Crossbow and Sword DPS Build TL

Powerful Crossbow and Sword DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Raider TL Build, that combines the rapid attacks of the Crossbow with melee attacks and defense of the Sword. This guide will show you how to make a strong off meta DPS Build in Throne and Liberty!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Crossbow and Sword DPS Build are Dexterity and Wisdom. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers while Wisdom assists with better Mana Regen. Strength can also help with better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Crossbow and Sword DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Crossbow Sword 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.
• Annihilation Blade(A Shot at Victory): Deals AOE Damage and boosts Sword Skill Damage.
• Annihilating Slash: Deals AOE Damage.
• Witty Retort: AOE Damage skill that restores Mana.
• Nimble Leap: Mobility skill that boosts Attack Speed, Range and Critical Damage.
• Strategic Rush: Gap closer that pushes and stuns enemies.
• Merciless Barrage: Deals massive damage.
• Week Point Shot: Deals damage and boosts party’s damage.
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Fires Shock based projectiles.
• Selfless Diffusion: Decreases skills cooldown.
• Mana Exchange: Sacrifices Health to restore Mana.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Rupturing Parry, Crossbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Crossbow and Sword DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Eagle Vision: Increases Damage and Weaken Chance based on your distance from target.
• Nature’s Power: Increases your damage when using a mobility skill.
• Ambidexterity: Increases Off-Hand Weapon Damage.
• Bloodlust: Boosts Skill Damage Boost and Critical Damage.
• Detection: Boosts speed and Evasion when attacked.
• Skillful Evasion: Boosts Evasion
• Impenetrable: Increases defense based on number of enemies.
• Morale Boost: Decreases Skills Cooldown when colliding with a target.

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 and Sword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Quick Fire: Gale, Min Chain Fire increase, Cooldown Reduction
• Mortal Mark: Chain Effects
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Lightning Shot
• Nimble Leap: Cooldown Reset, Consecutive Use
• Mana Exchange: Effect Boost
• Merciless Barrage: Gale
• Week Point Shot: Expand Conditions, Cooldown reduction
• Strategic Rush: Affected Targets increase
• Annihilating Slash: Consecutive Use
• Witty Retort: Consecutive Use
• A Shot at Victory: Annihilation Blade, Effect Boost

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

• Week Point Shot+Mortal Mark+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Merciless Barrage. Your main Crossbow combo!
• Annihilation Blade+Witty Retort x2+Annihilating Slash x2. Your main Sword combo.

Always activate Mother Nature’s Protest and Selfless Diffusion. Crowd Control enemies with Strategic Rush and restore Mana with Mana Exchange.

Best Weapon Mastery for Crossbow and Sword 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
• Lesser Debuff Duration Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• Weaken Intensity
• Off-Hand Double Attack Expertise
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Ranged Hit Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Attack Range Expertise
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Greater Mana Regen Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Annihilator
• Mirage Dancer

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

Common:

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

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Weaken and Damage Expertise
• Boss Defense Intensity
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Mana Cost Efficiency Expertise
• Mana Regen Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Heavy Attack Augment
• Attack Speed Intensity
• Melee Defense Expertise
• Damage Increase Expertise

Epic:

• Blade Momentum
• Wisdom’s Path

Best Gear for Crossbow 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 Crossbow and Sword 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 Sword DPS Build is a full Demonic Beast Hunter Set, that increases Attack Speed, Cooldown and grants Bonus Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Abyssal Hunter’s Soulchaser Crossbows(Crossbow) with the Gruesome Greatsword of the Abyss(Sword).

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 Crimson Doomblade(Sword).

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 Karnix’s Netherblade(Sword).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Crossbow 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 Crossbow 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!

Crossbow and Sword DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Fast Rapid attacks and play style	Limited CC
High Mobility	No active Heal Skill
decent Mana consumption	–
Offers support and can restore Mana	–

This Crossbow and Sword DPS Build, offers a fast play style in Throne and Liberty! A Raider TL Build that deals rapid burst damage but is also sturdy, thanks to the Sword skills.