Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Dagger DPS TL Build for Throne and Liberty! A Ravager melee TL Build that combines the raw damage and Crowd Control capabilities of the Greatsword with extra Poison effects from the Dagger. The Greatsword and Dagger are two strong melee Weapons that complement and support each other with their unique skills. To maximize your potential with this DPS Build, you will have to stay close to your target and keep the pressure up. This Guide will show you the best Skills and Gear for a powerful DPS Build! For Ravager PVP, you can take a look at my Greatsword and Dagger PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build are Dexterity and Strength. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers while Strength offers better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty.

Best Active and Defense Skills

These are the Best Active and Defense Skills for the Build.

• Stunning Blow: Deals damage and stuns targets.
• Death Blow: Deals extra damage to stunned and Prone targets.
• Cruel Smite(Valiant Brawl): Attacks multiple times.
• Devastating Smash: AOE Stun skill.
• Inject Venom: Adds Poison to your Attacks.
• Precision Dash: Charges at the target and boosts your damage.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Brutal Incision: Deals massive damage to low Health and Poisoned enemies.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Fatal Stigma: Deals great damage.
• Cleaving Moonlight: AOE Damage skill.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Iron Point Parry, Greatsword’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Robust Constitution: Boosts Max Health and Health Regen.
• Vital Force: Increases Hit, Stun Chance and Damage.
• Cold Warrior: Increases Heavy Attack Chance and Critical hit against Stunned targets.
• Victor’s Morale: Restores Mana and Health.
• Assassin’s Instincts: Increases Critical Hit.
• Murderous Energy: Increases Poison Duration and Damage.
• Destructive Fang: Reduces target defense.
• Wrathful Edge: Increases Critical Damage.

Best Skill Specializations

The Skill Specialization System allows you to enhance your favorite skills and make them more effective! These are the Best Skill Specializations for the Greatsword Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Valiant Brawl: Cruel Smite
• Stunning Blow: Damage Increased, Hit Chance increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Duration increased, Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage increased, Cooldown reduction, Effect Duration increase
• Precision Dash: Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Devastating Smash: Chance increased, Effect Duration increase
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage, Cooldown reduction
• Cleaving Moonlight: Additional Damage
• Inject Venom: Cooldown Reduction, Mana Cost Reduced, Effect Duration Increase
• Brutal Incision: Damage Increase

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. Some of the Best Skills Combos for the Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Inject Venom+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite: Apply Poison to your attacks, stun your target, deal massive damage and set them Prone with Ascending Slash, then deal massive damage with Guillotine Blade, Death Blow and Cruel Smite.
• Inject Venom+Devastating Smash+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite: Almost identical combo to the first only this time you are using Devastating Smash to stun your target.
• Inject Venom+Stunning Blow or Devastating Smash+Death Blow+Cruel Smite: Stun your target and deal massive damage with Death Blow and Cruel Smite.
• Inject Venom+Devastating Smash+Cleaving Moonlight+Cruel Smite: An AOE skill combo to deal with multiple targets.

You can use Cleaving Moonlight, Fatal Stigma and Brutal Incision after every combo or to finish enemies! Precision Dash is your Gap closer that also boosts damage. Which means that you can use it as an alternative start to your combos, after casting Inject Venom!

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword and Dagger Build Throne and Liberty

Weapon Mastery allows you to unlock additional passive effects for the Weapons you are using. From the Greatsword Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Greatsword Max Damage Augment
• Collision Chance Offensive
• Lesser Stun Augment
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Melee Hit Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Bind Expertise
• Stun Duration Augment
• Max Health Expertise
• Melee Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Melee Hit Augment
• Melee Heavy Attack Intensity
• Damage Increase Expertise
• Greater Stun Augment
• Bind Resistance Expertise
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Dagger Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Weaken Chance Offensive
• Lesser Magic Heavy Attack Evasion Augment
• Lesser Buff Duration Augment
• Movement Speed Expertise

Uncommon:

• Critical Hit Augment
• Bonus Damage Expertise
• Crowd Control Intensity
• Attack Range Augment
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Off Hand Weapon Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Hit Augment
• Critical Damage Intensity
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Bind Chance Defense
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Critical Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Merciless Form
• Dexterous Power

Best Gear for Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build Throne and Liberty

Below you can find the Best Gear Sets for the Build, depending on the Gear Tier.

Heroic Hear

The Best Heroic Gear for the Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build is:

• Calanthia’s Implement of Finality(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build is a combination of Demonic Beast Hunter and Blood Knights Sets for a boost to Attack Speed, Cooldown and Critical Hit Chance. Alternatively you can use a full Blood Knights Set, that increases Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Morokai’s Soulfire Greatblade(Greatsword) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Flaying(Dagger).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a combination of Imperial Seeker and Wing Gale Sets, for a boost to Critical Damage and Critical Hit Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Naru’s Frenzied Greatblade(Greatsword) with the Bercant’s Whispering Daggers(Dagger).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a combination of Imperator and Death Sets, that boosts Melee Heavy Attack Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Duke Magna’s Fury Warblade(Greatsword) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Crippling(Dagger).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build you should focus on your favorite from Max Health, Buff or Debuff Duration, Evasion or Endurance, Cooldown Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency, Mana Regen, Attack Speed. As for Weapons you can use the usual Hit, Critical Hit, Heavy Attack Chance trio or add Attack Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency where possible.

Best Runes

By applying Runes to your Weapons and Accessories you can create synergies that offer extra bonuses! These are the Best Runes for the Greatsword Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Main Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Bonus Damage, Boss Bonus Damage
• Secondary Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Bonus Damage, Boss Bonus Damage
• Necklace: Max Health, Dexterity or Max Health, Wisdom
• Rings: Cooldown Speed, Perception
• Earrings: Critical Hit Chance, Hit Chance
• Bracelet: Attack Speed, Max Health
• Belt: Move Speed, Max Health

Best Artifact Set

The Best Artifact Set for the Build is Chaos Harbinger! A set that increases your Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage!

Greatsword and Dagger DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Single Target Melee Damage	Limited AOE Damage
Great CC(Stun, Prone)	Fight close to targets(more vulnerable)
Extra Poison Damage	No Ranged Attack
Superb Sustain and Self Heal	–
Heavy Attack Brawler	–

This is a powerful Greatsword and Dagger Melee DPS TL Build that offers superb single target damage. You can deal massive damage from close distance and have access to several Crowd Control Effects. The extra Poison damage from Dagger makes it easier to deal with tougher enemies as well. It is possible to heal with DaVinci’s Courage and survive when outnumbered. To maximize your efficiency though you will have to stay close to your targets which makes you more vulnerable. This Ravager TL Build lacks a ranged attack and also has limited AOE capabilities!