Greatsword and Longbow DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Longbow DPS TL Build for Throne and Liberty! A Ranger Build that combines two different TL Weapons, to deal massive damage from any range. The Build allows you to dictate range and deal massive melee damage or support with your Bow from distance. This DPS Guide will show you the best Skills and Gear to create a powerful Build!

Best Stats

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

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Longbow 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.
• Ensnaring Arrow: Binds enemies
• Strafing: Deals Massive Damage and applies Gale.
• Zephyr’s Nock: Deals massive damage to enemies with the Gale Status.
• Precision Dash: Charges at the target and boosts your damage.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Frost Cleaving(Gaia Crash): Frost AOE Damage skill.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Nature’s Blessing: Support skill that boosts Health and Mana Regen.
• Deadly Marker: Marks target, increases Critical Hit and decreases Skill Cooldown.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Overtaker, Longbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Greatsword and Longbow 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.
• Rapidfire Stance: Boosts Damage when you stand still.
• Steady Aim: Boosts Damage against Bound targets.
• Sniper’s Sense: Increases Critical Hit based on your distance from target.
• Distorted Sanctuary: Boosts Defense and Health regen based on number of party members.

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 and Longbow DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Stunning Blow: Cooldown reduction, Damage Increased, Hit Chance increase, Effect Duration increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage Increased, Effect Duration increase
• Precision Dash: Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Gaia Crash: Frost Cleaving, Critical Hit Chance increase, Attack Speed increase
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage
• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Deadly Marker: Bullseye
• Ensnaring Arrow: Duration increase, Hit Chance increase
• Strafing: Gale

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

• Deadly Marker+Ensnaring Arrow+Strafing x2+Zephyr’s Nock. A simple Ranged Attack Combo, that binds your target, applies Gale and deals massive damage with Zephyr’s Nock.
• Deadly Marker+Ensnaring Arrow+Strafing x2+Zephyr’s Nock+Precision Dash+Frost Cleaving+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Zephyr’s Nock. A combination of ranged and melee attacks that deals massive damage.
• Deadly Marker+Precision Dash+Frost Cleaving+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow. A melee attack combo.
• You can use Frost Cleaving+Guillotine Blade to deal AOE damage against easier targets.

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword and Longbow 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
• Collision Resistance Expertise
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• 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
• Greater Stun Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Longbow Weapon Mastery unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Range Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise
• Lesser Cooldown Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Resistance Expertise
• Lesser Debuff Duration Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

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

Rare:

• Greater Attack Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Ranged Critical Expertise
• Greater Bind Duration Augment
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise

Epic:

• Lethal Stacks
• Punishing Grip

Best Gear for Greatsword and Longbow 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 Longbow 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 Longbow 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 Supreme Longbow of the Resistance(Longbow).

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 Arc of Lunar Radiance(Longbow).

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 Netherbow(Longbow).

Best Traits

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

Pros	Cons
Massive Single Target Damage	Limited AOE farming
Great CC(Stun, Prone, Bind)	Fight close to targets(more vulnerable)
Low Mana Consumption	Slow Pace
Good Base Health	–
Flexible Range	–

This Greatsword and Longbow DPS TL Build deals massive single target damage, which makes it a great option for fighting Bosses! Although it offers some AOE capabilities, it is not designed around this type of play style and will not be very effective for AOE farming. Thanks to its Greatsword and Longbow abilities, it also has excellent Crowd Control effects(Stun, Prone, Bind). Finally this Ranger TL Build is flexible, since it allows you to dictate range and control every fight.