 2

which do you prefer, for P/P, P/D, and/or Shortbow?

P/D is stronger with conditions, P/P Shortbow (and every other weapon) are a whole lot stronger with Power/Crit, while P/D is still usable with Power/Crit. Imo, if you want flexibility in weaponset, Power/Crit is the better choice.

I run this build in SPvP and it absolutely amazing.
If you use all 4 venoms and then Shadow Refuge and attack your enemy with pistol 1 (stealthed) through the Dark Field it has some of the highest burst in-game and not only that, but steals an absolute ton of health.

Try it out in SPvP on a target dummy, it’s beatiful.

@zach i use the same build idea just with power runes as precision dont give much back

why you tell them ? why? why?

Like the above folks, I actually like Rampager with all 3 sets. They all 3 have substantial enough physical and condition damage that it’s worth sacrificing crit damage for both for the flexibility it provides, especially if you run with the right build.

@zach Interesting build. I too am unsure as why you took thieves runes though with an already low precision.

Is it just that 10 percent bonus? Would you not get close to that with just more power thus no need to get to the side or back?

Have you considered adventurers? I keep looking at them power and condition both AND another dodge when you heal.

The great thing about P/D is that it can be used as both a power and condition set. Used as a condition set, you mainly do not swap to different weapons so it lacks a bit of diversity there. As a power set it can be used quite well with many other weapons, I personally prefer a S/D – P/D combo, which gives you melee and ranged abilities. I’ve got hardly any experience with P/P so I can’t help you there.