Greatsword and Sword DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Sword DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Crusader melee Build that combines two strong TL weapons, to create a Tanky Brawler Play style. A combination that offers a mix of Single Target and AoE abilities and will help you clear every type of PVE content with success.

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Greatsword and Sword 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 Sword DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Sword 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.
• Annihilation Blade(A Shot at Victory): Deals AOE Damage and boosts Sword Skill Damage.
• Concentrated Barrier(Counter Barrier): Deals damage and boosts Shield Block Chance
• Desperate Clash(Fierce Clash): Deals AOE Damage and applies Prone.
• Strategic Rush: Gap closer that pushes and stuns enemies.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and applies Prone.
• Willbreaker: AOE Skill that debuffs enemies.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Annihilating Slash: Deals AOE Damage.
• Devastating Smash: AOE Stun 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 Sword 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.
• Raging Frenzy: Boosts Skill Damage Boost.
• Resilient Mind: Restores Mana and Health.
• Impenetrable: Increases defense based on number of enemies.
• Morale Boost: Reduces Cooldown of skills.

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 Sword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Stunning Blow: Damage Increased, Hit Chance increase, Effect Duration Increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage increased, Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Willbreaker: Damage Area Change
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage
• Strategic Rush: Range increase
• Fierce Clash: Desperate Clash, Damage Increase
• Counter Barrier: Concentrated Barrier
• Annihilating Slash: Consecutive Use
• A Shot at Victory: Annihilation Blade, Boost Effects

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Sword 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 Sword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow. A strong single target combination that immobilizes targets and executes them.
• Devastating Smash+Willbreaker+Annihilation Blade+Concentrated Barrier+Desperate Clash+Annihilating Slash x2+Guillotine Blade. A Massive AOE Damage combination to deal with multiple enemies.
• Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Willbreaker+Annihilation Blade+Concentrated Barrier+Desperate Clash+Annihilating Slash x2. A mix of single target and AOE skills combo!

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword and Sword 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
• Melee Endurance Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• 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
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Sword and Shield Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Melee Hit Augment
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Lesser Health Regen Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Weaken and Damage Expertise
• Collision Resistance Augment
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Mana Cost Efficiency Expertise
• Mana Regen Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Heavy Attack Augment
• Attack Speed Intensity
• Stun Resistance and Damage Expertise
• Melee Defense Expertise
• CC Resistance Intensity

Epic:

• Blade Momentum
• Wisdom’s Path

Best Gear for Greatsword and Sword 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 Sword 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 Sword 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 Gruesome Greatsword of the Abyss(Sword).

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 Greyeye’s Bloodlust Greatsword(Greatsword) with the Blade of Fiendish Fortitude(Sword).

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 Karnix’s Netherblade(Sword).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Greatsword and Sword 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 Sword 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 Sword DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Great Single Target and AOE Damage	Lack of Ranged Attacks
Great CC(Stun, Push, Prone)	Limited Mobility
Great Health and Defense	–
Superb Sustain and Self Heal	–

This Greatsword and Sword DPS Build offers great Single Target and AOE Damage, so you can defeat any type of enemy and clear every content successfully! With your immobilization effects you can control the field with ease as well. This weapon combination also offers great base Health and defense. With DaVinci’s Courage and Passive abilities you get reliable healing and sustain. However this Crusader TL Build lacks mobility and ranged attacks which limits it to pure melee gameplay.