I can kill stuff much faster with P/P or P/D/S. I know that SB is meant to be more utility weapon, but damage part still shouldn’t have been so love. Probably lowest ranged weapon dmg in the game.
My post is based upon wvw damage when i was full glass.
No, not lowest ranged damage. Before i changed my spec i was critting 80%plus for up to 3500 damage with just my auto attack. The auto attack also hits up to 3 people. If you get 3 crits ( and with my crit chance it happened a lot) that is like 10500 damage in one auto attack. Some mitigating factors may change it a little, but overall damage is decent.
The damage is good, but I wish they would either increase the speed of the projectile or make it heat seeking as it use to be. Because unless you hit down people or pets, you miss 80% of your shots.
I never used runes like other people in my armor. For the 6 pieces of armor I used “Ruby Orb” because I got the ferocity.
Ruby Orb
Power = +120
Precision = +84
Ferocity = +84
Minotaur Steak
Precision = +60 Ferocity = +50
Superior Sharpening Stone
Power = 6% of Toughness
Power = 4% of Vitality.
Assassin’s Signet
Signet of Agility
Side note. I also traited Deadly Arts to Executioner for the +20% Damage if opponent under 50% health. Major pew pew. In a blob fight, I always cycled to start with someone near 50% health to make sure I got the additional damage.
It’s been a while since I ran the build, but it was deadly. I once jumped in-between 5 stacked enemies and downed 3 in as many seconds with dagger storm.
“Edit” What is really funny, is this is the build I figured out how to solo the eye of zhaitan with. All done with shortbow. So easy to be mush if you get hit, but you melt anyone you hit.
SB is, like u said a utility weapon. If they restored its poison upkeep capability to its earlier state and add a bit more leap range to skill3 it would be perfectly balanced. So
choking gas should cause a longer poison on its last tick like 6s, so ppl staying in it get punished,( it was only used against downed bodies anyways and its still weak foe condi specs)
disabling shot has such little leapback that always get hit by melee attackers right after the evade frames before the skill finishes casting
it has decent cleave potential, but its dmg isnt too high especially single target. Which is fine because it has to have its weaknesses
