Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build TL

Powerful Crossbow and Greatsword DPS TL Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! An Outrider Build that combines two different TL Weapons, in order to create a deadly combination of mid-range and melee attacks. The Build offers great single target damage with its Crossbow abilities but also shines in AOE gameplay, thanks to the Greatsword skills and the Skill Specialization system.

With Frost Based effects and devastating attacks you can control the fight and defeat multiple enemies at the same time. A mobile DPS Build that can kite stronger targets or face them in melee combat. You can use this Build in every PVE content, from Open World farming to Dungeons and Guild Raids. This Guide will show you the best skills and gear you can use, to create a powerful DPS Build in Throne and Liberty! For Outrider PVP, you can take a look at my Greatsword and Crossbow PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build are Dexterity and Strength. Dexterity increases your Critical damage while Strength helps with better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build TL

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Mortal Mark: Damages and Weakens enemies.
• Quick Fire: Nice damage burst skill that deals more damage to weakened enemies.
• Wind Snatcher: Deals damage and Weakens the target.
• Willbreaker: AOE Skill that debuffs enemies.
• Devastating Smash: AOE Stun skill.
• Nimble Leap: Mobility skill that boosts Attack Speed, Range and Critical Damage but also resets Quick Fire.
• Weak Point Shot: Deals Damage and increases Critical Damage.
• Annihilation Barrage Shot(Merciless Barrage): Massive AOE damage to all enemies around you.
• Frost Cleaving(Gaia Crash): Frost AOE Damage skill.
• Ice Tornado(Devastating Tornado): Frost AOE Damage Skill.
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Fires Frost projectiles and slows down enemies.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

You can also use the Selfless Diffusion Skill for slightly better skill cooldowns. The Best Defense Skill for the Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build is Rupturing Parry, Crossbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Ambidexterity: Increases Off-Hand Weapon Damage.
• Nature’s Power: Increases your damage when using a mobility skill.
• Bloodlust: Boosts Skill Damage Boost and Critical Damage.
• Piercing Strike: Increases Damage.
• Robust Constitution: Boosts Max Health and Health Regen.
• Vital Force: Increases Hit, Stun Chance and Damage.
• Victor’s Morale: Restores Mana and Health.
• Raging Frenzy: Boosts Skill 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 Crossbow Greatsword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Quick Fire: Damage Increase, Min Chain Fire increase
• Mortal Mark: Chain Effects
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Frost Shot
• Wind Snatcher: Damage Transfer
• Nimble Leap: Cooldown Reset, Consecutive Use
• Merciless Barrage: Annihilation Barrage Shot
• Weak Point Shot: Expand Conditions
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing, Duration increased
• Devastating Tornado: Ice Tornado
• Gaia Crash: Frost Cleaving, Attack Speed increase, Critical Hit Chance increase
• Willbreaker: Damage Area Change

Best Skills Combinations for Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. Always activate Mother Nature’s Protest before you start your attack, so you can deal Frost Damage and slow down your enemies. Some of the Best Skills Combos for the Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Mortal Mark+Wind Snatcher+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire: Mark and Debuff your target, deal damage with Quick Fire and use Nimble Leap to boost your damage and reset Quick Fire.
• Devastating Smash+Willbreaker+Weak Point Shot+Mortal Mark+Wind Snatcher+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire: Start your attack with a Stun, debuff the enemy and boost your Critical Damage, then deal massive damage with your Crossbow skills.
• Devastating Smash+Willbreaker+Frost Cleaving+Ice Tornado+Annihilation Barrage Shot: The Ultimate AOE combo that can destroy multiple targets at the same time.

Best Weapon Mastery for Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build Throne and Liberty

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

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Lesser Weaken Augment
• Damage Resistance Expertise
• Max Health Intensity
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Mana Regen Intensity
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• CC Resistance Augment
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Ranged Hit Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Attack Range Expertise
• Greater Movement Speed Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Annihilator
• Mirage Dancer

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
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• 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
• Ranged Endurance Expertise
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

Best Gear for Crossbow and Greatsword 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 Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build is:

• Calanthia’s Repeaters of Ruin(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build is a full Demonic Beast Hunter Set, that increases Attack Speed, Cooldown and grants Bonus Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Lucien’s Repeaters of Termination(Crossbow) with the Morokai’s Soulfire Greatblade(Greatsword).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a full Abyss Slayer Set, that boosts Max Damage, Critical Hit Chance and restores Health on Critical Hit. For Weapons you can combine the Bercant’s Spineflower Crossbows(Crossbow) with the Grayeye’s Bloodlust Greatsword(Greatsword).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a full Ghost Wolf Set, that grants Bonus Damage and increases Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Rex Chimaerus’s Crossbows(Crossbow) with the Duke Magna’s Fury Warblade(Greatsword).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Crossbow and Greatsword 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 Crossbow Greatsword 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!

Crossbow and Greatsword DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Great Single Target and AOE Damage	Fights in Melee, which makes you vulnerable
Superb Self Healing and Sustain	Limited Crowd Control(Stun, Slow)
Frost Damage	–
Able to Kite enemies	–
Mobile Build	–

A Mobile Crossbow and Greatsword DPS TL Build that can control the fight with its ability to attack from Range or Melee. The Build offers both Single Target and AOE farming attacks, that allow you to clear any type of PVE content. Most of the time you will be fighting in melee range, which makes you more vulnerable. Despite that, your Sustain and Self Healing capabilities are amazing and you can survive multiple enemies easier thanks to that.

The Frost Damage skills of this Outrider TL Build enhance its identity and add another form of Crowd Control. The Build’s CC however remains limited, since you only have one Stun and Speed Reduction effects.